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Organiser Contact
 
International Medical University
No 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19,
Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
 
Contact Persons:
Ms Danielle Ho, Ms Catherine Arokiasamy
Tel : 603 - 2731 7358 / 7270 (Danielle), 03 - 2731 7331(Catherine)
Fax : 603 - 8656 7299
Email : danielle_ho@imu.edu.my, catherine_arokiasamy@imu.edu.my
 
 
 
* PROPOSED SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME FOR

 7th International Medical Education Conference, Venue: IMU, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Pre-Conference Workshops (Wednesday, 24 March 2010), IMU, Bukit Jalil

Time
Workshop
Topic
Facilitators
AM
Workshop 1
Educational Leadership in a World of Change
Jonas Nordquist, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
PM
Workshop 2
Standardisation of Clinical and Practical Supervision in Dental Education
Toh Chooi Gait, Seow Liang Lin, and Hanan Omar, IMU, Malaysia
AM
Workshop 3
Evidence-based Teaching and Best Evidence Medical Education
Ron Harden, University of Dundee, United Kingdom
PM
Workshop 4
Complementing Conventional Western Medicine.
Michael Haneline International Medical University
AM
Workshop 5
Clinical Supervision for Nursing
Lim Pek Hong, Margo Mapanga and Siew Wei Fern, IMU, Malaysia
PM
Workshop 6
Assessment of Attitudes
Sivalingam Nalliah, IMU, Malaysia
       

 Day 1 (Thursday, 25 March 2010)

Time

Event

0800 – 0845

Registration

0845 - 0900

Opening and Welcome Address
Ramesh Jutti, Chairperson of the Organising Committee

Chairperson : Victor Lim

0900 - 0930

Keynote Address
Future of Medical Education
Ron Harden, University of Dundee, United Kingdom

0930 - 1000

Plenary 1
Humanities in Healthcare - The Bridge to Holistic Education
by John Marley, University of Queensland, Australia

1000 - 1030
Coffee Break

1030 - 1130

Interactive Forum I
Medical School Structure is a Hindrance to Curriculum Reform
Moderator : Gerard Loftus, University of Galway, Ireland
Proposer(10 mins each): Alan Carmichael,University of Tasmania, Australia
Opposer: Sharon Peters, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Floor Discussion: 40 minutes

1130 - 1300

Free Paper – Concurrent Session

1300 - 1400
Lunch and poster viewing
Chairperson : Kew Siang Tong
1400 - 1500
Medical Education Clinic
1) Ray Peterson, University of Queensland, Australia
2) Ed Peile, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
3) Val Wass, Keele Medical School, United Kingdom
4) Jonas Nordquist, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
5) Sambandam Elango, IMU, Malaysia

1500 - 1530

Plenary 2 
From “Sage-on the- Stage” to “Guide-by-the-Side”
by Trudie Roberts, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

1530 - 1700

The IMU-Ron Harden Innovation in Medical Education
(IMU-RHIME) Award

(Presentation by 4 short-listed innovators)
Panel of International Judges
(10 minutes each, with 10 minutes for discussion)

 

1700 - 1830

High-tea and Cultural Show

 Day 2 (Friday, 26th March  2010)

Time

Event

Chairperson : Peter Pook

0830 - 0930

Plenary 3
E-Learning: Philosophy and Applications in Training Healthcare Professionals
by Gary Mires, University of Dundee, United Kingdom

0930 - 1000

Interactive Forum II
Assessment of professionalism is mandatory in an undergraduate health professional curriculum Moderator: Hla Yee Yee, International Medical University, Malaysia
Proposer :
Opposer:
Floor Discussion: 40 minutes

1000 - 1030
Coffee Break

1030 - 1200

Free Papers - Concurrent sessions 2
Chairperson : Toh Chooi Gait

1200 - 1400

Lunch and Judging of  Posters

1400 - 1500

Free Papers - Concurrent sessions 3

1500 - 1600

Interactive Forum III
Technology-driven Education: Love at First Byte!?
Moderator: Jai Mohan, International Medical University, Malaysia
Proposer : Hamish McKenzie, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom (10 mins each):
Opposer:
Floor Discussion: 40 minutes

1600 - 1700

Intervarsity Students’ Debate
“Technology-driven Education Produces Better Doctors”

Moderator: Mairead Boohan, Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom
Proposer: International Medical University (IMU)
Opposer : University Kebangsaan Malaysia(UKM)

1700 - 1730

Prize giving and closing ceremony

1730
Tea
* subject to change