Curriculum Vitae

DR. CHONG LEE AI

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Paediatrics
    Faculty of Medicine
  • leeai
  • +603-79492065

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • PAEDIATRICS
    palliative care
  • PAEDIATRICS
    Oncology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MPaeds, (Paediatric)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MRCPCH, (PAEDIATRIC AND CHILD HEALTH)
    Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • MBBS, (Medicine and Surgery)
    University Adelaide Australia

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    25 May 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 (Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • ASIA PACIFIC HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE NETWORK, MEMBER
    2013 to 2019 (International)
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN, MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION
    2014 to 2018 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2007 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2006 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Chong LA, Khalid F, Abdullah A.(2021) Compassionate Healthcare for Parents of Children with Life-Limiting Illness: A Qualitative Study. IJPC. (in press)
  2. Chong, L. A., Khoo, E. J., Kamar, A. A., & Tan, H. S. (2020). Paediatric Palliative Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Malaysian Perspective. Asian Bioethics Review, 1 9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41649-020-00142-2
  3. Khalid F, Chong LA. (2019) National pediatric palliative care needs from hospital deaths. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 25(1), 135-141
  4. Chong LA, Chong PH, Chee J. Pharmacological Management of Symptoms in Children with Life-Limiting Conditions at the End-of-Life in the Asia Pacific. J Pall Med (accepted for publication 03 April 2018)
  5. Chong LA, Abdullah A. Community palliative nurses challenges and coping strategies on delivering home-based paediatric palliative care: a qualitative study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2017;34(2):125-131
  6. Chong LA, Khalid F, Khoo TB et al. Clinical spectrum of children receiving palliative care in Malaysian Hospitals. Med J Malaysia 2017;72(1):32-36
  7. Chong LA, Khalid F. Paediatric Palliative Care in Malaysia: Survey of Knowledge Base and Barriers to Referral. Progress in Palliative Care 2014;22(4):195-200
  8. Yeoh AE, Ariffin H, Chai EL, Kwok CS, Chan YH, Ponnudurai K, Campana D, Tan PL, Chan MY, Kham SK, Chong LA, Tan AM Lin HP, Quah TC. Minimal residual disease-guided treatment deintensification for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results from the malaysia-singapore acute lymphoblastic leukemia 2003 study. J Clin Oncol. 2012;30(19):2384-92
  9. Chong SY, Chong LA, Ariffin H. Accurate prediction of the needle depth required for a successful lumbar puncture. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2010;28(5):603-606
  10. Siti Sarah Daud, Kamariah Ibrahim, Soo Sin Choong, Lelamekala Vengidasan, Lee Ai Chong, Hany Ariffin. Microfluidic chip-based assay for post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation chimerism monitoring using polymorphic tandem repeat markers.Analytical Biochemistry (2010)397:181-185.
  11. Ariffin H, Garcia JC, Daud SS, Ibrahim K, Aizah N, Ong GB, Chong LA, Mohamad Z.2009. GATA1 mutations in patients with down syndrome and acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia do not always confer a good prognosis.Pediatr Blood Cancer.Jul;53(1):108-11.
  12. Ariffin H Daud SS, Mohamed Z, Ibrahim K, Lee TF, Chong LA. Evaluation of two short tandem repeat multiplex systems for post-haematopoietic stem cell transplantation chimerism analysis. Singapore Med J 2007;48(4):333-337
  13. Sithasanan N, Chong LA, Ariffin H. Spontaneous splenic rupture secondary to phaehyphomycosis and splenic abscesses. Case report. Med J Malaysia 2007;62 (3):247-248
  14. Ariffin H, Chong LA, LL Chan, et.al. Cefepime monotherapy for treatment of febrile neutropenia in children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2006 Dec;42 (12):781-4
  15. Chong LA, Josephine P, Ariffin H. Malignant myeloid transformation in a child with severe congenital neutropenia (Kostmann s syndrome). Med J Malaysia 2006; 61(2):236-8
Books
  1. Chong Lee Ai & Hany Ariffin.2010. Information for Parents of Children with Cancer.
Chapter in Books
  1. Chong LA, Ahmad Kamar A, Mohd Yatim H, Hashim HS. Achieving Quality in Neonatal Palliative Care Internationally: Malaysia. In Mancini, Alexandra, Price, Jayne, Kerr-Elliott, Tara (Eds.) 2020. Neonatal Palliative Care for Nurses (pp391-395)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2018 - 2019, NONE
    Bereaved parents of children with a life-limiting illness: their experience on health care received. ( Consultant)
  2. 2018 - 2019, NONE
    Improving Pain Management Among Children Receiving Care In Hospitals ( Consultant)

PAPER PRESENTED

PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. Research Changing Practices in Paediatric Palliative Care, National , MAPPAC, MOH (International) (06 Oct 2022 - 08 Oct 2022)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Pain Refractory to Opioids- What are our Options?, National Conference of Children's Palliative Care 2022, MAPPAC, MOH (International) (06 Oct 2022 - 08 Oct 2022)
  2. Truth Telling - Bioethics Discussion, National Conference of Children's Palliative Care Malaysia 2022, MAPPAC, MOH (International) (06 Oct 2022 - 08 Oct 2022)
  3. Experience from a home-based palliative care service in Malaysia, International Childrens Palliative Care Network Congress, ICPCN (International) (30 May 2018 - 02 Jun 2018)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Symptom Burden in Children with Life-Limiting Illnesses, National Conference of Children's Palliative Care 2022, MAPPAC, MOH (International) (06 Oct 2022 - 08 Oct 2022)
  2. Paediatric Palliative Care Providers' Challenges in Symptom Control- A Mixed Methods Study, National Conference of Children's Palliative Care 2022, MAPPAC, MOH (International) (06 Oct 2022 - 08 Oct 2022)
  3. Clinical Ethics Knowledge and Attitudes Among Malaysian Paediatricians, National Conference of Children's Palliative Care 2022, MAPPAC, MOH (International) (06 Oct 2022 - 08 Oct 2022)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Ssc-Edu General Paediatrics, Medical Education Committee. Malaysian Medical Council, National, (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2022) Paediatric Pain Manual, National, (Resource Person)
Contribution to event
  1. (2024) Master of Health Research Ethics (Mohre), University, (Course Facilitator)
  2. (2023) Invited Lecturer, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  3. (2023) Assistant Faculty for Master of Health Research Ethics (Mohre), International, (Course Facilitator)

SUPERVISION

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2023) MQF7004 - Research Ethics in Special Populations
  2. (2022) MQF7004 - Research Ethics in Special Populations

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Co-Founder of Mystarfish Which is a Non-Profit Organisation to Support The Children Who Are Referred to The Pain and Palliative Care Unit and to Raise Awareness for The Palliative Care Needs of Children With Serious Illness, (08 Aug 2019 - 31 Dec 2021) (National)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
CONFERENCE
  1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHILDREN'S PALLIATIVE CARE MALAYSIA (NCCPCM) 2022, Swiss Garden Hotel (06 Oct 2022 - 08 Oct 2022)