Birinder Kaur Sadu Singh
Aseptic Compounding Pharmacist
Kuala Lumpur
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
2001
2001
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Reviewer
01.2023 - Current
- Reviewer for Guidelines on Insertion and Management of Short Peripheral Catheters in Adults by Registered Nurses, by Infusion Nursing Society, Malaysia
- Scientific paper reviewer for Journal of Functionals Foods manuscripts
Preceptor and Lecturer for Postgraduate (M.Pharm) and Undergraduate (BPharm)
Pharmacy Faculty, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
01.2019 - Current
Head of Sterile Services
Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
01.2005 - Current
- Setup the entire cleanroom setting operations at HCTM pharmacy involving in-patient pharmacy services, inventory management, drug formulary management, parenteral nutrition and cytotoxic drugs reconstitution
- Developed online prescribing and dispensing modules in these areas for supply of medications
- Currently developed another total hospital information system module with upgrade from previous modules
- Processed a range of documentation and reports for internal and external audits including ISO and MSQH
- Developed credentialing and priveledging modules for pharmacist and pharmacy technicians in aseptic compounding practice
- Initiated nutrition team formation at hospital and key member in formatting SOPs and clinical nutrition management protocols
- Member of working committee for hospital infection control policy formation
Supervisor for final year pharmacy undergraduate students
Pharmacy Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia
01.1999 - Current
Doctorate scholar
National University of Malaysia
01.2015 - 01.2019
Honorary lecturer
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and Pharmacy Faculty of UKM
01.2009 - 01.2015
Associate Lecturer
Pharmacy Faculty, International Medical University
01.2007 - 01.2015
Associate Lecturer
Pharmacy Department, University Malaya
01.2008 - 01.2010
Cytotoxic Drug Reconstitution Service Pharmacist
National University of Malaysia Hospital (HUKM)
01.2000 - 01.2005
In-patient Pharmacist
National University of Malaysia Hospital (HUKM)
01.1999 - 01.2000
Education
B.Pharm (Hons) -
The Science University of Malaysia (USM)
Masters - Clinical Pharmacy
National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Doctorate - Nutrition
National University of Malaysia (UKM)
01.2021 - Current
Skills
Setting Up Cleanroom
Cytotoxic Facility
Pharmacy Practice in Aseptic Dispensing
Managing Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN)
Protein Energy Wasting in Chronic Kidney Disease
TPN in pre-term neonates
Pediatric parenteral nutrition
Compounding Sterile preparation
Pharmacist Expertise in Hospital Nutrition Therapy
Managing research clinical trials
Accomplishments
- Awarded by Pharmacy Board of Malaysia for initiating working paper on ‘Hazard Leave’ for oncology pharmacists and pharmacy technicians involved in cytotoxic drug reconstitution in Malaysia, 09/03
- Proactively participated in meetings and helped create new SOPs and practices.
- Trained, coached, and supervised new pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, and students in pharmacy compounding.
- Setup the entire cleanroom setting operations at HCTM pharmacy.
- Developed online prescribing and dispensing modules.
- Processed documentation and reports for internal and external audits.
- Developed credentialing and privileging modules for pharmacists.
- Initiated nutrition team formation at hospital.
- Member of working committee for hospital infection control policy formation.
- Associate lecturer with UKM Pharmacy Faculty.
Academic And Professional Qualifications
- B.Pharm (Hons), The Science University of Malaysia (USM), 09/97
- Registered Pharmacist, Pharmacy Board of Malaysia, 09/98
- Masters in Clinical Pharmacy, National University of Malaysia (UKM), 09/05
- Doctorate in Nutrition, National University of Malaysia (UKM), Ongoing
Postgraduate Experience
- Intern, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, 09/98
- In-patient Pharmacist, National University of Malaysia Hospital (HUKM), 09/99
- Cytotoxic Drug Reconstitution Service Pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, National University of Malaysia Hospital (HUKM), 09/00
- Head of Sterile Services, Pharmacy Department, National University of Malaysia, 09/05 - Present
- Doctorate Scholar, UKM, 09/15 - 09/19
Professional Certifications And Courses
- Advanced Aseptic Dispensing Course, Singapore, 09/01
- Oncology Pharmacy Course, Melbourne, Australia, 09/03
- Advanced Clinical Nutrition Course, Maastricht, Netherlands, 09/02
- Good Clinical Practice, UKM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 09/08
- ESPEN Life Learning Program in Clinical Nutrition, 2023 & 2024
- American Society Health System Pharmacist Certification in Compounding Sterile Preparations, 2024
Membership Of Societies
- Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Society Of Malaysia (PENSMA), Life member
- The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN), Member
- International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP), Member
- Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Society Of Malaysia (PENSMA), Treasurer, 2002-2010
- Aseptic Dispensing Course (ADC) at University Malaya Medical Centre, Organizing Committee, 2001-2005
Awards And Stewardship
- Excellence Service Award, 2000, Vice Chancellor of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Excellence in Service Award, 2003, Vice Chancellor of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Pioneer and awarded ‘Hazard Leave’, 2003, Pharmacy Board of Malaysia
- Pioneer and Secretary of Nutrition Support Team HCTM, 2009-2014
- Excellence in Service Award, 2020, Vice Chancellor of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Excellence Award for Ophthalmology Research and Publication, 2023/2024, College of Ophthalmologists
- Best oral presentation award, 24th Congress of Parenteral Enteral Nutrition Society of Asia (PENSA), 11/07-10/24, Kuala Lumpur
- Member, National Pharmacists Credentialing Working Committee, 2024-2027
Academic Activities
- Supervisor final year pharmacy undergraduate students, National University of Malaysia, 1999 - Present
- Trained pharmacists and pharmacy assistants, 2001 - Present
- Associate Lecturer, International Medical University, Malaysia, 2007 - 2015
- Preceptor and Lecturer for Postgraduate and Undergraduate, Pharmacy Faculty UKM, Malaysia, 2019 - Present
- Associate Lecturer, University Malaya, 2008 - 2010
- Honorary lecturer, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and Pharmacy Faculty of UKM, 2009 - 2015
- Supervised post graduate research Pharmacy students, Pharmacy Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2023 - Present
Current Research Projects
- Phase 1 Topical Insulin in Artificial Tear Stability Study, COMPLETED
- Phase 1 Topical Insulin in Normal Saline Stability Study, COMPLETED
- Phase 2: Long Term Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Stability Study of Topical Insulin, COMPLETED
- The Efficacy And Safety Profile Of 25iu/ml Topical Insulin, Ongoing
- Development and stability testing of a specialised parenteral nutrition formulation for adult population at risk of refeeding syndrome, Ongoing
Innovation
- Total parenteral nutrition order form and starter packs for neonates in the NICU
- Development of total hospital information system
- Pharmacy e-prescribing and dispensing modules
Intellectual Property
TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (TPN) CUSTOMISED ORDER FORM FOR NEONATAL PATIENTS (TPN-HCTM version 2023)
Publications
- A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial Of The Efficacy Of Heparin In Maintaining Patency Of Percutaneously-Inserted Central Catheters Used For Administration Of Total Parenteral Nutrition In Neonates, K.F.Samuel, N.Y.Boo, F.C. Cheah, B. Kaur, Acta Pædiatr, 2002
- Cholestasis in very low birth weight infants who received parenteral nutrition, J.Rohana, M. Latinah, C.R. Thambidorai, B. Kaur, Malaysian Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health, 2005
- Study On Management Of Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) In Adult Patients Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy Agents, B. KAUR, A. ALI, F. ISMAIL, 2005
- Protein-energy wasting and nutritional supplementation in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, Sabatino, A., Regolisti, G., Karupaiah, T., Sahathevan S., Sadu Singh, B.K., Khor, B.H., Salhab, N., Karavetian, M., Cupisti, A., Fiaccadori, E., 2017
- Enabling intradialytic parenteral nutrition in maintenance haemodialysis patients in Malaysia: The what, who and how scenarios of implementation?, Malaysian Applied Biology, 2017
- Composition and functionality of lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition: Examining evidence in clinical applications, Sadu Singh, B.K., Narayanan, S.S., Khor, B.H., Sahathevan, S., Abdul Gafor, A.H., Fiaccadori, E., Karupaiah, T., 2020
Biography - Place Of Work
Pharmacy Department, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Timeline
Reviewer
01.2023 - Current
Doctorate - Nutrition
National University of Malaysia (UKM)
01.2021 - Current
Preceptor and Lecturer for Postgraduate (M.Pharm) and Undergraduate (BPharm)
Pharmacy Faculty, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
01.2019 - Current
Doctorate scholar
National University of Malaysia
01.2015 - 01.2019
Honorary lecturer
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and Pharmacy Faculty of UKM
01.2009 - 01.2015
Associate Lecturer
Pharmacy Department, University Malaya
01.2008 - 01.2010
Associate Lecturer
Pharmacy Faculty, International Medical University
01.2007 - 01.2015
Head of Sterile Services
Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
01.2005 - Current
Cytotoxic Drug Reconstitution Service Pharmacist
National University of Malaysia Hospital (HUKM)
01.2000 - 01.2005
Supervisor for final year pharmacy undergraduate students
Pharmacy Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia
01.1999 - Current
In-patient Pharmacist
National University of Malaysia Hospital (HUKM)
01.1999 - 01.2000
Masters - Clinical Pharmacy
National University of Malaysia (UKM)
B.Pharm (Hons) -
The Science University of Malaysia (USM)