Curriculum Vitae

DR. KHADIJAH POH YUEN YOONG

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Emergency Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • kaytyoong
  • 0379494198

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • EMERGENCY MEDICINE

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MEmMed(2014), (Emergency Medicine)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MBBS(2007), (Medicine and Surgery)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Programme Coordinator
    02 Mar 2015 - present (Dean Office, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee Members
    16 Jul 2020 - 15 Jul 2024 (University Malaya)
  • AHLI JAWATANKUASA PENYAKIT DEMAM DENGGI PUSAT PERUBATAN UNIVERSITI MALAYA
    05 Aug 2019 - 06 Aug 2021 (University Malaya)
  • Transplant Committee Member
    30 Jun 2017 - 29 Jun 2021 (University Malaya)
  • FASILITATOR KURSUS ACLS & BLS 2019/2020
    01 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 (University Malaya)
  • RESUSCITATION COMMITTEE MEMBER
    01 Aug 2018 - 31 Jul 2020 (University Malaya)
  • Resuscitation Committee Member
    01 Nov 2015 - 31 Jul 2018 (University Malaya)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • RESUSCITATION COMMITTEE, MEMBER
    2020 to 2024 (University)
  • MALAYSIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL, REGISTERED MEMBER
    2019 to 2024 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2021 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2019 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Azhar, A. M. Noor; Zambri, S. N. A.; Bustam, A.; Rahim, S. J. Abdul; Ramli, A.; Poh, K. (2024). Impact of spatial separation for respiratory patients on emergency department flow process intervals and length of stay, JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION. 151, 92-98. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2024.06.0010195-6701
  2. Chong, Chun Yip; Bustam, Aida; Azhar, Muhaimin Noor; Latif, Abd Kursi Abdul; Ismail, Ramzuzaman; Poh, Khadijah (2024). Evaluation of HACOR scale as a predictor of non-invasive ventilation failure in acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema patients: A prospective observational study, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 79, 19-24. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2024.01.044
  3. Poh, Khadijah; Bustam, Aida; Hasan, Mohd Shahnaz; Yunos, Nor'azim Mohd; Cham, Chun Yoong; Lim, Fang Jen; Zahedi, Ahmad Zulkarnain Ahmad; Zambri, Aliyah; Azhar, Muhaimin Noor (2024). Isotonic balanced fluid versus 0.9% saline in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: A double-blinded randomised controlled trial, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 77, 106-114. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2023.11.064
  4. Zambri, Siti Nur Aliyah; Poh, Khadijah; Azhar, Abdul Muhaimin Noor; Kamil, Muhammad Khidir Mohd; Md Yusuf, Mohd Hafyzuddin; Selamat, Muhamad Akmal; Yusuf, Salmawati Muhammad; Hairudin, Nurin Atheera; Shafri, Nurin Imanina Mohamed; Sa'ari, Nurul Asyikin; Azhar, Muhammad Syukri; Ariffin, Mohammad Aizuddin Azizah (2024). A time-motion study on impact of spatial separation for empiric airborne precautions in emergency department length of stay, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. . doi:10.1111/jocn.17398
  5. Azhar, Muhaimin Noor; Bustam, Aida; Naseem, Fathmath Sausan; Shuin, Soo Siew; Yusuf, Mohd Hafyzuddin Md; Hishamudin, Naseeha Ubaidi; Poh, Khadijah (2023). Improving the reliability of smartphone-based urine colorimetry using a colour card calibration method, DIGITAL HEALTH. 9. doi:10.1177/20552076231154684
  6. Bustam, Aida; Poh, Khadijah; Soo, Siew Shuin; Naseem, Fathmath Sausan; Md Yusuf, Mohd Hafyzuddin; Hishamudin, Naseeha Ubaidi; Azhar, Muhaimin Noor (2023). Accuracy of smartphone camera urine photo colorimetry as indicators of dehydration, DIGITAL HEALTH. 9. doi:10.1177/20552076231197961
  7. Bustam, Aida; Poh, Khadijah; Zambri, Aliyah; Mohd Nazri, Mohd Zahir Amin; Subramaniam, Thayaharan; Abdullah, Adlina Athilah; Nor Azman, Amyrul Ikmal Haziq; Ang, Bin Ting; Noor Azhar, Abdul Muhaimin (2023). Subcutaneous versus intravenous tramadol for extremity injury with moderate pain in the emergency department: a randomised controlled noninferiority trial, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 30(5), 331-340. doi:10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001047
  8. Kamil, Muhammad Khidir Mohd; Yoong, Khadijah Poh Yuen; Azhar, Abdul Muhaimin Noor; Bustam, Aida; Abdullah, Ahmad Hariz; Yusuf, Mohd Hafyzuddin Md; Zambri, Aliyah; Zahedi, Ahmad Zulkarnain Ahmad; Shafie, Hidayah (2023). Non-rebreather mask and low-flow nasal cannula vs high-flow nasal cannula in severe COVID-19 pneumonia in the emergency department, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 63, 86-93
  9. Azhar, M. N., Bustam, A., Poh, K., Zahedi, A. Z. A., Nazri, M., Ariffin, M. A. A., . . . Chew, K. S. (2021). COVID-19 aerosol box as protection from droplet and aerosol contaminations in healthcare workers performing airway intubation: a randomised cross-over simulation study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 38(2), 111-117. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210514
  10. Poh, Abdul Halim; Adikan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd; Moghavvemi, Mahmoud; Omar, Sharifah Faridah Syed; Poh, Khadijah; Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam; Yan, Grace; Ariffin, Mohammad Aizuddin Azizah; Harun, Sulaiman Wadi (2020). Precursors to non-invasive clinical dengue screening: Multivariate signature analysis of in-vivo diffuse skin reflectance spectroscopy on febrile patients in Malaysia, PLOS ONE. 15(4). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0228923
  11. Choo, K. H., Manikam, R. A. L., Yoong, K. P. Y., Kandasamy, V. A. P. (2019). Prophylactic metoclopramide use in trauma patients given tramadol: A randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 26(2), 98-105. doi:10.1177/1024907918789586
ESCI
  1. Tan, Nin Ern; Yoong, Khadijah Poh Yuen; Yahya, Hj Mohammad Fadhly (2022). Use of HEAVEN criteria for predicting difficult intubation in the emergency department, CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 9(1), 29-35. doi:10.15441/ceem.21.059
Others
  1. Muhaimin Noor Azhar, Aida Bustam , Khadijah Poh, Ahmad Zulkarnain Ahmad Zahedi, Mohd Zahir Amin Mohd Nazri, Mohammad Aizuddin Azizah Ariffin, Mohd Hafyzuddin Md Yusuf, Aliyah Zambri, Johnathan Y O Chong, Anhar Kamarudin, Bin Ting Ang, Affan Iskandar, Keng Sheng Chew (2020) COVID-19 aerosol box as protection from droplet and aerosol contaminations in healthcare workers performing airway intubation: a randomised crossover simulation study
  2. Yezid, N. H., Poh, K., Noor, J. M., & Arshad, A. (2019). LeHeR, a simple novel approach for difficult airway in non-trauma patients. BMJ Case Reports CP, 12(8), e230201.
  3. Choo, K. H., Manikam, R. A. L., Yoong, K. P. Y., & Kandasamy, V. A. P. (2018). Prophylactic metoclopramide use in trauma patients given tramadol: A randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1024907918789586.
  4. Rohela, M., Lim, Y. A., Jamaiah, I., Khadijah, P. Y., Laang, S. T., Nazri, M. H., & Nurulhuda, Z. (2005). Occurrence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in Wrinkled Hornbill and other birds in the Kuala Lumpur National Zoo. Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health, 36, 34-40.
Books
  1. Aidawati Bustam, Khadijah Poh, Ranjini Sivaganabalan, Abdul Muhaimin Noor Azhar, Norafizan Mohd Ali, Ida Zarina Zaini, Chew Keng Sheng, Mohammad Zikri Ahmad, Mohd Boniami Yazid & Faizal Amri Hamzah. (2021). Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Training in Malaysia. Majlis Dekan Fakulti Perubatan University Awam Malaysia.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2018 - 2021, RU Operation
    Traumatic Brain Injury: Study Of Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase-L1 And Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein As Biomarkers (GPF010C-2018) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2017 - 2020, Bantuan Kecil Penyelidikan (BKP)
    Comparison of an isotonic balanced fluid, Sterofundin, with 0.9% saline in traumatic brain injury (TBI) (BK059-2017) ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Vetting Committee Part Ii Master Emergency Medicine, SPECIALTY CONJOINT COMMITTEE EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Consultant
    01 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023 (National)
  • Master of Emergency Medicine Curriculum Writing, Specialty Conjoint Committee Emergency Medicine
    01 Dec 2017 - 01 Dec 2021 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Correlation and Predictive Ability of GAP Trauma Score with the Outcome of Trauma Patients, Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting (EMAS) 2018, Malaysian College of Emergency Physicians (International) (06 Aug 2018 - 08 Aug 2018)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. The Last Shock of His Life, Singapore Trauma Conference 2016, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (International) (23 Apr 2016 - 24 Apr 2016)
  2. TISSUE DONATION AS PART OF END-OF-LIFE CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, 8TH ASIAN CONFERENCE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ASIAN SOCIETY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE (International) (09 Nov 2015 - 10 Nov 2015)
  3. North American Bite: Malaysian Flavour, 8th Asian Conference for Emergency Medicine, Asian Society for Emergency Medicine (International) (08 Nov 2015 - 09 Nov 2015)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2022) Development of Postgraduate Curriculum for Master of Emergency Medicine, National, (Resource Person)
  2. (2022) Standards for Undergraduate Medical Curriculum, National, (Resource Person)
Contribution to event
  1. (2021) Poster Presentation Committee, International, (Event Coordinator)

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Speaker and Expert Panel Public Forum World Head Injury Awareness Day, (20 Mar 2019 - 20 Mar 2019)
  • Trainer for First Aid in Trauma Demonstration and Practical Skills Session, (08 Mar 2016 - 10 Mar 2016)

COURSE ATTENDED

External Course
INTERNATIONAL
  1. Organ Donation Innovative Strategies For South-East Asia, Online and On-Site (Ummc) (01 Jan 2021 - 22 Oct 2021)