TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
Day 1 |
Monday, May 21st 2012 |
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0800 – 0900H |
Registration |
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0900 – 0920H |
Opening Ceremony |
Datuk Wira Ali Rustam (Chief Minister of Melaka) |
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Welcoming AddressTan |
Tan Sri Dr Mohamed Yasin (Director of UNU-IIGH) |
0920 – 1000H |
Keynote Address |
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NCDs in Developing Countries - Challenges & Solutions |
Professor Abdallah Daar Professor of Public Health Sciences and of Surgery at the University of Toronto |
1000 – 1030H |
Morning refreshment |
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Plenary 1: NCD Prevention in Developing Countries |
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1030 – 1130H |
Screening in NCDs |
Asst. Professor Ali Akbari Sari School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Economics of NCD Prevention |
Professor Dato' Dr Syed Mohamed Aljunid UNU-IIGH |
1130 – 1300H |
Symposium 1: Free Papers |
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1300 – 1400H |
Lunch |
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1400 – 1530H |
Symposium 2 : Scientific Merit Presentation |
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1530 – 1700H |
Symposium 3 : Free Papers |
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1700 – 1730H |
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Tea |
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Free & Easy |
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2000H |
Gala Dinner & Cultural Performance |
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Riverside Cruise |
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Day 2 |
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 | |
0800 – 0900H |
Registration | |
0900 – 1030H |
Plenary 2 : Evidence-Based Policy Development in NCD Management | |
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Data Mining in NCD Research & Management | Dr Harleen Kaur Research Fellow of UNU-IIGH |
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Engaging Stakeholders in Developing Evidence-Based Policies in NCD Management Influencing Policies through Research: Case Studies | Professor Dr Laksono Trisnantoro Universitas Gadjah Mada Professor Dr Supasit PannarunothaiNaresuan University |
1030 – 1100H |
Morning refreshment | |
1100 – 1230H |
Symposium 4 : Scientific Merit Presentation | |
1230 – 1300H |
Question & Answer Session | |
1300 – 1400H |
Lunch | |
1400 – 1600H |
Interactive Forum: Surviving in Graduate Education Program | |
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Moderator: Assoc. Professor Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh (UKM, UNU-IIGH Postdoctoral Fellow) | |
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Topics to be discussed: | Panelist: |
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Securing & managing research funds | Dr Khalid Ghailan (UNU-IIGH) |
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Prepare for and ace your viva! | Representative from Naresuan University |
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Dealing with your supervisor(s) | Dr Hasanain Faisal Ghazi (UKM) |
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Publication & scientific communications (why, oh why do I put myself up for rejection?) | Representative from Universitas Gadjah Mada |
1600 – 1700H |
Prize Awarding & Closing Ceremony | |
1700 – 1730H |
Tea | |
| Day 3 (Optional) | Wednesday, 23 May 2012 | |
| 0830 – 1300H | Day Tour of Historical Melaka | |
| 1300H | Lunch and Go Home | |