Curriculum Vitae

DR. LIM HOOI MIN

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Primary Care Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • hmlim
  • 0379492621

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Medicine)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MFM, (Family Medicine)
    Universiti Malaya
  • MBBS, (Medicine and Surgery)
    Universiti Malaya

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 (Department)
  • Coordinator
    05 Aug 2024 - 04 Jan 2025 (Department)
  • Committee Members
    06 Apr 2023 - 31 Dec 2024 (University Malaya)
  • Faculty Research Management Unit
    15 Nov 2022 - 31 Dec 2024 (Dean Office, Faculty of Medicine)
  • UMSC-Research Grant and Mahmood American Medical Research Grant Vetting Committee
    24 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 (Dean Office, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee Members
    01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 (Dean Office, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee Members
    03 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 (Dean Office, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee Members
    02 Oct 2023 - 06 Oct 2023 (Dean Office, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Task Force Member
    01 Jan 2023 - 02 Mar 2023 (University Malaya)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Best Oral Presentation
    MEI 2024 - 5th International Conference on Medical Education Informatics, 2024 (International)
  • World Heart Federation Salim Yusuf Emerging Leader
    World Heart Federation, 2024 (International)
  • First prize oral presentation award, 19th Annual Scientific Congress of the Malaysian Society of Hypertension
    Malaysian Society of Hypertension, 2024 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Lim, Hooi Min; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Abdullah, Adina; Danee, Mahmoud; Raubenheimer, Jacques; Dunn, Adam G. (2024). Online health information behaviour and its association with statin adherence in patients with high cardiovascular risk: A prospective cohort study, DIGITAL HEALTH. 10. doi:10.1177/20552076241241250
  2. Chew, Ming Tsuey; Chia, Yook Chin; Oui, Jethro Ee Keat; Ching, Siew Mooi; Devaraj, Navin Kumar; Lim, Hooi Min; Chew, Bee Nah; Mohamad, Mohazmi; Ooi, Pei Boon; Be, Hooi Chin (2023). KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE OF SALT INTAKE AND BLOOD PRESSURE LEVEL IN A MULTI-ETHNIC POPULATION IN MALAYSIA, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 41, E431-E432
  3. Chia, Yook Chin; Ching, Siew Mooi; Ooi, Pei Boon; Beh, Hooi Chin; Chew, Ming Tsuey; Chung, Felicia Fei Lei; Kumar, Navin; Lim, Hooi Min (2023). Measurement accuracy and reliability of self-reported versus measured weight and height among adults in Malaysia: Findings from a nationwide blood pressure screening programme, PLOS ONE. 18(1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0280483
  4. Ching, Siew Mooi; Chia, Yook Chin; Devaraj, Navin Kumar; Lim, Hooi Min; Beh, Hooi Chin (2023). GENDER DIFFERENCES ON DETERMINANTS OF GOOD KNOWLEDGE ON RECOGNITION OF STROKE SYMPTOMS AND ACTIONS DURING A STROKE AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 41, E254-E254
  5. Garegnani, Luis; Franco, Juan Victor Ariel; Liquitay, Camila Micaela Escobar; Brant, Luisa Campos Caldeira; Lim, Hooi Min; Jessen, Neusa Perina de Jesus; Singh, Kavita; Ware, Lisa Jayne; Labarthe, Darwin; Perman, Gaston (2023). Cardiovascular health metrics in low and middle-income countries: A scoping review, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 172. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107534
  6. Lim, Hooi Min; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Abdullah, Adina; Dalmazzo, Jason; Lim, Woei Xian; Lee, Kah Hang; Dunn, Adam G. (2023). Utility and usability evaluation of an information diary tool to measure health information access and exposure among patients with high cardiovascular risk, FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 11. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1132397
  7. Lim, Hooi Min; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Abdullah, Adina; Dunn, Adam G. (2023). How do patients with high cardiovascular risk evaluate online health information? A qualitative study, BMC PRIMARY CARE. 24(1). doi:10.1186/s12875-023-02182-7
  8. Lim, Hooi Min; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Dunn, Adam G.; Abdullah, Adina (2023). EXPERIENCES AND INFLUENCES OF ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION-SEEKING ABOUT STATIN USE IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK: A QUALITATIVE STUDY., JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 41, E476-E476
  9. Lim, Hooi Min; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Dunn, Adam G.; Abdullah, Adina (2023). Experiences and influences of online health information-seeking about statin use in patients with high cardiovascular risk: a qualitative study, FAMILY PRACTICE. . doi:10.1093/fampra/cmad034
  10. Tim, Yenni; Chiew, Thiam Kian; Lim, Hooi Min; Teo, Chin Hai; Ng, Chirk Jenn (2023). Design process knowledge for crisis-driven information systems solutions: Insights on building digital resilience from an action design research study, INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL. 33(6), 1343-1369. doi:10.1111/isj.12457
  11. Lim, Hooi Min; Dunn, Adam G.; Lim, Jing Ran; Abdullah, Adina; Ng, Chirk Jenn (2022). Association between online health information-seeking and medication adherence: A systematic review and meta-analysis, DIGITAL HEALTH. 8. doi:10.1177/20552076221097784
  12. Lim, Hooi Min; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Wharrad, Heather; Lee, Yew Kong; Teo, Chin Hai; Lee, Ping Yein; Krishnan, Kuhan; Abu Hassan, Zahiruddin Fitri; Yong, Phelim Voon Chen; Yap, Wei Hsum; Sellappans, Renukha; Ayub, Enna; Hassan, Nurhanim; Ghazali, Sazlina Shariff; Kassim, Puteri Shanaz Jahn; Nasharuddin, Nurul Amelina; Idris, Faridah; Taylor, Michael; Poussa, Cherry; Karlgren, Klas; Stathakarou, Natalia; Mordt, Petter; Konstantinidis, Stathis (2022). Knowledge transfer of eLearning objects: Lessons learned from an intercontinental capacity building project, PLOS ONE. 17(9). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0274771
  13. Lim, Hooi Min; Wong, Swee Shiuan; Yip, Kah Chun; Chang, Felicia Wen Si; Chin, Adrian Jian Zhi; Teo, Chin Hai; Abdullah, Adina; Ng, Chirk Jenn (2022). Online health information-seeking behaviour of patients attending a primary care clinic in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study, FAMILY PRACTICE. 39(1), 38-45. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmab099
  14. Ng, Tze Chang; Teo, Chin Hai; Toh, Jia Yong; Dunn, Adam G.; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Ang, Tan Fong; Abdullah, Adina; Syed, Ayeshah; Lim, Hooi Min; Yin, Kathleen; Liew, Chee Sun (2022). Factors influencing healthcare seeking in patients with dengue: systematic review, TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. . doi:10.1111/tmi.13695
  15. Tan, Paulina Pei Suu; Sandhu, Ryand Singh; Zain, Shamsul Mohd; Hall, Deborah; Tan, Nglap Chuan; Lim, Hooi Min; Daud, Faiz; Pung, Yuh-Fen (2022). Health motivations and perceived barriers are determinants of self-care behaviour for the prevention of hypertension in a Malaysian community, PLOS ONE. 17(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0278761
  16. 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
  17. Lim, H. M., Abdullah, A., Ng, C. J., Teo, C. H., Valliyappan, I. G., Hadi, H. A., . . . Chan, C. S. (2021). Utility and usability of an automated COVID-19 symptom monitoring system (CoSMoS) in primary care during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative feasibility study. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 155, 7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104567
  18. Lim, H. M., Dunn, A. G., Ooi, S. M. F., Teo, C. H., Abdullah, A., Woo, W. J., & Ng, C. J. (2021). mHealth adoption among primary care physicians in Malaysia and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study. Family Practice, 38(3), 210-217. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa103
  19. Lim, H. M., Ng, C. J., Teo, C. H., Lee, P. Y., Kassim, P. S. J., Nasharuddin, N. A., . . . Wharrad, H. (2021). Prioritising topics for developing e-learning resources in healthcare curricula: A comparison between students and educators using a modified Delphi survey. Plos One, 16(6), 13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253471
  20. Lim, H. M., Teo, C. H., Ng, C. J., Chiew, T. K., Ng, W. L., Abdullah, A., . . . Chan, C. S. (2021). An Automated Patient Self-Monitoring System to Reduce Health Care System Burden During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia: Development and Implementation Study. Jmir Medical Informatics, 9(2), 11. doi: 10.2196/23427
  21. Tan, P. P. S., Hall, D., Chilian, W. M., Chia, Y. C., Zain, S. M., Lim, H. M., . . . Pung, Y. F. (2021). Exosomal microRNAs in the development of essential hypertension and its potential as biomarkers. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 320(4), H1486-H1497. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00888.2020
  22. Lim, H. M., Chia, Y. C., & Koay, Z. L. (2020). Performance of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) and Modified Asian FINDRISC (ModAsian FINDRISC) for screening of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus and dysglycaemia in primary care. Primary Care Diabetes, 14(5), 494-500. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2020.02.008
  23. Ooi, C. Y., Ng, C. J., Sales, A. E., & Lim, H. M. (2020). Implementation Strategies for Web-Based Apps for Screening: Scoping Review. Journal of medical Internet research, 22(7), 11. doi: 10.2196/15591
  24. Ching, SiewMooi; Chia, Yook Chin; Chew, Bee Nah; Soo, Man Jun; Lim, Hooi Min; Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa Wan; Hoo, Fan Kee; Saw, Mar Lar; Ishak, Azlina; Palanivelu, Tharmalingam; Caruppaiya, Nadarajan; Devaraj, Navin Kumar (2019). Knowledge on the action to be taken and recognition of symptoms of stroke in a community: findings from the May Measurement Month 2017 blood pressure screening Programme in Malaysia, BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 19(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7922-7
  25. Lim, Hooi Min; Chia, Yook Chin; Ching, Siew Mooi; Chinna, Karuthan (2019). Number of blood pressure measurements needed to estimate long-term visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability for predicting cardiovascular risk: a 10-year retrospective cohort study in a primary care clinic in Malaysia, BMJ OPEN. 9(4). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025322
  26. Lim, Hooi Min (2018). HIGH PREVALENCE OF UNDIAGNOSED DYSGLYCAEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND THE USE OF THE FINNISH DIABETES RISK SCORE (FINDRISC) TO IMPROVE SCREENING STRATEGY, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 36, E195-E195
  27. Chia, Yook Chin; Ching, Siew Mooi; Lim, Hooi Min (2017). Visit-to-visit SBP variability and cardiovascular disease in a multiethnic primary care setting: 10-year retrospective cohort study, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 35, S50-S56. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001333
  28. Chia, Yook Chin; Lim, Hooi Min; Ching, Siew Mooi (2016). Long-Term Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability and Renal Function Decline in Patients With Hypertension Over 15 Years, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 5(11). doi:10.1161/JAHA.116.003825
  29. Chia, Y. C.; Lim, H. M.; Ching, S. M. (2015). PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PULSE PRESSURE CONTROL AMONG PATIENT WITH HYPERTENSION IN AN ASIAN COUNTRY: A 10-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 33, E263-E263
  30. Chia, Yook Chin; Gray, Sarah Yu Weng; Ching, Siew Mooi; Lim, Hooi Min; Chinna, Karuthan (2015). Validation of the Framingham general cardiovascular risk score in a multiethnic Asian population: a retrospective cohort study, BMJ OPEN. 5(5). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007324
  31. Chia, Yook Chin; Lim, Hooi Min; Ching, Siew Mooi (2015). Use of Chronic Kidney Disease to Enhance Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk in Those at Medium Risk, PLOS ONE. 10(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141344
  32. Chia, Yook Chin; Lim, Hooi Min; Ching, Siew Mooi (2014). Does use of pooled cohort risk score overestimate the use of statin?: a retrospective cohort study in a primary care setting, BMC FAMILY PRACTICE. 15. doi:10.1186/s12875-014-0172-y
  33. Chia, Yook Chin; Lim, Hooi Min; Ching, Siew Mooi (2014). Validation of the pooled cohort risk score in an Asian population - a retrospective cohort study, BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS. 14. doi:10.1186/1471-2261-14-163
Scopus
  1. Chia Y.C., Ching S.M., Chew M.T., Devaraj N.K., Oui J.E.K., Lim H.M., Chew B.N., Mohamed M., Ooi P.B., Cheng M.H., Beh H.C., Chung F.F.-L. (2024). 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. Lim H.M., Teo C.H., Hong W.-H., Lee Y.K., Lee P.Y., Ng C.J. (2024). Empowering students in co-creating eLearning resources through a virtual hackathon, Asia Pacific Scholar. 9(4), 84-87. doi:10.29060/TAPS.2024-9-4/CS3263
  3. Ching S.M., Soo M.J., Chong S.H., Devaraj N.K., Ng J.Y., Leong Y.J., Lee K.W., Patil M., Lim H.M., Beh H.C., Suppiah S., Khan A.H.K.Y. (2023). Knowledge of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring among Medical Students in Malaysia, Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. 19, 41-47. doi:10.47836/mjmhs.19.s17.6
  4. Ng T.W., Tan P.P.S., Lim H.M., Kumar D.N., Zain S.M., Low T.Y., Pung Y.-F. (2022). POTENTIAL MEDICINAL HERB FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON Salviae miltiorrhizae, Malaysian Applied Biology. 51(1), 1-20. doi:10.55230/MABJOURNAL.V51I1.2056
  5. Thew H.Z., Mooi C.S., Lim H.M., Mos M.H.A., Tze L.C.K., Low K.F., Shaari N., Lin J.Y.S., Lee K.W., Ramachandran V. (2022). Prevalence and determinants of medications non-adherence among patients with uncontrolled hypertension in primary care setting in Sarawak, Malaysia: A cross-sectional study, Malaysian Family Physician. 17(3), 128-136. doi:10.51866/oa.182

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2024 - 2027, UNIVERSITI MALAYA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE GRANT (UMREG)
    AI- Trust: Patients? Trust and Acceptance of Artificial Intelligence for Hypertension Management ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 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)
  3. 2020 - 2023, Others MOHE - Top 100 (IIRG)-HWB
    Empowering Patients With Dengue To Seek Evidence-based Health Information For Self-care Using A Gamified Patient Education Tool ? The Desca Study ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2020 - 2022, Covid-19 Special Research Grant
    Covid 19: Developing, Evaluating And Implementing A Teleconsultation System To Follow-up Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus During The Covid-19 Pandemic ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2020 - 2021, Covid-19 Special Research Grant
    Covid 19: Developing, Evaluating And Implementing A Covid-19 Symptom Monitoring System: The Cosmos Study ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2022 - 2024, Allianz Malaysia Berhad
    Assessment of Post-acute COVID Syndrome (PACS) and Serological Response in Confirmed COVID-19 Patients in the University of Malaya Medical Centre ( Co-Researcher)
International
  1. 2023 - 2024, World Heart Federation
    WHF-COVID 19 and Cardiovascular Disease Extension and Long Covid Studies ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2023 - 2024, International Funding
    The International Study Of Cardiovascular Health Metrics (intermet) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2023 - 2024, International Funding
    The International Study Of Cardiovascular Health Metrics (intermet) 2 ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2023 - 2024, International Funding
    The International Study Of Cardiovascular Health Metrics (intermet) 3 ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  5. 2024 - 2024, International Funding
    Joint Development Of Elearning Training Modules On Evidence-based Medicine For Primary Care Physicians In Singapore And Malaysia: A Collaboration Between Singhealth Polyclinics (singapore) And University Of Malaya (malaysia) [jet Ebm] ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2022 - 2023, The University of Sydney
    Examine the association of online health information access and exposure on statins adherence using a health information digital diary ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  7. 2018 - 2022, International Funding
    Advancing Co-creation Of Rlos To Digitise Healthcare Curricula (acord) ( Co-Researcher)
University
  1. 2024 - 2027, UNIVERSITI MALAYA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE GRANT (UMREG)
    Development of a Digital Health Intervention to Integrate Primary and Secondary Care in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: InteCARE Cardio Study ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2021 - 2023, Private Funding
    Online health information and statin adherence among patients with high cardiovascular risk in primary care ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Digital health: Developing and implementing a telemonitoring system in UMMC, Nursing Innovation Caring Project, Department of Nursing Science, Universiti Malaya (University) (29 May 2024 - 29 May 2024)
  2. Feasibility of implementing cardiovascular health assessment for children and adolescents in primary care settings in low-middle-income countries, 3rd Global Webinar International Society of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, International Society of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention (International) (28 May 2024 - 28 May 2024)
  3. Introduction to clinical audit, Introduction to clinical audit, Faculty of Medicine (University) (25 Mar 2023 - 25 Mar 2023)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Using the RE-AIM implementation science framework to evaluate eLearning object implementation in Malaysian universities, MEI 2024 - 5th International Conference on Medical Education Informatics, Aristotle University, Thessalanoniki (International) (10 Jun 2024 - 11 Jun 2024)
  2. Empowering students in co-creating eLearning resources through a virtual hackathon, MEI 2024 - 5th International Conference on Medical Education Informatics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki (International) (10 Jun 2024 - 11 Jun 2024)
  3. Localisation and usability evaluation of an information diary tool to measure health information access and exposure, Digital Health Week 2023, Digital Health & Informatics Network (International) (07 Feb 2023 - 09 Feb 2023)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  1. Gender differences in health literacy and eHealth literacy, Men's Health World Congress, Men's Health World Congress 2023 (International) (11 Dec 2023 - 13 Dec 2023)
  2. A tale of two cities: implementing digital health in primary care in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Digital Health and Informatics Network (DHIN) Seminar Series, Digital Health and Informatics Network (DHIN) (International) (30 Oct 2023 - 30 Oct 2023)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Assessor for Phd Proposal Defence, University, (Internal Assessor)
  2. (2024) Assessor for Mmedsc Proposal Defence, University, (Internal Assessor)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2024) World Heart Federation Secondary Prevention Roadmap Core Working Group, International, (Resource Person)
  2. (2024) Programme Committee Member, 5th International Conference On Medical Education Informatics (Mei2024), International, (Resource Person)
  3. (2024) Expert Advisor and Module Writer for Elearning Training Modules Workshops, International, (Resource Person)
  4. (2024) Research Module Mentor Atfm Intake 13, National, (Resource Person)
  5. (2024) Research Module Mentor Atfm Intake 11, National, (Resource Person)
Contribution to event
  1. (2024) Session Chair, International, (Panelist/Moderator)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2024) IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECT EVALUATION OF THE BREASTFEEDING INTERVENTION PROGRAM: CASE STUDIES AMONG SELECTED HOSPITALS IN HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA., ZHANG YINGYING
  2. (2024) A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS IN MALAYSIA, CARMEN CHUAH JIA WEN
  3. (2024) The Association Between Online Health Information Characteristics and Appropriate Trust in Informational Quality Among Patients with High Cardiovascular Risk, LIM WOEI XIAN
  4. (2024) Doctors' Views, Barriers and Facilitators of Adopting mHealth with Patients in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study, INDRA GAYATRI A/P VALLIYAPPAN

PATENT/IPR

  • Awareness and Knowledge of Diabetes Distress (AKODD) Questionnaire
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  • Gamified educational module to empower the public on dengue self-care and health-seeking practice (DeSCa)
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  • Clinical Decision Support System for Low Back Pain Management (DeSSBack)
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  • Dengue self-monitoring system via mobile application (Dengue Aid)
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  • COVID-19 Symptoms Monitoring System (CoSMoS)
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  • Manuscript Writing Made Easy Online Course
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