The ASAIHL Conference Inaugurated by H.E. Im SithyMinister for Education, Youth & Sports - Cambodia

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Medical Corner byProf. Sabo Ojano

Medical Corner byProf. Sabo Ojano

Hearing Loss byProf. Matela IvanHearing Loss byProf. Matela Ivan

The Silent Killer byProf. Chhin SenyaThe Silent Killer byProf. Chhin Senya

Dental High Lights byProf. Callum DurwardDental High Lights byProf. Callum Durward

Patient Interview byAm Lena

Patient Interview byAm Lena

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region and its impacts through Quality education. The representative of Dr.

The President of the ASAIHL focused on the forthcoming activities of the

ASAIHL.focused on the need of Quality Education for the people of Cambodia. He also discussed theloss of Resources during the past time. At the end of his speech, he declared the conferenceopen for the participants. The participants were representing different countries includingMalaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, India andSri Lanka. They presented different topics related with the main theme. On the last day of theconference, the Participants were offered a tour of Phnom Penh city and Grand KhmerAPSARA Dancing Show. The participants were very happy for conducting the conferencein such a pleasant and discipline manner. The participants specially thanked Dr. AnbinEzhilan and his team members including Mr. Oum Vanna, Mr. Pouli, Mr. Heng, Mr.Kimsang, Mr. Kong Ratha, Dr. Sohail and Mr. Anderson for making this continuous hardwork to make it successful. The next ASAIHL conference will be conducted in the month ofApril at National University of Taiwan. It is to mention that International University is theonly University in Cambodia that is a member of ASAIHL and regularly participates in theactivities ofASAIHLthat are held in any country.

Prof. MaiTrong Nhuan,

H.E. Im Sithy, Minister for Education, Youth and Sports of Cambodia

ASAIHL stands for Association of Southeast Asian Institutions ofHigher Learning. It has more than 180 members universities andcolleges all over the world. It was an honor for IU to hold the ASAIHLconference in Cambodia. The conference was held on 22-24 November2009 at International University. The major Theme of the conferencewas focused on “

”. The participants were welcomed by the Senior Staffand organizing committee on reaching to the International University. Iwelcome the participants of the conference and discussed the role ofInternational University in higher education and the educationalopportunities to the people of Cambodia in the shape of IU. Dr.Ninnath Olavunravuth highlighted the importance of ASAIHL in the

Quality Assurance for Higher EducationDevelopment

January 2010

Medical Corner by Prof. Sabo Ojano PhD, President BOD - SSIUH

The Dental High Lights by Prof. Callum Durward Nov-Dec 09Dr Bethany Turton

Dr Agnes Wagner

Dr Bethany

Dr Kenneth MacDonald

from NZ is working forthe NZ Army. She lectured students aboutdiagnosis of dental radiographs, andteaching in the clinic.

is a German dentist,working as a volunteer in developingcountries. Dr Agnes helped tutor in theclinic at IU, as well as volunteering with

in the prisons and orphanageswith One-2-One.

from UKdiscussed the possibility of setting up adistance course in Dental AssistantTraining. He has been tailing a trainingcourse at the Cambodia World FamilyDental Clinic.Dr Catherine Burnell DrAnnie Chen-Green

and, medical Drs from NZ spent an

afternoon teaching the year 3 students basiclife support (using mannequins donatedfrom NZ), IV injections, and blood pressure

measurements. They were assisted bywho run the

preclinical dentistry course.is the Asia Manager for

NISSIN Dental Products Inc. He donatedproducts worth over $1000 including topquality dental molds, models, and teeth – tobe used for teaching.

dentist from WesternAustralia and helped in the clinic for a week.He donated dental supplies for the clinic,and arranged from orphans from theLighthouse orphanage to come for dentaltreatment.

and twoAmerican dentists came for 3 afternoons. DrDavid taught about tooth removal bysectioning, flap design, and advances inlocal anaesthesia. Dr Larry gave a lectureon excellent composite restorations. Thiswas Dr. David’s second visit to IU.

Dr Yana and Dr Pheakdey

Mr Nick Hew

Dr Barry Thompson

Dr David Engst Dr Larry Clarke

Cambodia by the end of March 2010. TheSSIUH always tries to offer the besttreatment option to the people of Cambodiaat their door steps at an affordable cost.

Cardiac AngiogramCardiac Angiogram

Cardiac Angiographyshowing the CoronaryVessels using a contrast media

Cardiac Angiographyshowing the CoronaryVessels using a contrast media

South East Asian Association of Dental Education ( )SEAADEIU is a member of SEAADE, which is madeup of dental schools throughout SE Asia.This year their meeting was in Chiang Mai,and Dr Callum Durward (Executive Dean)and 4 year student Tak Ranuch attended.Ranuch and 3 other students (Soy Rasy, NolRithy and Ang Touch) had entered the GCPreventive Dentistry Research CompetitionGC Company sponsored Ranuch to attendthe conference to present their research atthe conference.

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The research project wastitled “Improving Dental Health at theCambodian Rabbit School for theDisabled”

Over the previous 6 months, students hadbeen to the school to carry out an oral healthsurvey, introduce a tooth brushing program,train caregivers, and measure changes insaliva and plaque. Although the project didnot win a prize, it was the first time IU dentalstudents have participated in such acompetition, and there is a lot of interest inentering again next year, when the meetingwill be held in Taiwan. The group wascomplimented on their efforts by the judges.Ranuch also visited the dental school inChiang Mai.

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What is an angiogram?

What is a Cath Lab?

W h a t h e l p w e c a n t a k e f ro mAngiography?

An angiogram(angio - vessel, gram - study) is an imagingtest that uses x-rays to view your body'sblood vessels. Physicians often use this testto study narrow, blocked, enlarged, ormalformed arteries or veins in many parts ofyour body, including your brain, heart,abdomen, and legs. In arteries are studies,the test is also called an arteriogram while inveins, it is called a venogram. To create thex-ray images, physician will inject a liquid,called "dye", through a thin, flexible tube,called a catheter. The physician threads thecatheter into the desired artery or vein froman access point. The access point is usuallyin your groin. This "dye,” properly calledcontrast, makes the blood flowing inside theblood vessels visible on an x-ray. Thecontrast is later eliminated from your bodythrough your kidneys and your urine.

A catheterizationlaboratory or Cath lab is an examinationroom in a hospital or clinic with diagnosticimaging equipment used to support thecatheterization procedure.

Your physician may wish an

angiogram to diagnose a variety of vascularconditions, including:-Enlargements of the arteries, calledaneurysms;-Kidney artery conditions, calledrenovascular conditions;- Problems in the arteries that branch off theaorta, called aortic arch-Malformed arteries, called vascularmalformations; and-Problems with your veins, such as deepvenous thrombosis (DVT)or blood clots in the lungs called pulmonaryemboli.

Yes, your physician may beable to dissolve a clot that he or shediscovers during the test. A physician mayalso perform an angioplasty and stentingprocedure to clear blocked arteries during anangiogram. Angiogram can help yourphysician plan operations to repair thearteries for more extensive problems.

The procedures with G.E.International –USA are already settled andthe facility will be open to the people of

Can we treat some conditions with thisprocedure?

When will be the facility available atSSIUH?

The Silent Killer by Prof. Chhin Senya (Head of Internal Medicine Dept)

Hearing Loss by Prof. Matela Ivan (Prof. ENT & Head -Neck Dept)Hearing loss or impairment or deafness is afull or partial decrease in the ability to detector understand sounds. Caused by a widerange of biological and environmentalfactors, loss of hearing can happen to anyhuman that perceives sound. Those wholose their hearing later in life, such as in lateadolescence or adulthood, face their ownchallenges, living with the adaptations thatmake it possible for them to liveindependently.

Loneliness and depressioncan arise as a result of isolation (from the

They may have to adapt tousing hearing aids or a cochlear implant,develop speech-reading skills, and/or learnsign language.

inability to communicate with friends andloved ones) and difficulty in accepting theirdisability. The challenge is made greater bythe need for those around them to adapt tothe person's hearing loss.Many relationships can suffer because ofemotional conflicts that occur when thereare general miscommunications betweenfamily members. Generally, it's not only theperson with a hearing disability that feelsisolated, but others around them who feelthey are not being "heard" or paid attentionto, especially when the hearing loss has beengradual. For these issues, any person whofeel a gradual hearing loss should select

quality hearing aids for hearing.

The patient willfeel confident with the use of Hearing Aidsand small enough to detect while wearing.

TheSSIUH welcome you with the best qualityhearing aids in Cambodia.

AIDS stands for: Acquired ImmuneDef ic iency Syndrome. Since i t sidentification in 1980s. Today, there are anestimated 40 million people living withHIV/AIDS and each year around twomillion people die from AIDS-relatedillnesses. AIDS is caused by HIV. A personis diagnosed with AIDS when their immunesystem is too weak to fight off infections.There fore some time we write HIV / AIDS.HIV is a virus that gradually attacks immunesystem cells.

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A person is diagnosed withAIDS when they have developed an AIDS-related condition or symptom, called anopportunistic infection, or an AIDS-relatedcancer. he infections are called'opportunistic' because they take advantageof the opportunity offered by a weakenedimmune system. AIDS can be diagnosedwhen the number of immune system cells(CD4 cells) in the blood of an HIV positiveperson drops below a certain level.Worryingly, many people think there is

‘cure' for AIDS - which make them, feelsafer, and perhaps take risks that theyotherwise wouldn't. However, there is stillno cure for AIDS. The only way to stay safeis to be aware of how HIV is transmitted andhow to prevent HIV infection. Since 1981,more than 25 million people have died fromAIDS.An estimated two million people diedin 2008 alone. In the memory of those whodied of AIDS and make safer our futuregenerations, we celebrate every IstDecember as World AIDS DAY. It isencouraging that the figures for prevalenceofAIDS patients in Cambodia has decreasedsignificantly from 3.7% to 0.9 % .On this important day, The students of IUperformed a stage drama “ The HumanImmune Hunter” to bring awareness in thecommunity. It was written and directed byProf. A. Anderson, Virology department -IU. A large number of students watched theprogram and appreciated the efforts of Prof.A.Anderson.

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