Wonder Women KL

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Hey ladies!

We're back in June, and this time around we've got a charming and heartwarming topic to be brought live @ the attic!

It's "Wonder Women Live @ The Attic: I'm Going to Have a Baby!" with Sharene Ch'ng, Rosalie Cerutti & Dr. Ang Eng Suan from Family Planning.

Not only for all you moms to be, but for all curious ladies out there! Find out what these glowing women are going through as they share their experiences, differences and joy!

Date: June 12th
Time: 7.30pm to 9pm
Place: The Attic, 61-2 Jalan Bangkung Bukit Bandaraya, 59100 KL
Phone: 03 2093 8842
No cover charge!

Please RSVP to wonderwomen.kl@gmail.com

Also check our Facebook group out @ http://www.facebook.com/wall.php?id=17975132880#/group.php?gid=17975132880

See you ladies then!

ROSALIE CERUTTI

Rosalie is 33 years old, married for 5 years although she has been with her husband for 14 years. They currently have 2 kids, Charlotte (age 3) and Casper

(age 15) and 5 months pregnant with their third child.

Rosalie was born in the Netherlands and her family moved to Jakarta, Indonesia when she was 3 months old. They lived there for 4 years before returning to The Netherlands. She has a Master of Arts in English Linguistics and Literature (University of Utrecht). She worked as ICT service desk manager for two separate ICT departments at ABNAMRO bank in Amsterdam. When Rosalie's husband was expatriated to Malaysia, she quit her job immediately and came along - 6 months pregnant!

Rosalie has organized events for the Dutch community for past 3 years. She also teaches Dutch to a couple of kids who are half-Dutch but who don't speak the language well enough to go to the Dutch school. Oh yeah, her toughest job thus far is being a mum

SHARENE CH'NG

Sharene Ch'ng is 30 years old married for 2 years and is 5 months pregnant with her first child. She comes from an accounting and finance industry. After marriage, Sharene and her husband planned to have a baby in Year 2008. This is a completely new experience for her and feels that she has embarked into another stage of her life to become a mummy to a little baby.

DR ANG ENG SUAN

Dr Ang graduated from the University of Malaya with an M.B.B.S. in 1975 and obtained an M.P.H. from the University of Michigan, USA in 1983.

She was medical officer at the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur for a short 8 months before joining the National Population and Family Development Board where she stayed for almost 18 years. Her last position was as the Director, Human Reproduction and Specialist Centre. From 1994 to 2005, she was the Executive Director of the Federation of Family Planning Associations, Malaysia. Since then she has worked as an independent consultant in reproductive health.

Dr Ang has pursued a purposive career in the field of population, family planning and family development, and sexual and reproductive health for over three (3) decades. She has gained extensive experience in clinical work, training, research, strategic planning, organizational management and policy development. In the course of her work, she visited and/or worked with many facilities and programs and provided specific consultancies in cross-cultural settings in the Asia Pacific Region, especially in projects mediated through the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

In the past 2 years she has carried out consultancies for the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the International Committee on Management of Population Programmes, the National Population and Family Development board, the National Council of Women's Organizations Malaysia and the United Nations Population Fund, Malaysia.

Dr Ang is currently engaged as a short-term consultant in SRH and HIV/AIDS by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Malaysia. She was appointed an Adjunct Professor in the Health and Research Development Unit (HeRDU), University of Malaya in June 2007.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Wonder Women brings an Amazing May

WONDER WOMEN LIVE @ THE ATTIC is proud to feature the two Malaysian teams from The Amazing Race Asia Season 2 for May 2008.

Joining us will be Diane Douglas from the "Dancing Moms" team and Vanessa Chong from the "The Sisters" team. Come join us as we discuss the trials, tribulations, relationships and fun moments of these powerful Malaysian Ladies during their amazing race.

We look forward to seeing you!!

Date: Thursday May 8th 2008
Time: 7.30 pm to 9pm
Venue: The Attic
61-2 Jalan Bangkung
Bukit Bandaraya Bangsar
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 03-2093 8842

In JUNE, WONDER WOMEN LIVE @ THE ATTIC will pay tribute to a very important and amazing woman in our lives. In conjunction with Mother's Day on the 11th of May, we will have a Mother's Day Special - "I'm Going To Have A Baby" on June 12th.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

As a sequel to The Teddy Bears' Party @ The Attic in October 2007, The Amazing Journey of Belinda Bateman amazed the audience. For further amazement, click here

Friday, March 14, 2008

Wonder Women Meets Again March

Any sex related topics definitely would create interest and draw a good crowd. And draw a crowd we did in February despite being "Chap Goh Meh" night. Many of course looked forward to the Q & A session at the end and the was no stopping the throwing wild questions at the Prof!!!Thanks Prof George Lee for being such a sport.

Belinda Bateman

Dr Evelyn Ho

Our March topic will definitely ground most people. It is a very humbling and yet realistic experience. 2007's Global Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October saw Wonder Women hosting "The Teddy Bears' Tea Party" to launch Dr. Annie Smith's book – "Bearing Up With Cancer" which relates her journey through the eyes of her alter-ego – A Teddy Bear.

Proceeds were channeled back to Breast Cancer Welfare Association (BCWA). The event was supported by BCWA, The College of Radiology Malaysia, Hospis Malaysia, Professor Yip Cheng Har, consultant breast surgeon and sponsored by Just Heavenly Cakes, Mr. Ho Ko Yew – lawyer by profession and pianist by passion, Ms Sarah Shahrum, The Attic and Lorraine Tan.

One individual who has benefited from BCWA and Hospis Malaysia is Belinda Bateman who will be with us on the 27^th of March to share her amazing and incredible journey.

Maxnetic also held a charity bazaar and fashion show in support of breast cancer awareness last year October at Marmalade Cafe in Bangsar Village 2.

Dr. Evelyn Ho

The President of The College of Radiology – will also be present to stress the

importance of self breast examination and answer your questions.

Date: ThursdayMarch 27th 2008
Time: 7 pm
Address: 61-2 Jalan Bangkung
Bukit Bandaraya Bangsar
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 03 - 2093 8842

BELINDA BATEMAN

Belinda was recently diagnosed with cancer and she was forced to quit her job which was her sole source of income for herself and her daughter Renayy. Belinda is a single mom.

Having grown up with congenital multiple arthogryposis, Belinda had to overcome and face social biasness in society from an early age. This biasness has unfortunately led on till this day. Nonetheless Belinda strove on through life and eventually gave birth to a beautiful daughter Renayy. It was said that the chances of Belinda’s offspring being born with similar congenital deformities was one in a million, and true to form, Renayy they was that millionth baby.

As if growing up with a disability that slashed her job scope in half wasn’t bad enough, (though she did eventually get a job as a teacher) then onto having to raise Renayy as a single mother, Belinda, at 38,was diagnosed with cancer, and was asked to resign by her company after they paid for her lumpectomy.

Now, with no job, hardly any savings, high treatment costs, social stigma of being a single mother, as well as working with her physical disability, Belinda turned to EPF, Socso, and Welfare for help. And rightly so, as one would think to do in her position.

Now anyone in their rightful mind would be able to take just one look at Belinda and note that she was in fact disabled, and in serious needs of funding for both her and her daughter. With no family or friends being able to support her. Most of us would think that the story ended with a happy scene in which Belinda got the money and the treatment she so rightfully needed, and that life is much easier for her today.

Regrettably that didn’t happen; instead she was told that both EPF and Socso needed to take time out to “Investigate” her condition and situation. In other words, for now not only does Belinda not have any funds to fund both her and her daughter, no one is helping her, not even those who should and can.

COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY
The College of Radiology (CoR) was formerly known as The Malaysian Radiological Society (MRS) - formed by a group of radiologists and radiotherapists in the early 70's.

Today, the College of Radiology is a part of the Academy of Medicine and is made up of clinical radiologists, clinical oncologists, medical physicists and medical professionals with the following objectives:

Improving the quality of patient care with better outcomes, cost-effectiveness and safety
Advancing the science of radiology/biomedical imaging/clinical oncology through adoption of newer proven technologies and treatment modalities
Positively influencing the socio-economics of the practice of radiology/biomedical imaging/clinical oncology
Facilitating continuing education for radiology/biomedical imaging/clinical oncology and allied health professions
Supporting, facilitating and promoting the conduct of research for the future of radiology/biomedical imaging and clinical oncology
Forging closer relationships with other colleges to form partnerships in post graduate training and research activities
Advising and assisting the relevant regulatory authorities
Participating in educational community projects
Establishing standards and practice guidelines in the use of Information Technology in the related disciplines."

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Happy New Year, Gong Xi Fa Chai & Season Greetings!

ALL NEW WONDER WOMEN

1st GET TOGETHER of 2008

We are extremely pleased to announce the re-launch of

our WONDER WOMEN this new year with

a new look, new approach, new and more exciting topics.

Many have asked us to open up the group and not limit

to just women entrepreneurs.

Since our aim is to empower women,

we are opening the group up to everyone.

Some of our up-coming topics will include:

" Sex & Sexuality / Sense & Sensibility"

"Life After Divorce"

"Women In Crisis"

"Kids & Obesity"

If you have topics which you would like us to address

do write in to us at: wonderwomen.kl@gmail.com

UPCOMING WONDER WOMEN

Topic: Sex & Sexuality / Sense & Sensibility

Speaker: Assoc. Prof. George Lee Eng Geap

who is Associate Professor of Surgery as well

as Consultant Urological Surgeon

attached to UMMC

(University Malaya Medical Centre).

Without sounding sleazy, pornographic or

deliriously clinical, these are extremely

profound topics which many people will find

interesting, meaningful and enlightening.

More so in our culture whereby the mere mention

of "sex" used to be a taboo.

Today, it has been upgraded to acceptable

though not really discussed openly.

Hopefully this session will be able to provide useful information as well as eliminate some of the old wives tales.

There will be a Question & Answer session at the end.

We look forward to seeing you!!

Date: 21^st of February
Day: Thursday
Time: 7 pm
Venue: The Attic
61-2 Jalan Bangkung
Bukit Bandaraya Bangsar
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 03-2093 8842

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

1990-1993 BA
Medical Sciences and Pharmacology

Fitzwilliam College

Cambridge University

1993-1995 MB BChir

The Clinical School, Addenbrookes' Hospital

Cambridge University

1999 MRCS The Royal College of Surgeons of England

1999 MRCSEd The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

2000 MA Fitzwilliam College
Cambridge University

2004 FRCS The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

2006 FEBU

Fellowship of European Board of Urology, Athens

TRAINING APPOINTMENTS

Feb 1996-Feb 1997 PRHO

Cambridge University Rotation

Feb 1996-Apr1996 General Medicine and Endocrinology

Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich

Consultants: JL Day and G Rayman

May 1996-Aug 1996 General Medicine and Cardiology

Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich

Consultants: RM Oliver and NA Irvine

Aug 1996-Nov 1996 General Surgery

Addenbrookes' Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge

Consultant: Prof Sir Roy Calne

Nov 1996-Feb 1997 Urology

Addenbrookes' Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge

Consultants: PT Doyle, KN Bullock, A Doble

Feb 1997-Feb 1999 SHO- Basic Surgical Training

Oxford University Surgical Rotation

Feb 1997-Aug 1997 Accident and Emergency

John Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust, Oxford

Consultants: DV Skinner and P Hornby

Aug 1997-Oct 1997 Orthopaedics

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford

Consultants: P MacLardy-Smith and D Murray

Oct 1997-Feb 1998 Trauma Surgery

John Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust, Oxford

Consultants: N McNally and K Willet

Feb 1998-Aug 1998 Renal Transplant Surgery

Oxford Transplant Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford Consultant: Prof Sir Peter Morris

Aug 1998-Feb 1999 General Surgery and Upper GI Surgery

Gloucestershire Royal General Hospital, Gloucester

Consultants: Prof H Barr and M Vipond

Feb 1999-Apr 2000 SHO

Urology and Gynaecology

Feb 1999-Apr 1999 Urology

The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London

Consultants: WF Hendry, RJ Shearer, CRJ Woodhouse

Apr 1999-Aug 1999 Gynaecological Oncology

The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London

Consultant: Prof JH Shepherd

Sept 1999-Apr 2000 Urology

The Institute of Urology and Nephrology

University College London Hospital NHS Trust

Consultants: PH Worth and PJR Shah

Apr 2000- Apr2006 SpR in Urology

North Thames Deanery Imperial Rotation

Apr 2000-Oct 2000 Renal Transplant and Paediatric Urology

The Hammersmith Hospital, London

Consultants: G Williams and S Agarwal

Oct 2000-Oct 2001 St Mary's Hospital

Paddington, London

Consultants: R Witherow, J Vale, A Patel

Oct 2001- Oct 2002 Hillingdon Hospital

Uxbridge

Consultants: A Pope and KJ Ng

Oct 2002 –Oct 2003 Wexham Park Hospital

Slough

Consultants: C Hudd, O Karim and H Motiwala,

M Laniado

Oct 2003- Oct 2004 Watford General Hospital

Watford

Consultants: J Crisp, M Ruston, A Thurston

M Pancharatnam

Sept 2004-Oct 2005 Endo-Urology

The Institute of Urology and Nephrology

The Middlesex Hospital, London

Consultants: T Philp, S Choong

Oct 2005- April 2006 Endourology and Male subfertility

Imperial College Hospital NHS Trusts, London

Consultants: Professor G Williams, S Carter, J Ramsay, S Agarwal

PUBLISHED BOOK

October 2006 Medical School Interviews:

A Prctical Guide to Help you Get that Place at Medical School

George Lee, Olivier Pickard

ISS Medical

ISBN 1-905812-04-3

January 2007 Role Play For GPST/ GPVTS

George Lee

ISC Medical

ISBN 978-1905812-15-8

PUBLICATIONS

Pancreatic Plasma Membrane: Promiscuous Partners in Membrane Fusion

G Lee, S Marciniak, C MacLean and JM Edwardson

Department of Pharmacology

Cambridge University

Biochemical Journal 298 (1994); 599-604

An Unusual Case of Renal Cell Carcinoma with Two Rare metastases

G Lee, SD Sharma and KN Bullock

Department of Urology

Addenbrookes' Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology 32 (1998); 239-240

Accidental Digital Injection of Adrenaline from an Auto-Injector Device

G Lee and PC Thomas

Department of Accident and Emergency

John Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust, Oxford

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine 15 (1998); 287

Case Report: Successful Elective Thrombolysis of a Spontaneous Renal Vein Thrombosis

G Lee, C Watson, KJ Mammen, J Phillips-Hughes and PJ Morris

Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Medical School

Department of Radiology, Oxford University Medical School

BJU International 83 (1999); 869-80

Urologenital Radiology- Vesico-Uterine Fistula: MRI Diagnosis

JM Murphy, G Lee, SD Sharma and DJ Lomas

Department of Urology, Cambridge University clinical School

Department of Radiology, Cambridge University clinical School

European Radiology 9:9 (1999); 1876-1878

Severe haemolysis after an ABO unmatched kidney transplantation- A Case of a Non Secretor transplanted from a donor with high anti-A titre

AJ Sternberg, G Lee, T Croxton, PJ Morris, TJ Littlewood, MF Murphy

Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Medical School

Department of Haematology, Oxford University Medical School

Transfusion Medicine 10:1 (2000); 87-89

Case Report: A unique treatment for and unusual fistula

G Lee, N Christopher, M Kellet, PJR Shah

The Institute of Urology and Nephrology

Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust, London

BJU International (2000), DOI: 1046/J. 1464-410X. 2000.01933x

Case Report: An unusual case of duplex uretero-pyelo-cystoplasty

G Lee, N Christopher, PJR Shah

The Institute of Urology and Nephrology

Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust, London

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2000) 34:380

Case Report: Minimally invasive treatment of an unusual obstructive ectopic upper pole ureter

George Lee, Kakahama Attar, Charles Hudd

Wexham Park Hospital, Slough

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2003) 36 (1); 21-22

The Secret of the Phantom Stone: A case report

Kakahama Attar, George Lee, Ed Rowe, Charles Hudd

Wexham Park Hospital, Slough

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2003) 36 (1); 27-28

Case Report: Sarcomatoid carcinoma arising from the ureter: a rare case and a treatment dilemma

G Lee, A Rankin, M Williamson, A Pope

Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust,

Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2004) 36 (2); 153-4

Chapter: Fast facts (Urology Highlights 2004-5)

Stone Disease

G Lee, S Choong

The Institute of Urology and Nephrology, London

Health Press Limited (2005) 60-67

Thermo-expandable intra-prostatic stent in the treatment of acute urinary retention in elderly patients with significant co-morbidities

G Lee, S Marathe, S Sabbagh, J cCrisp

Watford General Hospital, Watford

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2005) 37 (3); 501-4

Non seminomatous germ cell tumour of a solitary testis in a 70-year-old man: A rare case

G Lee, I Tsiriopoulos, S Marathe, R Smith, J Crisp

Watford General Hospital, Watford

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2005) 37 (3); 533-4

Case Report: Cystitis glandularis mimics bladder tumour: A case report and diagnostic characteristics

G Lee, I Tsiriopoulos , K Yajnik, R Smith, M Pancharatnam

Watford General Hospital, Watford

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2005) 37 (4); 713-5

Case report: Primary splenic marginal lymphoma with bladder metastases mimicking interstitial cystitis

I Tsiriopoulos, G Lee, A O'Reilly, R Smith, M Pancharatnam

Watford General Hospital, Watford

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2006) 38 (4); 475-6

Safety and detailed patterns of morbidity of transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsy of prostate in a urologist-led unit

George Lee, Kakahama Attar, Marc Laniado, Omer Karim

Wexham Park Hospital

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2006) 37 (2); 281-5

Trans-rectal ultrasound guided biopsy of the prostate: evolving nationwide diversity in practice and training

George Lee, Kakahama Attar, Marc Laniado, H Motiwala, Omer Karim

Wexham Park Hospital

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2007) 39 (1); 185-8

Primary uretero-iliac fistula: the unusual source of haematuria

Khong TL, Winstanley V, Lee G, Christmas T, Ramsay J.

Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London,

International Journal of Urology and Nephrology (2007) 39 (3); 751-3

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Thermo-expandable intra-prostatic stent in the treatment of acute urinary retention in elderly patients with significant co-morbidities

G Lee, S Sabbagh, S Mararthe, J Crisp

European Association of Urology, Istanbul (March 2005)

Day case holmium laser enucleation of prostate: an early experience

G Lee, I Tsiriopoulos, S Mararthe, J Crisp

European Association of Urology, Istanbul (March 2005)

The rendezvous procedure in the management of complex ureteric strictures: Seven-year experience