13/05/2026
๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐: ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฆ๐ข-๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
A big thank you to all medical professionals who attended our recent CME session themed "๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ก๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น & ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐," in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐:
1. Advancing TB Diagnostics by ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐:
๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐: Shifting toward rapid molecular testing at the first point of contact for simultaneous TB and drug resistance detection.
๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: With local data showing Isoniazid (INH) resistance is more prevalent than Rifampicin, upfront diagnostic stewardship is critical to preventing treatment failure and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).
2. Genetics in Cardiac Care by ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ: Inherited cardiac conditions affect 1 in 100 people and are often understudied in Southeast Asia, increasing the risk of undiagnosed complications or sudden death.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Genetic testing covering familial hypercholesterolemia, heart muscle diseases, and arrhythmias enables early detection, guided treatment, and proactive family screening.
This event, successfully co-organised by Innoquest and Jesselton Medical Centre (JMC) also brought together a diverse panel of experts:
โช Dr. Frederick Chuo, Jesselton Medical Centre (JMC): Management of common a**l diseases, focusing on peria**l abscess and fistula.
โช Dr. Sivaharan Thambapillay, Jesselton Medical Centre (JMC): Nutritional and life interventions in orthopeadic patients.
โช Ms. Zeesha Gloria, Jesselton Medical Centre (JMC): Nutrition care in orthopaedic patients, pre- and post-operative management.
โช Mr. Darren Soh Kien Woon, Rapport Medilines Sdn Bhd: Introduction of IgE and IgG screening tests.
We look forward to more opportunities to connect and share knowledge with the medical community in Sabah.