Category: International Conference

The Tropical Disease Research Center (TDRC), KKU recently hosted a three-day Workshop on Lawa Model: One Health in Action from May 31 to June 2, 2023 with the support of Chevron Corporation and the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN). The course covered the principles of One Health, extensive examples of diseases and disaster, and explored the Lawa Model, with an optional short field visit to witness the Lawa Model in action.

The optional field visit and workshop were primarily arranged for professionals from health and related fields from ASEAN countries. The field visit’s objectives were to provide participants with on-site exposure to the Lawa Model as a One Health showcase, enabling them to receive practical experience and knowledge to apply to emerging health issues in their respective countries.

The Lawa Model has been recognized nationally and internationally as one of two showcase models for helminth control by WHO/NZD4. The Lawa Model, applying One Health approach, has been recommended for the control of foodborne trematode infections by WHO Western Pacific Region. For over a decade the Lawa community has been a training site for health professionals and researchers from Thailand and around the world to learn about One Health approach.

Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

Professor Dr. Banchob Sripa, Director of KKU-TDRC

Dr. Vipat Kuruchittham, Executive Director of SEAOHUN

Ms. Dee Bourbon, Senior Social Investment Advisor of Chevron Corporation

The first day commenced with welcome and opening session by Professor Dr. Banchob Sripa, Director of Tropical Disease Research Center, who delivered the project report.

“The Tropical Disease Research Center or TDRC introduced a new control strategy for liver fluke infection using the One Health approach in the endemic Lawa Lake area of Khon Kaen Province,” said Professor Sripa.

“The program, now known as the Lawa Model, has gained national and international recognition and today we are pleased to have more than 35 participants taking part in the field trip workshop from SEAOHUN member countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, and two participants from India and Bangladesh.”

It was then a great honor for TDRC to invite Dr. Vipat Kuruchittham, Executive Director of SEAOHUN, and Ms. Dee Bourbon, Senior Social Investment Advisor of Chevron Corporation, important sponsors to deliver a speech to all participants.

Associate Professor Apichat Jiravuttipong, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, presided over the opening ceremony and delivered the welcome and opening speech.

“Today we gather for the Lawa Model field trip, where qualified participants will witness the Model in action,” said the KKU-MD president.

“Through this immersive experience, you will gain practical knowledge to address emerging health challenges in your own countries, I believe.”

On the opening day, all participants were introduced to the project background information and orientation for the field trip by Professor Sripa. They were also provided with ice-breaking activities and allowed to join group discussion sharing experiences and discuss community health problems in their countries to create lessons learned from each group.

Day 1: Sharing One Health experiences and discussing current community health problems

On the second day, participants observed the Lawa Model in practice at the Lawa Lake community. They firstly had a meeting at Lawa Health Promoting Hospital on an overview of liver flukes and Lawa Model, waste management, and demonstration of Lawa Model. The next visit was at Banlawa School to observe a demonstration of liver fluke-free school and then to Lawa households to observe local fermented fish production.

Meeting at Lawa Health Promoting Hospital

A demonstration of liver fluke-free school

Observing local fermented fish production

Next Dr. Sirikachorn Tangkawattana led all participants to visit animal and environmental health sites. The TDRC team demonstrated proper pet healthcare and animal restraint. Then they moved to an environmental modification area at Don Pordaeng Village, the final station of the field trip. They visited a lake site where a road was constructed to reduce the population of Bithynia snails, and they also observed Lawa fishermen catching fish from the lake.

A demonstration of pet healthcare

Visiting an environmental modification area at Don Pordaeng Village

The third day involved debrief and course wrap-up and reflection. The participants reported back on their experiences and learnings they were able to apply to health problem solving through final group presentations.

Day 3: Debrief and wrap-up and course reflection

We hope all participants increased their One Health concept knowledge and will successfully integrate it into community health solutions in their own countries.

Reporting by Sathaphorn Onlamun

Editing by Prof. John F Smith

Prof. Bowornsilp Chowchuen and delegates from KKU-MD’s Tawanchai Foundation for Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Deformities (TFC) joined Nakhon Phanom Provincial Health Officers and medical scholars at a conference at Khammouane Provincial Hospital, Lao PDR between April 24 and 25, 2023. The conference was hosted by Dr. Somsaat Ounsida, Khammouane Vice Governor and Ms. Thitiya Panmanee, Consul of the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Savannakhet.

This is the third collaboration conference under the MOU between Khammouane Provincial Hospital, Lao PDR and Nakhon Phanom Provincial Health Office, Thailand. The collaboration aims to enhance medical health services for patients with cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial deformities in Khammouane and nearby provinces.

On this occasion Dr. Ounsida expressed his appreciation to medical professionals for their dedication and strong collaboration, and also his gratitude to Prof. Chowchuen for financial aid for medical treatment.

This important collaboration enables Lao patients to increase their confidence in their daily lives, and improve their communication and overall quality of life.

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Reporting by Sathaphorn Onlamun

Editing by Prof. John F Smith

The Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University hosted the 8^th Khon Kaen University International Challenge on Emergency Medicine and related basic science 2023 (KKU ICEM 2023) between March 15 and 20, 2023. KKU ICEM is a competition focused on emergency conditions and their management.  International medical students compete against each other in clinical workshops and academic competitions as well as share cultural experiences.

At the opening ceremony Assoc. Prof. Praew Kotruchin, MD, Project Advisor to the 8^th KKU ICEM; welcomed the delegates “We have put every effort in to making this year the best that we can. I hope you enjoy the competition. Of course, the competition isn’t all about winning but also about making friends, connections, and having fun,” she said. “Apart from academic activities, I’m sure our medical students will share  their Thai culture with and develop friendships for the future,” she added.

Prof. Songsak Kiatchoosakun, MD, Director of Srinagarind Hospital, then delivered an opening speech. “This event will be a great opportunity for you to gain meaningful experiences and to utilize in your future medical careers,” he stated.

KKU ICEM included cardiovascular and general emergency workshops for the students to learn from professional cardiologists and emergency physicians.

The cardiovascular emergency workshop had opportunities for the participants to gain experience in echocardiogram, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), ECG interpretation, and murmur auscultation.

They also had opportunities in the general emergency workshop for experience with endotracheal tube intubation, intercostal drainage (ICD), first aid in vascular injury, and advanced trauma life support (ATLS).

KKU ICEM academic team and individual competitions had 4 rounds: multiple choice question, modified essay question, semi-finals, and finals. The competition winners are shown below:

In addition to the academic experiences, KKU ICEM participants also joined in cultural exchange activities, such as Khon Kaen trips and night events where they spent their time together enjoying traditional shows and making new friends.

They visited important attractions in Khon Kaen: Wat Nong Waeng, a 9-storey pagoda temple with a 360-degree panoramic view of Khon Kaen city from the top, Mekin Farm, Nong Rua to see organic plantations and cook healthy homemade dish and desserts, and Phu Wiang Dinosaur Museum, a geological museum exhibiting dinosaur fossils.

KKU ICEM organized an “Esan Fun Fair” where participants joined various activities costumes, such as Thai folk plays, Isan folk music and performance, and local food. The successful “Temple Fair” party, with participants in colorful national costumes, was a fitting farewell celebration of the week of academic, clinical, and multicultural exchange experiences.

Participants were clear they had a great time at KKU ICEM, and it was a great honor for KKU-MD to have had them here.

“I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for gracing this competition with your presence. Thank you for being a part of this competition and hope you had a great time with us,” said Miss Passamon Engchanil, KKU medical student and President of the 8^th KKU ICEM in her farewell comments.

Assoc. Prof. Apichat Jiravuttipong, MD, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine also warmly farewelled the delegates: “On behalf of Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Medicine, we are very grateful to have each and all of you as a part of this year KKU ICEM. I hope you all have great memories and are full of knowledge and fun to take home with you.”

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Reporting by Sathaphorn Onlamun

Editing by Prof. John F Smith

Khon Kaen University Phenome Centre hosted the 1^st International Reinventing University Roadmap for Phenomics Symposium (IRURP Symposium) and Short Course in Clinical and Natural Product Metabolomics in Phenomics for Precision Medicine (CliNaP–M) #5 between February 6^th and 10^th, 2023 at KKU Northeastern Science Park. The events were co-arranged with the KKU Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute (CARI), the office of KKU Research and Graduate Studies (RGS), the Division of Research and International Relations Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, and the following national and international academic networks; the Center of Multidisciplinary Technology for Advanced Medicine (CMUTEAM), Chiang Mai University, the Siriraj Long-Read Lab (Si-LoL), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B), Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Australia, and Imperial College London, UK.

On February 6, 2023, Assoc.Prof.Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, MD, President of Khon Kaen University,  presided over the opening ceremony and  delivered a welcome speech. “Phenomics-research integration is a way to cover every dimension of study including problem analysis to receive high medical precision. It particularly provides high effectiveness to overcome Cholangiocarcinoma, and it will be improved to solve other public health problems of Thailand in the future,” he said. “Phenomics can be beneficial to expression analysis of genes from responses to stimuli, such as food, drug and drink consumption, stress, and disease through chemical reaction analysis such as RNA using advanced analytical technology in order to gain an insight into the relationships between phenomena happening in our body and health conditions. This basic data can be not only used for medical decision-making by medical practitioners but also applied to quality assurance, agricultural material selection, food processing, and pharmaceutical industry because it enables us to analyze many types of substances at once with high precision, low error rate, and low cost,” he added.

The IRURP Symposium took place under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Khon Kaen University and Murdoch University, Australia.  KKU was honored to welcome two Global Top 1% researchers in health sciences as keynote speakers: 1) Prof. Dr. Jeremy Nicholson, Director of Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University and Imperial College London, and 2) Prof. Dr. Elaine Holmes, Deputy Director of the Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University.

Further invited  speakers came from both Thailand and abroad including Dr. Sze How Bong, Manager, Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University, Dr. Jia Li, Reader in Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dumnoensun Pruksakorn, Director of Center of Multidisciplinary Technology for Advanced Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Dr. Thidathip Wongsurawat, Head, Division of Medical Bioinformatics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Prof. Dr. Chatchai Muanprasat, Coordinator of BCG Frontier Research Cluster, PMU-B, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, Chairperson of KKU Phenome Centre. All of them spoke on the importance of phenomics research in diverse areas: medical sciences, food, agriculture and technology to raise awareness on phenomics research and future implementation in Thailand. Over 200 national and international researchers heard the presentations at the first seminar.

In the opening day KKU administrators and speakers visited the KKU Phenome Centre. The centre provides researchers with services for testing metabolites, Flash Column Chromatography, and Metabolomics short course training.

There were additional opportunities for poster presentations and 3-minute thesis pitching competitions.

In addition to the symposium, KKU also provided a Short Course in Clinical and Natural Product Metabolomics in Phenomics for Precision Medicine (CliNaP-M) #5. The course’ objectives were: 1) to expand researchers’ knowledge of systems biology and investigation of metabolic profiles, 2) to provide an opportunity for researchers to share knowledge and build research collaboration, and 3) to train researchers to gain more knowledge and skills in conducting and publishing their research.

Prof. Nicholson, Prof. Holmes, and Dr. Bong also participated in the Reinventing University Roadmap. They met KKU president and visited researchers in KKU’s Faculties of Medicine, Agriculture, Technology, Dentistry, Associated Medical Sciences, Science, and Pharmaceutical Sciences to discuss the development of phenomics-interdisciplinary research integration and collaboration between our faculties and the Australian National Phenome Centre, Murdoch University.

The Phenomics Symposium was a highly successful event for fostering phenomics at KKU and developing international research partnerships for translational research in health and applied science technology. In particular KKU students and researchers have opportunities to work closely with Murdoch University and research advancement and collaborative proposals to international funding agencies.  KKU has made an important start to improving its world ranking through ideas and material exchange and strengthened collaboration with Murdoch University, and most importantly creating a management plan for gaining international funding for phenomics research.

Click the links below to watch honorary talks.

Reporting by Sathaphorn Onlamun

Editing by Prof. John F Smith

On January 12, 2023, Khon Kaen University Phenome Centre together with Faculty of Medicine, Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute (CARI), and Northeastern Science Park, Khon Kaen University arranged a press conference at The Beegins Co-Working Space, Northeastern Science Park on the upcoming 1^st International Reinventing University Roadmap for Phenomics Symposium (IRURP Symposium) and Short Course in Clinical and Natural Product Metabolomics in Phenomics for Precision Medicine (CliNaP–M). Both are scheduled between February 6^th and 10^th, 2023 at KKU Northeastern Science Park. In the upcoming symposium, KKU has invited 3 world-class researchers as keynote speakers: 1) Prof. Dr. Jeremy Nicholson, Director of Australian National Phenome Centre and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Health Science, Murdoch University, 2) Prof. Dr. Elaine Holmes, Head of the Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Murdoch University, Australia, and 3) Dr. Jia Li, Reader of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK.

In the press conference, there was also a forum on “Phenomics Technology and Driving Innovation in Thailand”. Distinguished speakers participating and delivering key messages were  1) Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, MD, President of Khon Kaen University, 2) Prof. Dr. Monchai Duangjinda, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, 3) Assoc. Prof. Wimorat Sriraj, MD, Associate Dean for Research and International Relations Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, 4) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Watcharin Loilome, Acting Director of Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, and 5) Asst. Prof. Dr. Jutarop Phetcharaburanin, Chairperson of KKU Phenome Centre.

Khon Kaen University’s Phenome Centre, led by KKU President and Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, was set up to serve researchers, industries, students, and public and private sectors involved in phenomics technology for research and academic services.

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Reporting by Sathaphorn Onlamun

Editing by Prof. John F Smith

Khon Kaen University cohost with the Parliament of Thailand for an international conference on Digital Health Innovation.

On August 25, 2022, 08:45, the President of Khon Kaen University, Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, MD, presided over the opening ceremony of  the 18^th ASIAN CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER AIDED SURGERY AND MEDICINE 2022: Digital Health Innovation.

There were international keynote speakers from world leading IT countries such as:

– Professor KWON Dong-soo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), President of ASIAN SOCIETY OF COMPUTER AIDED SURGERY, who lectured on “Flexible Endoscopic Surgery Robots“;

– Professor CHINZEI Kiyoyuki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NIAIST) of Japan, lectured on “Safety and cleanness considerations of robotically assisted surgical systems”;

– Professor Young Soo KIM, MD, PhD, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea, presented on “Clinical Experience of Stereotactic Neurosurgical Robot”;

• Professor Byung-Ju YI, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea, presented on “First in Human Trial of Robotic Liver Embolization”

– Professor CHUI Chee KONG, National University of Singapore (NUS), lectured on “Intelligent Cyber–physical System for Robot–assisted Drug Development”;

– Professor Jumpei ARATA, Kyushu University, Japan:, lectured on “Flexible mechanism toward medical applications”; and

• Professor Kovit KHAMPITAK, Khon Kaen University, lectured on “Surgical Robotics and Instrumentation”

There were eight as online keynote speakers from world leading IT countries:

– Professor Siyang Zuo, Tianjin University, PR China:, lectured on “Key technology of flexible robot for endoscopic surgery“;

– Professor Cao Qixin, Shanghai Jiaotong University, PR China, lectured on “Research on Ubiquitous Medical Robots Based on RTF“;

– Professor Makoto Hashizume, MD, PhD, FACS, Emeritus Professor of Kyushu University, Kitakyushu Koga Hospital, Japan, lectured on “Future Medicine based on Multidisciplinary Computational Anatomy“;

– Professor Hongen LIAO, Tsinghua University, PR China, lectured on “Intelligent Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices for Future Medicine“;

– Professor Yoshifumi Morita, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, lectured on “Testing and training device “iWakka” for adjustability for grasping force and its various applications”;

– Professor Yoshinobu Sato, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan, lectured on “Musculoskeletal medical image AI”;

– Professor Etsuko Kobayashi, The University of Tokyo, Japan, lectured on “Medical robotics and devices for minimally invasive surgery”;

– Professor Kensaku Mori, Nagoya University, Japan:, lectured on “AI for CAS – Current and Future– ”

The conference also had more than fifty research papers presented by innovators, researchers and postgraduate students from many international institutions.

There were special lectures by the President of the Royal College of Radiology (Associate Professor Wiwattana Thanomkeat, MD) and colleagues on topics such as: 1) Basic AI for Medicine; 2) AI update: Future Trend Benefit and Limitation; 3) AI in Nuclear Medicine: Cyclotron and Pet Scan; 4) AI in Community Health Care: COVID Era; 5) AI in Clinical Practice: Neuroimaging; 6) Experience of AI for Chest Radiography; 7) Computer assisted implant surgery: does it help improve the accuracy of implant position; 8) GlauCUTU: Time Until Perceived Virtual Reality Perimetry With Humphrey Field Analyzer Prediction-Based Artificial Intelligence”; and, 9) AI in Nuclear Imaging

ACCAS 2022 or 18^th ASIAN CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER AIDED SURGERY AND MEDICINE 2022: Digital Health Innovation.  The rationale and background to this international academic conference.

During the years 2020 – 2022 the COVID-19 pandemic  highlighted the great potential of telemedicine. Digital Technologies are now part of daily life for most human beings.  “Biomedical Engineering” or “Computer aided medicine” or “Deep technologies in healthcare” are now completely changing the structure of medicine and medical service delivery.  Traditional research processes are being re-placed by “Big Data”, and real time data processing now has a major role in medical services process, including image processing and Artificial Intelligence or AI.  The Thailand Medical Council has officially announced the 21^st century as the opening of the new Era of Digital Medicine in Thailand.  The Asian Society of Computer Aided Surgery (ASCAS) was jointly established together with Japan Society of Computer Aided Surgery by professors of Medicine and professors of Engineering from University of Tokyo, Kyushu University, and many Universities in Asia, such as Republic of Korea, PR China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, including Thailand.  ASCAS has organized this academic conference annually for 17 years now, with rotating conference hosts.  Thailand previously host the conference in the year 2011 in Bangkok

For 2022, Thailand was selected to host the 18^th conference again, with theme of “DIGITAL HEALTH MEDICINE” to promote digital health medicine advances in the modern era.  This conference was for academic scholars in medicine, biomedical engineering, computer science, including users in primary care health stations, hospital in sub-districts, health promotion stations, medical doctors and health science personnel from the Ministry of Public Health and other Ministries, and medical schools and other relevant organizations.

This academic conference will further promote: a) the development of Digital Medicine operationally and academically by cooperation between various research and innovation groups; b) the development of collaborative networks for future cooperation; and c) inspire and disseminate international level academic / research results on medical innovations.

Telemedicine will change all future healthcare and be widely used in conjunction with modern medicine in Thailand. Digital consultation will increase health care access for rural or regional consumers and primary health facilities to major health centers within Thai health service system.

The Organizing Committee of this Conference was Professor Mionchai Duangchinda, Vice President for Research andGraduate Studies; Professor Pewpan Maleewong, M.D, Assistant to the President; Associate Professor Apichat Juravuttipong, MD, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Deans of Faculties; Associate Professor Supat Sinawat, MD, Director of Khon Kaen University Library; Associate Professor Wimorat Sriraj, MD, Associate Dean for Research and International Relations; Associate Professor Daris Teerakulpisut; Associate Professor Wunchana Seubwai, International Club of Nursing Department of Srinagarind Hospital.

Onsite and online participants included lecturers, researchers, postgraduate students from Japan: Osaka University, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Osaka institute of Technology, Kyoto University, Keio University, The University of Tokyo; Waseda University; Kyushu University; Kyushu University Hospital; Kobe University;  Nagoya Institute of Technology; Tottori University; Yasuda Women’s University; Hiroshima City University; Tokyo Denki University; Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd; Plastic surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital;  University of Yamanashi; University of Tsukuba; Nara Institute of Science and Technology; Ehime University;  National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Korea: University of Science and Technology; Seoul National University;  EasyEndo Surgical Inc.; ROEN Surgical Inc.;  CUREXO, Inc.; DIGITRACK, Inc.; AIRS Inc. Robot Innovation Center; Pusan National University;  Daegu Gyeongubuk Institute of Science and Technology  (DGIST); Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital; National Cancer Center;  Cure-in Inc.;  Medical device and Robot institute of Park; Yonsei University;  Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), PR China: Tsinghua University; Beijing Institute of Technology; Biopsee (Wuhan) Medical Technology; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics;  Pakistan: UET, Lahore, Narowal Campu;  Poland: Lodz University of Technology.

Written by Duangsamorn Chankwang

Edited by Professor John F. Smith

On February 10, 2022, Assoc. Prof. Apichat Jiravuttipong Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University officially opened and welcomed guests to the Prince Mahidol Award Youth Program (PMAYP) Conference 2021-2022 held by Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, The e-Asia Joint Research Program, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Prince Mahidol Award Youth Program at Lecture Room 1, 4^th  Floor, Wechwichakarn Building, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen and online (via facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/medkku) on the titled “Targeting cell cycle for Precision Treatment of Cancer and Advanced Technology for cancer Research”.

The purpose of the symposium was to encourage exchange cutting-edge research and technologies and to promote discussion between professors, lecturers, researchers, medical staff and students. The conference was moderated by Prof. Sopit Wongkham Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, the event started with an overview of the Prince Mahidol Award Youth Program.

Prof. Peter Sicinski, M.D., PhD.  from Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, and Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University attend the Mentor Session spoke on the topics of ‘Cell cycle machinery in development and in cancer’ and special talked ‘How come a medical doctor to be outstanding scientist’.

Prof. Seiji Okada, M.D., PhD. From Division of Hematopoiesis, Center for AIDS Research, and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University spoke on topics of ‘eAsia: Assisted technologies for cancer research’

Dr.Charupong Saengboonmee PMAYP Scholar Year 2018, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, spoke on the ‘Cyclins and Cyclin Dependent Kinases: A Potential Target-Treatment for Cholangiocarcinoma with Diabetes’.

Assoc. Prof.Siwanon Jirawatnotai Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University spoke on the ‘Overcoming Cancer Drug Resistance Using the Acquired Vulnerability Screens’.

Assoc. Prof.Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University spoke on the ‘Initiation of Thai Patient-Derived Xenograft Cancer Model Biobank for Precision Medicine’.

Closed the morning session with Asst. Prof.Wunchana Seubwai Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University on the ‘A Pilot Study Using Big Data Analytics for Cancer Research’.

The seminar was a great success with participants in the auditorium and online.

An international online training program hosted by Occupational Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, MD-KKU run between August – September 2021.   Associate Professor Naesinee Chaiear, MD, PhD, program manager, advises that program funding is from Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) who also funded several KKU programs in the previous fiscal year: Faculty of Medicine (1 grant), Faculty of Agriculture (2 grants), Graduate School (1 grant).

The program has 2 majors the objectives 1) Trainees or participants of this training program will acquire knowledge and further understanding about Occupational Medicine and Fundamentals of Occupational Health, 2) Trainees will be able to apply this knowledge in practice and research work.  This 42-hour program has three main focus areas:

• “Occupational Medicine” for 15 topics,
• “Occupational Health” for 7 topics,
• “Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health” for 6 topics

There are 11 presenters; from KKU, Faculty of Medicine,

1) Associate Professor Naesinee Chaiear; 2) Associate Professor Suda Wannaprasat; 3) Associate Professor Naruemon  Leelayuwat; 4) Professor Pisake Lumbiganon; 5) Dr. Panumas Kraisorn; 6) Dr. Warisa Soonthornvinit; 7) Dr. Thanapope Na Nakhonphanom; 8) Dr. Chatraphong Ngamchokewatana.   Three international presenters are 1) Dr. Warren Silverman, Medical Director, Workplace Forensics LLC;  2) Dr. Michael Slater, School of Health Sciences, Division of Population Health Primary Care, University of Manchester; 3) Professor Sherwood Burge, Consultant Physician University Hospital Birmingham and Honorary Birmingham University, UK.

Associate Professor Naesinee also advised that previous trainees rated satisfaction with the program more than 80 % satisfaction.  Twenty-five trainees passed the TICA criteria examination and they come from 14 countries: Republic of Indonesia, United Republic of Tanzania, Kingdom of Cambodia, Republic of Nicaragua, Republic of Ecuador, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Kingdom of Bhutan, Malaysia, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Peru, and, Plurinational State of Bolivia.

Fourteen trainees attended via Live “Zoom”, and eleven trainees attended via online platform “KKUMedX”.

e are excited to invite you to join the Tropical Medicine Webinar Series via ZOOM on the topic “Hybrid schistosomes in Africa: Hype or havoc in NTD control?”  

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Mr. Naratiphong Saengrit, Miss Nutlada Muangsongchun and Miss Chatinya Somcharoen, 3rd year Radiological Technology students from the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, were recently selected to participate in the International Online Summer School entitled “Advanced Medical Technology”.

International Online Summer School, a radiological technology student training program, managed by Faculty of Radiological Technology, Fujita Health University, Japan between August 23-27, 2021, teaches international Advanced Medical Technologies, including; Medical Imaging, AI, Radiation Therapy, Radiation Dosing, Diagnostic Imaging, Applied Radiation Technology and do group working.  Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the International Summer School is online this year.

The Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University congratulates these students for receiving such a learning opportunity.