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| 8.30am - 10.30am | Opening Ceremony | |||
| 8.30am | Performance | |||
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APMEC 2026 Chairperson's Address
Dr Dujeepa D Samarasekera Senior Director, Centre for Medical Education (CenMED) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore Professor Huang Hefeng Director, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences Zhejiang University, China |
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Address by Chief Guests
Associate Professor Wong Mun Loke Associate Provost (Integrated Education) National University of Singapore, Singapore |
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| 9.40am | Guest of Honour's Address | |||
| 9.50am |
Gift Exchange
Dr Dujeepa D Samarasekera & Professor Huang Hefeng |
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Opening Keynote Address The Imperative for Educating Current and Future Physicians about Nutrition: Teaching Kitchens as Learning and Research Laboratories of the Future |
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Adjunct Associate Professor David Eisenberg Director of Culinary Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States of America Chairperson: Dujeepa D Samarasekera, Singapore |
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| 10.30am - 11.00am | Opening Ceremony Reception - Foyer, L3 | |||
| 11.00am - 12.00noon |
Symposium 1 Global Perspectives on Faculty Development: Challenges and Opportunities in Contemporary Practice |
Symposium 2 Bridging the Gap: Interdisciplinary Integration through Collaborative Approaches in the Medical Curriculum |
Symposium 3 The Future of Clinical Skills Training in The Age of Virtual-Reality, Simulation and Beyond |
11.00am - 1.00pm WPAME Board Meeting(by invitation only) |
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Faculty Development as a Platform to Grow Educator Pipeline and Foster International
Collaborations
Faculty Development for Clinical Educators: Building Capacity Across Teaching
Hospitals
From KOSEL to MME and Back: A Multi-Layer Medical Faculty Development Approach in Germany
Building Bridges and Fostering Harmony through International Collaborations and Faculty
Development in Health Professions Education: Personal Perspectives |
A Novel 'Multisystem Week' Model: Integrating a Year of Learning for Comprehensive and
Collaborative Education – Was the Effort Truly Worthwhile?
Building Partnerships for Cross-disciplinary Integration in the Medical Curriculum
Through Different Lens: Learning Integration of Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Necessary
for Competent Clinical Practice through Different Medical School Curricula
Integrating Competencies with Foundational and Clinical Sciences to Coach Professional
Development in Medical Students |
Future-oriented Perspective on the Evolution of Clinical Skills Training and Where It Is Heading
Exploration of Integrating Virtual Reality and Generative Artificial Intelligence into Simulation Medical Education
The Future of Clinical Skills Training in The Age of Virtual-Reality, Simulation and Beyond
Perspective from Nursing Education and Training, and its Evolving Pedagogy |
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| Chairperson: Dujeepa Samarasekera, Singapore | Chairperson: Swapna Teckwani, Singapore | Chairperson: To be announced | ||
| 12noon - 12.15pm | Break | |||
| 12.15pm - 12.45pm |
Plenary 1 Beyond Borders and Silos: Rethinking Quality and Accreditation in an Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional World |
Plenary 2 AI-Empowered Healthcare Transformation - Exploring the Construction of AI-Driven Comprehensive Hospitals |
Plenary 3 Learning to Care, Learning to Conserve: Embedding Just and Sustainable Healthcare Education |
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| Kathy Chappell, USA | Wang Jianan, China | Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz, Malaysia | ||
| Chairperson: Zhuang Yiyu, China | Chairperson: To be announced | Chairperson: Wong Mun Loke, Singapore | ||
| 12.45pm - 2.00pm |
Lunch - Foyer, L3; Social Programme - ZJU4H Hospital Tour (12.30pm - 1.30pm) |
1.00pm - 1.45pm APME-Net Meeting |
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Symposium 4 Transforming Healthcare Through Interprofessional Education: Experiences from Vietnam |
Panel Discussion 1 Fostering Harmony and Building Bridges Through International Collaborations in Health Professions Education |
Panel Discussion 2 Dynamic Duo: How Open Education and Artificial Intelligence Catalyzes Collaboration and Co-Creation in Health Professions Education |
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Sustaining Collaboration: How Interprofessional Education Shapes Real-World Clinical
Practice
Learning Together, Serving Communities: A Community-Based Interprofessional Education
Model
From Silos to Synergy: Transforming Clinical Training through Interprofessional
Education |
Perspectives on Building Bridges and Fostering International Collaborations
Fostering Harmony and Building Bridges Through International Collaborations in Health
Professions Education
Transcultural Competence and the Role of Personal Journeys in Advancing Health Professions
Education |
The Evolution and Impact of Open Educational Resources in Health Professions
Education
Leveraging AI to Transform OER Creation and Use
Student Co-Creation in Open Health Professions Education |
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| Chairperson: Le Khac Bao, Vietnam | Moderator: Neil Osheroff, USA | Moderator: Tao Le, USA | ||
| 3.00pm - 3.30pm | Afternoon Tea Break - Foyer, L3 | |||
| 3.30pm - 4.30pm |
Panel Discussion 3 International Collaboration Between Health Professions Education Associations to Face the Challenges of the Future |
Symposium 5 Current Status, Challenges, and Effective Strategies of Behavioural Interventions and Psychotherapy Training |
Symposium 6 Healing the Healers: International Perspectives on Addressing Professional and Personal Wellbeing in Medical Education |
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Peter GM de Jong, the Netherlands Hiroshi Nishigori, Japan Chen Zhi Xiong, Singapore Scott McCoombe, Australia |
The Current Status, Challenges and Needs for Psychotherapy Training in China
Identifying the Learning Preferences and Attitudes of Psychotherapy Training in Medical
Students: A Retrospective Study
Effectiveness of CBT-based Multimodal Psychotherapy Training Programme Among Chinese
Medical Students: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Industry-Education Synergy: Innovation and Practice of the Talent Cultivation Model for
Young Elderly Care Workers |
Co-creating a National Well-being Framework for Healthcare Workers: From Junior Doctor
Initiatives to System-Wide Implementation
The Arc of Becoming: Challenges and Possibilities for The Arc of Becoming: Challenges and
Possibilities for Professional Wellbeing
Gearing Up for the Journey as Health Professionals: Building Fortitude and Compassion
Training into the Medical Curriculum
Human Flourishing: A Curricular Innovation to Improve Well-being of Medical Students and
Faculty |
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| Moderator: Peter GM de Jong, the Netherlands | Chairperson: Liao Yanhui, China | Chairperson: Ira Agrawal, Singapore | ||
| 4.30pm | End of Day 1 |
5.00pm - 5.45pm Overall Judges' Meeting |
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| 4.30pm - 6.00pm | The Healer's Journey Screening @ Hua Yue 1 | |||
| 6.30pm - 9.00pm | Conference Dinner @ Exhibition Hall | |||
Programme
All time shown is in China Standard Time (UTC+8) (click here for time convertor)
Venue: International School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hushan Road 200, Yiwu
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W1A1: How To Write Effective Abstracts for Conference Presentations and Journal
Manuscripts
Peter GM de Jong and Julie Hewett Venue: Room 109 |
W1P1: Keys to a Strong Research Abstract: Writing an Abstract in Medical Education
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will be Accepted at an International Conference
Mikio Hayashi, Harumi Gomi, Seiko Miura, Yasuhiro Mandai and Hiroshi Mihara Venue: Room 109 |
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W1A2: Evolving Application of Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction with Current
Technological Advancements
Foong Chan Choong, Galvin Sim Siang Lin and Mohamad Nabil Mohd Noor Venue: Room 110 |
W1P2: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Consultation Case-based Learning
Course to Improve the Interdisciplinary Clinical Reasoning Ability
Xu Ying, Zhang Biyu, Lang Xiabing, Wen Lu, Luo Chong and Wang Lefeng Please be informed that this workshop will be conducted in Chinese (Mandarin). Venue: Room 110 |
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W1A3: Teaching Clinical Reasoning with Purpose: Integrating Learning-Oriented and
Example-Based Approaches
Yip Chee Chew, Ye Juan, Thng Zheng Xian, Vaikunthan Rajaratnam and Xie Jiajun Venue: Room 112 |
W1P3: Designing Smarter Curricula: AI-Powered Learning Design for the Health
Professions
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam, Yip Chee Chew, Ye Juan and Xie Jiajun Venue: Room 112 |
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W1A4: Evidence-based Principles to Facilitate Effective Learning in Everyday Teaching
Encounters
See Kay Choong and Shirley Ooi Venue: Room 115 |
W1P4: Designing for Collaboration: IPE Learning Activity Workshop
Raymond Goy, Chay Oh Moh, Catherine Poey, and Cheng Qian Hui Venue: Room 115 |
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W1A5: Not Everyone is Perfect - Struggling Learners, Remediation, and the Role of
Faculty
Krithikaa Nadarajan, Shaik Abdul Matin Mattar, Lourdes Ducusin Galang, Tang Shin Yee, Kavitha Garuna Murthee and Shalini Sri Kumaran Venue: Room 206 |
W1P5: How to Give Effective Feedback in the Clinical Setting
Chen Shaohua and Lin Yu Please be informed that this workshop will be conducted in Chinese (Mandarin). Venue: Room 206 |
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W1A6: AI-Enhanced Clinical Decision-Making Simulation Training
Wu Lingyan and Xu Zhijie Please be informed that this workshop will be conducted in Chinese (Mandarin). Venue: Room 207 |
W1P6: Redefining Medical Simulation with Augmented Reality: Collaborative Workshop on
Interactive Course Design and Technology Integration
Wang Quan, Shao Yaru, Wu Cunjin, Liang Yehua and Lai Cong Please be informed that this workshop will be conducted in Chinese (Mandarin). Venue: Room 207 |
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W1A7: QUALITY AND ACCREDITATION IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTERPROFESSIONAL WORLD: A
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP FOR INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION
Kathy Chappell, Lydia Lau Siew Tiang and Koh Dow Rhoon Venue: Room 211 |
W1P7: A Smartphone Addiction Prevention Programme for Improving Motivation and
Academic
Achievement in Medical Students
Liao Yanhui, Tang Jinsong, Pei Tao, Yao Jiashu, Ye Ruihuan and Huang Fang Please be informed that this workshop will be conducted in Chinese (Mandarin). Venue: Room 211 |
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W1A8:
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) For Health Professions Educators: Building
Capacity, Enhancing Practice and Advancing CPD Literacy
Lawrence Sherman Venue: Room 212 |
W1P8: Interpreting and Analysing Assessment Metrics: From Data to Decisions
Gominda Ponnamperuma and Jillian Yeo Venue: Room 212 |
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APME-Net 22nd Niigata Meeting (by invitation only)
Venue: Hybrid |
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Social Programme
9.00 AM Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop – Dongyang Wood Carving |
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Venue: International School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hushan Road 200, Yiwu
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Venue: Yiwu International Expo Center Hotel, No. 57 East Zongze Road, Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China, 322000
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| Hua Yue 1, L3 | Hua Yue 2, L3 | Paris Hall & Rome Hall, L5 | London Hall & Washington Hall, L5 | |
| 11.00am - 12.15pm (subject to changes) |
Free Communication 1 | Free Communication 2 | Free Communication 3 | Free Communication 4 |
| List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | |
| 12.15pm - 12.45pm | Break | |||
| 12.45pm - 1.45pm | Lunch - Foyer, L3 and Social Programme - Venue TBA | |||
| 1.45pm - 3.00pm (subject to changes) |
Free Communication 5 | Free Communication 6 | Free Communication 7 | Short Communication 1 |
| List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | |
| 3.00pm - 3.30pm | Afternoon Tea Break - Foyer, L3 | |||
| 3.30pm - 4.45pm (subject to changes) |
Free Communication 8 | Free Communication 9 | Free Communication 10 | Short Communication 2 |
| List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | |
| 4.45pm | End of Day 1 | |||
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| Exhibition Hall, L3 | International Hall 1, L3 | International Hall 3, L3 | Executive Lounge, L19 | |
| 8.00am - 9.00am |
8.00am - 9.00am TAPS Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation only) |
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Symposium 7 Advancing Faculty Development through Innovation, Collaboration, and Strategic Leadership |
Symposium 8 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching the Cardiovascular System Module in a Fully Integrated Undergraduate Medicine Curriculum: Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) and the Harnessing of Artificial Intelligence as a Teaching Resource |
Symposium 9 Advancing Medical Education through Integration of Intercalated Learning in Digital Health, Biomedical Engineering, or Research Ethics |
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Innovative Pathways in Faculty Development: FAH-SYSU’s Journey to Excellence
Establishing Regional Centres of Excellence: AMEE’s Mission to Connect, Grow, and Inspire
Shaping Future Physicians: The Dean’s Perspective on Faculty Development |
Design and Implementation of the CVS Block: Strengths and Opportunities
Introduction and Overview of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine's Integrated Undergraduate Medicine Curriculum
Design and Implementation of the CVS Block: Aspirations and Results
Harnessing AI to Collaboratively Produce a Multidisciplinary, Interactive e-Compendium Learning
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Pedagogical Strategies for Effective Interdisciplinary Learning in the Medical Curriculum
Assessing the Needs for an Intercalated Year Medical Curriculum: Insights from Students and
Faculty
Designing an Intercalated Year Medical Curriculum: Bridging Disciplines to Enhance Medical
Education
Expected Outcomes and Future Directions: Shaping the Impact of the Intercalated Year in Medical
Education |
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| Chairperson: Xiao Haipeng, China | Chairperson: Mitchell Lai Kim Peng, Singapore | Chairperson: Hong Wei-Han, Malaysia | ||
| 10.00am - 10.30am | Morning Coffee Break - Foyer, L3 | |||
| 10.30am - 11.30am |
Symposium 10 International Perspectives on Nutrition Competencies for Medical Students and Physicians and the Use of Teaching Kitchens to Improve Health |
Symposium 11 Integrating Competency-based Medical Education Across Undergraduate and Postgraduate Training: Strategies and Innovations |
Symposium 12 Strengthening Global Collaboration in Continuing Professional Development: Challenges, Needs, and Future Directions |
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Development of the Consensus Statement on Nutrition Competencies for US Medical Students and
Physician Trainees and the Opportunities to Advise Patients and Communities about Health-promoting
Food Choices
Current Status and Challenges of Nutrition Education in China: Medical Training, Community
Interventions, and Teaching Kitchens
The Teaching Kitchen Programme in Japan: Clinical Studies and Its Educational Impact |
Constructing an Integrated Competency Assessment System in Undergraduate Medical Education at
Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Exploration and Construction of a Standardised Clinical Competency Assessment System Grounded in Clinical Scenarios
Exploration and Practice of Competency-Based Postgraduate Medical Education
The Localised Development and Systematic Transformation of Chinese Physicians‘ Common Competency Model: Fifteen Years of Medical Education Practice and Exploration at China Medical University |
Challenges in Collaboration Between Two Academic Associations: A Case Study from Japan
Challenges in Creating a Conjoint Intermediate Specialist Examination in Emergency Medicine between
Singapore and Hong Kong
Crossing Borders, Elevating Standards: A European Vision for Global CPD Integration |
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| Chairperson: Aviad Haramati, USA | Chairperson: Lou Min, China | Chairperson: Harumi Gomi, Japan | ||
| 11.30am - 11.45am | Break | |||
| 11.45am - 12.15pm |
Plenary 4 Accreditation for the Clinical Medicine Program in China - Past, Present, and Future |
Plenary 5 Many Notes, One Melody: Weaving Harmony in Health Professional Education |
Plenary 6 High-Quality Healthcare in the AI Era: The Call for Outstanding Leadership |
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Wang Weimin, China |
Lau Tang Ching, Singapore |
Xiao Haipeng, China |
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| Chairperson: To be announced | Chairperson: Chen Zhi Xiong, Singapore | Chairperson: To be announced | ||
| 12.15pm - 12.25pm | TAPS Award Presentation | |||
| 12.15pm - 1.15pm |
Lunch - Foyer, L3; Social Programme - Yiwu International Trade Centre Tour (12.30pm - 1.30pm) Social Programme - ZJU4H Hospital Tour (12.30pm - 1.30pm) |
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Symposium 13 To be announced |
Symposium 14 Faculty Development - East Meets West |
Symposium 15 Current Status of Medical Education Conferences in Different Countries: Cases from Japan, Korea, and Indonesia |
1.15pm - 2.15pm
APBSEA Board Meeting |
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East Meets West: Faculty Development Case Studies from Universiti Malaya |
Current Trends and Characteristics of the Japan Society for Medical Education (JSME) Annual
Meetings
The Role of KSME Conferences in Shaping Medical Education in Korea
Fostering Collective Learning and Advancing Research Through Medical and Health Professions
Education Conferences: A Reflection from Indonesia |
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| Chairperson: To be announced | Chairperson: To be announced | Moderator: Hiroshi Nishigori, Japan | ||
| 2.15pm - 2.30pm | Break | |||
| 2.30pm – 3.30pm |
Symposium 16 Harmony in Diversity Through Collaboration in Health Professions Education |
Symposium 17 Innovative Teaching-Learning Strategies: When Medical Sciences Meet Clinical Medicine |
Symposium 18 Artificial Intelligence in Undergraduate Nursing and Medical Education: The Strengths and Challenges of Collaborating with the Technology Industry and Creating a Curriculum for Two Campuses |
2.30pm - 3.30pm
HEAL Meeting |
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Global Perspectives: Diversity and Inclusion in Health Professions Education
Building Bridges: Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Professions Education
Accreditation as a Catalyst for Diversity and Collaboration in Medical Education |
Making Pathology Visible in a Team-Based Learning Integrated MD-Curriculum and Promoting Interest Towards Careers in Pathology at SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre
Rethinking Our Roles as Medical Science Educators: Adapting to Shifts in Health Professions Training
Innovative Practices in Joint Education in the Chongqing Medical University–University of Leicester Joint Institute
From Bench to Barangay: Integrating Basic Science Foundations into Clinical and Community-Based Primary Care Training |
AI for Education – Preclinical Biomedical Science and Acute Medicine: How Should We Collaborate
with the Technology Company to Create, Test, Refine and Adopt the E-Learning Platform?
AI for Education – Clinical Nursing Education: The Challenge in Developing Both the Virtual
Teachers and Patients
AI as Education – Three Tiers Curriculum: (1) Theoretical Knowledge, (2) Hands-On Application and
(3) Experiential Learning.
Pioneering AI-Integrated Medical Education: A Collaborative Model for Future-Ready Healthcare
Professionals |
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| Chairperson: Goh Poh Sun, Singapore | Chairperson: Lai Siang Hui, Singapore | Chairperson: Wong Wai-Tat, Hong Kong S.A.R | ||
| 3.30pm - 4.00pm | Afternoon Tea Break - Foyer, L3 | |||
| 4.00pm - 4.30pm |
Closing Keynote Address A Personal Journey from A Medical Student to A Clinician Scientist |
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| 4.30pm - 5.00pm | Closing Ceremony | |||
| 5.00pm | End of Conference | |||
| 6.00pm - 7.00pm | Social Programme - ZJU-ISM Campus Tour | |||
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| Hua Yue 1, L3 | Hua Yue 2, L3 | Paris Hall & Rome Hall, L5 | London Hall & Washington Hall, L5 | |
| 9.00am - 10.15am (subject to changes) |
Short Communication 3 | Short Communication 4 | Short Communication 5 | Short Communication 6 |
| List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | |
| 10.15am - 10.45am | Morning Coffee Break - Foyer, L3 | |||
| 10.45am - 12noon (subject to changes) |
Short Communication 7 | Short Communication 8 | Short Communication 9 | Short Communication 10 |
| List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | |
| 12noon - 12.45pm | Lunch - Foyer, L3; and Social Programme - Yiwu International Trade Centre Tour | |||
| 12.45pm - 2.00pm (subject to changes) |
Short Communication 11 | Short Communication 12 | Short Communication 13 | Short Communication 14 |
| List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | |
| 2.00pm - 2.15pm | Break | |||
| 2.15pm - 3.30pm (subject to changes) |
Short Communication 15 | Short Communication 16 | Short Communication 17 | Short Communication 18 |
| List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | List of presenters will be made available soon | |
| 3.30pm | End of Day 2 | |||
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (Sunday, 25 Jan 2026)
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Venue: Yuanzheng Qizhen Hotel, Zijingang Campus, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China 310000
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W3A1: Exploring Education Research with a New Approach: Qualitative Data Collection
and Analysis
Lee Shuh Shing Venue: TBA |
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W3A2: Design with Purpose: Crafting Impactful Courses in Health Professions Education
Venue: TBA |
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W3A3: Role of Medical Sciences in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medicine: From
Memorisation to Application
Venue: TBA |