Visiting Professor
Fujita Health University, Japan
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Obtained M, B.B, S from University Malaya in 1979. Postgraduate Medical Education at the University of London British Postgraduate Medical Education in 1981 to 1983. Acquired Australian FFARM in 2000, FRCP Glasgow in 2006, and Malaysian Fellow of Academy of Medicine in 2014. Pioneered Rehabilitation Medicine in Malaysia in 1980, sports Medicine residency in 1996, and rehabilitation medicine residency in 1997. Links:https://umexpert.um.edu.my/zalihaomar
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Currently, 1) Honorary Professor at University Malaya, Kula Lumpur Malaysia 2) Visiting Professor Fujita Health University Japan 3) reading Ph. D. in geriatric rehabilitation in Fujita Health University, Japan, 4) ACRM CIRM Fellow (2021/2022). Research interest 1) Community-based rehabilitation, 2) Teamwork, and Leadership in rehabilitation, 3) Therapeutic Sensory Stimulation Garden, 4) Social cohesion and resilience in rehabilitation 5) Systems approach in rehabilitation. Attendance at international conferences: 300. Publications on rehabilitation: 43