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Clinical Research Centre CRC Malaysia
Introduction
Clinical Research Centre Hospital Seberang Jaya (CRC HSJ) was officially launched in 2011. Since then, CRC HSJ has embarked on multiple collaborations, both locally and internationally to promote, assist and conduct clinical research in line with Malaysian government’s aspiration to be a research nation. CRC HSJ is actively carving its role to be a key research leader. As part of the CRC-Network nationwide, CRC HSJ has conducted numerous training workshops like Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Introduction to Clinical Research, and Research Methodology. There is also ongoing research consultations throughout the year to assist our colleagues in conducting research and clinical registries. Our core duties include facilitating Industry Sponsored Research (ISR), Investigator Initiated Research (IIR), and Bioavailability and Bioequivalence (BABE) studies. CRC HSJ provides research support and training to three other satellite hospitals over Seberang Perai (Figure 1), which caters the public health needs for approximately 900,000 populations.
Figure 1: Geographical distribution of Cluster Hospital in Seberang Perai (Penang Mainland), Hospital Seberang Jaya is the lead hospital.
Our excellent medical facilities and staffs directly contribute to the identification of pools of suitable and potentially eligible patients whom can be recruited into clinical trials. Furthermore Hospital Seberang Jaya is a referral hospital, with service provision from major specialties and many subspecialties, namely Neurology, Geriatrics, Nephrology, Respiratory medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, General Surgery, General Orthopaedics, Emergency & Traumatology, and Dentistry, providing a good mix of patients from different disease areas.
Hospital Seberang Jaya is one of the few public/Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals that provide acute thrombolysis management for acute ischaemic stroke.
Vission
To become a leading clinical research institution in Seberang Perai.
Mission To improve patients’ health outcomes through ethical and quality clinical research.
Services & Facilities
Our centre is an accredited BABE centre by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, and equipped with a 24-bedded Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) ward.
CRC HSJ provides services and facilities in;.
| Protocol development |
Study report writing |
| Clinical research planning and coordination |
Help with the submission for publication/manuscript |
| Clinical data management |
Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) ward |
| Internet connection |
Specimen handling |
| Fax machine |
Drug storage room |
| International telephone line |
Specimen storage |
| Discussion room |
Computer laboratory room |
| Grant application |
Centrifuge |
| Project management |
Biomedical freezer (-20°C and -80°C) |
| IRB/IEC submission |
Thermoguard (temperature monitoring system) |
| Trial initiation |
Pharmacology freezer |
| Trial monitoring |
Site management |
CRC HSJ provides training through workshops and consultations:
| Good Clinical Practice (GCP |
Scoping review |
| Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) |
Introduction to Clinical Research |
| Case study writing workshop |
Research methodology |
| Biostatistics |
National Conference for Clinical Research (NCCR) |
| Statistical software (SPSS, STATA) |
National Medical Research Register (NMRR) hands-on |
| Health system research |
Protocol development workshop |
| Systematic review |
News Highlights
| Date | Article | |
| 5/7/2017 | | | Career in health and research |
| 6/4/2015 | | | Research Personality: Dr. Irene Looi |
| 19/8/2014 | | | Tocotrienols for brain health |
Workshop/Training/Activities 2020
| 3-5 Mar | | | Good Clinical Practice – Brochure – Tentative – GCP Registration Form |
| 23 Mar | | | Evidence Based Medicine |
| 2 May | | | JPP-CRC Review Workshop |
| 1 July | | | SPSS Workshop |
| 18 Aug | | | Epidemiology Workshop |
| 1-2 Sept | | | Introduction to Clinical Research |
| 8 Oct | | | Basic Excel Analysis |
| Book/Journal/Magazine/Bulletin |
 “Discover! Malaysia Stroke Care Revolution” |
| The Medical Journal of Penang Hospital |
| Discover! The Never Ending Quest |
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Contact
| Dr Looi Irene Head of Department Consultant Neurologist, MBBS (UM), FRCP (Edin), Fellowship of Neurology (Mal), Clinical Fellowship in Stroke (NNI, S’pore) E-mail: : irenelooi@yahoo.com Dr Alan Ch’ng Swee Hock, B.C.N. SR Vimala A/P J. Kasinathan Mr Loh Hong Chuan Mr Mohd Fadzly Amar Jamil |
Address: Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Seberang Jaya Jalan Tun Hussein Onn, Seberang Jaya 13700 Perai, Pulau Pinang Tel: +604-3827333 Ext: 511 Fax: +604-3902192
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