Thiruselvi Subramaniam
Salutation
Associate Professor Dr
School/Centre
School of Medicine
Department
Surgery
Position
Clinical Associate Professor
Email
Education
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Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (Medical Education), 2016
University of Dundee
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MMed (Anes) (Masters in anesthesiology), 2000
National University of Singapore
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MMed (Anes) (Masters in anesthesiology), 2000
University Sains Malaysia
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M.B.B.S (Medicine), 1985
Kilpauk Medical College, India
Memberships
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Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Member
2016 - Present
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Malaysian Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Secretary
2016 - Present
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Malaysian Association for the Study of pain
Member
2014 - Present
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Academy of Medicine Malaysia
Member
2012 - Present
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Malaysian Society for Anaesthesiologists
Member
1995 - Present
Research Funding
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Adverse effects of Monoclonal Antibodies in COVID-19 patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Dec 2024 - 30 Jun 2026
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Effectiveness and safety of intra-operative ketamine during emergence from anaesthesia and pain after nasal surgeries: systematic review and meta-analysis
IMU Internal Research Grant | 09 May 2024 - 28 Mar 2025
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Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students Regarding Patient Safety at International Medical University, Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study
IMU Internal Research Grant | 30 Jul 2023 - 30 Sep 2024
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Medical students’ experience of death and near death of a ‘patient’ during simulation: A qualitative study.
IMU Joint-Committee on Research and Ethics -research grant | 30 Oct 2022 - 30 Apr 2023
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Evaluation of Operating Theatre – Virtual Reality Experience (OT -VR) to enhance student clinical learning experience
IMU Joint-Committee on Research and Ethics -research grant | 01 Sep 2022 - 30 Apr 2024
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Evaluation of Operating Theatre – Virtual Reality Experience (OT -VR) to enhance student clinical learning
experience.
IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jun 2022 - 30 Apr 2024
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Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
International Medical University | 01 Feb 2022 - 20 Jun 2022
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Impact of cardiac life support training on retention of knowledge measured by pretest, immediate posttest, and 6-months posttest
International Medical University | 01 Jan 2022 - 28 Feb 2023
Publications
Research Articles
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Efficacy of dexmedetomidine in postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
THE MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MALAYSIA 2024
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Students' Knowledge of Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation at A Private University in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE & EDUCATION 2024
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Adverse Events Associated with Monoclonal Antibodies Used for Treatment of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
AUTHOREA PREPRINTS 2024
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Simulation vs Video-Assisted Learning on Retentivity of Clinical Competency and Knowledge of Basic Airway Devices in Medical Students: A Preliminary Study
SOUTH-EAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024
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Empathy amongst doctors: an observational study
MED J MALAYSIA 2023
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Validation of Questionnaire Designed to Determine Medical Students’ Perspective on the Inexorable Changes in Teaching and Learning Medicine as a Consequence of Covid-19 Pandemic
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH 2023
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Evolution of Clinical Simulation Training and Pandemic-Led Acceleration: The International Medical University (IMU), Malaysia Journey
MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR 2023
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Synchronous Clinical Simulation: An Effective Teaching Modality in Medical Education During COVID-19 and Beyond
UNDER RENOVATION: A NEW PLATFORM FOR THE IEJSME 2023
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Impact of cardiac life support training on retention of knowledge measured by pretest, immediate posttest, and 6-months posttest
OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND EDUCATION 2023
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Temperature measurement: Must it be the forehead? A prospective cross-sectional study
MED J MALAYSIA 2022
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The use of cerebral oximetry in surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA 2022
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24-hour observation of patients after intrathecal morphine for lower segment caesarean section–Is it overrated? A prospective observational study
EDITORIAL BOARD 2021
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Innovative cardiac life support course-hybrid model: international medical university experience during the COVID pandemic
SOUTH-EAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021
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A preliminary study on synchronous simulation for clinical teaching and learning among medical under-graduate students
SOUTH-EAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021
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Simulated vs video-assisted learning on clinical competency and retentivity; a preliminary study
SOUTH-EAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021
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Anesthesia Teaching for Undergraduates; Bringing the Operating Theatre to the Simulation Lab: A Pilot Study
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2020
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Levo-Bupivacaine vs. Ropivacaine for Post-Operative Pain Relief after Pre-Emptive Intraperitoneal Instillation in Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
INT J ANESTHETIC ANESTHESIOL 2019
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STUDENTS’PERCEPTION OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CANNULATION AT A PRIVATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN SEREMBAN, NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA
Proceedings of ADVED 2019
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Students’ feedback on effectiveness of combined flipped classroom and high fidelity simulated teaching on airway and ventilation during accident and emergency posting
EDUCATION IN MEDICINE JOURNAL 2018
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Effectiveness of advanced cardiac resuscitation course for final year medical students during anaesthesia rotation.
EDUCATION IN MEDICINE JOURNAL 2017
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Knowledge and risk perceptions of occupational infections among health-care workers in Malaysia
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2017
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Evaluation of workshop for training house-officers and medical officers on medical emergencies using simulation for workplace preparedness
INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND EDUCATION 2017
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Sharing experiences from a reference laboratory in the public health response for Ebola viral disease, MERS-CoV and H7N9 influenza virus investigations
ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE 2016
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Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: Review of laboratory data from 2006 to 2013
SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2016
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The teaching of trauma management in undergraduate medical education.
THE MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MALAYSIA 2016
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Ginger species and their traditional uses in modern applications
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 2015
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Knowledge and practice of medical students of the usage of personal protective equipment: A comparison of two cohorts of students at the International Medical University
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS 2015
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Does simulated training improve medical students’ knowledge on cardiac life support? A study comparing simulated versus traditional teaching at the International Medical University
INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE & EDUCATION 2014
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Pre‐emptive intraperitoneal local anaesthesia: an effective method in immediate post‐operative pain management and metabolic stress response in laparoscopic appendicectomy, a randomized, double‐blinded, placebo‐controlled study
ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2014
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Viral aetiology of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance cases, before and after vaccine policy change from oral polio vaccine to inactivated polio vaccine
JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE 2014
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Legislations on biosecurity: compliance challenges for Malaysian scientists
JOURNAL OF BIOSECURITY, BIOSAFETY, AND BIODEFENSE LAW 2014
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End-of-life attitudes in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) amongst final year medical students at International Medical University, Malaysia
INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND EDUCATION 2014
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The practice of PPE amongst fourth year medical students at A&E. Where are we?
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS 2013
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Shock in the neonate
IEJSME 2013
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Genetically modified mosquito: the Malaysian public engagement experience
BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2012
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Importance of a standardized oncology curriculum in Malaysia
INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND EDUCATION 2012
Other Publications
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Using Simulation for Assessment in Anaesthesia
SIMULCON 2023, 5TH National Simulation Conference- Empowering Healthcare Simulation | 15 Dec 2023
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Role of Standardized Patient - Panel Discussion
SIMULCON 2023, 5TH National Simulation Conference- Empowering Healthcare Simulation | 15 Dec 2023
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Improving quality & safety with simulation
ISQua's 39th International Conference | 27 Aug 2023
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Speed Dating Mentoring for Healthcare Simulation Research
MASSH -PASSH 2023 International Conference in Healthcare Simulation. | 17 Mar 2023
Supervisions
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1) Zafraan Ibrahim Naseer 2) Ahmed Naadir Mohideen 3) Yee Chie Cheng 4) Yee Wen Jun 5) Wang Jia Yin | Undergraduate | 01 Feb 2024 - 15 Jan 2026
Thesis: Effectiveness and safety of intra-operative ketamine during emergence from anaesthesia and pain after septorhinoplasty: systematic review and meta analysis
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Hea Bei, Yassita A/P Balu, Ng Kar Wai, Lai Shi Min,Limashi Thiyangana Dias Hetti Arachchige | Undergraduate | 27 Mar 2023
Thesis: Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students Regarding Patient Safety at International Medical University, Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Jwala Anaghan | Undergraduate | 06 Mar 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
Thesis: Efficacy and safety of molecular-targeted therapies in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A network meta-analysis
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Tan Wei Zhe, Sarishmallini Naikar A/P Surendren, Sharon Ng Yu Xin,Tan Jia Ling | Undergraduate | 02 Oct 2022 - 02 Apr 2023
Thesis: Medical students’ experience of death of a ‘patient’ during simulation: A qualitative study .
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Han You Kyung | Undergraduate | 01 Aug 2022 - 30 Jun 2024
Thesis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse events of WHO approved COVID-19 treatment regimens
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Tan Jin Ying , Rimna Mohamed, Swairee Mahendran, Yee Yi Ling,Teoh Jia Xin | Undergraduate | 01 Aug 2020 - 31 Mar 2021
Thesis: Validation of Questionnaire Designed to Determine Medical Students’ Perspective on the Inexorable Changes in Teaching and Learning Medicine as a Consequence of Covid-19 Pandemic
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Absarina Batrisyia Binti Azizan , Ling Shan-Yan,Tee Yu Wen , Darwitha A/P S.Sivaendran , Dona Ravina Gimhanikirihettige | Undergraduate | 01 Apr 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
Thesis: Comparing the influence of simulation vs video assisted learning on retentivity of clinical competency and knowledge in undergraduate medical students.
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Brenda Lim Thean I, Lerinna Lim Zhang Teing, Er Hong Rui, Tan Xin Hui, Ng Jye Lianne | Undergraduate | 01 Dec 2017 - 29 Aug 2018
Thesis: Effects of caffeine consumption on the alertness of medical students during afternoon lectures.
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Hean Boon Chern, Wong Ee Choong, Leong Chern Hong, Ng Zi Jean, Tan Hooi Ann | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2016 - 30 Dec 2016
Thesis: To compare the efficacy of ibuprofen vs acetaminophen for management of pain in post-tonsillectomy patients - Systematic Review
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Kong Shu Ning, Tee Shi Ting, Hamitra Gandhi, Muhammad Faiz bin Ismail ,Joanne Sue James | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2015 - 31 Jan 2016
Thesis: 24- hour observation of patients after intrathecal morphine for lower segment caesarean section – is it overrated?
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Benjamin Chua Wei Jie, Suvena Naidu A/P Rajendran Naidu, Marie Charlini Radhika Alles, Nuur Ijj’lal Bt Surani, Iyvonne Chuah Sock Yi | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2014 - 01 Jun 2014
Thesis: Physical characteristics as predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea