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History of Anaesthesia in Malaysia.<\/h3>\n

In the 1950s, Malaysian doctors had to travel to the United Kingdom and Ireland for clinical training and to undertake their Fellowship examinations (FFARCS \/ FFARCSI). In Malaysia, specialist training in Anaesthesiology started with the establishment of an academic Department of Anaesthesiology at the University of Malaya in 1965. A collaboration was also established with the Faculty of Anaesthetists of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons to allow for the fellowship examinations (primary and finals) to be conducted from the 1970s to 1985 in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n

In June 1987, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Malaya introduced the Master of Anaesthesiology training programme. In December 1988, the Part I, Master of Anaesthesiology Examination was conducted jointly with the Faculty of Medicine of the National University of Malaysia (UKM). This was the first major step by the two universities to establish a conjoint Master of Anaesthesiology programe. The first batch of graduates completed their postgraduate degrees in June 1991. The programme received the full support from the Ministry of Health Malaysia through scholarships or paid leave granted to applicants for the duration of training. This support has enabled the training of a large number practicing anaesthesiologists in the country.<\/p>\n

The conjoint examinations are now fully established with a total of six universities participating in the programme. The four-year training programme comprises of:<\/p>\n

a. Training in anaesthesia, pain medicine, resuscitation and intensive care.
\nb. Exposure to research methodology.<\/p>\n

The aim of the training is to enable professionally trained anaesthesiologists to practice independently in anaesthesia, whilst inculcating a lifelong commitment to excellence and learning.<\/p>\n

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History of Department of Anaesthesiology.<\/h3>\n

The Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care was established on the 1st of June 1965 with Professor Dr A Ganendran as the first Head of the Department. He was also appointed as the first Professor of Anaesthesia in Malaysia. Other anaesthetic academic trainees from University Hospital of Liverpool included Associate Professor Dr Peter Kam Chin Aik and Dr Liew Pak Shim. Professor Dr Ganendran was a cardiac anaesthetist with special interest in intensive care and parenteral nutrition. He also studied the clinical and biochemical aspects of malathion poisoning in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.<\/p>\n

The University Hospital of Malaya was the first hospital in Malaysia and Singapore to have total parenteral nutrition. Professor Dr Ganendran also headed the first Intensive Care Unit in Malaysia, which was started up on the 18th of January 1969. He pioneered the treatment of organophosphorus poisoning and subsequently, the unit became a centre of referral for organophosphorus poisoning. He led the team to develop techniques to measure serum and red blood cell cholinesterase.<\/p>\n

Professor Dr A E Delilkan was appointed to the chair of Anaesthesia after Professor Ganendran emigrated to Australia. Professor Dr A E Delilkan extended his research interest in the treatment of cerebral protection in patients with head injury.\u00a0 He advocated the understanding of Brain Death among public, leading to its eventual acceptance in the community. Professor Dr A E Delilkan retired in 2000 after many years of dedicated teaching. The University Hospital established Malaysia\u2019s first acute and chronic pain management service under Professor Dr A E Delilkan and Professor Dr Ramani Vijayan. The University Hospital also established Malaysia\u2019s first obstetric analgesia and anesthesia with epidural, spinal and general anesthesia in 1989 under Professor Dr Chan Yoo Kuen.\u00a0 In the recognition of his contribution, the University of Malaya awarded the title of Professor of Excellence in Obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia and Pain management to Professor Dr A E Delilkan.<\/p>\n

Since then, the department has been led by many notable anaesthesiologists who each are leaders in their fields. Professor Dr Gracie Ong Siok Yan is an Intensivist by training and led the department from 1999 to 2006. Professor Dr Chan Yoo Kuen took over from 2006 to 2008 and handed over to Professor Dr Marzida Mansor who led the department from 2008 to 2019 and is the current President of the Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists (MSA). Our current Head of Department since 2019 is Professor Dr Ina Ismiarti bt Shariffuddin, who is also the President -elect for the MSA.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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