Scientific Programme
| Time | Programme | |||
| 08.30 – 09.15 | Keynote Lecture Healthcare Data Research: Promises, Challenges and Opportunities | |||
| 09.15 – 09.45 | Plenary Lecture 1 Bytes to Bedside: A Data-Driven Taxonomy for Cancer Care | |||
| 09.45 – 10.30 | Opening Ceremony Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, YBhg. Prof Dato’ Dr. Sufian Jusoh | |||
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Tea Break | |||
ASEAN Medical Schools Network (AMSN) Research Symposium | Non-Communicable Diseases | Cardiovascular Diseases | Global Burden Diseases | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 |
Symposium 1: —————— XR and Simulation Training: How Far Have We Come? Digital Portfolios & Workplace-Based Assessment Platforms Faculty Readiness for Digital Clinical Teaching: Leadership Lessons from ASEAN Medical School |
Cancer Symposium —————— Integrating Molecular Testing into Cancer Care for Common Malignancies in Malaysia Advancing Cancer Care: Novel and Emerging Therapeutic Frontiers Adaptive Radiotherapy: Responding to Tumour Changes in Real Time Hypofractionation – Can Less be More in Radiotherapy? |
Under Pressure: Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Pathway —————— The Aldosterone Clue: Uncovering the Hidden Drivers of Hypertension Aldosterone: A New Frontier in Hypertension Management |
—————— UKM Specialist Centre Advanced Knee Preservation From Obesity to Precision Oncology: Red flag, Early Diagnosis and AI Driven in Preventing Endometrial Cancer Corneal Blindness: From Permanent to Reversible Visual Loss |
| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Forum Discussion: Utilizing AI Tools in Medical Education. Are We Ready? —————— The Potential of Artificial Intelligence to Aid Clinical Teaching Strengths and Limitations of AI in Medical Education Current Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of AI in ASEAN Medical Schools |
The End of 2D Medicine? The Rise of Holographic Healthcare: —————— From 2D Scan to Life-Sized Hologram: CelcomDigi’s Hooomedicine Journey Start Here 3D Medical Imaging in the Phillipines: Advancing Precision in Robotic Surgery in Southeast Asia Seing Anatomy in 3D Before First Incision Beyond the Lecture Hall: A New Era of Medical Education The Final Diagnosis: Will Holographic Become the New Standard of Care Panelists: Marina Mat Baki, |
ACS in Young Population —————— Managing ACS in Younger SEA Patients-Challenges & Opportunities Challenges of CAD Surgery in Young Population Forum/Panel Discussion Panelists: Chim C Lang, United Kingdom Faizal Amri Hamzah, Malaysia Mohd Hamzah Kamarulzaman, Malaysia |
Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) Forum – Together Through Trials: Empowering the Participant Voice —————— Panelists: Nidhi Swarup Mohd Zulhilmi Paiz Ismail Staci Tan |
| 13.00 – 14.30 | Symposium | |||
| 14.30 – 15.30 |
Symposium 2: —————— Factors of Burn-out in the Medical Education Safeguarding Integrity Postgraduate Training Cultural Differences in Giving Feedback |
Integrative Primary Care Strategies in Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Management —————— VR and gamification: Innovative Approaches for Cognitive Assessment Integrative Primary Care Approaches in Dementia Management Integrative Primary Care Approaches in Osteoporosis Prevention Delivering Diabetes Care in the Current Era: Advancing Contemporary Approaches Innovations in the Management of Erectile Dysfunction in Primary Care |
Valves —————— The Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease in SEA — What Have We Achieved? Percutaneous Options for Mitral & Aortic Disease — Malaysian experience Building Valve Programs: Training, Imaging, and Infrastructure Innovation of Valve Surgery Panel Discussion: Moderator: Mohd Shawal Faizal Mohamad/ Muhammad Ishamuddin Ismail Panelists: Aslannif Roslan, |
Precision Medicine in Practice —————— Precision Oncology Precision Medicine in Malaysia A Case Study of Precision Medicine in Cancer Care |
| 15.30 – 16.30 |
Panel Discussion: Challenges in Implementing Competency-Based Medical Education —————— Panelists: Ardi Findyartini, | Symposium 12 —————— ROS-dependent SOCS3 up-regulation disrupts regulatory T cell stability during autoimmune disease development Perioperative Management of NCD Patients: From Risk Stratification to Enhance Recovery Changing Paradigm in Gastric Cancer Treatment using Biologics Current Status and Future Perspectives of International Collaboration between UKM and SUMS | ||
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Tea Break | |||
| 17.00 – 17.30 | Symposium 15: —————— From Somatic Mutations to Steroid Phenotype: Urinary Steroid Signatures in Primary Aldosteronism Multi-Imaging Modalities in Paediatric Oncology: Balancing Diagnostic Efficacy and Radiation Safety Hidden Intelligence in the Laboratory: Deriving Paediatric Serum Creatinine Reference Intervals from Real-World Data Using the refineR Algorithm Overall QnA | Symposium 16: —————— Pathogenic Drivers of Malignancy: Unravelling the Role of Infectious Organisms in Colorectal Carcinogenesis Functional Constraint Analysis of LexA Repressor across LexA-Encoding ESKAPE Pathogens Overall QnA | Free Paper (7 min presentation) | Free Paper (7 min presentation) |
| 19.45 – 22.00 | Faculty Dinner (by invitation only) | |||
| Time | Programme | |||
| 08.15 – 08.45 | Keynote Lecture From Bench to Bedside: The Clinical Translation of MSC Therapies | |||
| 08.45 – 09.05 | Plenary lecture 2 Detection of Amyloid β Oligomers in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease by Fluorine-19 Magnetic Resonance Imaging using a Keto Form of Curcumin Derivative (Shiga-Y51) | |||
| 09.05 – 10.05 | ASEAN Deans Council Forum: Consortium on Stem Cells Panelists: | |||
| 10.05 – 10.30 | Tea Break | |||
ASEAN Medical School Network (AMSN) Research Symposium | Non-Communicable Diseases | Cardiovascular Diseases | Global Burden Diseases | |
| 10.30 – 11.30 |
Healthcare in ASEAN Countries: Rural Healthcare —————— Utilizing Technology in Rural Healthcare Health Education in Developing Countries Challenges in Rural Healthcare |
Integrative Approaches to Non-Communicable Diseases Treatment —————— Natural Product supplementations in neurodegeneration Mechanisms of Traditional Medicinal Plants in Cardiovascular Disease Challenges and Advances in Preclinical Validation of Herbal Formulations |
Heart Failure —————— Heart Failure Trends in Malaysia — Outcome Base Therapy and Follow-up Optimising the 4 Pillars & Device Therapy – A Calling of Shared Responsibility? Innovating HF service in Malaysia – non cardiac centres POV Case-Based Discussion: Panelists: Teoh Chee Kiang, |
Translating Regenerative Medicine in Malaysia: From Research to Real-World Impact —————— Advancing Regenerative Medicine in Malaysia: Industry Challenges, Opportunities and the Path Forward More Than a Paper: The Journey of Scientific Discovery Towards Impact From Limbal Stem Cells to Exosomes: Advancing Ocular Surface Regeneration Bioeconomy Corporation and Its Role in Supporting Malaysia’s Biotech Growth Panel Discussion: |
| 11.30 – 13.00 |
Equitable Healthcare —————— Accessibility of Healthcare in Malaysia: Are we Doing Enough? Measuring Health Equity and Progress Toward SDG 3 in ASEAN Countries Equity in Access to Diagnosis and Treatment for Autoimmune Diseases in Cambodia |
Ageing and Degenerative Diseases —————— Inhibition of the Neutrophil-Secreted S100A8/A9 Complex Suppresses Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Non-Human Primates. Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities Interdisciplinary Care in Fragility Fracture |
Electrophysiology and Arrythmia —————— AF in Malaysia: Epidemiology & New Therapies Device Therapy for Brady- & Tachyarrhythmias: Malaysia Data & Innovations Sudden Cardiac Death in Young — Genetic & Screening Program |
Mastering Complexity in Rheumatology —————— Precision Autoantibody Profiling: Navigating Diagnostic Uncertainty in Complex Presentations Redefining the Role of Gut Microbiome in Inflammation Biologics in Rheumatology. Are we successful so far? |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch Symposium Sponsored by Organon Malaysia Sdn Bhd Driving better outcomes with combination therapy | |||
| 14.00 – 15.00 |
Forum Discussion: —————— Healthcare Data Sharing Strengthening Health Data and Surveillance Systems Across ASEAN Integrating Health Services and Innovation |
Obesity —————— Metabolic Changes in Obesity and Redefining Management of Obesity in Malaysia One Roof, Two Struggles: Adult Obesity and Child Stunting Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Clinical Characteristic and Outcomes 70 Years of Bariatric Surgery: What Have We Learned |
Regional Research Collaborations in Non-Communicable Diseases-Building Networks —————— AI & Digital Health in Cardiovascular Care – SEA Perspective Multimodal AI for Non-Communicable Diseases: Integrating Imaging, Clinical and Biomarker Data Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Medicine: Promise, Pitfalls, and the Path Forward
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AI in Medical Education 2030: Co-Creating the Future with Industry and Academia —————— Responsible AI in Healthcare: Ethics, Regulations and Industry Accountability Agentic AI, Simulation and Immersive Learning: The Next Frontier in Medical Training AI in Medical Education: Building ASEAN Capacity Through Industry Collaboration |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Forum Discussion: —————— Panelists: Designing Fundable Health Research: Insights from Grant Review in Thailand Community Health Research: From Local Challenges to Research Questions Ethics in community research: Common pitfalls
| Forum for Young Professionals —————— Cultivating a Research Mindset in Early Career From Local to Global: Scaling Up Your Research and Collaborations Rethinking the Road to Clinical Specialist: Smarter, Not Slower | Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases from Multiple Angles —————— Moderator: Amreen Mustafa, United Kingdom Chloe Law Shi Hui, Germany Uyen My Nguyen (Kimmy Nguyen), Vietnam Chang Chee Tao, Malaysia Wael Mohamed, Malaysia Mohd Asyiq Al Fard, Malaysia Mohd Raffali, Malaysia | |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | AMSN free papers | Free Paper | Free paper | |
| 17.00 – 17.30 | Tea Break | |||
DAY 1 - 3rd July 2026 (Friday)
DAY 2 - 4th July 2026 (Saturday)
