Institute for Clinical Research Malaysia - formerly known as CRC

19/01/2026

📢 𝐉𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐎𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐋 𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏

Institut Kesihatan Negara (ICR), KKM membuka peluang kepada semua yang berkelayakan Ijazah Sarjana Muda (Degree)

📌 Terbuka kepada semua berkelayakan Ijazah Sarjana Muda
📍Pusat Penyelidikan Klinikal (CRC)
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang (HTAR)
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16/01/2026

15/01/2026

🔥 Hot off the press! 🔥

“A qualitative study exploring Malaysian women’s preferences for authority or emotional appeals in public health messages promoting breast cancer screening”

📖 Read more below:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-31687-7?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20260112&utm_content=10.1038/s41598-025-31687-7

👏🏻Congratulations to the CCE team Nicholas, Ching Ee, Yan Yee, Amy, and DHRI Kuan together with two members from IHBR, Komathi and Aimi, on their excellent research work. 🎉

14/01/2026

12 January 2026 - marks the ICR Director's long-overdue visit to CRC Hospital Tuanku Fauziah (HTF), in the land of Harum Manis, Perlis. We felt a very palpable enthusiasm for research, especially those with high local impact. We commend the Perlis clinical research community, supported by a dedicated CRC HTF team! Keep up the spirit and good work!

13/01/2026

📢 𝐉𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐎𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐋 𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏

Institut Kesihatan Negara (ICR), KKM membuka peluang kepada semua yang berkelayakan SPM

📌 Terbuka kepada semua berkelayakan SPM
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09/01/2026

AI Community Centre (AICC), NIH hosted a fruitful meeting on 8 Jan 2026 with over 20 delegates from the Pharmacy Enforcement Division led by the Director En Mohd Zawawi Abdullah on the adoption of AI in enforcement services. In the 2-hour meeting, DHRi presented the AI research, processes and funding support, highlighting the aspiration of the Madani Government to make Malaysia the AI Nation by 2030. The enforcement delegates presented five use cases where AI technologies can be utilized to improve their services. Both team agreed to collaborate and enhance the enforcement services with AI.

07/01/2026

🌟 Research Spotlight | ICR Mentor–Mentee Programme 🌟
We are proud to highlight two newly developed scoping review protocols arising from the ICR Mentor–Mentee Programme (for Research Officer):

📘 Publications:
🔹 Barriers and challenges in preventing falls among community-dwelling patients with dementia: a scoping review protocol
➡️ Read more: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/11/e107237

🔹 Barriers and challenges for preventing inpatient falls in tertiary healthcare facilities following the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol
➡️ Read more: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/11/e101293

👏 Congratulations to the mentor–mentee teams for their dedication and contribution to advancing patient safety research!

07/01/2026

🔥 Hot off the press! 🔥

Proud to share two newly published papers from Sarawak General Hospital, led by our star oncology clinical trialist Dr. Voon Pei Jye 👏

📖 Read more below:

🔹 [1] A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy and safety of PD-(L)1 inhibitors as first- and second-line treatment for locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in Asian and non-Asian patients
👉 Full text:
https://cdn.amegroups.cn/journals/pbpc/files/journals/5/articles/110171/public/110171-PB1-6574-R1.pdf?filename=tlcr-14-12-5305.pdf&t=1767058010

🔹 [2] Intracranial activity of antibody–drug conjugates in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: What have we accomplished so far?
👉 Abstract:
http://cancertreatmentreviews.com/article/S0305-7372(25)00205-1/abstract

Congratulations to Dr. Voon and the team on these excellent contributions to lung cancer research! 🎉

06/01/2026

📢 𝐉𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐎𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆

Institut Kesihatan Negara (ICR), KKM membuka peluang kepada Pegawai Perubatan (𝐔𝐃𝟏𝟎–𝐔𝐃𝟏𝟐) yang berminat dalam penyelidikan untuk berkhidmat di Unit Percubaan Klinikal (CTU), Hospital Ampang

📌 Terbuka kepada Pegawai Perubatan KKM berstatus tetap yang berminat dalam penyelidikan
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🗓️ 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐡 𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐩: 𝟑𝟏 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

04/01/2026

📢 New publication from ICR!

💉 Recommendations on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Immunization Strategies for Infants and Young Children in Countries with Year-Round RSV Activity

This publication provides evidence based recommendations on RSV immunization strategies tailored for countries with year-round RSV activity, including the Malaysian context, developed through expert consensus.

We are very grateful for this blessing at the beginning of 2026. We hope this publication will help support evidence based justification to policymakers for the implementation of vaccination in Malaysia

Read More: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/14/1/59

01/01/2026

🌟 Setinggi-tinggi tahniah dan selamat datang diucapkan kepada Dr. Liow Yii Ling atas pelantikan sebagai Ketua Unit, Unit Penyelidikan Klinikal (CRC), Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru.

Warga CRC merakamkan ucapan selamat datang dan selamat menjalankan amanah.

Tahniah diucapkan kepada Dr. Liow Yii Ling atas pelantikan sebagai Ketua Unit Penyelidikan Klinikal (CRC) Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, berkuat kuasa 1 Januari 2026.

Semoga dengan pelantikan ini, Unit CRC terus cemerlang dalam memacu penyelidikan klinikal demi kualiti perkhidmatan kesihatan yang terbaik buat rakyat.

Selamat menjalankan tugas dengan penuh dedikasi.

31/12/2025

📢 New publication from CRC HRPB

👁️ “Universal Visual Screening for School Children: Is There a Need?”, published in the Journal of Optometry, Eye and Health Research

The article highlights the importance of universal visual screening among primary school children in Malaysia as an early preventive measure to address visual impairment and support public health initiatives.

Read more: https://journal.msu.edu.my/joehr-journal-year.php?search=2025