Viswanathan Shanthi, Appiwatanakul Metha, Nayak Ashwini, Islam Badrul, Khatri Bhupendra, Pangeran David, Bambardekar Himanshu, Maharani Kartika, Tan Kevin, Alexander Mathew, Hussain Mohammad E, Adenan Mohd S, Danapaul Nabil Aa, Khalife Najib, Ohnmar Ohnmar, Ong Beng Hooi, Estiasari Riwanti, Hanifa Sari N, Siritho Sasitorn, Ng Chen Fei, Ratna Sylvanie, Umapathi Thirugnanam, Thit Win M, Ramli Yetty, Lee Yvonne Yl, Hiew Fu Liong
Department of Neurology, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Department of Neurology, Prasat Neurological Institute, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ther Apher Dial. 2019 Jun;23(3):289-297. doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.12806. Epub 2019 May 21.
In conjunction with the third regional Southeast Asian (SEA) therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 clinicians and researchers from SEA and South Asian countries attended the inaugural strategy meeting for the establishment of a regional TPE consortium for neurological disorders. The primary objective was to establish regional collaboration to improve delivery of TPE services in SEA. A pre-meeting survey was conducted to gather insights on disease spectrum, contextual practice challenges, and the need for a regional TPE consensus. Challenges identified include limited healthcare funding in support of diagnostic workup, TPE therapy, as well as development of clinical infrastructure and expertise capacity building. There was favorable interest in developing a working plan contextualized to this region. Strategies to overcome challenges were discussed. This included the need for a comprehensive referral system and network of regional TPE centers suited to local needs, supported by innovative TPE delivery programs.
在马来西亚吉隆坡举行的第三届东南亚治疗性血浆置换（TPE）区域会议期间，来自东南亚和南亚国家的25名临床医生和研究人员参加了成立神经疾病区域TPE联盟的首次战略会议。主要目标是建立区域合作，以改善东南亚地区TPE服务的提供。会前进行了一项调查，以收集有关疾病谱、实际操作挑战以及区域TPE共识需求的见解。确定的挑战包括支持诊断检查、TPE治疗以及临床基础设施和专业能力建设的医疗保健资金有限。对于制定适合该地区的工作计划有积极的兴趣。讨论了克服挑战的策略。这包括需要一个全面的转诊系统和适合当地需求的区域TPE中心网络，并辅以创新的TPE提供计划。
