Curriculum Vitae

DR. AMARPREET KAUR A/P AMAR SINGH

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Psychological Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • 0379492068

AREAS OF EXPERTISE


  • OTHER COMPLIMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
    Clinical Hypnotherapy (hypnosis)
  • PSYCHIATRY
    Liason Psychiatry, Geriatric ( Old Age) Psychiatry

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION


  • Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis, (Lain-Lain)
  • Dip Med Sci (Clinical Psychiatry), (Psychiatry)
    University of Nottingham
  • MRCPS(2006) (UK)
    The Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • MBBCh(2006) (UK), (Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery)
    University of Wales, Cardiff, UK

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES


  • Coordinator
    01 Jul 2014 - present (Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • committee menber of MPM revision course 2017
    01 Aug 2017 - 05 Oct 2017 (National)
  • member
    01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016 (International)
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016 (Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Coordinator
    17 Nov 2016 - 17 Nov 2016 (Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jun 2016 - 21 Jun 2016 (Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Jawatankuasa keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerja fakulki universiti malaya
    04 Jan 2010 - 20 Jan 2011 (University Malaya)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP


  • certificate of appreciation
    Diabetes Asia 2016, 2016 (Community)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2011 (University)
  • Recognition for speaker at Womens Mental Health Forum 2010
    Malaysia Psychiatric Association, 2010 (National)

PUBLICATIONS


Article in Journal
  1. Amarpreet K, Sharmilla T, Ng C G, Zainal N 2010. Paracetamol as the major contributing factor in parasuicides in a single centre in Malaysia.Journal of the European Psychitric Association
  2. N. Zainal, S Yaakob, A Kaur R Pendek. Prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders among thyroid disorder patients in a teaching hospitalin Malaysia. European Psychiatry, Vol 25, Supp 1, 2010 page 527
  3. Amarpreet Kaur, Nor Zuraida, Ng CG, Aida SA,Post Stroke Laughter - A Case Report, Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry Dec 2008 Vol 17 No 2, 83-87

RESEARCH PROJECT


National
  1. 2010 - 2011, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Gene Expression Study of Various Genes in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Schizophrenia and its Association with Paliperidone Treatment Response ( Principal Investigator(PI))
University
  1. 2009 - 2009, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Incidence of Paracetamol Overdose in UMMC - A Retrospective Study ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT


  • Talk At Malaysian Mental Health Association At Family Link Programme 2009, 2010, MMHA
    01 Jan 2009 - 01 Jan 2011 (National)
  • Information Technology Aided Relapse Prevention in Schizophrenia, Psychitric Centre Prague, AMEPRA, Lilly
    01 Nov 2008 - 01 Nov 2009 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED


PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. Self image and eating disorders, World Women's day, MMHA (University) (12 Mar 2009 - 12 Mar 2009)
  2. Mental Health and Medication, MINDS Seminar, MMHA (Others) (01 Jul 2008 - 01 Jul 2008)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF DIABETES MELLITUS, 15th continuing professional development (CPD) series " DIABETES ASIA 2016 CONFERENCE", NADI, NATIONAL DIABETES INSTITUTE (National) (06 Oct 2016 - 06 Oct 2016)
  2. Post partum depressioon and sucide, womens mental Health Forum 2010, MPA and Psychiatric team from UMMC (University) (08 Dec 2010 - 08 Dec 2010)
EVENT ORGANISER
  1. Liason Case Presentations, Liason Psychiatry Workshop, Liason Psychiarty Team, UMMC (National) (14 Feb 2009 - 14 Feb 2009)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Paracetamol as the major contributing factor in parasuicides in a single centre in Malaysia, 18th European Congress of Psychiatry, European Psychiatric Association (International) (27 Feb 2010 - 02 Mar 2010)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES


Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2009) Video CD for Rehabilitation Psychiatry, Dept of Psychological Medicine, ummc

SUPERVISION


Postgraduate Student
Master
  1. (2018) Association between positive emotion, depression and functional recovery in post stroke patients, Low Jong Sern
  2. (2015) Depression among mothers with high risk pregnancy at Maternity Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Norashikin Khairuddin
  3. (2014) Psychological effects of orthopaedic oncological diseases, Dr Chung Weng Hong
  4. (2009) MPM, Dr Nazariah Aiza binti Harun
  5. (2009) MPM, Dr Anita a/p Codati Venketa
  6. (2008) Psychiatry, Mohd Fadzli Bin Mohd Isa (University of Malaya (UM))

TEACHING


Master
  1. (2017) MPM - Masters of Psychological Medicine
  2. (2009) Mpm
Bachelor
  1. (2017) AM302 - Am302
  2. (2016) UMMP - Pbl
  3. (2015) UMMP - Ummp

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES


  • Talk On Mental Health At World Mental Health Day, (22 Oct 2016 - 22 Dec 2016)
  • Presenter At Diabetes Asia 2016, (06 Oct 2016 - 06 Oct 2016)
  • Poster Presentation Depression Awareness Day, (23 Mar 2016 - 23 Mar 2016)
  • Talks At Mmha, to General Public and Patients Alike, (01 Jul 2008)