Associate Professor Sivalal Sadasivan

Responsibilities

Current

• Associate Professor, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, since 2014
• Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, 2006-2013
• Advisor to Ministry of Health Malaysia on Case-mix implementation, since 2010
• President, Malaysian Society of Health Technology Assessment
• Member, Editorial Board, Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, Turkish Journal of Health Technology Assessment,
• Reviewer - WHO publications, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, Malaysian Journal of Public Health, International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health
• Member, Medical Advisory Board, Hospital Sungai Long

Past

• Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2003-2008
• Member, Board of Directors, Health Technology Assessment International, 2003-2007
• Member, Board of Trustees, Guidelines International Network, 2002-2005
• Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence Based Practice in Health Care, 2004-2005
• Deputy Director & Head, Health Technology Assessment Unit, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2002-2005
• Principal Assistant Director & Head, Health Technology Assessment Unit Ministry of Health Malaysia, 1995 – 2002
• Principal Assistant Director & Head, Medical Equipment & Budget Unit, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 1992 –1995
• Head, Quality Assurance Unit, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 1992 –1995
• Medical Administrative Officer, Medical Equipment Unit, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 1985 – 1992
• Director, Batu Pahat Hospital, 1982 - 1985
• Medical Officer, Ministry of Health hospitals, 1978 - 1985

Consultancies

• WHO consultant on medical device regulatory system, Sudan - 2013
• WHO consultant on national health technology policy - Sudan - 2010
• WHO consultant on health technology assessment – Iran -2005
• Ministry of Health consultant on health technology assessment – Indonesia- 2004
• WHO consultant on health technology assessment – Pakistan - 2003

Work Experience

• Honorary lecturer in Health Technology Assessment, Medical Device Regulation and Risk Management for Biomedical Engineering programme in University Malaya (UM), 2004-2010
• Conducted seminar on Health Technology Assessment, Antalya, Turkey, 2008
• Tutor on Problem Based Learning International Medical University, 2006
• Honorary lecturer for Evaluation of Competency (Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan, PTK) Ministry of Health Malaysia from 2002-2006
• Honorary lecturer in Health Technology Management for MPH programme in University Malaya, 1998 -2006
• Honorary lecturer for MBA (Health) programme in National University of Malaysia (UKM),  2000 -2005
• Honorary lecturer in Health Technology Assessment for MPH programme in National University of Malaysia (UKM), 1999 – 2005
• Honorary lecturer in International Medical University in Health Technology Assessment, 2000 - 2006
• Conducted hospital seminars courses in Health Technology Assessment, 1996 - 2006
• Conducted annual training courses in Health Technology Assessment, 1996 - 2005
• Conducted seminar in Health Technology Assessment at Joint meeting Ministry of Health - Academy of Medicine Malaysia, 1998
• Involved in setting up Health Technology Assessment Unit, Ministry of Health, 1995-1996
• Involved in Ministry of Health national research project on Patient Satisfaction in selected public hospitals, 1995
• Involved in Ministry of Health national research project on Hospital Acquired Infection in selected public hospitals, 1990 - 1993
• Involved in setting up a system for medical equipment management for hospitals at the Ministry of Health, 1985 - 1995
• Involved in setting up National Quality Assurance Programme for public hospitals in the Ministry of Health, 1985 - 1992
• Experience in conducting training workshops in Quality Assurance at national, state and hospital levels, and involved in drawing up training module for trainers in Quality Assurance, 1985 -1992

Fellowship/Training Courses

• Training on case-mix, clinical pathways – Cairns, Australia, 2002
• Training in Health Systems Research, 1988 - 1989
• WHO Fellowship in Health Technology Assessment, Spain, Sweden, 1997
• WHO Fellowship in Equipment Planning: Sydney, Australia, 1994
• World Bank Fellowship in Health Technology Assessment: Canada, USA, 1995

On-going Research

LIVE-WELL – Lifestyle intervention study among hospital staff

Completed Research

• Promoting healthy lifestyle among medical personnel at a tertiary hospital
• Quest for New Phantoms: Spatial Dimensions of Human Lungs
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) and CABG (coronary artery bypass graft surgery) in Malaysia - prospective trial
• Diabetic complications and its risk factors: prevalence in diabetic patients and in those at risk of developing diabetes
• Case mix system in Malaysian hospitals – 2001-2006 (Min of Science & Tech. Malaysia)
• Hospital Infection Control in Ministry of Health hospitals– 1990-93 (Min of Science & Tech. Malaysia)

Publications

Editorial

Sivalal S, Public health and medical care is the wall between them destined to remain forever?, J Eped Comed : 2015-10-02

Refereed journal articles

Maloney S Tunnecliff J, Morgan P,  Weiner J, Gaida JE, Keating J, Clearihan L, Davies D,  Sadasivan S, Mohanty P, Ganesh S, Reynolds J, Ilic D. Continuing Professional Development via Social Media or Conference Attendance: A Cost Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Mar 2017

Tunnecliff J,  Weiner J, Gaida JE, Keating J, Morgan P, Ilic D, Clearihan L, Davies D,  Sadasivan S, Mohanty P, Ganesh S, Reynolds J, Maloney S. Translating Evidence Into Practice in the health professions: a randomized trial of Twitter vs. Facebook. J American Medical Informatics Association – June 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocw085

Maloney S, Tunnecliff J, Morgan P, Gaida PE, Clearihan L,  Sadasivan S, Davies D, Ganesh S, Mohanty P, Weiner J, Reynolds J, Ilic D Translating Evidence Into Practice via Social Media: A Mixed-Methods Study, J Med Internet  Res · October 2015 · DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4763

Tunnecliff J, Ilic D, Morgan P, Keating J, Gaida JE, Clearihan L, Sadasivan S, Davies D, Ganesh S, Mohanty P, ‎Weiner J, Maloney S. The Acceptability of Social Media to Translate Research ‎Evidence to Clinical Practice. J Med Internet Res 2015,  ‎doi:10.2196/jmir.4347‎

B Williams · S Sadasivan · A Kadirvelu Malaysian Medical Students' self-reported Empathy: A cross-sectional Comparative Study The Medical Journal of Malaysia 04/2015; 70(2):76-80

Teh KX, Ooi JX, Tam CL, Kadirvelu A, Sadasivan S. Perceived Effectiveness of Policy and Legislation on Smoking among Malaysian Adults. International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health, 2014 - Vol. 6 (7) 207-215

Teh KX, Ooi JX, Tam CL, Sadasivan S. Kadirvelu A. Passive Smoking: Perceptions and Practices among Urban Working Adults, International Journal of Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health. 2014;Vol 6(6);160-167.

Williams B, Sadasivan S, Kadirvelu A, Olaussen A. Empathy levels among first year Malaysian medical students: an observational study. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2014 May 16;5:149-56. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S58094. eCollection 2014. PMID:24876799 [PubMed]

Dhillon, H. K., Chong, D. W. K, Tha, K.K., Sadasivan, S., Selvaratnam, L., Navaratnam, P. Innovative enhancement to year 2 MBBS rural health programme experience at Segamat, Malaysia. The 2nd Dubai International Conference in Higher Education: Sustaining Success through Innovation Brown Walker Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 2014

Dhillon, H. K., Sadasivan, S., Tha, K.K., Chong, D., Selvaratnam, L., Navaratnam, P. Towards enhancing a rural health placement experience: Student-centred focus group discussion. The 2nd Dubai International Conference in Higher Education: Sustaining Success through Innovation Brown Walker Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 2014

Azhar M,  Gunasekaran K, Kadirvelu K, Gurtu S , Sadasivan S, Kshatriya BM. Self-medication: Awareness and Attitude among Malaysian Urban Population, International Journal Of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine And Public Health 01/2013 5(6):436, 2013

Sadasivan S, Kadirvelu A. Training PBL tutors – a novel approach using role play. International Conference in Higher Education Conference Proceedings. Dubai, 2013

Sadasivan S, Kadirvelu A: Towards creating good group dynamics in PBL groups –a student perspective. International Conference in Higher Education Conference Proceedings. Dubai, 2013

Kadirvelu A, Gurtu S, Sadasivan S. Pharmacology Applied Learning Program in Preclinical Years -  Student Perspectives. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 73;1549-1552, 2013.

Kyi KT, Selvaratnam L, Dhillon HKPS, Sadasivan S, Chong D, Navaratnam P. Enhancing the role of culture in medical education for rural health postings in Malaysia. International Conference in Higher Education Conference Proceedings. Dubai, 2013

Kadirvelu A, Sadasivan S. Use of a learner’s log for effective self-directed learning in PBL. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 73;1553-1556, 2013

M Azhar, K Gunasekar, A Kadirvelu, S Gurtu, S Sadasivan, BM Kshatriya. Self-medication: Awareness and Attitude among Malaysian Urban Population. 7th IOMC, 24-26 May, 2013..

Books

Sadasivan S,  Chung C, Chan C,  Amran AM. Medtalk: A Basic Bi-Lingual Medical Communication Handbook. Cengage Learning Sep 2016

Book chapter

Burhainuddin M, Sivalal, S. High Technology Medicine: Manpower & Financial Considerations Malaysian Institute of Economic Research

Non-refereed conference Papers

A Zaini, S Sivalal,  R Jaudin, Aljunid SM, CC Low. Formulating a Casemix system The Malaysian experience. Proceedings of Casemix Conference, Melbourne, Australia

Other publications

Sivalal S:  HTA Asian Network: challenges and opportunities for capacity building.; Health Technology Assessment International. Meeting (2nd : 2005 : Rome, Italy). Ital J Public Health. 2005; 2: 53.

Sin LT, Sivalal S: Impact of health technology assessment in policy making. Proc One HTA Health Technol Assess Int Meet 1st 2004 Krakow Pol. 2004; 1: 177.

A Zaini, S Sivalal,  R Jaudin, Aljunid SM, CC Low. Formulating a Casemix system The Malaysian experience. Proceedings of Casemix Conference, Melbourne, Australia

Anuar Zaini Md Zain, Sivalal Sadasivan, Rusilawati Jaudin, Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Ishak Abdul Razak, Raja Latifah Jallaludin, Low Chu Chang. Developing a Casemix system The Malaysian experience. Abstract book of the 34th APACPH Kuala Lumpur Conference. 17 20 July

Health technology Assessment reports, Clinical Practice Guidelines

Papers Presented/co-authored

Dhillon, H. K., Chong, D. W. K, Tha, K.K., Sadasivan, S., Selvaratnam, L., Navaratnam, P.   Innovative enhancement to year 2 MBBS rural health programme experience at  Segamat, Malaysia The 2nd Dubai International Conference in Higher Education Sustaining Success through Innovation, Michigan State University, Brown Walker Press, Florida, USA. 2014

Dhillon, H. K., Sadasivan, S., Tha, K.K., Chong, D., Selvaratnam, L., Navaratnam, P. Towards enhancing a rural health placement experience: Student-centred focus group discussion.  The 2nd Dubai International Conference in Higher Education Sustaining Success through Innovation, Michigan State University,  Brown Walker Press, Florida, USA, 2014

Training PBL tutors – a novel approach using role play – Dubai International Conference in Higher Education, 2013

Towards creating good group dynamics in PBL groups – a student perspective - Dubai International Conference in Higher Education, 2013

PBL tutor training: A novel approach to meet the demands of Generation Y students International Medical Education Conference 2013

Use of a learner’s log for assessment of first year medical students’ self-directed learning in PBL Ottawa Conference 2012

Self-directed learning: role of a learner’s log for P|BL in first year medical students 9th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference 2012

Meeting Community Needs in Contextualisation of Australian PBL in Malaysia Asia Pacific Joint PBL Conference 2010,

Towards Greater Effectiveness of PBL in First Year Medical Students by Improving PBL Group Dynamics Asia Pacific Joint PBL Conference 2010,

Enhancing the health of medical students: implementation and outcome of health enhancement Program at Monash university Sunway campus, Malaysia Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference 2010

Health Technology Assessment - Challenges for emerging economies - International Meeting for HTA - Emerging Countries-Ankara, Turkey, 2009

Organisational Differences in Health Technology Assessment Agencies – Potential Applications for Developing Countries - International Meeting for HTA - Emerging Countries-Ankara, Turkey, 2009

Safety – the Quality way  - 2nd International Patient Safety Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 2008

Clinical practice guidelines – how can we better implement them? Annual meeting of Health Technology Assessment International, Adelaide, Australia, 2006

Challenges for the Medical Device Industry- Funder/ Administrator Perspective Annual meeting of Health Technology Assessment International, Adelaide, Australia, 2006

Medical Device regulation – getting it right. Annual meeting of Health Technology Assessment International, Adelaide, Australia, 2006

Health Technology Assessment in the trenches: Annual meeting of Health Technology Assessment International, Adelaide, Australia, 2006

Health Technology Assessment 101: Annual meeting of Health Technology Assessment International, Adelaide, Australia, 2006

Health Technology Assessment Asian Network: challenges and opportunities for capacity building - Annual meeting of Health Technology Assessment International, Rome, Italy, 2005

Training strategies in Health Technology Assessment- Annual meeting of Health Technology Assessment International, Krakow, Poland, 2004

Strategies for implementation of Health Technology Assessment-Annual meeting of Health Technology Assessment International, Krakow, Poland, 2004

Clinical Practice Guidelines in Asia – Guidelines International Network Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2004

Fostering Evidence Based Decision-Making in Health Service Provision In Developing and Transitional Countries – Asian region Annual Meeting International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Canmore Canada, 2003

Health Technology Assessment as a Tool for Policy Making in Developing and Transitional Countries - Asia Annual Meeting International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Berlin, Germany 2002

Health Technology Assessment - the Malaysian experience- Clinical Governance Conference, Jakarta 2001

Health Technology Assessment – specific needs & strategies in Malaysia _ WHO Workshop on Health Technology Assessment, Philadelphia, 2001

Technology Planning for Equitable Health of The Public – Resourcing Public Health Conference, Bangkok 2001

Health Technology Assessment in Asia – Annual Meeting International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care 1999: Edinburgh

Poster- Health Technology Assessment in Malaysia - Annual Meeting International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care 1999: Edinburgh

Health Technology Assessment - the Malaysian experience - International Clinical Epidemiology Network Meeting, Thailand, 1998

Control of Nosocomial Infection in a Local Hospital - National Health Systems Research Conference, Kuala Lumpur  1993

Setting up a Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System in a local hospital at Singapore - Malaysia Congress of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur 1992

Quality care through Infection Control - National Quality Assurance Conference 1991

Overview of Quality Assurance Programme (Co-author) National Quality Assurance Conference 1991

Cost-effectiveness & Benefit of Infection Control (Co-author) National Quality Assurance Conference 1991

Linkages Among Quality Assurance Programmes in Various Services (Co-author) National Quality Assurance Conference 1991

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Awards

• Excellent Service Award, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2005
• Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN), Yang Di Pertuan Agung, Malaysia (Royal award), 2002
• Excellent Service Award, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 1997

Conferences

• International Conference on Innovation and Educational Transformation, 2013
• The Dubai international Conference in Higher Education, 2013
• 8th International Medical Education Conference, 2013
• 9th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, 2012
• Annual Meeting Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi), 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
• Congress of the Asian Medical Education Association, 2011
• Asia Pacific Joint PBL Conference, 2010
• Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, 2010
• Asian Harmonization Working Party Meeting, Chengdu, China, 2008.
• 2nd International Patient Safety Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 2008
• Guidelines International Network annual conference, 2004-2006
• Asian Regional Network on Health Technology Assessment Meeting, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006
• Annual Meeting International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 1997, 1998,1999, 2000, 2001
• Panel member on Technology Assessment - International Hospital Federation - International Seminar - The Management of Health Services, 1996