Curriculum Vitae

DR. BEH HOOI CHIN

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Primary Care Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • hcbeh
  • 0379492802

BIOGRAPHY

I am a Family Medicine Specialist who has a deep interest in research related to hypertension, respiratory diseases in primary care, and telemedicine. I am commited to the field of hypertension is evident through my active involvement in various activities and societies related to hypertension. I have a remarkable track record of active participation and leadership roles in organizations, which reflects my dedication to advancing the field. Since 2022, I served as a Council Member of the Malaysian Society of Hypertension (MSH), vice president of the Malaysian Society for World Action on Salt, Sugar, and Health (MyWASSH) since 2024. 

One of my most significant achievements is my active participation in organizing hypertension-related screening campaigns, particularly in collaboration with the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and the May Measurement Month (MMM). I had been actively involved in hypertension screening campaigns in my hospital since 2015. 

I serve as the key leader for the Asthma Right Care Initiatives, launched by the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), which focuses on promoting appropriate asthma management by addressing SABA overreliance in our setting.

Additionally, I lead the teleconsultation services in my clinic, where we have implemented quality improvement projects to ensure continuous enhancement of our overall services.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MASTER OF FAMILY MEDICINE, (Perubatan Keluarga)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • MBBS, (Medicine and Surgery)
    Universiti Malaya (um)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee Members
    01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 (National)
  • Project Leader
    08 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 (International)
  • Coordinator in organizing the workshop for Sarawak State FMS
    08 Aug 2025 - 08 Aug 2025 (National)
  • Chairman
    14 Jun 2025 - 14 Jun 2025 (National)
  • Chairman
    03 Jun 2025 - 06 Jun 2025 (National)
  • Coordinator
    28 May 2025 - 28 May 2025 (National)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • BRITISH IRISH HYPERTENSION SOCIETY (BIHS), MEMBER
    2025 to present (International)
  • INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    Since 2025 (International)
  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION (MSH), COMMITTEE MEMBER
    Since 2025 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY GROUP (MYPCRG), COMMITTEE MEMBER
    Since 2025 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR WORLD ACTION ON SALT, SUGAR AND HEALTH (MYWASSH), VICE PRESIDENT
    Since 2025 (National)
  • FAMILY MEDICINE SPECIALIST ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    Since 2023 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Best Poster Award At The 19th Annual Scientifici Meeting of The Malaysian Society of Hypertension (msh)
    2024, MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION (MSH),  (National)
  • Award for Respire & Impact Leadership
    2024, University of Edinburgh,  (International)
  • Best Poster Award At The Family Medicine Scientific Conference 2023
    2023, FAMILY MEDICINE SPECIALIST ORGANISATION,  (National)
  • Spotlight in Woman in Hypertension Research
    2023, International Society of Hypertension,  (International)
  • Best Oral Award for The 2nd Scientific Hybrid Meeting of Malaysian Falls Precention Network (myfalls)
    2022, MALAYSIAN FALLS PRECENTION NETWORK (MYFALLS),  (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Chia, Yook Chin; Ching, Siew Mooi; Chew, Ming Tsuey; Devaraj, Navin Kumar; Oui, Jethro Ee Keat; Lim, Hooi Min; Chew, Bee Nah; Mohamed, Mohazmi; Ooi, Pei Boon; Cheng, Maong Hui; Beh, Hooi Chin; Chung, Felicia Fei-Lei (2025). Ethnic differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dietary salt intake and association with hypertension in Malaysia: a multi-centre cross-sectional study, HYPERTENSION RESEARCH. . doi:10.1038/s41440-024-01851-z
  2. 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
  3. Ooi, Jia Hui; Lim, Renly; Seng, Hansun; Tan, Maw Pin; Goh, Choon Hian; Lovell, Nigel H.; Argha, Ahmadreza; Beh, Hooi Chin; Sari, Nor Ashikin Md; Lim, Einly (2024). Non-invasive parameters of autonomic function using beat-to-beat cardiovascular variations and arterial stiffness in hypertensive individuals: a systematic review, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ONLINE. 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12938-024-01202-6
  4. Chan, Soo Chin; Beh, Hooi Chin; Nathan, Jayakayatri Jeevajothi; Sahadeevan, Yasothai; Engkasan, Julia Patrick; Chuah, Su Yee; Pek, Eu Way; Abdullah, Nurdiana; Wong, Chee Kuan; Hussein, Norita; Suhaimi, Anwar; Hanafi, Nik Sherina; Mirza, Fatim T.; Yatim, Saari Mohamad; Pinnock, Hilary; William, Sian; Khoo, Ee Ming (2023). Pulmonary rehabilitation capacity building through a teach-the-teacher programme A Malaysian experience, JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 13. doi:10.7189/jogh.13.03047
  5. Chia, Y. C., Devaraj, N. K., Ching, S. M., Ooi, P. B., Chew, M. T., Chew, B. N., . . . Hassan, H. (2021). Relationship of an adherence score with blood pressure control status among patients with hypertension and their determinants: Findings from a nationwide blood pressure screening program. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 23(3), 638-645. doi: 10.1111/jch.14212
  6. Chow, S. K., Francis, B., Ng, Y. H., Naim, N., Beh, H. C., Ariffin, M. A. A., . . . Sulaiman, A. H. (2021). Religious Coping, Depression and Anxiety among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Malaysian Perspective. Healthcare, 9(1), 15. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9010079
  7. Chin, Beh Hooi; Beh, Hooi Chin; Ching, Siew Mooi; Kumar, Navin; Chia, Yook Chin (2018). DISCARDING THE FIRST DAY'S HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS: IS IT NECESSARY?, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 36, E219-E220
  8. Chia, Y. C.; Beh, H. C.; Wong, P. F.; Chew, B. N. (2016). PUBLIC HEALTH SCREENING FOR HYPERTENSION: IS IT COST EFFECTIVE?, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 34, E115-E116
  9. Chia, Yook Chin; Beh, Hooi Chin; Ching, Siew Mooi (2016). RELATIONSHIP OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND DECLINE OF RENAL FUNCTION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 34, E304-E305
Other Publications
  1. Beh, H. C. (2025). World Hypertension Congress 2025: Insights from a young doctor. World Hypertension League Newsletter. - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)
  2. Lim, S. K., & Beh, H. C. (2025). Utilising the Kidney Failure Risk Equation in the Malaysian Context. Renal Outlook, National Kidney Foundation Singapore. - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2024 - 2027, UNIVERSITI MALAYA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE GRANT (UMREG)
    Development And Evaluation Of An Implementation Intervention To Improve Teleconsultation Uptake In An Academic Primary Care In Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2023 - 2025, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Umhealth@virtual ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2023 - 2026, N/A
    CLINICAL UTILITY OF KIDNEY FAILURE RISK EQUATION (KFRE) IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MANAGEMENT ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2023 - 2026, N/A
    CLINICAL UTILITY OF KIDNEY FAILURE RISK EQUATION (KFRE) IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MANAGEMENT ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2025 - 2030, ASTRAZENECA SDN. BHD.
    A PHASE III, RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, EVENT-DRIVEN STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY, SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF BAXDROSTAT IN COMBINATION WITH DAPAGLIFLOZIN COMPARED WITH DAPAGLIFLOZIN ALONE ON RENAL OUTCOMES AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY IN PARTICIPANTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (BAXDUO-PACIFIC) ( Co-Researcher)
International
  1. 2025 - 2026, CARING UP PTE LTD
    IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MEDICATION ADHERENCE CAREAIDE APP FOR PEOPLE WITH CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASES AT AN ACADEMIC PRIMARY ARE CLINIC IN MALAYSIA: A HYBRID IMPLEMENTATION-EFFECTIVENESS STUDY ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2022 - 2026, International Funding
    Nihr Global Health Research Unit On Respiratory Health (respire-2) ( Co-Researcher)
University
  1. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Virtual Empathy in Teleconsultation: Enhancing Doctor-Patient Communication through Discourse Analysis ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. From Evidence to Action: Advancing Telemedicine in Healthcare Systems, Promoting Research Impact UMMC 57th Anniversary StageDialogue, CIC, UMMC (University) (27 Aug 2025 - 27 Aug 2025)
  2. From Evidence to Action: Advancing Telemedicine in Healthcare Systems, Promoting Research Impact UMMC 57th Anniversary StageDialogue, CIC, UMMC (University) (27 Aug 2025 - 27 Aug 2025)
  3. From Evidence to Action: Advancing Telemedicine in Healthcare Systems, Promoting Research Impact UMMC 57th Anniversary StageDialogue, CIC, UMMC (University) (27 Aug 2025 - 27 Aug 2025)
  4. Forum: Reversing Kidney Damage, Can We?, World Kidney Day 2025 Event, Nephrology Unit UMMC (University) (10 Apr 2025 - 10 Apr 2025)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. CASE STUDY: THE CORTISOL CONUNDRUM, British Irish Hypertension Society Summer School, British Irish Hypertension Society (International) (08 Sep 2025 - 10 Sep 2025)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. EVALUATING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE KIDNEY FAILURE RISK EQUATION (KFRE) UTILIZATION IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN MALAYSIA, 11th Asia Pacific Chapter Meeting of the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (APCM-ISPD) held in conjunction with the 39th Annual Congress of the Malaysian Society of Nephrology (MSN), APCM- ISPD and MSN (International) (03 Sep 2025 - 07 Sep 2025)
  2. IMPROVING TELECONSULTATION SERVICES UPTAKE IN THE PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT A TERTIARY CENTRE: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, 10th Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference (APPCRC), Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference (APPCRC) (International) (19 Jun 2025 - 21 Jun 2025)
  3. INVESTIGATING PREDICTORS FOR POORER OUTCOME POST DEFERMENT AMONG PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, 6th World Hypertension Congress 2025, World Hypertension League (International) (07 Mar 2025 - 09 Mar 2025)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) Judge and Abstract Review for Research Projects for The 3rd UM Health Academia Month and Research Carnival 2025, University, (Internal Assessor)
  2. (2025) Research Proposal Assessment for Advance Training in Family Medicine Intake 14, National, (Internal Assessor)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2025) Scientific Committee for 10th Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference (appcrc), International, (Resource Person)
  2. (2025) Fwd Leading Edge Expedition Programme to Global Institute for Tomorrow (gift), National, (Resource Person)
  3. (2025) Co-scientific Chair for The Annual Scientific Meeting of The Malaysian Society of Hypertension (msh), National, (Resource Person)
  4. (2025) Moderator for The Annual Scientific Meeting of The Malaysian Society of Hypertension (msh), National, (Resource Person)
Mentoring
  1. (2025) Research Mentor for Advanced Training in Family Medicine (atfm) Intake 15, National, (Mentor)
  2. (2025) Mentor At The Site for Advanced Training in Family Medicine (atfm) Intake 14, National, (Mentor)
  3. (2025) Research Mentor for Advanced Training in Family Medicine (atfm) Intake 14, National, (Mentor)
  4. (2025) Mentor for Research Championship for 10th Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference (appcrc), International, (Mentor)

COURSE ATTENDED

External Course
INTERNATIONAL
  1. 2024 Asia Pacific Society of Hypertension (APSH) Summer School of Hypertension, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam (16 Jul 2024 - 19 Jul 2024)