ICMHAT 2022 Programme Schedule

Time

Agenda

Presenter

7.45 am – 8.15 am

Registration

8.15 am – 9.15 am

Welcome Speech

Keynote Address

Opening Ceremony

A/P Dr. Rusdi Bin Abd Rashid - (Director of UMCAS)

YB Tuan Khairy Jamaluddin Bin Abu Bakar – (Minister of Health Malaysia)

Professor Ir. Dr. Shaliza Ibrahim – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Universiti Malaya

9.15 am – 9.30 am

Tea Break and Press Conference

9.30 am – 10.00 am

Plenary 1 : Benefits of Medical Cannabis : An Overview 

A/P Dr. Rusdi Bin Abd Rashid (Director UMCAS)

10.00 am – 11.00 am

Symposium 1: Role of CBD in Medical Practice

(10.00 am – 10.15 am)

CBD as a Treatment in Depression and Cancer Patient: Case Study

Dr. Mohd Khafidz Bin Mohd Ishak

(President Persatuan Insaf Murni Malaysia) 

(10.15 am – 10.30 am)

Cannabis-Based Medicine for Endocannabinoid Deficient Patients

Dr. Janethy Balakrishnan -  President of Association of Integrative Medicine Malaysia (AIMM)

(10.30 am – 10.45 am)

New Momentum in Exploring the Benefits of Medical Cannabis

Dr. Nur Azzalia Kamaruzaman -

(Director of National Poison Centre USM)

(10.45 am – 11.00 am)

Q & A

11.00 am – 11.30 am

Plenary 2: The California Cannabis Experiment : Medical Research in a Challenging Environment

(ONLINE)

Mrs. Constance Finley -

(CEO/Founder of Constance Therapeutics – USA)

11.30 am – 12.30 pm

Symposium 2 : Cannabis in  Pre-Clinical Research

(11.30 am – 11.45 am)

What’s Wrong with Cannabis

A/P Dr. Md Azman Seeni Mohamed

(Department of Toxicology, Advanced Medical & Dental Institute, USM)

(11.45 am – 12.00 pm)

 Cannabidiol in Ocular Diseases

 A/P Dr. Haliza Abdul Mutalib

(Centre for Community Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences - UKM)

(12.00 pm – 12.15 pm)

Chemical Constituents in Cannabis

A/P Dr. Najihah Binti Mohd Hashim

(Deputy Dean of Academic at Faculty of Pharmacy UM and the Head of CENAR-Centre for Natural Products Research & Drug Discovery UM)

(12.15 pm – 12.30 pm)

Q &A

12.30 pm – 2.00 pm

Lunch

2.00 pm  -2.30 pm 

Plenary 3: Medical Cannabis & Mental Health Treatment

Prof. Dr. Mohamad Hussain Habil

(Head of School Faculty of Medicine Mahsa)

2.30 pm – 3.30 pm

Symposium 3 : Use of CBD in Psychiatry 

(2.30 pm – 2.45 pm)

TBC

 ONLINE

A/P Dr. Ekkasit Kumarnsit (Prince of Songkla University, Thailand)

 (2.45 pm – 3.00 pm)

 CBD for Autism with Behavior Issues

Dr. Aida Syarinaz Binti Ahmad Adlan

(Department of Psychological Medicine - Faculty of Medicine UM)

(3.00 pm – 3.15 pm)

Cannabidiol and Treatment of Psychosis

A/P Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Bin Ahmad Zahari

(Deputy Director of UMCAS)

(3.15 pm – 3.30 pm)

Q & A

3.30 pm – 3.45 pm

Tea Break

(3.45 pm - 4.45 pm)

Forum 1: Cannabis: The New

Perspective

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Noor Zurani Binti Md Haris Robson

(Department of Primary Care, Medicine Faculty of Medicine)

1. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hussain Habil - (Head of School Faculty of Medicine Mahsa)

2. Mr. Johan Mohamad -(Founder and President of MHIRA)
3. Dr. NorIlyani - (Leader of Substance Use Disorder Research Group IIUM) 
4. Mr. Fahmi Bin Hassan – (Member of Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society)
5. Mr. Mohd Faisal Bin Maksom – (Director of PUSPEN Muar, Johor)

6. Mdm. Sharon Lilian How - (Senior Lecturer, Head of Unit for psychiatry MAHSA University Health Psychologist & Clinical Hypnotherapist)

4.45 pm – 5.00 pm

Closing

A/P Dr. Rusdi Bin Abd Rashid

7.30 am - 8.15 am 

Registration 

8.15 am – 8.45 am 

Plenary 4: Thailand Experience After 3 Years of Legalization of Cannabis Products

Prof. Dr. Rasmon Kalyasiri –

(Director of The Centre for Addiction Studies (CADS) Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Universtiy Thailand)

8.45 am – 9.45 am

Symposium 4: Medical Cannabis Journey & Industry Opportunities

(8.45 am – 9.00 am)

Halal HEMP - Halal CBD certification

 (ONLINE)

Tengku Chanela Jamidah -

(Founder of Halal HEMP, Global Cannabis Advocate & Consultant)

(9.00 am – 9.15 am)

IAES Hemp

Mr. How Ying Chong –

(CEO of IAES Hemp)

(9.15 am – 9.30 am)

HempLab

Dato’ Wan M Nizar bin Wan Fauzi

- (Chairman of HempLab) 

(9.30 am – 9.45 am)

Q&A

9.45 am – 10.00 am

Tea Break

10.00  am – 10.30 am 

Plenary 5 : Kratom & Addiction Treatment

(ONLINE)

A/P Dr. Satariya Trakulsrichai

(Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand)

10.30 am – 11.30 am 

Symposium 5 : KRATOM  as Medicinal Herbs for Addiction

(10.30 am – 10.45 am)

KETUM and ATS : Ketum Potential as an ATS Substitution Therapy

Prof. Nasir Mohamad

(Medical Lecturer Unisza)

 (10.45 am – 11.00 am)

 Kratom as Pain Killer 

Prof. Dr. Vicknasingam Balasingam Kasinather

(Director Centre for Drug Research - USM)

(11.00 am – 11.15 am)

Kratom Potential for Opiate Replacement

Prof. Dr. Khalijah Binti Awang

(Department of Chemistry UM)

(11.15 am – 11.30 am)

Q & A

11.30 am – 12.00 pm

Plenary 6: Viewpoints of CBD Framework for Malaysia from the Scientific Community

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mohamed Isa Abd Majid –

(Coordinator, National Poison Centre USM)

12.00 pm – 1.00 pm

(12.00 pm – 12.15 pm)

Symposium 6: CBD and Legal Issues

Cannabis in Islamic World 

.

Dr. Shaikh Mohd Saifuddeen bin Shaikh Mohd Salleh –

PrincipleFellow / Director Centre for Science & Environment Studies (KIAS) (IKIM)

(12.15 pm – 12.30 pm)

Cannabis & Thailand Drug Policies

Prof. Dr. Rasmon Kalyasiri –

(Director of The Centre for Addiction Studies (CADS) Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Universtiy, Thailand)

(12.30 pm - 12.45 pm)

Cannabis Research & Implementation

Dr. Zaril Harza Zakaria –

(Head of Evaluation & Safety of Investigational New Product Section NPRA)

(12.45 pm – 1.00 pm)

Q & A

1.00 pm – 2.00 pm 

Lunch

2.00 pm – 2.40 pm

Symposium 7 : Addiction, Prevention and Intervention on Community among Malaysian Youth

(2.00 pm – 2.15pm)

Substance Use in Malaysian Youth : Unraveling The Issue

A/P Dr. Suzaily Binti Wahab –

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

(2.15 pm – 2.30 pm)

Involvement of parent towards drug prevention programmes in Kelantan

Dr. Siti Salina Binti Abdullah -

Senior lecturer Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)

(2.30 pm – 2.45 pm)

Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Illegal Drug Dealing Activities in Four States of Malaysia

A/P Dr. Siti Norul Huda Binti Sheikh Abdullah -

Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation), Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

(2.45 pm – 3.00 pm)

Potential Use of kratom in Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

Dr. Mohamed Nashrudin Bin Naharudin–

(Centre for Sport and Exercises Sciences, Universiti Malaya)

(3.00 pm – 3. 15pm)

Q & A

3.15 pm -3.30 pm

Tea Break

3.30 pm – 4.45 pm

Forum 2: Decriminalization of Cannabis: Pro & Cons

Moderator:  Datuk Sukhindarpal Singh – (Advocate and Solicitor  High court of Malaya)

Panelists:

• YB Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman – (Ahli Parlimen Muar)

• Datuk Dr. Rushdi Ramli – (Public Health Physician Specialists, UMCAS Fellow & Insaf Murni Advisory Committee, Former Head of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Sector, Ministry of Health Malaysia and also Former State Health Director of Melaka)

• Dr. Hadijah Binti Baba – (Director of ADDK Negeri Sembilan)

• Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ali Mohd – (Professor Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University)

• Dr. Norsiah Ali - (Head of Clinic, Consultant Family Medicine Specialist, and Addiction Specialist, Masjid Tanah Health Clinic, Melaka)

4.45 pm – 5.00 pm

Wrap up and closing 

A/P Dr. Rusdi bin Abd Rashid (Director of UMCAS)