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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. AZLAN BIN DARUS
DR. AZLAN BIN DARUS
Adjunct Professor
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MPH(2008) (UM), (Public Health)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MBChB(1998) (NZ), (Medicine and Surgery)
    Otago University, New Zealand

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Programme Coordinator
    08 Oct 2012 - present (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Head of Level/level Head
    01 Jul 2009 - 16 Apr 2012 ()

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Excellence Service Award
    2011, Universiti Malaya

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Su AT, Maeda S, Fukumoto J, et al. Dose response relationship between hand-transmitted vibration and hand- arm vibration syndrome in a tropical environment. Occup Environ Med,2013;70:498-504
  2. Retneswari M, Abdul Rasib EN, Darus A, Anselm ST 2012. Noise-Induceed Hearing Loss and Associated factors among Vector Control Workers in A Malaysian State. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, published online 1 May 2012 DOI: 10.1177/1010539512444776
  3. S. M. Yasin1,M. Retneswari,F.-M. Moy, A. Darus,and D. Koh.2012.Job Stressors and Smoking Cessation among Malaysian Male Employees.Occup Med (Lond) (2012).doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqs005
  4. Rahmah Mohd Amin,Zakiah Mohd Said,Rosnah Sutan, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Azlan Darus,Khadijah Shamsuddin 2011 Work related determinants of breastfeeding discontinuation among employed mothers in Malaysia International Breastfeeding Journal 2011, 6:4
  5. Retneswari M., Darus A., Anselm ST., Roslinah A., Bulgiba A., Koh D.Salivary biomarkers on stress among teachers in an urban setting. 2010. Asia- Pacific Journal of Public Health. March 8, 2011; 1010539510393725, first published on March 8, 2011
  6. Lugah V, Ganesh B, Darus A, Retneswari M. Rosnawati MR, Sujatha D. Training Occupational Safety and Health : Knowledge among healthcare proffessionals in Malaysia. Singapore Medical Journal 2010; 51(7) : 586
  7. Muhamad Robat Rosnawati, Htay Moe, Retneswari Masilamani, A. Darus. The Bahasa Melayu version of the Nursing Stress Scale among nurses: A reliability study. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 22(4) 501- 506
  8. Darus A, Rosnawati M R, Lugah V, Ganesh B, Sujatha D, Retneswari M Occupational, Safety and Health Among Health Care Workers in a Teaching Hospital Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, Vol. 8 (Suppl 1) 2008 (Abstract)
  9. Lugah V, Ganesh B, Retneswari M, Darus A, Rosnawati MR, Sujatha D Knowledge on Occupational Safety and Health among Healthcare Professionals in Malaysia Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, Vol. 8 (Suppl 1) 2008 (Abstract)
Article in Proceeding
  1. Isahak M, Darus A, Moy FM, Retneswari M .2011. Employee Assisstance Programme for Stress: The Impact on Workers Health in a Public University. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine. 4th Regional Conference on Occupational Health 11(2) : 33
  2. Yasin M, Darus A, Retneswari M, Moy FM, Darus A, Koh D.2011. Job Stressors in Relation to Smoking Cessation among Malaysian Male Employees in Worksite Smoking Cessation Programmes. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine. 11(2) : 34-35
  3. Azlan Darus, Retneswari Masilamani, Victor Hoe, Htay Moe, Zakiah Said.2009. Associated sociodemographic and employment characteristics with return to work following injury. 41st APACPH Conference.pg 91
  4. Retneswari Masilamani, Azlan Darus, Anselm Su Ting, Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud, David Koh.2009. Job strain and associated factors for occupation stress among teachers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 41st APACPH Conference. pg 96

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Return to work; occupational diseases;

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2011 - 2013, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    The Healthy Workers Programme to improve dietary intake, physical activity and quality of working life among Klang Valley Office Workers: A quasi-experimental study ( Consultant)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Occupational Health Advisor, Unilever Malaysia Holdings, Consultant
    01 Apr 2011 - 01 Apr 2012 (National)
  • Occupational Health Advisor, Uni lever Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Consultant
    01 Oct 2008 - 01 Oct 2010 (Others)

PAPER PRESENTED

Invited Speaker
  1. Managing Risks: From Elimination to PPE, MIMLS 23rd National Scientific Conference, Malaysian Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (National) (02 Oct 2012 - 04 Oct 2012)
  2. Occupational Musculoskeletal Diseases, Kursus Diagnostik Penyakit Pekerjaan Bagi Doktor dan Paramedik, Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri selangor (National) (20 Mar 2012 - 21 Mar 2012)
Oral Presenter
  1. Prevalence and Associated Risk Factor of Work Related Upper Limb Disorder among Office Workers in Malaysia , 44th Asia Pacific Conference in Public Health, University of Colombo and Asia Pacific Consortium in Public Health (International) (15 Oct 2012 - 17 Oct 2012)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2012) Preventive Medicine, (Reviewer)
  2. (2011) Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, (Reviewer)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2011) The Healthy Worker Programme to Promote Healthy Lifestyle among Office Workers in Kuala Lumpur: a quasi-experimental study, Nur Suffia Sulaiman
  2. (2011) Occupational rehabilitation and return to work following injury, Dr. Mohd Idris Zamhuri
  3. (2010) Developing a risk score for prediction or prolonged return to work period, Dr Erlendawati bt Mohd Anuar (University of Malaya (UM))
  4. (2009) eap FOR OCCUPATIONAL STRESS: AN INTERVENTIONAL STUDY OF PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOME IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, MARZUKI BIN ISAHAK
Master
  1. (2011) Undecided, Mr Mohammad Bagher Mehboudi
  2. (2011) NIHL among pilots in Malaysia, Zulkeflee Mat Jusoh
  3. (2011) Levels of Heavy Metal and Autism among children in Iran, Zahra Syavas Vahabi
  4. (2010) undecided, Dr Shubash Shander (University of Malaya (UM))
  5. (2010) undecided, Dr. Maha Melik Razik (University of Malaya (UM))
  6. (2009) PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF WRULD AND HAND GRIP STRENGTH AMONG OFFICE WORKERS IN PULAU PINANG, MOHAMED IQBAL BIN HAMZAH