BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:51@aprughc2025.um.edu.my DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20251030T104500 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20251030T121500 DTSTAMP:20251028T072944Z URL:https://aprughc2025.um.edu.my/events/parallel-symposia-8-technology-gl obal-health-education/ SUMMARY:Parallel Symposia 8: Technology & Global Health Education DESCRIPTION:As the global health landscape grows increasingly complex\, inn ovative technologies are reshaping how we educate and equip future health professionals. This symposium explores the transformative role of digital platforms\, simulation tools\, and learner-centred pedagogies in enhancing global health education and capacity-building. Presenters will highlight how these innovations can foster accessible\, compassionate\, and context- responsive training across diverse settings.\nSpeakers\n[su_row][su_column size="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_column] [su_column size="2/3 " center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor Dr Lee Yew Kong (Unive rsiti Malaya\, Malaysia) is with the Department of Primary Care Medicine\, Faculty of Medicine\, Universiti Malaya\, where he also heads the eLearni ng portfolio under the UMeHealth Unit. His research focuses on patient val ues in health decision-making\, collaborative and patient-centred care in low-resource settings\, and the development of shared decision-making tool s for preference-sensitive conditions. He has worked across diverse topics including diabetes\, cancer\, HIV/AIDS\, genetics\, indigenous health\, a nd migrant worker health. Dr Lee leads several eHealth initiatives\, inclu ding MyViP@UM (Virtual Patients for Medical Education) and VISIT (a random ized trial using electronic medical records to enhance patient consultatio ns)\, and serves on the editorial boards of BMC Primary Care Medicine and BMC Medical Education\n\n\n\n[/su_column][/su_row]\n\n[su_row][su_column s ize="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_column] [su_column size="2/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\nDr Catherine Zhou (Hong Kong University of Sci ence and Technology) is a Teaching Associate at the Office of the Dean of Engineering\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She hold s a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering and previously worked at the C entre for Learning Enhancement and Research at The Chinese University of H ong Kong. Her work focuses on research postgraduate (RPg) education\, with particular interests in research integrity\, ethics\, and RPg students’ mental health. She also leads the RPg Professional Development Programme at the School of Engineering and advocates for student-centred and technol ogy-enhanced learning\n\n\n\n[/su_column][/su_row]\n\n[su_row][su_column s ize="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_column] [su_column size="2/3" center="no" class=""]\n\nDr Ann Toh (National University Singapore) is a home hospice physician with StarPALS\, HCA Hospice Care\, Singapore\, prov iding family-centred\, whole-person care for children with life-limiting i llnesses. She also serves as an adjunct lecturer and Pathway Chair for Hea lth &\; Humanity at the NUS School of Medicine\, where she integrates s ocial accountability\, community-based learning\, and compassion training into medical education. Her work promotes humanism and the humanities in h ealthcare\, and she has developed innovative educational models grounded i n Rogerian philosophy to nurture compassionate\, patient-centred practitio ners. Dr Toh’s research interests include humanism in medical education\ , socio-emotional learning\, and professional identity formation\n\n[/su_c olumn][/su_row]\nModerator\n[su_row][su_column size="1/3" center="no" clas s=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_column] [su_column size="2/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\ nDr Lim Sin How (Universiti Malaya\, Malaysia) is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine\, Faculty of Medicine\, Univ ersiti Malaya. He holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Pitts burgh\, an MSHCA from the University of New Haven\, and a BSc from the Nat ional University of Singapore. His research focuses on HIV/STI prevention among key populations\, particularly men who have sex with men (MSM)\, inc luding areas such as chemsex and drug use. He has published widely in inte rnational journals with international funding support and has led several HIV prevention and care projects among Asian MSM. Dr Lim also serves as a consultant\, project leader\, external reviewer\, and invited speaker at i nternational conferences.\n\n\n\n[/su_column][/su_row]\n\nTheir presentati ons underscore the critical role of technology in advancing global health education\, fostering equity\, and building resilient systems. CATEGORIES:Symposium LOCATION:IAS Auditorium (Ground Floor)\, Ground Floor\, Block B\, IAS Build ing\, Universiti Malaya\, Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ground Floor\, Block B\, IA S Building\, Universiti Malaya\, Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10 0;X-TITLE=IAS Auditorium (Ground Floor):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kuala_Lumpur X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Kuala_Lumpur BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241030T104500 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:+08 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR