Announcements

The Safety & Health Committee (SHC) Kulliyyah of Medicine will be organizing an awareness talk entitled "Hepatitis: Are Your At Risk?". Details are as follow:

Name:     Hepatitis: Are you at risk?

Speaker: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nik Nur FAtnoon Nik Ahmad

              Consultant Endocrinologist and Occupational Health Doctor (OHD)

Date:       23rd November 2018/Friday

Time:       8.30 am - 11.00 am

Venue:     Lecture Hall 3, Kulliyyah of Medicine, IIUM Kuantan Campus

Target Audience: Healthcare workers (e.g. doctors, nurses, MLTs, 

                         radiographers, students, lecturers) & IIUM Comminity

Talk synopsis:

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The condition can be self-limiting or can progress to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver cancer. Hepatitis viruses are the most common cause of hepatitis in the world but other infections, toxic substances (e.g. alcohol, certain drugs), and autoimmune diseases can also cause hepatitis. Healthcare workers (HCWs) around the world are at additional risk for acquiring blood-borne pathogens (BBP) like hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV when compared to any other occupational group due to the unique nature of their occupation which involves working with exposure prone procedures during healthcare delivery. Therefore it is essential that HCW to be well informed about Hepatitis and process of treatment based on the guidelines available in Malaysia.

FREE ADMISSION, LIMITED SEAT

SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE FROM OTHER KULLIYYAH ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

Thank you.

AWARENESS AND PROMOTIONAL

SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE

KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE, IIUM