Curriculum Vitae

DR. CHRISTINE SHAMALA SELVARAJ

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Primary Care Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MFamMed, (Family Medicine)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MBBS, (Medicine and Surgery)
    Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Mahe), India

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Overall Clinical Coordinator Stage 3.3 UMMP BA and Supplementary BA.
    27 Jun 2023 - 30 Jan 2024 (Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Overall UMMP Programme, Dept of Primary Care Medicine
    01 Sep 2023 - 01 Jan 2024 (Department)
  • Committee Members
    29 Aug 2022 - 31 Dec 2023 (Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2022 (Department)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • EXCO MEMBER OF FMSA, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    Since 2022 (National)
  • LIFE MEMBER, MEMBER
    Since 2018 (National)
  • ORDINARY MEMBER, MEMBER
    2009 to 2021 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Selvaraj, Christine Shamala; Abdullah, Nurdiana (2022). Physically active primary care doctors are more likely to offer exercise counselling to patients with cardiovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study, BMC PRIMARY CARE. 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12875-022-01657-3
ESCI
  1. Manoharan, Anusha; Koh, Wen Ming; Selvaraj, Christine; Aziz, Najwa; Suhaili, Nazhatussima; Ismail, Noor Diana; Hamid, Dalyana; Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T. (2022). An online survey on knowledge, attitude and practice among primary healthcare providers towards smoking cessation in Selangor, Malaysia, CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH. 15. doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101058
Scopus
  1. Manoharan A., Koh W.M., Selvaraj C., Aziz N., Suhaili N., Ismail N.D., Hamid D., Sreeramareddy C.T. (2022). An online survey on knowledge, attitude and practice among primary healthcare providers towards smoking cessation in Selangor, Malaysia, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 15. doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101058
  2. Selvaraj C.S., Abdullah N. (2022). Physically active primary care doctors are more likely to offer exercise counselling to patients with cardiovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study, BMC Primary Care. 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12875-022-01657-3

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2019 - 2023, Others MOHE - Top 100 (IIRG)-HWB
    Developing An Early Diagnosis Cancer Strategic Extension Communication Campaign Among Urban B40 Women Using A Community-based Participatory Action Research Approach ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2021 - 2022, Private Funding - Manage by UMCARES
    Cancer Multisectoral Collaboration Network In Implementing A Pilot Cancer Early Dectection Community Project To Reduce Breast And Other Cancers Early Diagnosis Barriers In The Urban B40 Group In Taman Medan Pj ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2022 - 2023, Novo Nordisk Pharma (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
    COMBINE 3 - A 52 week study comparing the efficacy and safety of once weekly IcoSema and daily insulin glargine 100 units/mL combined with insulin aspart, both treatment arms with or without oral anti diabetic drugs, in participants with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with daily basal insulin. ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2022 - 2023, Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society Research Grant
    Brain Natriuretic Peptide: A Predictor of Adverse Outcomes In Thyroid Storm, Ministry of Health Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2021 - 2021, NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SANDBOX (NTIS) PROGRAMME COHORT #2
    Smarter Healthcare with Analytics WeHealth Remote Chronic Disease Monitoring, Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) ( Co-Researcher)
Private
  1. 2021 - 2022, UMCH and Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn Bhd
    Smarter Healthcare with Analytics- We Health Remote Chronic Disease Monitoring, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) (Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya)(PPUM) ( Co-Researcher)
International
  1. 2022 - 2026, International Funding
    Nihr Global Health Research Unit On Respiratory Health (respire-2) ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. CANCER CARE IN PRIMARY CARE: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A CANCER EARLY DIAGNOSIS TRAINING MODULE IN MALAYSIA, Persidangan Kependudukan Kebangsaan 2022, Lembaga Penduduk & Pembangunan Keluarga Negara (LPPKN) (National) (23 Aug 2022 - 23 Aug 2022)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening among people with a family history of colorectal cancer: A scoping review, WONCA 2023, WONCA, RACGP (International) (26 Oct 2023 - 29 Oct 2023)
  2. Proposal: Survey on Sexual Harassment in Hospitals and Medical Work Spacesfor Malaysian Doctors, WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference, WONCA (International) (05 Dec 2022 - 07 Dec 2022)
  3. A Preliminary Audit of Post Covid Cases Presenting to A Primary Care Clinic of a University Hospital, Family Medicine Scientific Conference, Family Medicine Specialists Association, Malaysia (National) (21 Sep 2022 - 24 Sep 2022)
  4. Cancer Care In Primary Care: Development And Evaluation of a Cancer Early Diagnosis Training Module In Malaysia, 48th Annual Scientific Congress of the College of Surgeons, College of Surgeons Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (National) (26 Aug 2022 - 28 Aug 2022)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Guest Judge At Family Medicine Scientific Conference 2023, National, (Reviewer)
  2. (2021) Implementing a Community-Based Shared Carebreast Cancer Survivorship Model Insingapore: a Qualitative Study Among Primary Care Practitioners, International, (Reviewer)
Media appearance
  1. (2023) Panelist On "The Brief With Jessy Chahal" - Obesity in Malaysia, International, (Panelist/Moderator)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
Master
  1. (2021) Depression among General Practitioner Trainees in Malaysia, Sarala Panirsheeluam (Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia)
  2. (2020) -, CHIN TONG PHANG
  3. (2020) -, ZALINA BINTI MOHMMAD
  4. (2020) -, KAI SIN CHIN
  5. (2020) -, ANWAR HASIF BIN ABDUL RAMIT
  6. (2020) -, AZIE FARAHIEN BINTI ABU ZARIN
  7. (2019) -, SITI NADIAH BINTI NASIR
  8. (2019) -, SITI NADIAH BINTI NASIR

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
CONFERENCE
  1. FAMILY MEDICINE SPECIALIST SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, Pullman Hotel, Bangsar (Secara Maya) (22 Sep 2021 - 24 Sep 2021)
  2. A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (1-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP), Online (28 Apr 2022 - 28 Apr 2022)
  3. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING AUGUST 2022, Online (08 Aug 2022 - 12 Aug 2022)
  4. FAMILY MEDICINE SPECIALISTS' ASSOCIATION SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (22 Sep 2022 - 23 Sep 2022)
  5. WONCA ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE BALI, INDONESIA, The Stones Legian, Bali, Indonesia (04 Dec 2022 - 09 Dec 2022)
  6. MALAYSIAN CONGRESS OF GERIATRIC MEDICINE, Setia City Convention Centre, Shah Alam, Selangor (03 Aug 2023 - 05 Aug 2023)
  7. 25TH FAMILY MEDICINE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, Movenpick Hotel and Convention Centre, Sepang, Selangor (22 Aug 2023 - 26 Aug 2023)
  8. 3RD MALAYSIAN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CONFERENCE, Berjaya Times Square Hotel (06 Dec 2023 - 08 Dec 2023)
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING 2022, Online (08 Aug 2022 - 12 Aug 2022)
  2. EMERALD RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION, UM (16 Aug 2022 - 17 Aug 2022)