🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #28mg: 10 Tahun Wad, Nurse Nampak SemuaDr. Akmal dan Dr. Aizzat berbual dengan SN Laily, staff nurse dengan 10 tahun pengalaman di wad pembedahan hospital di KKM. Dari latar belakang perakaunan ke wad bedah dan 10 tahun berdiri di tempat yang nampak semua: houseman baru masuk, nurse baru masuk, dan semua yang berlaku di antara.Dalam episod ini:▸ Dari akaun ke sains, cabaran sebenar transisi latar belakang dan kenapa dia tak berpatah balik▸ Kenapa hands-on jadi sebab dia kekal 10 tahun▸ Realiti wad pembedahan, apa yang tak diajar masa belajar▸ Pandangan nurse senior tentang generasi nurse baru▸ Houseman di wad, apa yang nurse nampak, dan apa yang houseman tak sedar▸ Momen paling diingati sepanjang 10 tahun berkhidmat▸ Laluan kerjaya penuh: staff nurse → post basic → sister → matronRamai houseman masuk wad ingat nurse cuma jalankan arahan. Hakikatnya, nurse dengan 10 tahun pengalaman dah tengok ratusan houseman datang dan pergi, dan tahu dalam minggu pertama siapa yang akan struggle.Special thanks to our sponsors:TheScrubLab (TSL) - Quality medical scrubs for healthcare professionals. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp 019-707-3287 for bulk orders.Subscribe and follow for more episodes as we progress from mg to g to kg!Disclaimer: Pandangan yang dikongsi adalah pendapat peribadi tetamu dan host. Ia tidak mewakili Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, Hospital, atau mana-mana institusi berkaitan.

🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #27mg: Jalanan: Antara Popular dan NiatJoin Dr. Akmal and Dr. Aizzat as we sit down with Mejar Dr Ali, ex-military doctor and spokeperson of Dr Jalanan, whose weekly Chow Kit street rounds treating the homeless have been covered by Majalah 3, Zayyan Radio, and racked up thousands of views on TikTok.This episode covers:▸ How eleven ex-ATM doctors, bonded since their Maktab Tentera Diraja days, built a street medicine initiative from scratch, funded entirely by their own clinic, no cash donations accepted▸ The real logistics of running a 7-hour street clinic every Wednesday: what's in the bag, how patients are triaged, and what happens when a case needs more than wound care▸ Why Dr Ali says he can't plan beyond a week at a time and how "niat" gets reset before every single visit▸ The tension every content-creating doctor faces: doing real good while building real visibility, and whether the two can stay separate▸ What sustainability looks like when your funding model is "barakah" and donated dressing sets, not spreadsheetsKey insight from this episode: Some of the best work in medicine happens off the books. No long-term plan, no cash trail, just a standing weekly promise. Whether that's the model's greatest strength or its biggest risk, we'll let you be the judge.Special thanks to our sponsors:TheScrubLab (TSL) - Quality medical scrubs for healthcare professionals. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp 019-707-3287 for bulk orders.Subscribe and follow for more episodes as we progress from mg to g to kg!Disclaimer: Pandangan yang dikongsi adalah pendapat peribadi tetamu dan host, dan tidak mewakili institusi berkaitan.

🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #26mg: Gagal MRCP, Viral 3M ViewsJoin Dr. Akmal and Dr. Aizzat as we sit down with Dr Hanif Arshad; "Smile Doctor" to his 100K+ TikTok followers — a private GP who built a content career after the conventional path closed on him. Three attempts at MRCP and other entrance exams like MEDEX. Three failures. What came next wasn't a comeback story the system would ever have written for him.Nota: Dr Hanif turut menjalankan perniagaan sampingan sebagai dealer Public Gold. Ia disentuh dalam episod ini sebagai sebahagian kisah kerjaya beliau, bukan sebagai promosi atau nasihat kewangan.This episode covers:▸ Zaman HO dan MO — dan saat kegagalan exam berulang memaksa soalan berbeza: adakah specialisation satu-satunya jalan?▸ Dari ebook Facebook ke TikTok: bagaimana side income senyap-senyap memintas gaji kerajaan▸ Formula content medical yang sampai kepada rakyat biasa dan disiplin di sebalik konsistensi bertahun▸ Keputusan tinggalkan government service untuk private GP sambil terus produce content▸ Realiti pendapatan doktor-influencer: berbaloi ke berbanding jalan konvensional?▸ Nasihat untuk junior doctor yang tengok content creation sebagai escape routeKey insight from this episode: The system measures doctors by exams. The internet measures them by trust. Dr Hanif failed the first metric and won the second and his story forces a harder question about which one actually decides a doctor's future.Special thanks to our sponsors:TheScrubLab (TSL) - Quality medical scrubs for healthcare professionals. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp 019-707-3287 for bulk orders.Subscribe and follow for more episodes as we progress from mg to g to kg!Disclaimer: Pandangan yang dikongsi adalah pendapat peribadi tetamu dan host, dan tidak mewakili institusi berkaitan.

🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #25mg: PrEP, Antara Nyawa atau Akhlak

Malaysia ada 3,185 kes HIV baru pada 2024. 96% daripada jangkitan tu melalui hubungan seksual. Ubat pencegahan dah wujud. Tapi kenapa ia masih jadi isu paling sensitif dalam sistem kesihatan negara?

Dalam episod ni, Dr Aizul dan Ustaz Dr Jihad duduk semeja, bukan untuk bersetuju, tapi untuk menjawab soalan yang ramai takut nak tanya.

Episod ini membincangkan:

▸ Apa sebenarnya PrEP dan siapa yang betul-betul perlukan ia, bukan versi sanitized, tapi realiti klinikal di Malaysia

▸ Adakah PrEP mencegah penyakit atau menggalakkan perbuatan yang dilarang dan kenapa jawapan tu tak semudah yang disangka

▸ Malaysia dah jalankan program tukar jarum untuk penagih dadah atas nama "mudarat lebih kecil" kenapa logik yang sama tak dipakai untuk jangkitan seksual?

▸ Stigma HIV dalam kalangan doktor sendiri bukan sekadar dalam masyarakat

▸ Di mana garis antara maslahah dan mafsadah apabila nyawa dan akhlak berada di hujung yang berbeza

▸ Kenapa kontroversi PrEP mungkin bukan tentang ubatnya tapi tentang siapa yang kita sanggup selamatkan

Ustaz Dr Jihad kembali selepas episod #20mg dengan perspektif yang lebih tajam. Dr Aizul membawa realiti klinikal yang jarang didengari secara terbuka.

Dua bidang, satu persoalan yang Malaysia masih belum selesaikan.Kata kunci episod ini: Mudah untuk bersetuju bahawa nyawa perlu dijaga dan akhlak perlu dipertahankan.

Yang susah bila kedua-duanya tidak boleh dipenuhi dalam masa yang sama, mana satu yang kita pilih dahulu?

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00:00, Introduction to OMG #25mg and the topic of PrEP 00:01, Explanation of the difference between HIV and AIDS 00:02, Introduction of guests: Dr. Aizul Hafizi and Dr. Ahmad Jihad 00:04, Discussion on the viral social media post and the "enabler" controversy 00:06, The landscape of HIV in Malaysia from 1986 to present 00:08, Impact of the needle exchange program on HIV rates among drug users 00:10, Misperceptions of HIV as only affecting the LGBT community 00:12, Dr. Aizul's intention behind his viral comment and awareness efforts 00:14, Religious perspective: Lack of law enforcement vs. health complications 00:16, Fatwa position on the three specific groups eligible for PrEP 00:19, How doctors handle requests for PrEP while respecting patient privacy 00:20, Methods of PrEP administration: Oral medication vs. injection 00:22, Importance of awareness for high-risk individuals regardless of sexual orientation 00:27, The breakdown of government funding for HIV prevention and treatment 00:30, Strategic ways to provide awareness within religious guidelines 00:35, The psychological experience of patients seeking PrEP 00:38, Comparison of behavioral changes: PrEP vs. smoking cessation 00:43, Clinical complications of untreated HIV 00:48, Religious debate: Is PrEP a "mukadimah" to sin? 00:50, Explanation of the Perlis Fatwa on the permissibility of PrEP 00:53, Discussion on PrEP within the framework of Maqasid Syariah 00:58, Difference between PrEP (pre-exposure) and PEP (post-exposure) 01:01, Costs and medical screening procedures for starting PrEP 01:04, Clarification that PrEP does not prevent other STIs 01:08, Reducing stigma and supporting "People Living with HIV" (PLHIV) 01:14, Final messages: Hope, repentance, and the doctor's duty to the community

🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #24mg: Rasa Malu, Buasir Besar

Join Dr. Akmal and Dr. Aizzat as we sit down with Dr. Shahril, Consultant General Surgeon at Selgate Hospital Rawang with a background in robotic surgery, for a conversation that starts with hemorrhoids and ends up somewhere far more uncomfortable: why so many Malaysians would rather suffer in silence than see a doctor.

This episode covers:

▸ Hemorrhoid symptoms most people ignore until it's an emergency

▸ How to actually choose between treatment options and why "just get it cut" isn't always the answer

▸ The rasa malu factor: why anything involving "bahagian bawah" gets buried instead of treated

▸ Why even the word "buasir" from Arabic "bawasir" carries the same silence we put on the condition itself

▸ What's actually happening in the exam room when patients refuse to be examined properly

▸ Exroid: how it works, why it appeals to patients avoiding surgical pain, and where it fits versus surgery (and where it doesn't)

▸ Where shame costs more than the disease itself

Disclosure: Dr. Shahril is a provider of Exroid treatment at his practice. His comments on Exroid reflect his clinical experience and should not be taken as a substitute for personalized medical advice, diagnosis and treatment choice always require an in-person consultation.

Key insight from this episode: The biggest barrier to treating hemorrhoids isn't medical, it's cultural and no amount of new technology fixes that until people are willing to walk through the door.

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00:00 Intro: OMG Podcast Episode #24mg00:22 Milestone: Reaching the 24th Episode00:32 New Focus: Medical Trends & Advanced Therapies02:21 Announcement: New Podcast Guest Manager03:40 Discussion: Sensitive Medical Policies (LMPT)05:35 Topic Intro: Hemorrhoids (Buasir)06:48 Guest Introduction: Dr. Shahril (General Surgeon)07:48 Etymology: The Arabic Origin of 'Buasir'08:32 Defining Hemorrhoids vs. Other Conditions09:19 Dr. Shahril’s Practice at Selgate Hospital Rawang11:08 How Common are Hemorrhoids?11:45 Anatomy: Hemorrhoids as a Normal Organ12:23 Identifying Symptoms: Swelling, Bleeding, & Pain15:55 Common Causes: Lifestyle, Pressure, & Pregnancy17:40 The "Gadget Effect": Phone Use in the Toilet23:14 When to See a Surgeon: The Significance of Bleeding25:20 Bridging the Gap: Conservative vs. Surgical Care27:50 Modern Treatment: Laser vs. Gentle Therapies29:30 Electrotherapy: A Non-Cutting Daycare Alternative31:35 Xroid Treatment: Mechanism & Accessibility34:30 Evaluating "Miracle" Creams & Supplements38:10 Breaking the Stigma: Addressing Patient Embarrassment41:20 Fear Factor: Ruling Out Cancer as Motivation45:45 Limitations of General Physical Examinations (PR)53:10 Patient Experience: What to Expect During Procedures56:30 Understanding Thrombosed Hemorrhoids (Blood Clots)1:03:30 Grades of Hemorrhoids (1-4) & Risks1:12:50 Cost & Insurance: Daycare Procedures in Malaysia1:21:00 Recurrence: Can Hemorrhoids Return?1:23:45 Myth Busting: Does Spicy Food Cause Hemorrhoids?1:26:50 Final Message: Do Not Ignore Bleeding1:31:40 Closing & Acknowledgments

🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #23mg: Kurus Kejap, Kurus Kekal.Join Dr. Akmal and Dr. Aizzat as we sit down with Dr. Gafoor, a private bariatric surgeon based in Penang with an expanding practice across Perak, Johor, Kelantan, and Klang Valley for the most honest conversation about weight loss you'll hear from someone who's seen both sides of the scale.Spoiler: he's not here to sell you surgery.This episode covers:▸ Medication vs surgery, why a bariatric surgeon thinks both have a place, and what actually determines which is right for you▸ What to monitor if you're on weight loss medication: the markers, the milestones, the red flags▸ Failure rates and success rates, the real numbers, not the brochure version▸ Sustainability: what "kurus kekal" actually requires, regardless of which route you take▸ The surgical options explained, laparoscopic sleeve, endoscopic sleeve, intragastric balloon, and bypass▸ Patient journey from first consult to post-op life▸ Complications, what can go wrong and how surgeons manage itDr. Gafoor's take challenges both camps: injection users who think medication is a long-term solution, and surgery skeptics who think going under the knife is the easy way out. Neither assumption survives this episode.Key insight: Medication and surgery aren't competing options. Used right, they're a sequence.Special thanks to our sponsors:TheScrubLab (TSL) - Quality medical scrubs for healthcare professionals. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp 019-707-3287 for bulk orders.Subscribe and follow for more episodes as we progress from mg to g to kg!Disclaimer: Pandangan yang dikongsi adalah pendapat peribadi tetamu dan host, dan tidak mewakili institusi berkaitan.

🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #22mg: Doc Jaga Semua, Kecuali DiriJoin Dr. Akmal and Dr. Aizzat as we sit down with Dr. Hazli, a psychiatrist, for the conversation Malaysian medical culture keeps avoiding. Doctors are trained to prioritize patients above everything else; but who's looking out for the doctor?This isn't a wellness talk. This is an honest breakdown of why the people most equipped to recognize mental health struggles are often the last to address their own.This episode covers:1. Why doctors are disproportionately vulnerable to mental health issues and why the system keeps producing them2. The personality trap: high achievers and lifelong learners who never learned how to fail3. Trauma isn't just for those who experience it. Bystanders carry it too, and nobody talks about that4. Why bystanders need to be empowered, not just informed5. The underrated power of just being there and why we're not doing it enough6. Why doctors default to giving advice when someone in trauma just needs a person to sit with them7. What KKM can actually learn from corporate leadership culture8. Why leadership, not policy, is the real bottleneck in doctor mental healthKey insight from this episode: Doctors are trained to fix. But some things don't need fixing. They need witnessing.Special thanks to our sponsors:TheScrubLab (TSL) - Quality medical scrubs for healthcare professionals. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp 019-707-3287 for bulk orders.Subscribe and follow for more episodes as we progress from mg to g to kg!Disclaimer: Pandangan yang dikongsi adalah pendapat peribadi tetamu dan host, dan tidak mewakili institusi berkaitan.

00:00 Intro & The "Infectious Laughter" of OMG01:30 Sponsor Spotlight: The Scrub Lab (TSL)02:30 Announcement: Brain Cancer & Nursing Awareness Month06:20 Guest Introduction: Dr. Hazli (Psychiatrist)10:10 Why Doctors are the Hardest Patients to Treat11:40 The Culture of Competition in Medicine13:30 Fear of Making Mistakes & The Hierarchy17:30 Dealing with Bullying & Harsh Remarks in Rounds21:00 The "Bystander Effect" in Medical Fraternities23:00 Why Doctors Aren't Trained to be Leaders28:30 The Missing Culture of Mentoring & Peer Support32:00 "Hospitality" in Healthcare: Treating Patients as Humans41:10 The Power of Validation & Emotional Safety45:20 A Vulnerable Moment: The Significance of a Hug51:00 Signs of Burnout & The Impact of Social Media Criticism55:10 The "Brotherhood" Concept: Helping Male Doctors Open Up59:00 The Loneliness of the "C-Suite" & Business Leaders1:06:00 Self-Priority vs. Selfishness for Healthcare Workers1:13:30 Addressing "Ragging" and Tradition in Medical School1:22:30 Improving the System: From Seniority to Leadership1:34:00 Final Advice: Accepting Imperfection to Become Better1:39:00 Closing & "We Believe in You"

🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #21mg: TTC, Kena Rehat atau Resign?Join Dr. Akmal and Dr. Aizzat as we sit down with Dr. Hamizah, a government general surgeon who took nearly a year of unpaid leave after finally becoming a mother following years of TTC treatment. This isn't a career-vs-family debate. It's an honest conversation about what happens when your body, your ambitions, and the system all pull in different directions at once.In this episode, we go beyond the usual "work-life balance" talk into the parts nobody really says out loud: the TTC journey, the weight of stepping away from surgery, and what it actually means to rebuild your identity when your role at home and your role in the OT don't fit in the same sentence anymore.This episode covers:1. The TTC journey; what years of treatment actually looks like from the inside, not the highlight reel2. The decision to take unpaid leave: practical reality vs. what people around you expect3. Being a female surgeon in a specialty that doesn't naturally accommodate absence4. How motherhood changes (or doesn't change) your relationship with medicine5. What returning to surgery looks like after stepping away mentally and professionally6. The things female doctors are expected to figure out aloneDr. Hamizah's story sits at an intersection most medical conversations avoid: reproductive health, career interruption, and what it costs to pursue both on your own terms.Key insight from this episode: Unpaid leave isn't giving up. But it's also not as clean a decision as it looks from the outside.Special thanks to our sponsors:TheScrubLab (TSL) — Quality medical scrubs for healthcare professionals. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp 019-707-3287 for bulk orders.Subscribe and follow for more episodes as we progress from mg to g to kg!Disclaimer: Pandangan yang dikongsi adalah pendapat peribadi tetamu dan host, dan tidak mewakili institusi berkaitan.

🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #20mg: Doktor Ni Memang LainJoin Dr. Akmal and Dr. Aizzat as we sit down with Dr. Jihad, a doctor who graduated twice. Medicine from Ain Shams. Syariah from Al-Azhar. But this episode isn't really about the degrees. It's about what happens when a doctor walks into a ward at 3am and meets a dying patient who needs more than a needle.This episode covers:1. How Dr. Jihad used his deep Islamic knowledge to comfort patients at their lowest spiritually, not just clinically2. The bedside moments that medical school never prepares you for3. Why he chose to pursue Syariah alongside Medicine and what it cost him4. What studying at Al-Azhar actually gives you that no Malaysian university can5. The gap between clinical competence and human connection and how to close it6. What Muslim doctors can learn from the Islamic scholarly tradition about caring for the sick7. Whether this approach is scalable or is Dr. Jihad just built differentMost doctors treat the body. Some treat the mind. Dr. Jihad walks in quoting hadith back to an Ustaz on his deathbed.Memang lain.Special thanks to our sponsors:TheScrubLab (TSL) - Quality medical scrubs for healthcare professionals. Email [email protected] or WhatsApp 019-707-3287 for bulk orders.Subscribe and follow for more episodes as we progress from mg to g to kg!Disclaimer: Pandangan yang dikongsi adalah pendapat peribadi tetamu dan host, dan tidak mewakili institusi berkaitan.

🎙️ OMG Podcast - Episode #19mg: Surgery Toxic? Dengar Dulu.

Join Dr. Akmal and Dr. Aizzat as we sit down with Dr. Ibrahim; a General Surgeon at Hospital Tawau, Sabah, now in his 4th year serving the region, who moved there with his whole family and never looked back. Before you write off surgery as toxic, dengar dulu.

In this episode, we get into what a doctor's life actually looks like when you swap the KL gridlock for a 4am subuh, a morning jog, breakfast with the kids, and a 7.30am clock-in with no jam in sight. But this isn't just a lifestyle episode. Dr. Ibrahim takes us into the heart of what makes surgery the specialty everyone fears, and whether that fear is justified.

This episode covers:

1. City vs Tawau: the real difference in how a doctor lives, not just where they work
2. Why surgery always gets labelled toxic and what that label actually costs the specialty
3. The surgeon's burden: responsibilities and workload that most people never see from the outside
4. MOs in surgery: Dr. Ibrahim raises a valid, uncomfortable observation about competency that nobody wants to say out loud
5. What full commitment looks like; family, roots, and all in a region that genuinely needs you

Dr. Ibrahim isn't grinding toward private practice in the city. He chose Tawau, deliberately, with his family by his side. That choice reframes everything he says about surgery, toxicity, and what medicine is actually for.

Key insight from this episode: Surgery's reputation might be doing it more harm than its culture ever did.

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