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MHPCC Workshop Series 2025 - Cancer Pain Management


Organizers, Speakers and Participants of the Cancer Pain Management Workshop 2025
Organizers, Speakers and Participants of the Cancer Pain Management Workshop 2025

The inaugural 2025 MHPCC Workshop, titled “Cancer Pain Management,” successfully took place on 18th January 2025 (Saturday), bringing together about 35 participants. Attendees included nurses, doctors, and practitioners from both government, private sectors, NGO hospices and hospitals. The workshop was held at Tun Tan Cheng Lock College of Nursing and we were grateful to have the team from Assunta Integrated Social Services (ASSISS) Palliative Services helping us with organizing the workshop.





We were honoured to have our esteemed board members in attendance, including Dr. Ng Woon Fang (Chairperson), June Thow, and Dr. Munirah Ibrahim. The event was skillfully emceed by our honorary secretary Dr Saiful Adni Abd Latif; adding a professional touch to the proceedings.


The workshop featured the following of speakers and facilitators:

1) Dr. Aaron Hiew - Consultant Palliative Medicine Physician, Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL)

2) Miss Prita Nambbiar - Clinical Pharmacist, Institut Kanser Negara (IKN)

3) Dr. Liew Kean Yew - Specialist in Palliative Medicine, Hospital Ampang



Together, they delivered comprehensive sessions covering essential topics such as cancer pain assessment and the latest treatment modalities based on the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cancer Pain Management by the Ministry of Health Malaysia.


This event marks a significant step forward in MHPCC's efforts to enhance knowledge and practices for cancer pain management across Malaysia.

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