| Centre Name: | 
Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology (CHST) (http://chst.research.utar.edu.my/) |
| Chairperson: | Dr. Tee Yee Kai |
| Description of Centre: | CHST is established to become a leading center of excellence for human, industry and intellectual capital development of healthcare science and technology in Malaysia. |
| Research area: |
Neuroscience
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| No. | Name | Faculty | Member |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Tee Yee Kai | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 2 | Ir. Dr. Hum Yan Chai | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 3 | Dr Goh Choon Hian | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 4 | Ir. Mr. Danny Ng Wee Kiat | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 5 | Ir. Dr. Chua Yea Dat | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 6 | Dr. Humaira Nisar | FEGT | Full Membership |
| 7 | Dr. Kong Sin Guan | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 8 | Dr. Lee Poh Foong | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 9 | Dr. Mok Siew Ying | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 10 | Dr. Tee Shiau Foon | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 11 | Dr. Kwan Ban Hoe | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 12 | Dr. Tang Pek Yee | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 13 | Dr. Tan Lee Fan | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 14 | Mr. Chong Yu Zheng | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 15 | Dr. Chan Siow Cheng | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 16 | Ms Tan Yin Qing | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 17 | Dr. Loo Joo Ling | LKCFES | Full Membership |
| 18 | Dr Wisam Abdul-Kadder Yassin Al-Obaidy | FMHS | Full Membership |
| 19 | Dr Chang Jing Jing | FICT | Associate Membership |
| 20 | Dr Ahmed Waleed Khalid Hendi | FMHS | Associate Membership |
| 21 | Ms Kamala A/P Krishnan | FMHS | Associate Membership |
| No. | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 January 2020 | Technical visit to Canon Imaging System (M) Sdn. Bhd. |
| 2 | 8 January 2020 | Technical visit to Ambu (M) Sdn. Bhd. |
| 3 | 17 January 2020 | Visit to Bioapps Sdn. Bhd. |
| 4 | 25 February 2020 | How A Student Project Become International Product? |
| 5 | 6 August 2020 | Challenges to Biomedical Engineers during COVID-19 |
| 6 | 13 August 2020 | Materialise Acts: Our Response to COVID-19 |
| No. | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | How A Student Project Become International Product?
The event was held on 25th February 2020. Dr. Khor has presented on the research that leads to development of a rehabilitation device that is currently being marketed in the international market. In the talk, various aspects of transition between research and biomedical product development were disclosed. Besides that, interactive exchanges between students and Dr. Khor was evident in the session. |
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| 2 | Live Webinar: “Challenges to Biomedical Engineers during COVID-19″
Among the issues highlighted by the speaker were medical equipment management during Covid-19 - how to tackle shortage issues and possible reuse of the supplies, the importance of infection control and prevention practices. A the saying goes there are two sides of the same coin, the pandemic has opened the horizon for biomedical engineers to explore new ideas and design such as low-cost emergency ventilators, isolation room design, HVAC system design, reprocessing and decontamination of PPE with plasma technology, and etc. In the second part of the webinar, the speaker shared his ideas of Top 10 health technology hazards for 2020 - potential patient safety issues and how biomedical engineers can play a role to address them. |
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| 3 | Live Webinar: “Materialise Acts: Our Response to COVID-19″
The speaker started the session by explaining the nature of business and the global standing of Materialise as a multi-national company that applies 3D-printing, engineering and software development. The speaker also explain the concept of additive manufacturing also known as 3D-printing to the students and disclosed how various companies worked together to 3D-print much sought-after medical tools such as face shield, nasopharyngeal swaps, clips and clasps for face mask, respirator adapters and etc. One of the biomedical engineer graduated from UTAR has helped to print and distributed face shield to a few hospital in local region during the MCO period. Among the issues highlighted by the speaker were how Materialise listened and adopted suggestions from its employees to come out with various innovative products that proved to be very useful and highly effective in infection control and prevention practices. The speaker also talked about the NIP mask, door handles and also the mask clips and badge holders that the company distributed to all their employees worldwide. |
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