Post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (PIBO) is a chronic lung disease involving fibrosis and obstruction of the terminal bronchioles. Possible infective aetiologies are commonly adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and parainfluenza virus. A 25-year-old student was diagnosed with this condition in infancy and is dependent on 24-hour oxygen for the last 12 years. He was planning on pursuing a law degree in a local public institution. Due to the rarity of this chronic and debilitating illness, the physician attending his check-up must decide on the factors that could affect his academic survival or performance. However, this was overcome with careful risk-benefit considerations and support from family, peers, and physicians. This case highlights the psychosocial aspect to be considered that could impact the academic survival of such a case.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the global teaching and learning process (TnL). Unfortunately, to date, not many qualitative studies have been published specifically on the impact of COVID-19 on the Family Medicine course, particularly in Malaysia. Hence, this study aimed to explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the teaching and learning experience of undergraduate students undergoing their Family Medicine course at a local university. Methods: A qualitative study using focused group discussion (FGD), was conducted among undergraduate students during the lockdown period. A semi-structured interview guide was used to interview 20 students, in their fifth undergraduate year, undertaking their fourth to fifth week of a total six-week course. They were selected using purposive snowball sampling method. There were four focus group discussions (FGD) with five students in a group. All interviews were audio-taped, transcribed verbatim, and the contents were analysed using the standard content analysis framework. Subsequently, thematic content analysis was conducted, and three major themes were produced. Results: The three major themes were (1) facilitators to learning, (2) barriers to learning, and (3) rooms for improvement. Conclusion: Although COVID-19 pandemic had significant impact on TnL of Family Medicine course among undergraduates, the students remained optimistic and proposed some improvement from their point of view. However, a creative, realistic, effective, and impactful way of TnL, particularly in clinical aspects should be developed and experimented. Technological progress and advancement should permit this idea to be achievable and implemented in near future.

Terapi bekam merupakan salah satu bentuk perubatan alternatif kuno yang masih mendapat permintaan yang tinggi. Tujuan pesakit menjalani rawatan bekam adalah bertujuan untuk mengurangkan kesakitan, bersantai, membantu pengaliran darah, dan urutan tisu dalaman. Persoalan yang timbul sekiranya, jika berlaku kecuaian ketika pesakit sedang menjalani rawatan bekam, adakah liabiliti itu akan dikenakan keatas pembekam atau sebaliknya? Jika dikenakan tindakan ke atas pembekam itu apakah prosedur yang akan dilaksanakan. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenalpasti liabiliti ke atas pembekam semasa rawatan bekam dijalankan ke atas pesakit dan prosedur yang akan dilaksanakan. Kajian kualitatif ini menggunakan kaedah analisis kandungan terhadap sumber-sumber perundangan Syariah yang muktamad dan literatur kontemporari yang direkodkan dalam jurnal-jurnal yang terindeks. Hasil kajian mendapati kecuaian ini boleh diklasifikasikan kepada kecuaian sengaja, tidak sengaja dan menyerupai sengaja. Liabiliti tersebut diambil kira mengikut kepada jenis kecuaian dan pampasan sewajarnya perlu diberikan mengikut kepada bahagian yang terkesan. Maka, ,elihat dari hasilan ini, prosedur perlu ditentukan bagi mengelakkan kecuaian dan kebertanggungjawaban (dhaman) terhadap liabiliti tersebut. Kajian ini mengusulkan supaya kajian lanjut dilakukan bagi melihat kesesuaian aplikasi konsep liabiliti pembekam ini relevan dengan perundangan tort masa kini. Diharapkan kajian ini akan memberi manfaat bagi amalan bekam yang lebih baik di masa hadapan.