Curriculum Vitae

DR. BUSHRA BINTI MEGAT JOHARI

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • bushra
  • 0129439334

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • INFECTIOUS/COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MRCP(UK)2016
    Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • MSC(DUB)2014, (HEALTHCARE INFECTION MANAGEMENT)
    Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
  • MB BC BOA(IRE)2009, (Medicine, Obstetrics and Surgery)
    National University of Ireland

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee member for the Monitoring and Prevention of Tuberculosis Among UMMC Staff
    08 Jan 2020 - 30 Dec 2022 (University Malaya)
  • UMMC Tuberculosis Committee Member
    16 Dec 2021 - 30 Dec 2022 (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee member for Root Cause Analysis Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in the University of Malaya Medical Centre
    09 Sep 2021 - 09 Sep 2022 (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Guideline on MDT management of COVID-19 patients in UMMC
    04 May 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 (University Malaya)
  • Committee Member for UMMC COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
    01 Feb 2021 - 30 Apr 2021 (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • COVID-19 Committee Member
    24 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator for World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2020
    09 Nov 2020 - 13 Nov 2020 (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee Member for World AIDS Day 2019
    18 Dec 2019 - 18 Dec 2019 (University Malaya)
  • Committee Member for Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019
    11 Nov 2019 - 15 Nov 2019 (Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF HIV MEDICINE, MEMBER
    Since 2019 (National)
  • MEMBERSHIP OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF PHYSICIANS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, MEMBERSHIP
    Since 2016 (International)
  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CHEMOTHERAPY, MEMBER
    2019 to 2021 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Ng Rong Xiang, Bushra Megat Johari, Punitha Kuppusamy, Sasheela Ponnampalavanar, Asma Sohail. A Quality Improvement Study to Reduce Peripheral Intravenous Catheter-Related Complications in a Medical Ward of a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia (University Malaya Medical Centre)
  2. Mac Aog in M, Johari BM, Bower JE, O Toole RF. Draft Genome Sequence of a Multidrug-Resistant New Zealand Isolate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage 3. Genome Announcements. 2014;2(5):e01017-14. doi:10.1128/genomeA.01017-14.
  3. O Toole, R. F., Johari, B. M., Mac Aog in, M., Rogers, T. R., Bower, J. E., Basu, I., & Freeman, J. T. (2014). Draft Genome Sequence of the First Isolate of Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in New Zealand. Genome Announcements, 2(3), e00319 14. http://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00319-14

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2019 - 2020, NONE
    Assessment of Tuberculosis Prophylaxis Therapy in HIV patients in University Malaya Medical Centre: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2018 - 2019, NONE
    A retrospective study on all gram-negative infections treatment outcome in 2016 compared to 2017 in UMMC: Opportunities for Antimicrobial Stewardship ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2018 - 2019, Private Funding
    The MyPrEP Study ( Consultant)
  4. 2018 - 2019, Private Funding
    The Filtered and Dried Plasma Spot - The FDPS Study (Burnett Institute) ( Consultant)
International
  1. 2018 - 2021, Private Funding
    START Study - A Multicentre Study of the International Network for Strategic Initiaves in Global HIV Trials (INSIGHT). Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment. (V4.0) ( Consultant)
  2. 2018 - 2020, Private Funding
    D2EFT Study ( Consultant)
  3. 2018 - 2019, Private Funding
    The COMMIT Cohort study: Towards a Functional cure for HBV: exploiting lessons from HIV-HBV co-infection. ( Consultant)
University
  1. 2021 - 2023, Private Funding
    Assessment of Post-Acute COVID Syndrome (PACS) and Serological Response in Confirmed COVID-19 Patients in the University of Malaya Medical Centre ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Pemantauan dan Pencegahan Penyakit Tuberculosis (Tb) Dikalangan Staf Di Ppum, UMMC
    01 Feb 2020 - 01 Feb 2022 (National)
  • Covid-19 Committee Member, Ummc, UMMC
    01 Mar 2020 - 01 Mar 2020 (National)
  • Organising Committe for World Aids Day 2019, UMMC
    01 Feb 2019 - 01 Feb 2019 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. 2019 Novel Coronavirus - Clinical Features, Should we worry about the Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) emerging from China?, Faculty of Medicine, UMMC (University) (06 Feb 2020 - 06 Feb 2020)
  2. Managing Patients with Blood Borne Viruses: What is the Risk to the Healthcare Workers?, Best Practices to Manage Patients with Blood Borne Viruses, Faculty of Dentistry (University) (11 Jan 2019 - 11 Jan 2019)
  3. TB in HIV disease: Diagnosis and management, TB Seminar, Jawatankuansa TB PPUM (University) (22 Nov 2018 - 22 Nov 2018)
  4. Basics of Diagnosing Infection, Antibiotic Masterclass: Antibiotic 101, Infectious Diseases Unit (University) (22 Sep 2018 - 22 Sep 2018)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Media appearance
  1. (2021) Invited Speaker - Flood and Risk of Disease. Traxx Fm, National, (Interview)
  2. (2021) Invited Speaker, National, (Panelist/Moderator)

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2021) - - Mmed
Bachelor
  1. (2021) DIA3012 - Human Diseases (General Medicine)
  2. (2021) - - Mef 5005 Perawatan Kecemasan Medikal
  3. (2021) NA - Ummp Stage 1: Infection and Immunity to Mycobacterium
  4. (2021) NA - Ummp Stage 2: Acute Febrile Illness
  5. (2021) - - Ummp Stage 2: Aids-Related Neoplams
  6. (2021) NA - Ummp Stage 2: Immunodeficiency and Common Opportunistic Infections
  7. (2021) - - Ummp Stage 3.3
  8. (2021) NA - Ummp Stage 3.3: Opportunistic Infections
  9. (2017) 0000 - Block 6 - Haematology (Cohort 2017), Ummp