Curriculum Vitae

DR. CHRISTINE SHAMALA SELVARAJ

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Primary Care Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • christineselvaraj
  • 03-7949 2306

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

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

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Co-editor
    01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jan 2024 - 02 Jan 2025 (Department)
  • Overall Clinical Coordinator Stage 3.3 UMMP BA and Supplementary BA
    27 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2024 (Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • 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

  • MEMBER OF THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, MEMBER
    Since 2023 (National)
  • EXCO MEMBER OF FMSA, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    Since 2022 (National)
  • LIFE MEMBER, MEMBER
    Since 2018 (National)
  • ORDINARY MEMBER, MEMBER
    2009 to 2021 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • OpenLearning Global Innovation
    OpenLearning, 2023 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Malik, Tun Firzara Abdul; Beh, Hooi Chin; Selvaraj, Christine Shamala; Mallen, Christian David; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Lee, Yew Kong (2024). Interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening among people with a family history of colorectal cancer: A scoping review, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 189. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108137
  2. 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. Abd Malek, Khasnur; Ariffin, Farnaza; Taher, Sri Wahyu; Aziz, Noor Azah Abd; Chew, Boon-How; Wong, Ping Foo; Ghazali, Sazlina Shariff; Abdullah, Adina; Samad, Azah Abdul; Sufian, Ziti Akthar; Han, Yung Wen; Lai, Wei Jie; Selvaraj, Christine Shamala (2024). Knowledge as a Predictor for Preparedness in Managing COVID-19 Among General Practitioners in Malaysia, CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE. 16(6). doi:10.7759/cureus.63147
  2. 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. Abdul Malik T.F., Beh H.C., Selvaraj C.S., Mallen C.D., Ng C.J., Lee Y.K. (2024). Interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening among people with a family history of colorectal cancer: A scoping review, Preventive Medicine. 189. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108137
  2. 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
  3. 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. 2024 - 2027, UNIVERSITI MALAYA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE GRANT (UMREG)
    Development And Feasibility Of An Asthma Web-based Training Programme For Malaysian Educators (awesome) ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2024 - 2027, UNIVERSITI MALAYA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE GRANT (UMREG)
    AI- Trust: Patients? Trust and Acceptance of Artificial Intelligence for Hypertension Management ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2024 - 2027, UNIVERSITI MALAYA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE GRANT (UMREG)
    Effectiveness of a Mobile Application (My Perancangan Awal) in Promoting the Uptake of Advance Care Planning Among Patients with end-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2022 - 2024, Government Agency - Manage by UMCARES
    Rebung 2.0: Smart Navigation Of The Early Cancer Diagnosis Care Pathway Extension Of Rebung Into Kg Cempaka & Seri Setia ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2023 - 2024, Government Agency
    Rebung Multilevel, Integrated Cancer Early Diagnosis Health Literacy Initiative ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. 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)
  10. 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. 2024 - 2024, AstraZeneca Sdn. Bhd.
    IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE KIDNEY FAILURE RISK EQUATION (KFRE), A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO GUIDE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE CARE: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 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

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Empowering Physicians in Kidney Disease Management, Kidney Cornerstone, Boehringer-Ingelheim (International) (11 May 2024 - 11 May 2024)
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)

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Speaker - &Quot;Why Do We Screen for Some Cancers But Not Others?&Quot;, (24 May 2023 - 24 May 2023) (National)

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)