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International Conference on Medical
& Health Sciences
in conjunction with
18th National Conference on Medical & Health Sciences (18th NCMHS)
Malaysian Society of Human Genetics Inaugural Conference (MSHG)
12th Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia (12th
ASMCPath)
co-hosted by
School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysian Society of Human Genetics
College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia
Innovative Research University Australia (IRU)
ICMHS 2013 Page 2
ABSTRACT
BOOK
HEALTH AND GENOMICS IN AN ERA OF GLOBALISATION:
TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
3
Contents
Message from the head of scientific committee
4
Scientific and publication committee
5
Invited speaker abstracts
6
Oral presentation abstracts
30
Poster presentation abstracts
124
E-Posters
182
ICMHS 2013 Page 4
Message from the Head of Scientific Committee
Dear friends and colleagues,
As head of the scientific program for the International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences 2013,
it is my great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all participants. The tremendous response we
received for this conference provides a tremendous boost to our faith that far from being apathetic
learners or teachers, the flame of scientific curiosity still burns bright in your souls, stimulating you to
persevere in the pursuit of greater knowledge. Our theme, ‗Health and Genomics in an Era of
Globalisation: Transdisciplinary Approach‘, stems from a growing awareness that health and genomics
are intricately intertwined; more often than not, disease is the result of interaction between genes and
other risk factors.
The conference will present 11 plenary sessions and 14 symposiums on medical and health sciences
delivered by more than 50 distinguished speakers. We are very fortunate to have Laureate Professor
Dr John Aitken, the world renowned expert on fertility as our keynote speaker. We have also received
more than 350 abstracts from within and outside Malaysia. The high quality of the abstracts have
forced us to work extra hard in selecting the abstracts.
International Conference on Medical & Health Sciences is constantly growing and maturing over the
years. Each year, we strive to incorporate fresh ideas into our scientific programs, with the aim of
further enriching the overall conference experience. For 2013, we introduced the e-poster presentation
for the participants to experience IT based presentation. We have 4 stimulating concurrent sessions
rather than the usual 2 concurrent sessions. There will be also research collaboration discussion
session between Malaysia Research Universities and Australian Innovative Research Universities as
one of our special program. Another special program- Human Variome Project: the Malaysian node is
also part of our effort to boost the interest of the participants.
Finally, I wish to thank all those involved in making this conference a success including the
participants. Please do not forget to enjoy the unique untouchable Kota Bharu, savour the traditional
Kelantanese cuisine and explore the fascinating local culture.
With warmest personal regards,
Associate Professor Dr Liza Sharmini Ahmad Tajudin
Head of Scientific Committee, ICMHS 2013
HEALTH AND GENOMICS IN AN ERA OF GLOBALISATION:
TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Assoc. Prof. Liza Sharmini Ahmad Tajudin (L)
Prof. Aida Hanum Gulam Rasool
Assoc. Prof. Che Maraina Che Hussin
Assoc. Prof. Rozita Hassan
Prof. Rosline Hassan
Dr Liza Noordin
Dr Maya Mazuwin Yahya
Dr Azreen Syazril Adnan
Dr Fauziah Jummaat
Dr Abdul Aziz Mohamaed Yusoff
Pn Hasni Hassan
Cik Che Nor Ayunni Che Zainul Bahri
PUBLICATION COMMITTEE
Dr Azian Harun (L)
Dr Azlina Ahmad
Dr Evelyn Tai Li Min
Dr Farizan Ahmad
Dr Tan Huay Lin
ICMHS 2013 Page 148
PM25
A Study On Stress And Its Association With The Academic Performance Of
Undergraduate Medical Students At Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Abdus Salam, Harlina Halizah Siraj, Raihanah Roslan, Nurul Ashiqin Hasan, Tan Hiang
Jin, Muhammad Nazim Othman
Introduction: Student can be stressed due to different stressors such as academic,
financial, health related or loss of close family member or friend etc. Stress is the bodies‘
reaction both neurologically and physiologically to adapt to the new condition. Stress has
negative effect on the academic performance of the students. This study was aimed to
explore the stress and stressors and also to determine the association between stress
levels and the academic performances in terms of cumulative grade point average (CGPA)
of undergraduate medical students. Methods: It was a cross sectional study conducted
among all 234 year-4 medical students of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), session
2011-2012. Sample size comprised of 179 students after fulfilling all inclusion and
exclusion criteria. A validated Medical Students‘ Stressor Questionnaire (MSSQ) was used
to collect the data. Stress level and its association with CGPA of semester-1 examination
were analysed. Results: Response rate was 76.49%, where 72% were female and 69%
resided in the hostel. Academic Related and Social Related Stressors caused for severe
and high stress in 84% and 49% respondents respectively, with insignificant differences
between gender and residency. Respondents with high and severe stress level were
observed to have higher CGPA. Conclusion: UKM medical students are highly
resourceful to manage their stress well and thus denying the negative effect of stress
towards their academic performance. Medical schools should trained students exposing
various personal and professional developmental activities that able to face the everyday
challenges and manage stress well and thereby achieve better academic performance.
