SJAM also owns and manages an in-house Clinical Skill Lab, branded as SJAM Academy. Located in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, the Clinical Skill Lab is fitted with state-of-the-art facilities to facilitate training in pre-hospital care, and is predominantly used for the SJAM-OUM Diploma in Pre-Hospital Emergency Care programme and advanced training for volunteers. The opening of SJAM Academy was officiated by Professor Anthony Roger Mellows, Lord Prior of the Venerable Order of Saint John on 13 January 2012.
National Open Pre-Hospital Care Competition :-
SJAM also promotes continuous learning through healthy competitions of knowledge and skills between pre-hospital care providers in Malaysia. The binneial National Open Pre-Hospital Care Competition is a relatively new initiative championed by SJAM to bring together pre-hospital care providers, both paid personnel and volunteers, from all over the country to compete in a scenario-based competition. The winners of Tuan RS Gurcharan Singh Challenge Trophy since the inaugural competition in 2009 are as follows:
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2009:
St John Ambulance of Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur Bukit Bintang Combined Adult
Division, Wilayah Persekutuan)
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2011:
Hospital Pulau Pinang (Accident and Emergency
Department)
Other Services to the
Community :-
Besides the main areas of services, SJAM also provides various services to the community; some are specific to local needs. Among them:
Besides the main areas of services, SJAM also provides various services to the community; some are specific to local needs. Among them:
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Haemodialysis
Service:
SJAM operates a total of 18 Haemodialysis Centres across the country, providing
affordable services to patients with renal failure from the underprivileged
group in various parts of Selangor, Malacca, Penang, Perak, Pahang and Sarawak.
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Geriatric
Care:
SJAM runs a Nursing Home for the Elderly in Taiping, Perak.
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Free
Medical Consultation:
SJAM operates a clinic which operates for 3 hours on selected Sundays at Bandar Hilir, Malacca, providing
free medical consultation to the underprivileged.
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