LCCH MALAYSIA - A SUCCESS AT

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Left to Right: Principal LCCH Malaysia - SheilaMenon. Adviser to the Malaysian

Society of Clinical Hypnosis - Tan Sri Mahadevan. Director of Studies LCCH

London - Peter Mabbutt

LCCH (Malaysia) launched its collaboration with the Association

of Family Practitioners of Malaysia (AFPM) by holding a one-day

experiential workshop entitled Pain Management through Clini-

cal Hypnosis at the inaugural AFPM/Royal Australian College of

General Practitioners (RACGP) international conference held in

Kuala Lumpur at the end of April. The conference is the success-

ful culmination of months of work between the LCCH Malaysia

and the Academy of Family Physicians Malaysia. The oversub-

scribed workshop was attended by more than 110 enthusiastic

GP’s from Malaysia, Australia and from around the world. Direc-

tor of Studies (LCCH), Peter Mabbutt, was in Kuala Lumpur to

introduce delegates to hypnotherapy and to the role that it has

to play in the management of pain. Throughout the day many

highly sceptical doctors became ardent advocates of hypno-

therapy as they came to the realisation that it can help improve

patient care in their very busy practices. Through the hard work

of those LCCH (Malaysia) diploma students who were helping

out on the day, the important role that lay practitioners have to

play in hypnotherapy was both highlighted and appreciated by

the delegates who did not hold back on their praise for these

students skills and commitment.

Principal of LCCH (Malaysia), Sheila Menon, took the opportu-

nity afforded by the conference to introduce the LCCH to the

many key players in medicine in attendance from the Asia-Pacific

region. These included the Director General of the Malaysian

Department of Health (the equivalent of the Minister for Health

in the UK) and both heads of the AFPM and the RACGP, who

were enthusiastic in expressing a wish to work with the LCCH

in expanding the public awareness of hypnotherapy.

Malaysian and Australian delegates were awarded CME points

from the AFPM and CPD points from the RACGP for attending

the workshop.

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The AFPM has accredited the entire LCCH training program for

CME points and is actively encouraging doctors and allied health

care workers to attend, the first joint LCCH/AFPM Certificate

Course commencing in May. The Malaysian Medical Association

has also expressed a wish to collaborate with the LCCH in the

future.

THE FIRST HOSPITAL-BASED HYPNOTHERAPY PAIN

CONTROL CLINIC IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

Principal of LCCH (Malaysia), Sheila Menon has been

approached by the Head of Orthopaedic Surgery from

University Hospital (Malaysia) Prof. Dato Dr Tunku Sara Binte

Tunku Ahmad Yahaya who is keen to explore the possibility of

creating a hypnotherapy pain control clinic. The LCCH team

including Peter Mabbutt, Director of Studies (LCCH) and Dr.

Anna Zohrabian (Principal LCCH Medical) will form the first

London Malaysia collaboration between the LCCH and the

University Hospital, Malaysia.

The research clinic is the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific

region and will primarily treat patients suffering from brachial

plexus injury which is a condition where pain control through

conventional means is notoriously difficult. Puan Marzida, the

Head of Anaesthetics also part of the University Hospital team

suggested that oncology patients and patients suffering from

degenerative spinal conditions would also benefit. It was agreed

that a bi-monthly clinic would be set up at the hospital and that

research would also be undertaken to assess its effectiveness.

Suitably qualified Diploma students (LCCH Malaysia) working

on specific protocols will also be involved in the research clinic.

NEW APPPOINTMENT

We are pleased to congratulate our colleague Karine Solloway

on her recent appointment to the post of Honorary Lecturer

at the School of Health, University of Greenwich. This new

appointment for Karine is another step towards our long-term

collaboration with the University, helping to enhance the aca-

demic standing of our profession

NEW LCCH EXAMINATION INFORMATION

As part of the ongoing accreditation process with the

University of Greenwich, the LCCH Certificate course and

examination has changed in order to maintain the College’s

academic accreditation with the University. To demonstrate

students’ knowledge and understanding of the course mate-

rial the multiple-choice and short answer questions have been

replaced by a one hour short answer paper which will require

the student to answer four short essay type questions. The oral

and practical examinations have been merged into a role playing

practical examination.

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