National conference of clinical research

As a committee member of the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society, I volunteered some time to man the booth at this year's 15th National Conference of Clinical Research (NCCR) in Penang as I had some time to spare on the 18th of October which was today. 

The NCCR had brought together some 200 to 300 people from around the country to listen to medical specialists talk about their line of work. I sat in for the plenary sessions before the official opening and quite enjoyed the first and third speakers. 

But my actual duty, as I said earlier, was to man the Society's rather modest booth. Two banners explained what we were all about. It was quite an experience and it was a pity that I could not spare more time for the second and third days of the conference tomorrow and the day after. 

It was so satisfying to meet with doctors and clinical researchers from all parts of the country. Some had heard of Wu Lien-Teh but many had not. But once I mentioned face mask to them, they readily recognised the contribution of one of Malaysia's greatest unsung heroes. 

Myself with the hard-working Secretary of the Wu Lien-Teh Society, Dr Hor Chee Peng, who was doubling up as a Master of Ceremony at this NCCR