Program Overview

AED & CPR Certified Training 2025

The IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, in collaboration with UTM Health Centre (PKUTM), organized the first certified automated external defibrillator (AED) & cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) professional course at UTM, titled AED & CPR Certified Training 2025.

Program Details

The program was held on 21 August 2025 at Building T03, UTM Johor Bahru, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The training brought together 17 participants from various UTM departments as well as members of the public.

Objectives and Outcomes

The main focus of the training was to equip participants with essential Basic Life Support (BLS) skills, particularly CPR techniques and the proper use of AED. The course followed the most recent American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines, ensuring international best practices were taught. Participants received a Professional Certification (Valid for 2 years), making them officially recognized as competent users in CPR and AED.

Course Structure and Delivery

The program was conducted by Dr. Mohammad Sya'rani bin Najmuddin, Medical Officer at UTM Health Centre, who is a certified BLS trainer. Through hands-on training and practical demonstrations, Dr. Mohammad Sya'rani emphasized the importance of quick, confident action during emergencies and provided participants with the skills to intervene effectively.

Research Ecosystem

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia has a comprehensive research ecosystem, comprising various research institutes, centers, and entities.

Research Institutes

• Institute for Future Energy - IFE
• Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific & Industrial Research - ISI-SIR
• Institute of Human Centered Engineering - iHumEn
• Institute for Smart Infrastructure & Innovative Construction - ISIIC
• Institute for Sustainable Transport - IST

Research Centres

• Advance Membrane Technology Research Centre - AMTEC
• Institute of Noise & Vibration - INV
• Wireless Communication Centre - WCC
• Centre of Hydrogen Energy - CHE
• Centre of Electrical Energy System - CEES
• UTM Ocean Thermal Energy Centre - OTEC
• Centre for Innovative Planning & Development - CiPD
• Centre for River & Coastal Engineering - CRCE
• Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security - IPASA
• Geosciences & Digital Earth Centre - INSTeG
• Process System Engineering Centre - PROSPECT
• Aeronautics Research Centre - AEROLAB
• Automotive Development Centre - ADC
• Marine Technology Centre - MTC
• UTM Centre for Low Carbon Transportation in Cooperation with Imperial College London - LoCARtic
• Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials - CSNano
• UTM-Centre for Industrial & Applied Mathematics - UTM CIAM
• Laser Centre - LASER
• Centre of Research for Fiqh Science & Technology - CFiRST
• Centre of Lipids Engineering and Applied Research - CLEAR
• UTM Big Data Centre - BDC
• Sports Innovation & Technology Centre - SITC
• Medical Device & Technology Centre - MEDITEC
• IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre - CARDIO
• UTM-IRDA Media & Game Innovation Centre of Excellence - MaGICX
• Center for Real Estate Studies - CRES
• UTM Construction Research Centre - CRC
• Centre for the Study of Built Environment in the Malay World - KALAM
• Centre for Forensic Engineering - FEC
• Tropical Geoengineering Centre - GEOTROPIK

Centre of Excellence (COE)

• Institute of High Voltage & High Current - IVAT
• UTM-MPRC Institue for Oil & Gas - IFOG
• Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics - CAIRO
• Centre for Engineering Education - CEE
• Centre for Advanced Composite Materials - CACM
• Innovation Centre in Agritechnology for Advanced Bioprocessing - ICA
• Institute of Bioproduct Development - IBD

Service Entity

• Research Management Centre - RMC
• Penerbit UTM Press
• Centre for Community & Industry Network - CCIN
• Innovation & Commercialisation Centre - ICC
• University Laboratory Management Centre - PPMU
• Institut Sultan Iskandar - UTM-ISI