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.