{"id":1722,"date":"2026-09-15T08:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/?p=1722"},"modified":"2026-09-15T08:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:03:56","slug":"malaysian-association-of-medical-physics-mamp-in-borneo-bridging-the-east-west-malaysia-and-strengthening-radiological-emergency-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/malaysian-association-of-medical-physics-mamp-in-borneo-bridging-the-east-west-malaysia-and-strengthening-radiological-emergency-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian Association of Medical Physics\u00a0(MAMP) in Borneo: Bridging the East-West Malaysia and Strengthening Radiological Emergency Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malaysia presents a unique geographical areas of&nbsp;Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia)&nbsp;on the Asian continent and the states of&nbsp;Sabah and Sarawak (East Malaysia)&nbsp;on the island of Borneo. One of the strategic initiatives of the&nbsp;Malaysian Association of Medical Physics (MAMP)&nbsp;is to&nbsp;bridge the professional gap&nbsp;between these two regions to ensure that the medical physics professionals, regardless of their location, have equitable access to high-level training, professional networking, and organisational support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently in July 2026, MAMP conducted its&nbsp;first official activity in Sarawak in partnership with the&nbsp;Medical Radiation Surveillance Branch of the Sarawak State Health Department (JKN), Ministry of Health Malaysia. The programme entitled&nbsp;&#8220;Comprehensive Strategy for Radiological and Nuclear Incident Response Workshop&#8221;, held&nbsp;from July 23\u201324, followed by the&nbsp;MAMP Borneo Retreat on July 25. The workshop, held at the&nbsp;Akademi Binaan Malaysia (ABM) Convention Centre&nbsp;in Kuching, successfully gathered&nbsp;55 participants. This diverse group included medical physicists, radiologists, radiation protection officers (RPOs), and emergency paramedics, reflecting a multi-disciplinary approach to radiation safety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image.png 451w, https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-200x86.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program was structured to balance theoretical foundations with practical expertise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Day 1:\u00a0Sessions focused on\u00a0the incident management, the distinction between safety and security in medical facilities, and the clinical management of radiation-related injuries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Day 2:\u00a0Participants engaged in\u00a0hands-on simulations, including spill response scenarios and table-top exercises, designed to test and refine real-world coordination strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pivotal component of the event was the&nbsp;MAMP Outreach Session, where the association&#8217;s 25-year history and its future strategic roadmap were shared with local professionals. This session truly captured the Sarawakian spirit of&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Segulai Sejalai&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;(Togetherness), effectively bridging the distance between practitioners in Peninsular Malaysia and their colleagues in Sarawak. The success of this outreach was clearly reflected in the growth of our professional community;&nbsp;MAMP membership in East Malaysia has increased&nbsp;following the workshop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event concluded with a social retreat to the&nbsp;Bengoh Dam &#8220;Jurassic Park&#8221; waterfall in Padawan, Sarawak. This provided a unique setting for informal networking and the strengthening of professional bonds amidst Sarawak\u2019s iconic natural landscape. This successful event has established a new standard for MAMP\u2019s regional outreach. By bolstering local technical preparedness and expanding our professional network in Borneo, we continue our mission to empower the medical physics profession across Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"229\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-3.png 229w, https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-3-200x165.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1725\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysia presents a unique geographical areas of&nbsp;Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia)&nbsp;on the Asian continent and the states of&nbsp;Sabah and Sarawak (East Malaysia)&nbsp;on the island of Borneo. One of the strategic initiatives of the&nbsp;Malaysian Association of Medical Physics (MAMP)&nbsp;is to&nbsp;bridge the professional gap&nbsp;between these two regions to ensure that the medical physics professionals, regardless of their location, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1722"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1727,"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1722\/revisions\/1727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mamp.org.my\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}