Curriculum Vitae

DR. RANITA BINTI HISHAM SHUNMUGAM

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Library and Information Science
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • ranita
  • 03-79675466

BIOGRAPHY

Ranita Hisham is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Library & Information Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya. She has 15 years of experience working at the Universiti Malaya Library as a Senior Librarian before joining the academia in December 2023. She worked at the Medical Library and actively participated with the Medical Librarian Group (MLG), Librarian Association of Malaysia as the Secretary from 2020 until 2023.

She graduated with her Bachelor's Degree in Library Science and a Masters in Information Management from UiTM. She obtained her PhD from the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya in 2019. Her doctoral research focused on exploring the views and experiences of primary care physicians regarding evidence-based medicine in Malaysia. This work presents a new paradigm of how librarians should approach evidence-based research in medicine. She has published her work and collaborated with researchers from various backgrounds in prestigious journals. She was trained in Evidence-Based Medicine searching skills. She has also conducted many workshops and talks on Literature Search for Systematic Reviews and provides consultations on literature searches for systematic reviews for students and academicians.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Ph.D, (Applying Evidence Based Medicine)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • B.SC. (HONS) INFORMATION STUDIES (LIB. & INFO. MGT), (Information Management)
    Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
  • DIP. IN INFO. MGT (UiTM) 2006, (Information Management)
    Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2023 (University)
  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2022 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2020 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2018 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2013 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2012 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Jimenez, Jaime; Tahirah, Fatim; Uzzaman, Nazim; Hisham, Ranita; Zawani, Nik; Pinnock, Hilary; Hirani, Nikhil; Rabinovich, Roberto (2023). Characteristics of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes and their effects on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with interstitial lung diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis, EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 62. doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.PA4990
  2. Leong, Sook Sam; Jalalonmuhali, Maisarah; Nazri, Mohammad; Ng, Kwan Hoong; Vijayananthan, Anushya; Hisham, Ranitha; Wong, Jeannie Hsiu Ding (2023). Ultrasound shear wave elastography for the evaluation of renal pathological changes in adult patients, BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY. 96(1144). doi:10.1259/bjr.20220288
  3. See, Mee -Hoong; Yip, Kah -Chun; Teh, Mei -Sze; Teoh, Li-Ying; Lai, Lee-Lee; Wong, Lai -Kuan; Shunmugam, Ranita Hisham; Ong, Teng -Aik; Ng, Kwan -Hoong (2023). Classification and assessment techniques of breast ptosis: A systematic review, JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 83, 380-395. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2023.04.003
  4. Maidin, Farah Norizwani Mohamad; Chui, Ping Lei; Che, Chong Chin; Lai, Lee Lee; Hisham, Ranita (2022). Perceived information literacy among undergraduate medical students at a Malaysian public university, MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE. 27(3), 129-143. doi:10.22452/mjlis.vol27no3.6
  5. Uzzaman, Md. Nazim; Agarwal, Dhiraj; Chan, Soo Chin; Engkasan, Julia Patrick; Habib, G. M. Monsur; Hanafi, Nik Sherina; Jackson, Tracy; Jebaraj, Paul; Khoo, Ee Ming; Mirza, Fatim Tahirah; Pinnock, Hilary; Shunmugam, Ranita Hisham; Rabinovich, Roberto A. (2022). Effectiveness of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation: systematic review and meta-analysis, EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW. 31(165). doi:10.1183/16000617.0076-2022
  6. Ching, Siew Mooi; Ng, Kar Yean; Lee, Kai Wei; Yee, Anne; Lim, Poh Ying; Ranita, Hisham; Devaraj, Navin Kumar; Ooi, Pei Boon; Cheong, Ai Theng (2021). Psychological distress among healthcare providers during COVID-19 in Asia: Systematic review and meta-analysis, PLOS ONE. 16(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0257983
  7. Mekki, S.; Hamdan, M.; Omar, S. Z.; Shunmugam, R. H. (2021). Effect of non-surgical treatments on the size of endometrioma: A systematic review and Meta-Analysis, HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 36, 58-58
  8. Rashid, A. A., Cheong, A. T., Hisham, R., Shamsuddin, N. H., & Roslan, D. (2021). Effectiveness of pretend medical play in improving children's health outcomes and well-being: a systematic review. Bmj Open, 11(1), 5. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041506
  9. Rashid, A. A., Cheong, A. T., Shamsuddin, N. H., Roslan, D., & Shunmugam, R. H. (2021). Healthcare Professionals' Views for the Content of the Teddy Bear Hospital for a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Module. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 30(4), 442-460. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2021.1890294
  10. Uzzaman, M. N., Chan, S. C., Shunmugam, R. H., Engkasan, J. P., Agarwal, D., Habib, G. M. M., . . . Rabinovich, R. A. (2021). Clinical effectiveness and components of Home-pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 11(10), 6. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050362
  11. Lim, S. M. S., Wong, P. L., Sulaiman, H., Atiya, N., Shunmugam, R. H., Liew, S. M. (2019). Clinical prediction models for ESBL-Enterobacteriaceae colonization or infection: a systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection, 102(1), 8-16. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2019.01.012
  12. Hisham, R., Liew, S. M., Ng, C. J. (2018). A comparison of evidence-based medicine practices between primary care physicians in rural and urban primary care settings in Malaysia: a qualitative study. Bmj Open, 8(7), 8. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018933
  13. Hisham, Ranita; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Liew, Su May; Lai, Pauline Siew Mei; Chia, Yook Chin; Khoo, Ee Ming; Hanafi, Nik Sherina; Othman, Sajaratulnisah; Lee, Ping Yein; Abdullah, Khatijah Lim; Chinna, Karuthan (2018). Development and validation of the Evidence Based Medicine Questionnaire (EBMQ) to assess doctors' knowledge, practice and barriers regarding the implementation of evidence-based medicine in primary care, BMC FAMILY PRACTICE. 19. doi:10.1186/s12875-018-0779-5
  14. Hisham, Ranita; Liew, Su May; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Nor, Kamaliah Mohd; Osman, Iskandar Firzada; Ho, Gah Juan; Hamzah, Nurazira; Glasziou, Paul (2016). Rural Doctors' Views on and Experiences with Evidence-Based Medicine: The FrEEDoM Qualitative Study, PLOS ONE. 11(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152649
  15. Hisham, Ranita; Ng, Chirk Jenn; Liew, Su May; Hamzah, Nurazira; Ho, Gah Juan (2016). Why is there variation in the practice of evidence-based medicine in primary care? A qualitative study, BMJ OPEN. 6(3). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010565
  16. Ho, G. J., Liew, S. M., Ng, C. J., Shunmugam, R. H., Glasziou, P. (2016). Development of a Search Strategy for an Evidence Based Retrieval Service. Plos One, 11(12), 14.
ESCI
  1. Sinnanaidu, Ram Prasad; Kumar, Vikneshwaran Chandra; Shunmugam, Ranita Hisham; Mahadeva, Sanjiv (2024). The clinical management of hepatic sarcoidosis: A systematic review, JGH OPEN. 8(6). doi:10.1002/jgh3.13076
  2. Mydin, Fadzilah Hanum Mohd; Mikton, Christopher; Choo, Wan Yuen; Shanmugam, Ranita Hisham; Murray, Aja; Yon, Yongjie; Yunus, Raudah Mohd; Hairi, Noran Naqiah; Hairi, Farizah Mohd; Beaulieu, Marie; Phelan, Amanda (2023). PROTOCOL: Psychometric properties of instruments for measuring elder abuse and neglect in community and institutional settings: A systematic review, CAMPBELL SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 19(3). doi:10.1002/cl2.1342
Others
  1. Nurfarawahidah B., Hamzah, M. F., C. R., W. Shunmugam, R. H., & Zilah,A. F. (2024). Citizen science engagement: Insights from the 'Bridging Worlds' initiative on libraries as connectors. Journal Economics and Development (JISED),9 (66), 919–929.
Article in Proceeding
WoS
  1. Hamzah, Mohd Faizal; Hisham, Ranita (2011). KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION IN MALAYSIA BY INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED LIBRARIANSHIP, 2011 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (ICERI). , 376-382
  2. Hisham, Ranita; Hamzah, Mohd Faizal (2011). "PRESERVING LOCAL RESEARCH ARTICLES TO CREATE VISIBILITY AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS WORLDWIDE: UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY", 2011 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (ICERI). , 335-346

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Evidence-Based Medicine Searching Skills (Evidence-Based Medicine Searching Skills)
  • Systematic Reviews (Systematic Reviews)
  • Health Sciences Librarianship (Health Sciences Librarianship)
  • Academic Librarianship (Academic Librarianship)
  • Information Literacy (Information Literacy)
  • Information Knowledge & Services (Information Knowledge & Services)
  • User Needs & Information Seeking Behaviour (User Needs & Information Seeking Behaviour)