Approximately 150 people comprising both lupus patients and their families attended the “My Doctor and I” public forum organised by Sanofi Aventis in collaboration with the Sarawak General Hospital and Persatuan SLE Malaysia (PSLEM) in Kuching on 14 March 2009.
The two-hour forum included a talk by Dr Teh Cheng Lay, a Consultant Rheumatologist in Sarawak General Hospital, and a Q&A session that saw numerous questions from the participants.
At the end of the forum, participants visited the registration desk to sign up as members of PSLEM. This will hopefully lead to the setting-up of a new PSLEM chapter in Sarawak to develop a support group among patients and their family members.
Light refreshments were provided as participants took their time to mingle around and get to know one another, and patients shared their feelings and coping mechanisms for lupus.
Part of the audience at the forum held at the Grand Continental in Kuching
Dr Teh Cheng Lay, Consultant Rheumatologist, Sarawak General Hospital