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Bulletin National Institutes of Health, Malaysia Vol 17 • 2021

The 13th National Conference for
Clinical Research (NCCR):

CONFERENCE OF VERY

IMPORTANT DISEASE (COVID-19)

The 13th National Conference for Clinical Research (NCCR): collateral damage during COVID-19 as well as experiential
Conference Of Very Important Disease (COVID-19) was virtual learning during COVID-19 disruption.
conducted for three days from 24 to 26 August 2020. This
conference was the first NCCR conference to be held The Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Research Awards were conferred to
virtually, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. researchers for their hard work accomplishments. There are
two components to the Awards, the Young Investigators
Spearheaded by the Institute for Clinical Research (ICR), Award and the Research Poster Award. Investigators were
NCCR was organized by The Association of Clinical invited to submit abstracts under 6 categories: Behavioural
Registries, Malaysia (ACRM), Clinical Research Malaysia Research, Biomedical, Clinical, Digital Health, Health System
(CRM) and Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science Research and Public Health.
and Technology (CREST).
A total of 192 abstracts were accepted and presented at the
This conference showcased the advancements in digital conference, whereby 20 abstracts were from Behavioural
health and clinical research that provided the base for Research, 10 abstracts were from Biomedical, 46 abstracts
clinical trials, and highlighted the accomplishments of were from Clinical, 4 abstracts from Digital Health, 13
research centres at NIH related to COVID-19. The event was abstracts from Health System Research and 101 abstracts
hosted primarily at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), from Public Health.
Setia Alam.
Seven abstracts with the highest grades were shortlisted for
A series of interesting symposiums and plenaries were Young Investigator Awards, and the shortlisted participants
conducted throughout the course of the 3-day event. They were invited to present their abstract during the virtual
focused on COVID-19 research areas such as COVID-19 conference. The list of winners are as follow:
testing platforms, vaccine development, public health

Award Title Investigator
First Place Multi-Centre Optimization And Validation Of An Open Deep Git Kim Ann
Learning Model For Covid-19 Detection On Chest Radiographs Selayang Hospital
Second Place Clinical Characteristics And Risk Factors For Severity Of COVID-19 Wong Xin Ci
Infections In Malaysia Institute for Clinical Research
Third Place Surge Capacity Dynamics At a COVID-19 Designated Hospital In Kuan Pei Xuan
Malaysia Institute for Clinical Research
Merit Award Associated Factors To Stunted Children In Putrajaya Mohamad Hasnan Ahmad
Institute for Public Health
Merit Award Comorbidities And Clinical Features Related To Invasive Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani
Ventilatory Support Among Covid-19 Cases In Selangor, Malaysia Institute for Public Health
Merit Award Genomic Diversity Of Sars-Cov-2 Strains Circulating In Malaysia Jeyanthi Suppiah
Institute for Medical Research
Merit Award Psychological And Behavioural Impact Of Autism Spectrum Chiew Shoen Chuen
Disorder On Siblings Hospital Seri Manjung

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