Category: Internaitonal Visitor

All are invited to join online conference on the topic “Hybrid Clinical Rounds: When Bedside Meets Virtual” which will be held on June, 3^rd2020, 8 AM CDT (20.00-21.00 Thailand)

Speakers: Aarti Bavare, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Critical Medicine

Director, Rapid Response Team and CPR Quality

Jordana Goldman, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Critical Medicine

Director, Critical Care Quality and Safety

Satid Thammasitboon, MD, MHPE, Associate Professor of Pediatric Critical Medicine

Director, Center for Research, Innovation and Scholarship in Medical Education

All from Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

Moderator: Rosawan Areemit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University

Link: Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 897 2148 8222

Password: 051034

On May 9, 2020, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University through Khon Kaen University Medical Student Association, hosts the First International Webinars entitled ‘Medical Education in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic: Student Perspectives’.  Speakers are medical students from 4 universities and countries: Mr. Sam Lin, 4^th-year medical student, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taiwan; Miss Fontong Katato, 4^th-year medical student, Sun Yat – Sen University of Medicine Sciences, PR. China; Miss Alexa Dzienny, 3^rd-year medical student, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, USA and Miss Chantarateera Pholvivat, 5^th-year medical student, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, our usual practices of medical education have been disrupted at an unprecedented pace and scale. The clinical rotations are suspended for medical students and the face-to-face teaching has been changed

to virtual platforms. The medical students are facing difficulties and stressful times that have arisen due to the widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The alternative effective teaching strategies and safest education in supporting and enhancing medical students’ education is online teaching.  “4^th– and 5^th-year medical students study from home solely while 6^th– year medical students study and work in the hospital”, Chantarateera said.  Same as Taiwan, Sam said “lecture classes held online but he has small group classes”.  Meanwhile none of the medical students are allowed to remain at the hospital in China and the US.  Chinese Professors do bedside-teaching via video calls so that medical students can appreciate real situations.  Chantarateera, Fontong and Alexa are satisfied with the online teaching and understand that it is the rationale due to the inevitable situation of COVID-19 but Sam goes against.  He desires to study with his classmates who drive and motivate him to study.  However, all speakers agreed, online classes have some limitations while bedside teaching with patients in wards offers essential opportunity to acquire practical and clinical skills.

Written by: Miss Thanjira Sumanont, 5^th–year medical student

Edited by: Dr. Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, Miss Duangsamorn Chankwang and Miss Kanokphorn Hinthao, International Relations Division, Research and International Relations Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University

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ขอ​เชิญ​อาจารย์​และผู้สนใจทุก​ท่าน​ เข้าร่วมประชุม​
International Medical ​Education​ Webinar

Topic: International Experiences: Challenges in Undergraduate Medical Education during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Speakers : UK, Netherlands, Japan, Thailand

Time: วันพุธ​ที่​ 15​ เมษายน​ 2563​ เวลา 20.00 น.​ (เวลาประเทศไทย)​

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Mr. Vira Kchorng from Regional Training Center for Health, Cambodia; Mrs. Sahar Ahmed Dewedar Abdou Elbassiuny, from the Faculty of Medicine, Ain shams University, Egypt; Mr. Manaseh Asser Bocha, from Ministry of Health representing Mount Kenya University and Jomo kenyatta University of Agricultural, Kenya; Mr. Abdullahi Muse Ahmed, from Jazeera University, Somalia and Ms. Islam Alsser Mhjob Salih, from Ministry of Health, Sudan, visited the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University to attend the international training on “Tropical Medicine, Community Health Care and Research” during 25 February – 16 March 2020.

On March 16, 2020 Dr. Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, Assistant Dean for International Relations and Cooperation Strategies, and Assistant Professor Isaraporn Thepwongsa, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs welcomed and discussed with them the possibility of MOU establishment and details for the research collaborative plans as well as the staff and student exchange program. Assistant Professor Isaraporn Thepwongsa who was a lecturer of Department of Community Medicine was the main coordinator in hosting the international training on “Tropical Medicine, Community Health Care and Research” and initiating the research collaboration with above institutions.

Reported by: Natakon Naowarojna, International Relations Officer

Professor Junji Suzumiya, Department Oncology-Hematology, Shimane University, Japan and other delegates visited Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University between 9 –13 February 2020 to give special lectures on pathology, adult and pediatric hematology, and pharmacology.

Associate Professor Supat Sinawat, Associate Dean for International Relations and Cooperation Strategies and Professor Yukifumi Nawa, Invited Professor and Consultant,
Tropical Diseases Research Centre welcomed and discussed with them about ongoing research collaboration and staff exchange program in pediatric hematology between the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University and Shimane University.

Delegates included:

1. Professor Junji Suzumiya, Shimane University Hospital, Department Oncology-Hematology
2. Professor Kazuo Oshimi, Kushiro Central Hospital
3. Professor Takeshi Taketani, Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
4. Dr. Ayako Muramatsu, Department of Hematology, Japan Red Cross, Kyoto Daiichi Hospital
5. Dr. Chihiro Matama, Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
6. Dr. Rika Kan, Shimane University Hospital, Department Oncology-Hematology
7. Dr. Rikako Okamura, Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
8. Dr. Sarasa Tahara, Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
9. Dr. Toru Hayashi, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Breastopia Miyazaki Hospital

Reported by: Natakon Naowarojna, International Relations Officer

The delegates from University of Tsukuba and JICA, Japan visited the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University on January 17, 2020 in order to discuss about research collaboration and training program in emergency medicine for Laotian doctors and medical staff. The delegates included Mr. Akio Endo, Deputy Director, Partnership Program Division, JICA Tsukuba Center;  Dr. Takaaki Suzuki, Deputy Chief, International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba; Professor Ichikawa Masao, Department of Global Public Health, University of Tsukuba; and Professor Junji Nishida, President, Japan Research Institute for Social System.

In this occasion, Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, Director of the Srinagarind Hospital, Associate Professor Supat Sinawat, Associate Dean for International Relations and Cooperation Strategies; Dr. Pariwat Phungoen, Deputy Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Kamonwon Ienghong, Department of Emergency Medicine; and Dr. Korakot Apiratwarakul, Department of Emergency Medicine, welcomed the delegates and joined the discussion.  During the discussion, Mr. Akio Endo presented the information of JICA partnership program and the Make SAFER project. The University of Tsukuba in cooperation with JICA aimed to send the Laos doctors and medical personal to be trained at the Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University in order to develop emergency medical care in Lao PDR

Reported by: Natakon Naowarojna, International Relations Officer

On October 10, 2019 H.E. Mr. Hector Conde Almetda, Ambassador, the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba to the kingdom of Thailand, visited Khon Kaen University for the purpose of building up a friendship with Khon Kaen University. During his visit on the first day we took him for a tour of our university, and later in the afternoon he gave a lecture “Cuba and Thai-Cuba relations” at the faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences. On the morning of the second day we had an official welcoming ceremony hosted by the President and the Vice President of Khon Kaen University. After the lunch hosted by Khon Kaen University, he visited the Faculty of Medicine and gave a lecture about “the Cuban Health System”. The Cuban health system is deemed to be one of the best health systems and the faculty of medicine hope to learn something to adapt to the Thai health system.

Reported by: Natakon Naowarojna, International Relations Officer
English Editing by Duncan Mark Foster

On 12 July, 2019 Dr. Farsinee Arunrojpanya, Associate Dean of International Affairs and Language Development and staff from Naresuan University welcomed Assoc. Prof. Supat Sinawat,   Associate Dean for International Relations and Cooperation Strategies, Faculty of Medicine,  Khon Kaen University  and his staff during their study visit to Naresuan University, Faculty of Medicine, International Relations Department at Sirintorn Building, Tong Jan meeting room.

During this visit they exchanged their experience about how they cooperate with foreign organizations, how they provide services for foreign students and staff and they also talked about building a relationship between the international relations departments of the two universities. They also took this chance to observe the working conditions at Naresuan University’s International Relations department as well as other departments.

Reported by Natakon Naowarojna
English Editing by Duncan Mark Foster

From June 28 to July 9, 2019, we invited Professor Christopher Mow from Stanford University to join our adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery conference. While he was here, he gave lectures about Common Complications of Total Hip Replacement (THR) and Total Knee Replacement (TKR) (Including Examination Preparation); Bearing Surfaces in THR: Basic Science and Clinical Application; Femoral Revision in THR: What is the Current Status; and Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA): Indication, Technique, and Result. He also engaged in many other discussions with our Faculty of Medicine in a wide ranging area of topics, including future collaborations such as growing Faculty and Student Exchange programs and conducting clinical trials at KKU for new technologies. Although he stayed only a few weeks, he contributed so much to the Faculty and the staff in fostering collaboration and cooperation. On behalf of the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, we thank Professor Mow for his contribution and hope to have another chance to welcome him back to KKU.

Reported by Natakon Naowarojna
English Editing by Duncan Mark Foster