APRU Global Health Conference 2025 – Global Health Systems Track
As the global health landscape grows increasingly complex, innovative 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.
Speakers:
Associate Professor Dr Lee Yew Kong (Universiti Malaya) is the lead of eLearning at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, where he has developed a range of eLearning tools, including reusable learning objects for evidence-based medicine and virtual patients for use in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Dr Catherine Zhou (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), a computer scientist and educator, focuses on research postgraduate education, academic integrity, and student mental health. Her teaching and research interests include research integrity and ethics, and RPg students’ mental health. She is in charge of the RPg student professional development program within the School of Engineering.
Dr Ann Toh (National University Singapore) is a home hospice physician and clinician-educator passionate about compassion-based education. She is actively involved in shaping undergraduate curriculum in the areas of community-based education for social determinants of health, social accountability, interprofessional education, and compassion training.
Their presentations underscore the critical role of technology in advancing global health education, fostering equity, and building resilient systems.