tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58576136063640377462012-02-16T14:59:43.447-08:00A virtual mess for all our Medics Aiming to share and Update current info for the Doctors Community messdoctors@gmail.comDoctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.comBlogger801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-29595623817538149962011-03-30T23:23:00.001-07:002011-04-10T20:38:02.423-07:00

The parking area near the old mortuary will be the site of the new Women's & Children BuildingThe proposed New building occupying the old parking place,N.B. this is the 2009 proposal by Arkitek IdrisProposed new A&E Department with new multi-level parking lots and Administrative Buildingfor more detailed info pls log-in to our previous linkhttp://doctorsbrunei.blogspot.com/2010/02/

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For those familiar with the Doctors Mess, it was located on the 4th floor of the E block RIPAS hospital. Since it first opened in 2004 by then DGMS Dr Hj Affendy, the President was Dr Abdul Rashid and has undergone several refurbishments and upgrades. It was then led by Dr Chong CL followed by Dr Chua HB, Dr Azmi and now Dr Munir. Various activities have been organized in the past at this mess,

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As requested by one of our readers, here are the compiled number of local doctors working at RIPAS hospital as of March 2011.Disclaimer:These are not official figures from the MoH or PGATB database, but are information kindly collected from our peers and colleagues working here at RIPAS Hospital. The table figures also does not take into account the doctors who have not returned back to Brunei

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Assalamualaikum w.w.Sorry for keeping this website dormant for awhile but soon we will be active again. More information to disseminate like the new salary scheme! (Scheme of Service) that has just been recently approved, what happen to oncall allowances, etc. More news to update, like the Brunei Medical Association etc and more medical cases to review... Anyway I just got back from Singapore

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I think this is the most popular questions posed to us, i.e. what's the salary like working in Brunei and what are the qualifications required? We have posted this information several months back, so this is a repeat... with some added information below..N.B. This information is valid for Hospital Doctors only. GPs, Public Health and Dentist may have a different entry requirement and

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Introduction:The payment of On Call Allowance Claims which has been approved since 1 March 2009 has been implemented since March 2010 with a special budget being allocated. This instrumental change to the welfare of the doctors has been brought about thanks to the initial efforts made by our senior doctors who have been working very hard to get this allowance approved eversince 4-5 yrs ago.

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This guideline has been drafted by Dr Munir (Internal Medicine, RIPAS) and approved by DGMS office. For any further queries please contact him on his e-mailmunman_stk@hotmail.co.ukDOCTORS GUIDELINES FOR CLAIMING ON CALL ALLOWANCESIn reference to the memorandum dated 5th of May 2009 (KK/JPK/S/96/04/A J.2) which attached a letter from the Director General of Public Service Department (JPA/R/JTG/KSN

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You may remember sometime last year we reported that one of the latest MoH project was to build the New building for Women & Children Hospital due to begin end of 2009... the most recent update we've heard is that the project has been frozen for now pending new assessment and allocation of the budget. As a result we heard the project will be re-tendered again. So in the meantime we wait. At

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After a period hibernation.. BMA has finally resurfaced again. It's back to square one again... When BMA was launched a year and so ago.. there was echos that the constitution by which this association stands upon was too rigid and unrepresentative of the whole medical practitioners in Brunei Darussalam. The interim committee took upon this seriously and have been working closely together

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Doctors can now start claiming for on-call allowances and this is can be backdated to March 2009. That's the current update on on-call allowances for doctors working in Brunei. The delay was mainly due to allocation of the budget, and talks about how to distribute them correctly.. unfortunately not all doctors qualify for oncall allowances.Currently these allowances are given to:-Doctors

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I came across this article about working in Brunei Darussalam, which was published by Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. It is a very interesting read about the experience from an expatriate doctor, about working in Brunei Darussalam, and I thought I'd like to share it with our readers.Hopefully it will give a better insight to other doctors who wishes to come and work Brunei.Here are the

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I think this flowchart best summarizes the different career pathways available in hospital medicine, that Brunei Government recognizes at the moment for our doctors. On the left hand side you can see the pay scale corresponding to your grades and your required qualifications in the middle column. Other Post-Graduate qualifications are not included, because it seems to be quite variable at times

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Male 92, unable to remember fall, wounds on forehead and wrist, neck pain. No neurological deficit. Whats the abnormality?courtesy of rpullinger, BMJ.

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Dear Doctor, Application for Renewal of Licence to Practice The Brunei Medical Board would like to inform you that all Medical Practitioners and Dentists in the government sector need to apply for renewal of licence to practise by 1 December 2009, for the year 2010. Please find attached the application form to be used, which is to be returned to the Brunei Medical Board before 1

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This year we did not get any serious 'fireworks' accident or 'sugar-cane machine' crush injury like we used. Perhaps increased public awareness kept these occupational and home injuries at it's minimum. Unfortunately Road Traffic Accidents are on the rise and we've had at least two major accidents just during the fasting month, where in one of them a husband lost a wife and his 4 children ended

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6 months ago JPA (Department of Public Service) approved the doctors On-Call Allowances, through its memo to our ministry dated March 2009.About three months ago a form for applying the on-call allowances were released by the Finance department at the Ministry of Health via our CEO's office. It was claims for the month of March, April and May. The forms was filled and handed in.... 3 months

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Due to popular request, we have compiled a table that summarizes and compares the salary of doctors within 4 countries, Brunei, Singapore, UK and Australia. We have chosen these countries for comparison because most of our trainees either graduated from these countries or usually chose these countries to further their training into specialty areas, as recommended by the Post Graduate Training

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To most perhaps the above subject is very familiar, but to most of us who have worked less than 3 years in the government service, a holiday allowance after every 3 years of service and a 10 year service allowance is very much welcomed.For those who have not come back to Brunei yet and medical students abroad, we are entitled to the allowances below:3 year holiday allowance of $2,500 each for you

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Following the recent disaster drill which was organised by the Royal Brunei Police Force, it left us thinking and wondering, do we really have the ability to respond to such a disaster call. Police Force, Firemen and Army usually take central role in managing these disasters which leaves us medical personel on the sidelines... treating the wounded...What happens during a disaster from the

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Every year since 1999, the Ministry of Health have been organizing Orientation Course for the new Officers in the Ministry of Health. These usually include new doctors that have recently join the ministry and include all levels including specialist.Unfortunately due to work commitments only 7 doctors were able to join this years orientation course. Amongst those were Dr Jackson Tan (Renal

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42 year old male, a weapon specialist in the military complaining of 2 week history of pain in the wrist. No recent acute trauma apart from usual day-to-day testing of weapons. 1 year ago had a fall on an outstrectched hand. Spot diagnosis?

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Bone Scan will soon be available in RIPAS!As recently announced by the Department of Radiology RIPAS Hospital, Bone Densitometry service will be available in RIPAS as of May 2009. At last.. no longer will we be guessing whether is this osteopenic bone actually osteoporotic, confirming bony metastases, suspected hot spots for infections etc.etc..We not sure yet whether it will be able to do

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We have received information that our proposal for on-call allowances have been approved. Unfortunately this does not include the Accident & Emergency & ICU doctors due to the fact that they operate on a shift system. According to a reliable resource, the department concerns are coming up with a new proposal to compensate for their work and it may come as some special critical care

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These pictures were taken during the recent World Health Day 2009 exhibition. We manage to speak to one of the architects from the 'awarded' consultants Arkitek Idriss, and he said that the project is estimated to cost around $BND 60 million and if all goes well (i.e. budget approved) is due to start end of 2009 (Need to verify this information).It is suppose to accomadate the Obstetrics & Gynae

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At approximately 8.35am the ambulance service received a distressing 991 call, a 6 storey business building has collapsed in the capital city. Following this, Major Medical Event was immediately activated and before long RIPAS A&E Department was already receiving some of the 50+ casualties that was trapped within the rubbles.Ok...ok maybe the scenario was little drammatic, but it could happen

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We heard the Jawatankuasa Tanggagaji (JTG) resided on the 18th December 2008 to discuss an urgent issue, the doctors proposal for improved salary. The proposal consisted of three main issues, the revised scheme of service (i.e. basic pay), the on-call allowance & a proposal for professional allowance.We don't know exactly what went on in the meeting because no doctors were allowed to be

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Lesion 1This is a 70 year old male, presented with a 2 month history of skin lesion on his anterior shin. He has a past medical history of COPD and still a smoker with a 40 pack year history. The lesion initially started as a small itchy lesion which developed into the size you see now on the picture above over 2 mths.What is your diagnosis of this skin lesion? How would you confirm your

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A 35 year old male attended casualty after falling onto his dominant outstretched hand. He was tender all over the wrist joint but more so medial to the scaphoid area with an obvious deformity. There was no neurovascular deficit. The above xray was done and patient was sent home with a diagnoses of soft tissue injury and follow up appt in clinic.4 days later in clinic his pain is no better so

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The Head of Diagnostic Division and also our only practising local Radiologist Dr Lim Kian Soon has recently left RIPAS Hospital to join his wife who was also a practising Breast Surgeon Miss Hani Trasil to work in Singapore. Dr Lim was well known to all the doctors working at RIPAS for his work in improving the services at department of radiology, and of of his many achievements was to obtain

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Finally the day has almost arrived! The Association that will represent the voice of us will be be launched soon..The date: Sunday, 2nd of November 2008The time: 8.30 AMThe place: RIZQUN hotel, 4th FloorGuest of Honour: The Honourable Minister of HealthAll medical professionals in Brunei are invited (locals & expatriates).

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Assalamualaikum, hello guys. Recently the Public Health Services held a Hari Raya celebration for all the MoH staffs at RIZQUN Hotel. I have to say the organization is much better than last year celebration because I think almost everyone who bought the tickets actually got seats! The food was good, but the highlight of the evening was the entertainment ofcourse.We had a couple of performances

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Efforts to improve the welfare of doctors working in Brunei has long been around. Pensions, On-Call Allowances and Scheme of Services has been the talk of many, but like myself many of us didn't know what was going on in terms of effort done to address these very important issues pertaining our welfare. From a reliable source eversince 1997 (this might be slightly off) when our then DG proposed

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Assalamualaikum w. w.First of all Doctors Mess would like to wish all our muslim readers in welcoming the month of Ramadhan. Hopefully we will all be blessed during this holy month and our 'amal ibadat' be accepted Amin.Secondly, we'd also like to congratulate Dr Hjh Norlila (ex-CEO of RIPAS) on being promoted as the new Director General in the Ministry of Health. We all wish the best for her,

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Congratulations to Dr Ady Adillah (General Surgery) and Dr Helinie (ENT) for having passed their Membership exams from the Royal College of Surgeons, and to Dr Rosmonaliza (Internal Medicine) another fresh graduate from the Royal College of Physician (UK). Well Done guys, this means there will be more SMOs in RIPAS... keep it coming! And ofcourse we hope to hear an invite for lunch soon ;-)Dr Ady

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Dr Aziman, Dr Azmi, Dr Athaai, Dr Natalie & Dr NorwaniToday Doctors Mess marks it's 4th Anniversary by bowling it's way through Charity!45 bowlers comprising of 9 teams from various departments in RIPAS Hospital and Public Health took part in the Doctors Mess RIPAS Charity Bowling Tournament 2008 which took place at Utama Bowling at 2.30pm.This Charity event raised BND $1,000 which will be

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Hello everyone! It's time again for our annual sporting event. Last year during the pool tournament we saw Herry Zul triumphed over Dr Ang, Dr Amalinda beat Dr Dk Norzieda and our Minister demonstrated his skills to defeat DGMS in their respective categories. This year we would like to see who amongst us health professionals are top kegglers! Personally I'm terrible at bowling... only averaging

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EXCELPACES - MRCP PACES CourseA comprehensive 3 days intensive MRCP PACES Course called EXCELPACES is being organised by 12 Senior MRCP teachers from UK, Middle East and India. Date:- 5,6 and 7 October, 2008.Venue:- KIMS, Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.The aim is to provide a low cost MRCP preparatory course for candidates preparing for PACES exam from outside the UK who needs training in

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Yesterday, as we are preparing to celebrate one of the most Auspicious occasion in our Islamic calendar a disaster struck right in the middle of our beloved capital city. A total of 4 cardiac arrests on-site most likely due to Crushed injuries and Asphyxiation and many others with injuries requiring admission to RIPAS. It was a very very sad day.The pre-event incident occured around 1015am as

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INTERVIEW WITH DATO YAPPQ: When did you start medical school?A: 1961, Leeds Medical SchoolQ: Were you a Government Scholar?A: Yes, fortunatelyQ: You must have passed with flying colours?A: No, I happened to be a citizen. In fact we were the first batch to take the exam, at that time the citizenship were just introduced. I was among the first to sit for the citizenship exam.Q: At what age did

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This is a skin lesion found on the medial aspect of the right thigh. A 16 year old male who has had this for the last 13 years. It was initially excised when he was 3 years old. He presented to A&E with pain and limping of his right Leg because the area surrounding the lesion got swollen. The lesion to begin was not as bad as it is now according the the patient, only recently exacerbated

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Last time, I was telling about our 50plus year old lady with a prosthetic metallic mitral valve who came in breathlessness & later on pulmonary haemorrhage. Check the link: http://doctorsbrunei.blogspot.com/2008/05/interesting-chest-x-ray.htmlHer pulmonary haemorrhage settled, whilst on heparin & her ventilation requirements did seem to improve. We did a battery of blood tests on her, autoimmune

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What's hot in RIPAS at the moment?Even officials at the ministry are talking about it...It's a website.... not any ordinary one... A very interesting weblog which discusses many issues that involves the doctors. Although the sources can be controversial, it has so far manage to 'un-earth' issues that has been quite difficult to discuss openly, like pay, promotion, brain-drain etc.Comments:At

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A Local student (undergraduate from University of Queensland Australia)Posing with the Orthopaedic TeamRIPAS Hospital continues to accept students from local institution as well as abroad for either just a short period of 'get-to-know' experience, to a 4-6weeks of clinical attachments in various specialties. It is open not just to students who are interested in medicine, but also in other

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Selling my Precept Golf SA71 set with bag.Bought last year at Empire Hotel Driving Range and used about 4 times.Price $400 or nearest offer.ps. Amy, bali tah since you are now an SMO .... hee heeAnyone interested can contact Ero sennin directly in ICU, or jst leave a message here. Cheers

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We have received a lot of requests on how to apply for work in Brunei. I'm not sure what is the official requirements for doctors in Brunei, but having worked here for almost 2 years, I can say that we are still short of doctors both in the Health Services (GPs) and in the Medical Services (Hospitals).We have about 460 doctors working with the government of which 2/3 are expatriates. We serve a

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A busy ICUok, first photo is of some of busy people in Surgical ICU. Note our hardworking nurses, Dr. Izzati & Dr. Nurul (surgical).Anyway, the Chest Xray I've got here is of a 50 plus year old lady who has had a prosthetic metallic mitral valve replacement. She's basically come in with severe breathless. A&E saw this Chest Xray and thought she was in severe pulmonary oedema, gave her frusemide

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I’m back! Phew… just got back from Temburong duty last week and still recovering haha… not from the travelling but from catching up with my post-poned outpatient appointments in RIPAS. I thought I might write something about Temburong Hospital for the benefit of future doctors who will be posted there, unfortunately I could not dig out much information from the web, so had to do a bit of research

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Congratulations to our latest graduates Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons, Dr Amalinda Suyoi and Dr Amy Thien who recently sailed through (hehe... nda kan?)the final part of the gruelling 3 part MRCS exams at Edinburgh, UK. Both Miss Amalinda (graduated from Nottingham) and Miss Amy (graduated from Southampton) are currently working in the Department of General Surgery, RIPAS Hospital

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Do you remember the time quite a while ago when Brunei army recruits on some hill in Tutong were struck by multiple lightning strikes ? I think this was last year in March or February. Violent lightning storm it was. I was told that a few soldiers were hit directly by lightning and died on the spot. Many were 'electrified' through water or direct body contact. About a 4-5 soldiers were

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These are actually two different patients with what I would call 'Avoidable' trauma to their hands! The reason why we choose to post it this week is to highlight some important lessons that can be learnt from these cases.The first picture is a 35 year old male who had this infected little finger 2 weeks before presenting to A&E RIPAS. If you were a casualty officer apart from giving him a good

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About 2 months ago we posted a story of a male patient who suffered a cardiac arrest whilst performing friday prayers, but was revived because 3 doctors happened to be around and a Defibrillating machine was available in time.AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) is a life-saver and should not just be available by the paramedics and hospital, but should also be available at all peripheral

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This is an interesting case of a 64 yr old male who presented with a Four year history of swelling at his wrist. Apparently in some parts of the world this is quite a common and significant sign of a serious illness, which has gradually reduced over the years. Nevertheless if you see this in your clinic there should be 2 important diagnoses that comes to mind.. What are they? What is the name

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The Brunei Medical Association (BMA) aims to represent the voices of the Doctors working in Brunei Darussalam and will strive to unite all the doctors from various specialties including the Dentist. One of it's first main priority is help improve the welfare and wellbeing of the doctors here by addressing certain issues at heart, one of which is the On Call Allowances that has been in air for

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A group of doctors from various specialties have began efforts to re-launch the Brunei Medical Association (BMA), which will act as an independant body that can represent the voice of doctors working in Brunei.Currently led by the Interim President Dr Hjh Susalnoor, the interim committee will begin to distribute information and for ALL doctors and dentists who are interested to know more about

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The latest news on the block is that ALL local RIPAS doctors (medical officers only) will be ordered to go to Temburong hospital and take turns to work there for a week. A schedule beginning march 1st has been distributed and every department are suppose to take turns and nominate their MOs who will be sent to Temburong that week.The objective of this 'exercise' is to allow local Junior doctors

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It was only moments before the friday prayers sermon, a 72 year old male collapsed following a cardiac arrest at the Serusop Mosque in Berakas.Thanks to the quick response from 3 good samaritans, prompt resuscitation was delivered which saved the man's life. We would like to acknowledge these 3 fantastic young local doctors for their heroic effort, and convey huge gratitude from the patient and

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The Peril of Drink & DrivingA 30 year old Thai worker was involved in Road Traffic Accident along Jalan Telanai which involved 3 other vehicle. He was unrestrained driver and was under the influence of alcohol. When the paramedics arrived on the scene, it took 20 minutes to free the patient from the vehicle.Upon arrival to the A&E at RIPAS he was agitated and confused. His BP was 80/40 and

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OSTEOPOROSIS CMEThe Organising Committee with Guest SpeakersDr Wang explaining the pathogenesis of OsteoporosisDr Hjh Haslinda (Endocrinology Specialist)Mr Ketan Pande from Orthopaedics sharing his knowledgeThe Special Guest Speaker from Singapore

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HSBC brings magic to Children's Ward27th October 2007HSBC once again brought smile all around the paediatric ward at RIPAS hospital by doing its charity rounds and bringing gifts and prizes to the children's ward. The group led by the Manager of Kiulap Branch Hjh Rohani and her crew from various branches kept the children entertained and even brought in a magician to liven up the day. Thank you

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Congratulations to Dr Norlenny & Dr Taufique!21st October 2007To those who attended the Akad & Nikah Ceremony between Dr Norlenny (Radiology) & Dr Taufique (Intensive Care Unit) it was one to be remembered. Not only because it was the first time I saw Taufique, whom I have known since med school wear a traditional malay costume, which by the way you look good dude... keep it up hehe..!But also

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SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDLFITIRI to All our Families, Friends & ColleaguesfromBRUNEIAN DOCTORS, RIPAS HospitalAt Azmi's HouseL to R: Dr Azmiman, Dr Azmi, Dr Hj Amri (Back)Dr Wadi, Dr Ariff, Dr Sofi & Hubby (Si) (Front)Celebrating Raya at RIPAS(Can't you tell the happy faces!!! erm..)Dr Herry's crew (2nd from left)The Eligible Bachelors(except the one sitting on the far right! Sorry Mrs Ady!)

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1st International Endoscopic Lumbar Spine Workshop in Brunei5th October 2007RIPAS Hospital was once again host to an international meet, when a world renowned Neurosurgeon from France Prof Jean Destandau was invited to Brunei Darussalam to demonstrate 'live' the most recent advancement in treatment of Lumbar Disc Prolapse (Backpain) to 20 surgeons from Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia,

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This is an 18 year old female who presented with a pelvic fracture after having fallen from the bed. She also has a history of recurrent fractures of her wrists and ankles. Despite her recurrent admissions no body spotted the spot diagnosis of her eyes.What is the abnormalities on her eyes?What is the differential diagnosis of this abnormality?With her clinical presentation, what is her likely

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The 4th Surgical Forum in Conjunction with the 1st Annual Surgical Scientific ConferenceThe Organising CommitteeFront (L to R): Mr V Matthew, Mr Tan, Mr Kok, Dato Yapp, Mr Chua, Mr William, Hjh RumputBack (L to R): Dr Nourul, Mr Yusri, Mr Mackie, Dr Ak Azmi, Ms Zue, Mr Tin.9th September 2007.For the 4th consecutive year the Department of General Surgery successfully held it's annual surgical

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Only 5 Months old-asking for $780 neg-Market price $1320-Complete set given with the original box..refer to the attached picsKey FeaturesA timeless piece in design, a bold statement in styleSensuous curves inspired by nature translate to an ergonomic masterpiece that fits the hand perfectly.Signature thumb rest that promotes ease of useGleaming stainless steel body that frames a host of exclusive

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contributed by sCalpel

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How to get started: working in MOH A complicated and longwinded way to start. Get yourself organized and it will save time and lots of hassle. A piece of advice – set a date when you want to start work. Report 2 weeks prior to this date. In the meantime get your medical fitness exam sorted and buy a car. Only then start work! (Be warned: enjoy your holiday as you will not be entitled to any

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42 yr old gentleman who works in the construction industry presented with a 2/7 history of painful, discoloured left 2nd finger. Spot diagnosis?

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Guys here are useful links for those seeking challenging exam questionswww.onexamination.comwww.pastest.co.uk www.123doc.comwww.mrcpuk.orgEnjoy!

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Who's got a 2nd hand Callaway Hybrid Iron (rescue) and wants to sell it?Contact me..messdoctors@gmail.com

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3rd July 2007 marked another significant history to RIPAS Hospital when Her Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong consented to visit RIPAS hospital as part of the official visit to Brunei. We were lucky the Doctors Mess was chosen by the Malaysian entourage as an ideal place for Her Majesty to be briefed about the visit and it was an oppurtunity for our doctors to gain a closer look

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Dato YappAwaiting Report... Coming soon

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Pre-operative x-raysThe Spine Exposed Scoliosis surgery in BruneiIn early July 2007, the department of Neurosurgery RIPAS hospital had organised for the first time Scoliosis surgery to be undertaken in the country. A Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery with a specialist interest in Spine from India was brought into the country through sponsorship of a drug company and performed 3 Scoliosis surgery

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On the 1st of July 2007, the Doctors Mess Ripas was host to the Finals of the 1st RIPAS POOL TOURNAMENT which was open to all the Doctors in Brunei. It featured the showdown between two very young and talented players, Dr Ang (A&E Specialist) and Dr Herryzul (Orthopaedics MO).Ang, Ady & Herryzul18 contestants battled through the qualifying rounds, and one by one we saw the favourites being

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Bilateral Video Assissted Thoracoscopic SympathectomySurgeon: Mr Hj IshamAnaesthetist: Dr Hj ZulaidiIndication: Palmar hyperhidrosisGood News for those suffering from excessive sweating especially in the palms and axilla, a new surgical technique that reduces this troublesome symptom has recently been undertaken at RIPAS hospital and proven to be a success. Mr Hj Isham Hj Jaafar, our very own

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65 year old man presented to casualty with a 3 days history of colicky abdominal pain, vomitting and distended abdomen. Whats your diagnosis and what would you propose the treatment.

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USS of the Ruptured AtriumAn emergency cardiac surgery took place recently at RIPAS Hospital which saved a 4 year old boy after sustaining a blunt injury to his chest. Dr William Chong, one of 2 Bruneian's Cardiothoracic Specialist took about 1 hour to repair the boy's torn Right Atrium (one of the chambers in the heart) which leaked blood into the pericardial space and resulted in a cardiac

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