Tan Maw Pin
@mawptan
Followers
887
Following
869
Media
115
Statuses
735
Professor in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Malaya, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur City, Kuala Lumpu
Joined August 2015
Great discussions with @melisa_idris on the futility and the harms of the current war on drugs from the lens of former undercover cop with @wudzee0
@yayasanaidsMY @globalcdp @IDPCnet
On #ConsiderThis @Melisa_Idris speaks with former undercover police officer Neil Woods @wudzee0 @PoliceForReform @dppmys about how drug prohibition policies fuel organised crime.
1
13
16
Now out in paperback. Our instruction manual informed by participatory action research among community-dwelling older adults. Social isolation is a major health determinant! @CambridgeScholarsPub
https://t.co/xkKzSo9U0A
#loneliness #socialisolation @unimalaya @UniMalayaLib
0
0
4
Golden Connections https://t.co/qYruVF74Aw A nice little article in @asianscientist outlining how our tech savvy older Malaysians stay connected. #socialisolation #loneliness #olderadults @unimalaya @UniMalayaLib
0
0
1
Healthy Ageing: We Now Have A Dementia Action Plan, So What Next? https://t.co/s6Or9nO53l Thank you @BFMradio for giving us some air time for this. Really hope budget funding and structural reform will follow this plan. @AlzDisInt @KKMPutrajaya @DrDzul @MOFmalaysia
bfm.my
BFM | The Business Station
0
0
1
Action plan on dementia launched https://t.co/xbSfZdRA95 Thank you @TheStar_news for publishing this letter on the National Dementia Action Plan launched on 1st Oct by @DrDzul @KKMPutrajaya. @AlzDisInt
thestar.com.my
FROM PROF TAN MAW PIN on behalf of ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE FOUNDATION MALAYSIA GERONTOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA MALAYSIAN HEALTHY AGEING SOCIETY and MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF GERIATRIC MEDICINE
0
0
4
https://t.co/neExyJOrjv. Really proud of Xiang Jiang for this achievement. It's not easy determining prescribing patterns in a low- and middle-income country with limited records, and he has done it! @UniMalayaLib @unimalaya
0
0
1
@DrLKVaughan @RCPhysicians Thank you, Louella. Yes we are planning to share the recording with all fellows and members. I’m committed to greater transparency and a much more open approach.
2
2
32
Feisty @RCPhysicians AGM tonight! I have asked for the recording to be made available to Fellows even AFTER the meeting. Important step toward greater transparency. Those Fellows who did not make the meeting should WATCH!
8
25
174
It was a great honor to present the #STOPPFall
https://t.co/AkSsyuFkQ0 and other work of the @EuGMSSociety SIG Falls & Fractures the world falls guidelines https://t.co/BFVZeeIuH7 and our ongoing work on Smart clinical decision support systems at the @DGG & @DGGGeV in Kassel!
academic.oup.com
AbstractBackground. falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects on functional independence and quality of life and ar
Great keynote on falls prevention from @n_vandervelde in front of more than 150 German speaking (incl Suisse/Austrian) Geriatricians at the @DGG & @DGGG_eV Congress in @uni_kassel. thanks for joining us Natalie and seeing you next week @EuGMSSociety in Valencia!
0
3
11
https://t.co/g9v80OvRPl So pleased with the chance to make the country contribution to this report. Really hope it makes a difference. #dementiainthecommonwealth
0
0
1
My talk for the WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services has been uploaded to Youtube! Feel free to watch this if you are interested in #FallPrevention for older adults with #dementia. I hope this will provide some resources for you. https://t.co/3PNBewwKpg
0
2
5
https://t.co/vInIM6tJvc
@501Awani @KKMPutrajaya @DrDzul There should be no differentiation between health and social care. The health transformation that follows the health white paper will consider the redefined universal health coverage and incorporate long term care.
0
1
2
https://t.co/pcPPHYWYw6. How exciting, Malaysia will be meeting the target of a National Dementia Action Plan by the end of this year! We do hope it will be adequately funded! @DrDzul @KKMPutrajaya @501Awani @AlzDisInt
0
2
5
ADI is asking its global community about their attitudes towards dementia. Every response we receive can make a world of difference: https://t.co/GYK1PKe4QL Please take just 10 minutes to answer the survey by clicking on the link or scanning the QR code, and share widely with
0
29
29
The Brazilian 🇧🇷 national Dementia Plan has been approved!! Congratulations to @elainemateus and all of our colleagues @febraz_br this is hopefully the start of a better life for people living with #dementia and families in Brazil!! @AlzDisInt @DiegoAguilar_78
1
5
20
🎊 Have you been informed? 😍 💡About falls efficacy: A commentary for World Falls Guidelines has been accepted! Be one of the first few to be informed. 🗞️📓 🚀 Read more: https://t.co/l56SFeBbII
@LaterLifeTrain @mawptan @chrismccrum @OkuboYoshi @DrFarles @soh_sze
0
8
24
How to improve drug evaluation in older patients: The perspective of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS). #geriatrics
https://t.co/yxvsyCdJIo
0
64
112
Thank u for ur commitment in improving quality life of person w dementia & carers thru the Malaysian Nat Dementia Plan Minister @DrDzul we look forward seeing u again @AlzDisInt Geneva side event in May @PaolaBarbarino @mawptan
1
2
6