Programme

 

9th Asian Medical Education Association Symposium cum Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2017:
“Preparing Healthcare Learners for a Changing World”

 

Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F, William MW Mong Block, Faculty of Medicine Building
21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

December 14, 2017 (Thursday)
Pre-conference Parallel Sessions
10.30 – 12.30	Suturing Cultures: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 and 3
	Chairman: Dr Harry Wu, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	10.30 – 10.40	Introductory Remarks: Mr Ian Thomas Ash DocumentingIan, Japan
	10.40 – 11.10	Film Screening “Suturing Cultures”
	11.10 – 12.10	Panel Discussion
		Participants:   Mr Ian Thomas Ash DocumentingIan, Japan   Professor Robert Aronowitz University of Pennsylvania, USA   Professor Audrey Shafer Stanford University, USA   Dr Helen Mildred Tinsley The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong   Dr Abraham Wai The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	12.10 – 12.30	Question & Answer
10.30 – 12.30	Workshop 1 – Admissions “How to Select the Topics for Writing MMI Questions?” Venue: Seminar Room 5 Facilitator: Professor Kien Trinh McMaster University, Canada
10.30 – 12.30	Workshop 2 – Community-based Service Learning “Community-based Service Learning Projects in Medical Education: Development, Implementation, Assessment” Venue: Seminar Room 6 Facilitator: Dr Videsh Kapoor University of British Columbia, Canada
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch Venue: Exhibition Area
13.00 – 13.30	Registration
13.45 – 14.00	Opening Ceremony Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 and 3
	Opening Remarks by Professor Peter Mathieson President and Vice-Chancellor The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	Welcoming Address by Professor Gabriel M Leung Dean, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	Introductory Remarks by Professor CS Lau Chairman, AMEA & Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning), Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
14.00 – 15.45	First Plenary Session Preparing Tomorrow’s Doctors Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 and 3
	Chairman: Professor CS Lau, Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	14.00 – 14.30	“Curriculum Reform at HKU Since 1997” Professor Gabriel M Leung The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	14.30 – 15.00	“The Future of Medicine and Medical Education” Professor Terence Stephenson General Medical Council, UK
	15.00 – 15.30	“Standards and the Curriculum: Think Global but Act Local” Professor David Gordon World Federation for Medical Education, UK
	15.30 – 15.45	Question & Answer
15.45 – 16.15	Coffee Break Poster Exhibition and Judging – Foyer of Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
Parallel Sessions
16.15 – 17.30	Medical Humanities for a Changing World Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 and 3
	Chairman: Dr Harry Wu, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	16.15 – 16.45	“Health Humanities in Medical Education: Complexity, Connection, Creativity” Professor Audrey Shafer Stanford University, USA
	16.45 – 17.15	“Clinical Decision Making in an Era of Risk-centered Medicine” Professor Rob A Aronowitz University of Pennsylvania, USA
	17.15 – 17.30	Question & Answer
16.15 – 17.30	Teaching Medicine in the Asian Context Venue: Lecture Theatre 4
	Chairman: Professor Grace Tang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	16.15 – 16.35	“One Planet – Different World” Professor NG Patil The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	16.35 – 16.55	“Are We Different or Similar to the Rest of the World?” Professor Vishna Nadarajah International Medical University, Malaysia
	16.55 – 17.15	“Teaching Medical Professionalism in the Asian Context: A Case Study from Taiwan” Professor Ming Jung Ho National Taiwan University, Taiwan Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, Qatar
	17.15 – 17.30	Question & Answer
19.00 – 21.00	Gala Dinner Venue: Jumbo Kingdom

 

December 15, 2017 (Friday)
08.30 – 09:00	Registration
09.00 – 10.45	Second Plenary Session Paradigm Shifts in Medical Education Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 and 3
	Chairman: Dr Julian Tanner, School of Biomedical Sciences The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	09.00 – 09.30	“Curriculum Development: Past, Present and an Exciting Future” Professor Ronald Harden University of Dundee, UK
	09.30 – 10.00	“Educating Health Professionals in the 21st Century: What will We Need Humans for? Part 1” Professor Brian Hodges University of Toronto, Canada
	10.00 – 10.30	“When can You Trust a Medical Trainee with a Clinical Responsibility? How Entrustment Thinking is Affecting Clinical Training and Assessment” Professor Theodorus Jan (Olle) ten Cate Universiteit Utrecht, the Netherlands
	10.30 – 10.45	Question & Answer
10.45 – 11.15	Coffee Break Poster Exhibition and Judging – Foyer of Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
Parallel Sessions
11.15 – 13.00	Forum Discussion Medical Volunteerism and Social Responsibility Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 and 3
	Chairman: Dr Gordon Wong, Department of Anaesthesiology The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	Presentation by Speakers
	11.15 – 11.35	“Medical Volunteerism – Mitigating Collateral Damage” Dr Thomas ST Chan World Vision China Foundation Ltd., Hong Kong
	11.35 – 11.55	“Global Health Service Learning in Medical Undergraduate Programmes” Dr Videsh Kapoor University of British Columbia, Canada
	11.55 – 12.15	“Medical Education is a HEART Matter at Shantou University Medical College” Professor Junhui Bian Shantou University Medical College, China
	Presentation by Students
	12.15 – 12.45	“Social Responsibility of Medical Profession in the Context of Culture” Ms Lora Chen, BChinMed student
		“The Role of Medical Students in Humanitarian Crises” Ms Yuki Ip, MBBS student
		“Becoming a Socially Responsible Cohort – Peer-to-Peer Capacity Building” Ms Cynthia Lam, MBBS student
		“Bud in My Healthcare Career – Public Health Services to Help the Underprivileged” Ms Coco Ma, BNurs student
		” Role of Pharmacy Students – Volunteering in Community Health Promotion” Mr Hercules Tse, BPharm student
	12.45 – 13.00	Group Discussion
11.15 – 12.50	Preparing Teachers for Tomorrow’s Learners Venue: Lecture Theatre 4
	Chairman: Dr Julie Chen, BIMHSE & Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	11.15 – 11.35	“A Needs-based Approach to Supporting Faculty Teachers and Educators” Professor Huiju Carrie Chen Georgetown University, USA
	11.35 – 11.55	“Developing the Indispensable and Measuring the Un-measurable – Holistic Competencies Through an Evidence-based Pedagogical Driven System” Dr Cecilia Chan The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	11.55 – 12.15	“Technologies of Thinking in an Era of Fluidity” Dr Susan Bridges The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	12.15 – 12.35	“How to Integrate Humanities and Social Sciences into Medical Education? The Experience of a National Faculty Development Programme” Professor Ming Jung Ho National Taiwan University, Taiwan Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, Qatar
	12.35 – 12.50	Question & Answer
13.00 – 14.00	Lunch Venue: Exhibition Area
14.00 – 15.45	Third Plenary Session Technology and the Future of Learning Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 and 3
	Chairman: Dr Daniel Fong, School of Nursing The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	14.00 – 14.30	“What can Medical Education Learn from Facebook and Netflix?” Mr Shiv Gaglani Osmosis, USA
	14.30 – 15.00	“E-learning Formats – What Works and What does Not! Experiences Across the Medical Faculty” Professor Shekhar Kumta The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	15.00 – 15.30	“MOOCs and Bite-sized Learning” Professor Ricky Kwok The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	15.30 – 15.45	Question & Answer
15.45 – 16.15	Coffee Break Poster Exhibition and Judging – Foyer of Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
Parallel Sessions
16.15 – 17.30	Student Selection Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 and 3
	Chairman: Dr WY Chin, BIMHSE & Department of Family Medicine & Primary Care The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	16.15 – 16.35	“Medical Student Selection: How Good are We?” Professor Ian Wilson University of Wollongong, Australia
	16.35 – 16.55	“Selecting Medical Students: What are We Measuring and are We Measuring it Consistently?” Professor Barbara Griffin Macquarie University, Australia
	16.55 – 17.15	“The Reliability and Validity of the Mini-curriculum Vitae: An Attributed Based Autobiographical Sketch” Professor Kien Trinh McMaster University, Canada
	17.15 – 17.30	Question & Answer
16.15 – 17.45	Free Paper Presentations – Oral Presentation
	Session A – E-learning & Simulation Venue: Lecture Theatre 1
	Session B – Curriculum Development & Quality Assurance Venue: Lecture Theatre 4
	Session C – Pedagogical Innovation Venue: Seminar Room 5
	Session D – Wellbeing & Professionalism Venue: Seminar Room 6

 

December 16, 2017 (Saturday)
08.15 – 08:45	Registration
Parallel Sessions
08.45 – 10.30	Changing Expectations in Health Professions Venue: Lecture Theatre 1
	Chairman: Professor LX Lao, School of Chinese Medicine The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	08.45 – 09.10	“Educating Health Professionals in the 21st Century: What will We Need Humans for? Part 2” Professor Brian Hodges University of Toronto, Canada
	09.10 – 09.35	“Attaining and Verifying the Interprofessional Capabilities Learners will Need for a Changing World” Professor Gary Rogers Griffith University, Australia
	09.35 – 09.50	“The Roles of Assessment in Supporting the Development of Competence” Professor John Norcini Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research, USA
	09.50 – 10.05	“Inter-professional Education: Preparing Healthcare Learners for an Ageing Society” Professor Chia Chin Lin The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	10.05 – 10.20	“Team-based Learning for Interprofessional Education” Dr Lap Ki Chan The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	10.20 – 10.30	Question & Answer
10.30 – 10.50	Coffee Break
10.50 – 12.30	Curricular Priorities for the 21st Century Venue: Lecture Theatre 1
	Chairman: Professor YS Chan, School of Biomedical Sciences The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	10.50 – 11.05	“Streamlining Fitness to Practise in the UK” Professor Terence Stephenson General Medical Council, United Kingdom
	11.05 – 11.20	“Checking the Toolbox for Contemporary Competencies” Professor Stephen Trumble The University of Melbourne, Australia
	11.20 – 11.35	“Medical Curricula – Steam Engines in the 21st Century” Dr Philip Beh The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	11.35 – 11:50	“5+3 Medical Education, on Whose Terms” Professor Junhui Bian Shantou University Medical College, China
	11.50 – 12.05	“Fitness to Practice” Professor Ducksun Ahn Korea University, Korea
	12.05 – 12:20	“What Does it Take to Minimize Burnout and Build Resilience of Healthcare Learners?” Dr Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
	12.20 – 12.30	Question & Answer
12.30 – 12.35	Presentation of Awards: Certificate in Medical and Health Sciences Education Poster and Oral Presentation Prizes
08.45 – 11.15	Workshop 3 – Admissions “What Student do You Want in Your Programme?” Venue: Seminar Room 5 Facilitators: Professor Barbara Griffin Macquarie University, Australia Professor Ian Wilson University of Wollongong, Australia
	Workshop 4 – Assessment “Implementing Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for Undergraduate Medical Education” Venue: Seminar Room 6 Facilitators: Professor Huiju Carrie Chen Georgetown University, USA Professor Theodorus Jan (Olle) ten Cate Universiteit Utrecht, the Netherlands
12.35 – 13.30	Lunch Venue: Exhibition Area
Joint Session with Summit of Global Health Leaders: Rethinking the Health Professions Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 and 3
13.30 – 14.30	Plenary Session	Flexner, Frenk-Chen and Beyond: Novel Pedagogical Models of Health Sciences Professional Education Professor Lincoln Chen China Medical Board, USA
		Is there a distinct “East Asian model” in health sciences education? Dr Shin Young-soo WHO West Pacific Region
		Resolving the uneasy partnership of public health with the health care professions Professor Michelle Williams Harvard Chan School of Public Health, USA
14.30 – 15.15	Panel Discussion Professor Junhui Bian Shantou University Medical College, China Professor Bruce Robinson University of Sydney, Australia Professor Trevor Young University of Toronto, Canada
15.15 – 15.45	Coffee Break
15.45 – 16.45	Plenary Session	Reforming Residency Training for the Belt and Road Professor Yupei Zhao Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
		Preparing Tomorrow’s Clinicians for a Precision Medicine Future Professor Jennifer Doudna University of California, Berkeley, USA
		Postmodern Thinking on the Wellbeing of Young Doctors Professor Carol Black Newnham College, UK
16.45 – 17.30	Panel Discussion Professor Patricia Davidson Johns Hopkins University, USA Professor Patrick Maxwell University of Cambridge, UK Professor Terence Stephenson General Medical Council, UK
17.30 – 17.45	Concluding Reflections Dr Richard Horton The Lancet, UK

 

Detailed addresses for venues:

Lecture Theatres 1, 2, 3, 4
Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F William MW Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

 

Seminar Rooms 5, 6, 7
LG1/F, Laboratory Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

 

Exhibition Area
G/F, Laboratory Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong