pensyarah perubatan
jabatan perubatan keluarga
draznida@hctm.ukm.edu.my
Biografi/ Biography :
Dr. Aznida Firzah ialah seorang doktor klinikal, penyelidik, dan advokat yang komited dalam meningkatkan kualiti perkhidmatan penjagaan kesihatan primer. Beliau memperoleh Ijazah Perubatan (MD) dari Universiti Malaya pada tahun 1992 dan memulakan kerjayanya sebagai Pegawai Perubatan di Hospital Kuala Lumpur, memperoleh pengalaman luas dalam pelbagai bidang perubatan. Pada tahun 2003, beliau melanjutkan kepakarannya dalam Perubatan Keluarga dengan memperoleh Sarjana Perubatan (Perubatan Keluarga), mengukuhkan peranannya sebagai Pakar Perubatan Keluarga yang berfokus kepada rawatan pesakit secara menyeluruh.
Pada tahun 2015, beliau mencipta sejarah sebagai Pakar Perubatan Keluarga pertama di Malaysia yang memiliki ijazah Doktor Falsafah (PhD) dalam Kesihatan Awam, setelah menamatkan program PhD dalam Kesihatan Komuniti melalui kerjasama antara United Nations University–International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) dan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Beliau telah berkhidmat sebagai Pensyarah Perubatan di Jabatan Perubatan Keluarga, Fakulti Perubatan, UKM sejak tahun 2003 dan pernah memegang jawatan sebagai Ketua Jabatan (2015-2017).
Sebagai seorang pakar klinikal dan penyelidik, beliau mempunyai minat mendalam dalam meningkatkan penjagaan jangka panjang untuk pesakit strok dalam penjagaan primer. Berbekalkan pengalaman klinikal di Klinik Lanjutan Strok, beliau telah membangunkan laluan penjagaan bersepadu untuk pesakit strok di komuniti/pasca discaj (iCaPPS©), yang menghubungkan rawatan hospital dengan penjagaan komuniti. Pengajian PhD beliau juga memperkukuhkan pemahaman dalam ekonomi kesihatan, membolehkan beliau menyediakan bukti ekonomi bagi menyokong perubahan dalam dasar penjagaan kesihatan negara.
Penyelidikan beliau merangkumi hasil klinikal, penilaian perkhidmatan kesihatan, dan reka bentuk laluan penjagaan bersepadu dalam model perkongsian penjagaan multidisiplin. Fokus utama kajiannya adalah dalam penjagaan jangka panjang pesakit demensia, kesan kesihatan oral t
Dr. Aznida Firzah is an active clinician, researcher, and advocate for improved primary care services. She earned her medical degree from the University of Malaya in 1992 and began her career as a Medical Officer at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, gaining hands-on experience in diverse healthcare settings. In 2003, she obtained her Master of Medicine (Family Medicine), solidifying her role as a Family Medicine Specialist dedicated to comprehensive, patient-centered care.
In 2015, she achieved a significant milestone by earning a PhD in Community Health through a joint program between the United Nations University–International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) and UKM, making her the first Family Medicine Specialist in Malaysia with a doctorate in Public Health. Since 2003, she has been a core academic and clinician in the Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UKM, where she also served as Head of Department (2015-2017).
Driven by a passion for optimizing long-term stroke care in primary care settings, she leveraged her clinical experience at Klinik Lanjutan Strok to develop an integrated care pathway for home-bound post-stroke patients (iCaPPS©), bridging gaps between hospital and community care. Her PhD studies deepened her expertise in health economics, enabling her to generate economic evidence that informs healthcare policy reforms.
Her research portfolio spans clinical outcomes, healthcare service evaluation, and multidisciplinary shared care models, with a particular focus on dementia care, oral health’s impact on systemic disease, and strategic purchasing for Malaysia’s National Health Financing Scheme. She is actively engaged in translating research into practice, working with policymakers and stakeholders to enhance cost-effective, patient-centered care delivery.
Dr. Aznida is a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences on long-term stroke care and healthcare economics. She currently serves as Vice President of the Malaysian Healt
johanes dedi kanchau, ralph kwame akyea, noorhida baharudin, mohamed-syarif mohamed-yassin, aisyah kamal, yung-an chua, aimi zafira razman, hasidah abdul-hamid, suraya abdul-razak, siti fatimah badlishah-sham, aznida firzah abdul aziz, nadeem q, anis sr. (2024). prevalence and distributions of severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (ldl-c) according to age, gender and clinic location among patients in the malaysian primary care. - clinical epidemiology and global health. 1-5.
aznida firzah abdul aziz. (2024). peranan penjaga/ahli keluarga dalam menangani demensia. - . 1-12.
aniza binti ismail;aznida firzah binti abdul aziz. (2024). cost-benefit analysis of quadrivalent influenza vaccination among the elderly in malaysia. - . .
mohd fairuz bin ali;aznida firzah binti abdul aziz. (2024). cardiovascular risk score and cognitive impairment among elderly patients with chronic illness attending klinik primer ppukm. - . .
aznida firzah binti abdul aziz;mohd fairuz bin ali. (2024). perception and views of primary care doctors regarding screening of depression among elderly patients attending public healthcare clinics in kuching district: a qualitative study. - . .
valery l feigin , rita krishnamurthi, oleg medvedev, alexander merkin, balakrishnan nair, michael kravchenko, shabnam jalili-moghaddam, suzanne barker-collo , yogini ratnasabapathy, luke skinner, mayowa owolabi , bo norrving, perminder s sachdev. (2024). usability and feasibility of prevents-md web app for stroke prevention. - international journal of stroke. 94-104.
syed mohamed aljunid, nur syazana mad tahir, aniza ismail, aznida firzah abdul aziz, amirahazzeri, s.a. zafrah, azimatun noor aizuddin. (2023). cost efectiveness of quadrivalent influenza vaccines in the elderly population of malaysia. - scientifc reports. 1-10.
mohammad husni jamal, aznida firzah abdul aziz, azimatun noor aizuddin, syed mohamed aljunid. (2023). gatekeepers in the health financing scheme: assessment of knowledge, attitude, practices, and participation of malaysian private general practitioners in the peka b40 scheme. - plos one. 1-23.
nur syazana mad tahir, aniza ismail, syed mohamed aljunid, aznida firzah abdul aziz, amirah azzeri , ahmed abdelmajed alkhodary. (2023). estimating the economic burden of influenza on the older population in malaysia. - plos one. 1-13.
mohd redhuan abdul muin, saharuddin ahmad, mohd hafidzul jasman, aznida firzah abdul aziz, mohd fairuz ali, zulkifli md zainuddin. (2023). improving erectile dysfunction management among asian men with diabetes using the knowledge translation intervention. - annals of family medicine. 502-507.
radhiyah hussin, aznida firzah abdul aziz, mohd fairuz ali, ezura madiana md monoto, hs arvinder singh, alabed ali ahmed alabed, wan asyraf wan zaidi, norlinah ibrahim. (2023). stroke riskometer application (sratm) influence on lifestyle changes of home bound familial malaysian stroke caregivers: a randomised controlled trial in a primary care based longer term stroke care facility.. - bmc primary care. 1-10.
aznida firzah abdul aziz, tuti ningseh mohd dom, norlaila mustafa, abdul hadi said, rasidah ayob, salbiah mohamed isa, ernieda hatah, sharifa ezat wan puteh, mohd farez fitri mohd alwi. (2022). screening for type 2 diabetes and periodontitis patients (codapt myc): a multidisciplinary care approach. - bmc health services research. 1-8.
mohd naqiuddin johar, nor azlin mohd nordin, aznida firzah abdul aziz. (2022). the effect of game-based in comparison to conventional circuit exercise on functions, motivation level, self-efficacy and quality of life among stroke survivors. - medicine. 1-7.
noor mikraz mohamad isa, aznida firzah abdul aziz. (2020). lower urinary tract symptoms: prevalence and factors associated with help-seeking in male primary care attendees. - korean journal of family medicine. 256-262.
janice hew pei fang, lee jia en, tew in meei, , shahida mohd said, aznida firzah abdul aziz, rohana ahmad, tuti ningseh mohd dom. (2018). impact of tooth loss and preferences for tooth replacement among clinic attendees at a public university. - journal of dentistry indonesia. .
valery l feigin , rita krishnamurthi, oleg medvedev, alexander merkin, balakrishnan nair, michael kravchenko, shabnam jalili-moghaddam, suzanne barker-collo , yogini ratnasabapathy, luke skinner, mayowa owolabi , bo norrving, perminder s sachdev. (2024). usability and feasibility of prevents-md web app for stroke prevention. - international journal of stroke. 94-104.
johanes dedi kanchau, ralph kwame akyea, noorhida baharudin, mohamed-syarif mohamed-yassin, aisyah kamal, yung-an chua, aimi zafira razman, hasidah abdul-hamid, suraya abdul-razak, siti fatimah badlishah-sham, aznida firzah abdul aziz, nadeem q, anis sr. (2024). prevalence and distributions of severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (ldl-c) according to age, gender and clinic location among patients in the malaysian primary care. - clinical epidemiology and global health. 1-5.
nurin zainal, aznida firzah abdul aziz, chai eng tan, rahmah kamaluddin, petrick periyasamy, noorul amilin binti sulaiman. (2023). pause©: the case for developing a premarital hiv testing aid for primary care settings in malaysia. - malaysian journal of public health medicine. 190-200.
benjamin teh wee chuan, aznida firzah abdul aziz, mohd fairuz ali. (2023). screening for depression among elderly patients attending public clinics in kuching district: perception, views, and barriers of primary care doctors. - journal of health science and medical research. 55.
ramli as, qureshi n, abdul-hamid h, kamal a, kanchau jd, shahuri ns, akyea rk, silva l, condon l, abdul-razak s, al-khateeb a, chua y, mohamed-yassin m, baharudin n, badlishah-sham sf, abdul aziz af, mohd kasim na, sheikh abdul kadir sh, kai j, leonardi-b. (2023). reducing premature coronary artery disease in malaysia by early identification of familial hypercholesterolemia using the familial hypercholesterolemia case ascertainment tool (famcat): protocol for a mixed methods evaluation study. - jmir research protocols. 1-19.
dayang anita abdul aziz,zarina abdul latiff, sharifa ezat wan puteh,suzaily wahab, harlina halizah siraj,norlaila mustafa,aznida firzah abdul aziz,ani amelia zainuddin,siti farhan moh fauzi,mohd al adib samuri,nurhafilah musa,farah nini dusuki, azad. (2022). pembangunan dan pemerkasaan wanita: kesejahteraan kesihatan, ekonomi dan sosial. - . 7.
dayang anita abdul aziz, zarina abdul latif, sharifah ezat wan puteh, suzaily wahab, harlina haliza siraj, norlaila mustafa, aznida firzah abdul aziz, ani amelia zainuddin, siti farhan mohd pauzi, mohd al adib samuri, nurhafilah musa, farah nini dasuki. (2022). pembangunan dan pemerkasaan wanita : kesejahteraan kesihatan, ekonomi dan sosial. - . 7.
dayang anita abdul aziz,zarina abdul latiff, sharifa ezat wan puteh,suzaily wahab, harlina halizah siraj,norlaila mustafa,aznida firzah abdul aziz,ani amelia zainuddin,siti farhan moh fauzi,mohd al adib samuri,nurhafilah musa,farah nini dusuki, azad. (2022). pembangunan dan pemerkasaan wanita: kesejahteraan kesihatan, ekonomi dan sosial. - . 7.
dayang anita abdul aziz, zarina abdul latif, sharifah ezat wan puteh, suzaily wahab, harlina haliza siraj, norlaila mustafa, aznida firzah abdul aziz, ani amelia zainuddin, siti farhan mohd pauzi, mohd al adib samuri, nurhafilah musa, farah nini dasuki. (2022). pembangunan dan pemerkasaan wanita : kesejahteraan kesihatan, ekonomi dan sosial. - . 7.
hizlinda tohid, aznida firzah abdul aziz & mohd fairuz al. (2021). pearls in family medicine case study series on mental health issues in primary care. - . 5.
mohd fairuz ali, aznida firzah abdul aziz, hizlinda tohid. (2021). pearls in family medicine case study series on mental health issues in primary care. - . 9.
radhiyah hussin & aznida firzah abdul aziz. (2021). pearls in family medicine: medical diseases in primary care. - . 11.
hizlinda tohid, aznida firzah abdul aziz, mohd fairuz ali. (2021). pearls in family medicine: case study series on mental health issues in primary care. - . 1-92.
mohd fairuz bin ali;aznida firzah binti abdul aziz. (2024). cardiovascular risk score and cognitive impairment among elderly patients with chronic illness attending klinik primer ppukm. - . .
aznida firzah binti abdul aziz;mohd fairuz bin ali. (2024). perception and views of primary care doctors regarding screening of depression among elderly patients attending public healthcare clinics in kuching district: a qualitative study. - . .
aniza binti ismail;aznida firzah binti abdul aziz. (2024). cost-benefit analysis of quadrivalent influenza vaccination among the elderly in malaysia. - . .
aznida firzah abdul aziz. (2024). peranan penjaga/ahli keluarga dalam menangani demensia. - . 1-12.
aznida firzah binti abdul aziz;mohd fairuz bin ali. (2023). dementia detection among primary care practitioners: a cross-sectional study in hulu langat district, selangor. - . .
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| STAKEHOLDER MOTIVATIONS AND BARRIERS IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE DENTAL ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN MALAYSIA | angsana health sdn bhd | 17.7% (2024-11-01 sehingga 2026-10-31) |