Dr Irwan Shah_Creating Clinical Research Culture

Creating Clinical Research Culture

A/P Dr Syah Irwan Shamsul BahariCentre for Research and InnovationKPJ Healthcare University College

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KPJ International College (KPJIC) approved as a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Centre for Research and Innovation

To promote the research culture in KPJ Healthcare University College where scholars, staffs and students have the opportunities to

do research where they can explore their creativities, develop new ideas, improve

current work practices and ultimately improving the quality of work and care we

delivered to our students and patients in KPJ hospitals

Mission

50 Research projects

29 publications

Medicine

Nursing

PharmacyHealth SciencesBusiness &

Management

Behavioural Sciences

2013 Research Output

Publish or Perish

Creating research culture

Are they the same?

Patients

HospitalsClinicians

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Why clinician do research?

• Career progression

• Evidence based treatment outcome

• Quest for new knowledge

• Status among peers

Why hospitals do research?

• Innovation

• Cost effectiveness of treatment

• Increase status of the institution

• Funding

Why patients involved in research?

• Access to new treatment

• Better treatment

• Cost effective treatment

Challenges

• Time/Talent

• Data collection

• Facilities/Resources

• Funding

• Incentives

Time

Time/Talent

• Research Officer/Assistant

• Clinical/Research fellow

• Postgraduate student

• Academic

Data collection

• Computerized database– ICD 10– Disease severity– Treatment outcome score– Quality of life score

• Use of portable device for patient interaction

Facilities and Resources

• Chicken and the egg issue

• Facilities and resources for research can be centralised

• Champion for the cause

Funding

• Institutional– Seed

• Industry– Intellectual property, Bias,

Industry driven• National

– Track record, Public-private barrier

• International– Complex, ethical and legal

issues

Patient perception

• Research means experiment

• Patient education on clinical research

• Magazine and article

Incentives

• Individual- Recognition for

individuals that contribute to research activities

• Institution– A league table to

compare hospital research activities

CENTRALKPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital KPJ Damansara Specialist HospitalKPJ Selangor Specialist HospitalKPJ Tawakkal Specialist HospitalKPJ Kajang Specialist HospitalSentosa Medical CentreKPJ Klang Specialist Hospital

NORTHERNKPJ Ipoh Specialist HospitalKPJ Penang Specialist HospitalTaiping Medical CentreKedah Medical CentreSri Manjung Specialist Centre

EAST COASTKPJ Perdana Specialist HospitalKuantan Specialist Hospital

AUSTRALIAJeta Gardens (Brisbane)

EAST MALAYSIAKuching Specialist HospitalDamai Specialist HospitalKPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital Sibu Specialist Medical Centre

INTERNATIONAL – INDONESIARS Medika Permata Hijau (Jakarta)RS Medika Bumi Serpong Damai (Jakarta)

SOUTHERNKPJ Johor Specialist Hospital KPJ Puteri Specialist HospitalKPJ Seremban Specialist HospitalKluang Utama Specialist HospitalKPJ Pasir Gudang Specialist Hospital

KPJ HEALTHCARE AND KPJUC

• Multi specialty group practice in KPJ Healthcare is the largest clinical practice in the country.

• More than 900 medical specialists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, dieticians, etc - has the biggest number of health professionals under one organization

• The combined KPJ Healthcare and KPJUC alliance will potentially be the largest academic medical and health institution in the country if not the region.