BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:47@aprughc2025.um.edu.my DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20251030T140000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20251030T160000 DTSTAMP:20251020T022808Z URL:https://aprughc2025.um.edu.my/events/working-group-conference-session- descriptions/ SUMMARY:Working Group Session DESCRIPTION:As part of the 18th APRU Global Health Conference in Kuala Lump ur\, all participants are invited to join one of six dynamic two-hour Wor king Group sessions. These sessions provide an opportunity for in-depth di alogue\, co-creation\, and regional collaboration on some of the most pres sing issues shaping global health in the Asia-Pacific.\n\nEach Working Gro up brings together leading experts\, practitioners\, and participants from diverse disciplines to:\n\n Examine critical challenges across health\, ethics\, humanitarian practice\, education\, and equity.\n Share knowled ge and experiences from across the Asia-Pacific network.\n Generate acti onable outputs\, ranging from consensus statements and declarations to fra meworks and teaching tools that will guide research\, policy\, and practic e.\n\nThe six sessions span a broad spectrum of global health concerns:\n\ n[su_accordion][su_spoiler title="AGEING" open="no" style="default" icon=" plus" anchor="" anchor_in_url="no" class=""]\nCombatting Ageism in the Asi a-Pacific\nAgeism—or discrimination based on age—remains a pervasive a nd often overlooked barrier to inclusion and equity across the Asia-Pacifi c region. As Asia-Pacific societies rapidly age\, addressing ageism is bot h a moral and practical imperative. Combatting ageism is critical for heal thy ageing and for building inclusive\, resilient societies that recognise the value of older adults as contributors to economic\, social\, and inte rgenerational wellbeing. This workshop\, led by Professors Zhaoli Dai-Kell er\, Jonathan Guillemot\, and Andrew Sixsmith\, will explore how ageism ma nifests across systems\, institutions\, and cultures in the region\, both in overt and more subtle ways. Participants will engage in collaborative r oundtables to co-develop recommendations for addressing ageism at individu al\, family\, community\, institutional\, and policy levels. The Social Ec ological Model will be used as a framework. Utilising the collective exper tise of the APRU network and the guidance from the UN Decade on Healthy Ag eing\, we aim to produce a consensus statement outlining guiding principle s and actionable strategies to promote age equity across Asia-Pacific soci eties.\n\n[/su_spoiler][su_spoiler title="BIOETHICS\, EDUCATION AND TECHNO LOGY" open="no" style="default" icon="plus" anchor="" anchor_in_url="no" c lass=""]\nCase Studies on the Ethics of AI for Health\nIn this interactive session\, we will join two Working Groups (Bioethics and Education and Te chnology) to further the conversation on the ethics of artificial intellig ence (AI) in health. The leaders are Catherine Zhou from Hong Kong Univers ity of Science and Technology and Leander Marquez from the University of the Philippines. Participants will collaboratively develop/expand short ca se studies focused on ethical issues in the use of AI in health. Through g uided discussions in small groups\, participants will explore real-world s cenarios and challenges related to privacy\, bias\, accountability\, infor med consent\, and other ethical dilemmas present in the use of AI-driven h ealth care and research. The session aims to generate practical\, thought- provoking case studies that can be used as teaching and training tools for students\, practitioners\, and policymakers working at the intersection o f AI and health ethics.\n\n[/su_spoiler][su_spoiler title="HUMANITARIAN AS SISTANCE AND HEALTH" open="no" style="default" icon="plus" anchor="" ancho r_in_url="no" class=""]\nA Call &\; Commitment to Humanity: APRU GH Hum anitarian Aid and Health Declaration on Humanitarian Crises\nPolitical shi fts can halt donor-funded humanitarian assistance. These changes interrupt critical services\, slow emergency response\, weaken resilience\, disrupt data collection in crisis zones\, and ultimately impact human well-being while straining global partnerships. This interactive session—led by An n Toh and Suhyoon Choi\, and Shuaibu Musa—seeks to uncover opportunity and hope by reimagining humanitarian practice. We will explore challenges and spotlight “positive deviants” who innovate despite resource const raints and discuss how science and evidence can guide action in data-scarc e contexts. The workshop culminates with the presentation of a draft APRU Declaration on Humanitarian Crises\, inviting participants to share experi ences\, insights\, and case studies to finalise a shared ethical commitmen t that advances community resilience\, local leadership\, global solidarit y\, and the spirit of our shared humanity.\n\n[/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler ti tle="MENTAL HEALTH" open="no" style="default" icon="plus" anchor="" anchor _in_url="no" class=""]\nAddressing the Student Mental Health Crisis in Asi a-Pacific Higher Education\nMany Asia-Pacific economies are facing unprece dented mental health crises among youth and young adults. In this interact ive session led by Xin (Summer) Xu\, we will begin by discussing the dive rse mental health needs of university students. We will share the results of a recent survey of APRU member institutions\, which took inventory of t he types of programmes and services offered by APRU universities\, as well as the gaps and challenges that universities face in meeting the increasi ng demand for mental health services. Drawing on these findings\, we will highlight key insights and share examples of innovative and/or effective i nitiatives that may serve as models for other universities seeking to enha nce student mental health services. These programmes reflect a continuum o f care\, spanning prevention\, early intervention\, and treatment. In addi tion to examining direct service provision\, we will consider how the broa der institutional environment—including academic policies\, campus cultu re\, and student engagement—can play a critical role in fostering studen t mental well-being. The session will conclude with a collaborative discus sion to generate actionable recommendations\, which will inform the develo pment of a white paper outlining promising\, multi-level approaches for pr omoting holistic mental health support within higher education institution s across the region.\n\n[/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title="NCDs" open="no" s tyle="default" icon="plus" anchor="" anchor_in_url="no" class=""]\nAdvanci ng Equity in Women’s Cancer Prevention: The Kuala Lumpur Declaration fo r the Asia-Pacific Region\nThis workshop\, led by Claire Chenweng Zhong  and Jason Huang\, aims to promote equity in women’s cancer prevention a cross the Asia-Pacific region. It addresses the increasing incidence of wo men’s cancers and the persistent gender disparities in prevention and ca re. Experts will lead discussions to identify key challenges\, knowledge g aps\, and effective strategies to enhance access to resources and services for women. The findings will aim to be published in a peer-reviewed journ al to inform future public health policies and advance gender equity in ca ncer prevention.\n\n[/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title="NURSING" open="no" st yle="default" icon="plus" anchor="" anchor_in_url="no" class=""]\nRedesign ing Nursing Education for Future Healthcare Systems\nWith health systems  changing quickly in response to demographic forces\, technological  innovation\, global pandemics\, and climate change\, the need to revolut ionise nursing education has never been more urgent. During this roundt able discussion led by Erlinda Palaganas\, we will highlight shared educat ional challenges and examine new paradigms of nursing education\, attuned to future health system requirements and international health priorities. Participants will discuss best practices in curriculum redesign\, simu lation-based education\, interprofessional education\, digital and AI inte gration\, and how global competencies and sustainability values can be embedded in nursing programmes. The session will also examine APRU member universities’ internationalisation of nursing education through faculty exchange\, collaborative research\, and regional accreditation arrangeme nts. The end goal is to produce a joint framework for transforming nursing education that includes recommendations for creating culturally aware a nd technology-literate nurses.\n\n[/su_spoiler][/su_accordion]\n\nTo fac ilitate meaningful participation\, an invitation to select a preferred Wo rking Group will be sent to all registered participants one month before t he conference. This ensures that participants can plan ahead\, contribute actively\, and join discussions most aligned with their expertise and inte rests.\n\nTogether\, these Working Groups underscore APRU’s commitment t o regional solutions\, interdisciplinary collaboration\, and global solid arity. Participants are encouraged to actively engage\, contribute their e xpertise\, and shape outputs that will have enduring impact on health and wellbeing in the Asia-Pacific and beyond. CATEGORIES:Working Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kuala_Lumpur X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Kuala_Lumpur BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241030T140000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:+08 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR