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Proceedings of the Inaugural Strategy Meeting for the Establishment of a Southeast Asia Regional Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Consortium for Neurological Disorders
Author(s) -
Viswanathan Shanthi,
Appiwatanakul Metha,
Nayak Ashwini,
Islam Badrul,
Khatri Bhupendra,
Pangeran David,
Bambardekar Himanshu,
Maharani Kartika,
Tan Kevin,
Alexander Mathew,
Hussain Mohammad E,
Adenan Mohd S,
Danapaul Nabil AA,
Khalife Najib,
Ohnmar Ohnmar,
Ong Beng Hooi,
Estiasari Riwanti,
Hanifa Sari N,
Siritho Sasitorn,
Ng Chen Fei,
Ratna Sylvanie,
Umapathi Thirugnanam,
Thit Win M,
Ramli Yetty,
Lee Yvonne YL,
Hiew Fu Liong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
therapeutic apheresis and dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1744-9987
pISSN - 1744-9979
DOI - 10.1111/1744-9987.12806
Subject(s) - medicine , therapeutic plasma exchange , referral , healthcare delivery , kuala lumpur , healthcare system , southeast asia , clinical practice , medical education , family medicine , health care , economic growth , ancient history , business , surgery , marketing , economics , history
In conjunction with the third regional Southeast Asian (SEA) therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 clinicians and researchers from SEA and South Asian countries attended the inaugural strategy meeting for the establishment of a regional TPE consortium for neurological disorders. The primary objective was to establish regional collaboration to improve delivery of TPE services in SEA. A pre‐meeting survey was conducted to gather insights on disease spectrum, contextual practice challenges, and the need for a regional TPE consensus. Challenges identified include limited healthcare funding in support of diagnostic workup, TPE therapy, as well as development of clinical infrastructure and expertise capacity building. There was favorable interest in developing a working plan contextualized to this region. Strategies to overcome challenges were discussed. This included the need for a comprehensive referral system and network of regional TPE centers suited to local needs, supported by innovative TPE delivery programs.