Creating Clinical Research Culture

A/P Dr Syah Irwan Shamsul Bahari

Centre for Research and Innovation
KPJ Healthcare University College
syahbahari@gmail.com

KPJ International College (KPJIC)

approved as a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
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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

Pharmacy

Health
Sciences

Business &
Management

Nursing

Medicine

50 Research
projects

29
publications

2013 Research Output

Behavioural
Sciences

Creating research culture

Patients

Clinicians

Hospitals

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/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, Publicprivate 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

CENTRAL
KPJAmpangPuteri Specialist Hospital
KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital
KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital
KPJ Tawakkal Specialist Hospital
KPJ Kajang Specialist Hospital
Sentosa Medical Centre
KPJ Klang Specialist Hospital

SOUTHERN
KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital
KPJ Puteri Specialist Hospital
KPJ Seremban Specialist Hospital
Kluang Utama Specialist Hospital
KPJPasir Gudang Specialist Hospital

NORTHERN
KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital
KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital
Taiping Medical Centre
Kedah Medical Centre
Sri Manjung Specialist Centre

EAST MALAYSIA
Kuching Specialist Hospital
Damai Specialist Hospital
KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital Sibu Specialist
Medical Centre

EAST COAST
KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital
Kuantan Specialist Hospital

INTERNATIONAL INDONESIA
RSMedika Permata Hijau (Jakarta)
RSMedika Bumi Serpong Damai (Jakarta)

AUSTRALIA
Jeta Gardens (Brisbane)

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.