Brunei Shell contributes to Asean ORL

This biennial congress will be participated by representatives from the ten Asean member countries and is scheduled to take place from January 27th to 29th at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Berakas.

Haji Zainal Abidin Hj Mohd Ali, Deputy Managing Director of BSP cum Human Resources and External Affairs Director will be presenting the cheque worth $75,000 on behalf of the four joint-venture companies on Thursday, January 23rd at ICC as part of BSP's overall contribution to health care in Brunei.

On hand to receive the cheque will be Pehin Orang Kaya Putera Maharaja Dato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Awang Abu Bakar Haji Apong, the Minister of Health.

BSP will take part in the Occupation- related Disorders symposium which will be chaired by Dr Andrew Benc, Chief Medical Officer at Panaga Hospital on the first day of the Congress.

In this session, discussions will focus on diseases that affect ear, nose and throat in relation to occupations for example noise-induced hearing loss.

There will be three international speakers at this session and participants will include 15 staff from Panaga Hospital.

This will be the first time for Brunei Darussalam to host such a congress which centred on discussions of recent advances, service provision and education.

In addition, there will be an in-depth focus on regional needs, cooperation and practice regarding ORL Head and Neck Surgery in line with the chosen theme "Otorhinolaryngology: Promoting and Strengthening Regional Partnership."

In conjunction with the Congress sessions, BSP will also be participating in an Exhibition featuring the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC). The Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC) Exhibition Booth will display the main activities that took place in OGDC since its opening in September last year such as the official opening by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the recent Hari Raya gathering with Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha.

The Congress will be officiated by the Minister of Health on Monday, January 27th, 2003 and is to be followed by plenary sessions, symposia, instructional sessions and panel discussions.

There will be 10 plenary sessions and proposed topics include Advances in Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Current Status of Implant Otology, Sleep Medicine, Rhinology, Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Evidence Based Medicine.

One of the congress highlights will be the innovative session named eORL, a session that illustrates the increasing use of information technology (IT) in ORL specifically and health care in general.