- Flyer
- Aims and Objectives
- Sub-Themes
- General Information
- Pre-Conference workshop
- Abstract Submission
- Registration
- Venue
- Welcome to Bhutan
- Useful Information
- Accommodation
- Scientific Agenda
- Provide an opportunity to local health professionals and researchers to update on the latest developments in the field of medical and health sciences.
- Facilitate better cooperation and collaboration among healthcare providers and researchers.
- Provide a scientific platform to present research findings on health sciences for the local as well as international health professionals and researchers.
- Encourage research on the principles and practice of medical and health sciences.
- Encourage Bhutanese health professionals to gather at least once in a year for a scientific session to update and share professional experiences.
Sub- themes:
- Transformative Health Care System for Universal Health Coverage
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Clinical Care
- Maternal and Child Health: Reducing Preventable Deaths
- Translating Research into action
- Integration of alternative medicine towards patient care
- Innovative medical education in improving health care
| Date | 9-11 November 2018 (Fri-Sun) |
| Venue | Convention Centre (Royal Banquet Hall), Langjophaka, Thimphu, Bhutan |
| Language | English and Dzongkha |
| Contact Person |
Dr. Neyzang Wangmo, Email : nwangmo@kgumsb.edu.bt Phone No: +975-17333510 Mr. Tashi Norbu, Email: tashinorbu797@gmail.com Phone No: +975-77109559 |
| Abstract | The Scientific Committee reviews the submitted abstracts. The outcome of the selection will be notified accordingly. Abstracts must be submitted online |
| Letter of Invitation | A formal letter of invitation will be issued to registered delegates by the Secretariat. |
| Certificate of participation | A certificate of attendance will be issued to all. |
Pre-Conference themes:
- Medical Error : Can we afford to ignore (Panel Discussion)
- Zhinay (Mindfulness – Traditional Medicine Approach)
- Ethical dilemma in health research in low income countries
- Holistic Medical Education
- Adult and Neonatal Resuscitation
Date and Timing
9th November, 2018
1. Registration: 9:00 – 10:00 AM
2. Workshop Timing: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Workshops Venue
Medical Error : Can we afford to ignore (Panel Discussion) Auditorium, FNPH
Zhinay (Mindfulness – Traditional Medicine Approach) Zhidney Hall, NTMH
Ethical dilemma in health research in low income countries Conference Hall, FNPH
Holistic Medical Education Body,Mind and Speech Center, FNPH
Adult and Neonatal Resuscitation National Emergency Education Centre, FNPH
Guidelines for Oral and Poster Presentation
Presentation Guidelines:
- Abstract Submission Deadline: 31st Aug, 2018.
- Upload CV using the sample format – click to download format
- Font Size: 12
- Font Style: Times New Roman
| Oral presentation | Poster Presentation |
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| Online oral abstract submission is now closed |
Online poster abstract submission is now closed |
* Check the flyer for registration fees.
*** For international Participants, visa fee (Nu. 2500) and transfer charge ($40) applicable.
| ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM |
REGISTRATION FEES: |
| Registration Closed
Note: Please keep a copy of the deposit slip as proof of payment and also upload it in the registration form. You will be asked to produce it during the conference on 10th and 11th November, 2018. |
Please use the following information for payment of the conference fees: |
| International Participants: Thimphu Branch: BHUBBTBT # To transfer money to Bhutan from any place outside Bhutan, please request your banker to remit as under: |
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| For USD remittance ·Beneficiary Bank: Bank of Bhutan Ltd., Thimphu Main Branch, Bhutan |
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| Receiver’s Correspondent Bank: Standard Chartered Bank, One Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.10010-3603 Account No. 3582036853001 Swift code: SCBLUS33 CHIPS ABA0256 FEDABA026002561 |
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| Ultimate Beneficiary: 1.Account No: 100891694 2.Beneficiary Name: Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan 3.BOBL Branch Name: Thimphu Main Branch |
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| Bhutanese Participants: Deposit the conference registration fee to: Account No: 100891694 Beneficiary Name: Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan BOBL, Thimphu Main Branch |
Convention Centre,
ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF BHUTAN
Lower Motithang, Thimphu, Bhutan
Bhutan
Country in Asia
Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas’ eastern edge, is a land of monasteries, fortresses (or dzongs) and dramatic topography ranging from subtropical plains to steep mountains and valleys. In the High Himalayas, peaks such as 7,326m Jomolhari are a destination for serious trekkers. Taktsang Palphug (Tiger’s Nest) monastery, a sacred site, clings to cliffs above the forested Paro Valley.
Capital: Thimphu
King: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Population: 753,947 (2013) World Bank
Prime minister: Tshering Tobgay
Currencies: Bhutanese Ngultrum, Indian Rupee
To know more about Bhutan visit following links:
Tourism Council of Bhutan
National Statistics Bureau
Visa:
- SAARC Countries: visa on arrival
- Non-SAARC Countries: Need to process. Click here to download the visa application form.
Entry to Bhutan:
By Air:
1. Bagdora
2. Bangkok
3. Dhaka
4. Delhi
5. Gaya
6. Kathmandu
7. Kolkatta
8. Mumbai
9. Singapore
Airlines: Bhutan Airlines, Drukair
By road:
1. Via Silliguri – Phuntsholing, Bhutan
2. Via Guwahati – Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan
*** Visa and route permit is processed only during working days.
*November is full of festivals therefore the ticket price will be high. So you are advised to book your tickets early.
Weather: November in Bhutan is cold. Therefore your are advised to pack warm cloths
Visit below link to know more detail about the weather in Bhutan
http://www.accuweather.com/en/bt/thimphu/361353/november-weather/361353
Currency: Ngultrum (1 USD=Nu. 66.45 as of 12/04/2018)
Food: All kinds of cuisines available
Emergency numbers
Call 112 for health and 113 for police
visit following links to know more
Tourism Council of Bhutan
National Statistics Bureau
For Visa and ticketing queries please contact:
Mr. Cheku Wangchuk
Email id: cheki123@kgumsb.edu.bt
Phone No: +97577431073
Please note that the participants will have to bear their own travel, boarding and lodging expenses. However, the organizers will be able to provide a list of hotels upon request. For hotel bookings please check the link provided by Tourism Council of Bhutan.
http://www.tourism.gov.bt/plan/accommodation
For details please contact:
Mr. Sonam Norbu
Email: sonamnorbu@kgumsb.edu.bt
Mobile No: +97517307830
Programme: Scientific Session 4th ICMH 2018
| Date Time | Topic | Presenter | Institution | Country |
| Day 1 (9th November 2018) – Pre Conference Workshop from 10:00 Am – 1:00 Pm. | ||||
| Day 2 (10th Nov) 0830 – 1015 Hrs |
0800 – 0830 Hrs : Registration of Participants | |||
| 1. Transformative Health Care System for Universal Health Coverage Chair: Dr. Shakti K. Gupta, Me dical Superintendent, All In dia Institute of Medical Sciences Co-Chair :Dr. Pandup Tshering , Director General, Ministry of Health |
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| 0830 – 0850 |
Dimensions of Healthcare Service Quality: A study on patients’ perception using 5Qs model | Prof. Gopal Krishna Barkur
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Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
India |
| 0855 –0910 | Determinants of infant mortality in Samdrup Jongkhar district, Bhutan | Mr. Hari Prasad Pokhrel Sr. Nutritionist |
Samdrup Jongkhar Hospital | Bhutan |
| 0915 –0930 | High reliability unit in resource limited setting:our experience in NICU at JDWNRH | Dr. Yoriko Nishizawa Paediatrician / Neonatologist |
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital | Bhutan |
| 0935 –0950 | Providing inclusive health services for LGBT | Mr. Sonam Wangdi Project Coordinator | UNODC, Country Office | Bhutan |
| 0955 – 1010 | Knowledge and attitude towards partograph recording, interpretation and documentation status by health professionals in Samdrup Jongkhar district, Bhutan | Mr. Kuenzang
Clinical Nurse |
Dewathang Hospital | Bhutan |
| 1015 -1045 | TEA BREAK | |||
| 1045-
1215 Hrs |
2. Quality Improvement and Patient Safet y in Clinical Care Chair: Mr. Sonam Dorji, Regist rar General, Bhutan Medica l and Health Council Co-Chair: Dr. (Lt. Col) Pem Te nzing, Chief Medical Officer, Lungtenphu Hospital |
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| 1045 – 1105 | Continuous quality improvement through exemplary leadership at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, | Dr. Shakti K Gupta Medical Superintendent | All India Institute of Medical Sciences | India |
| 1110 – 1125 | Wrong dose medication | Dr. S. I. Singh Professor | All India Institute of Medical Sciences | India |
| 1130 – 1145 | Hand hygiene | Mr. Zimba Letho Clinical Nurse | Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital | Bhutan |
| 1150 – 1205 | Developing culture of safe hands among health care providers | Ms. Yangchen Dolma Senior Nursing Officer | RPC, All India Institute of Medical Sciences | India |
| 1210 – 1225 | Surgical site infection | Dr. Sonam Jamtsho Surgical Resident | Faculty of Post Graduate Medicine, KGUMSB | Bhutan |
| 1230 – 1330 Hrs | LUNCH | |||
| 1330 –1515 Hrs | 3. Integration of Alternative Medicine Towards Patient Care Chair: Dr. Tashi Tobgay, Former Registrar, KGUMSB Co-Chair: Hege Bjørnestøl Beckmann, Associate Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Agder |
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| 1330 – 1350 | Collaboration between Traditional Medicine and Allopathic Medicine for safe medical care | Dr. Tashi Tenzin Dean and Professor |
Faculty of Post Graduate Medicine, KGUMSB |
Bhutan |
| 1355 – 1410 | Music therapy as part of an early intervention program with special needs children age 0-6. | Mrs. Anne K R Kippenes Advisor |
Special Needs Education, Gamle Oslo | Norway |
| 1415 – 1430 | Knowledge, attitude and practice towards Buddhist astrological recommendations for elective surgery among patients at the National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan | Drg. Dorji Gyeltshen Drungtsho (Indigenous Medicine Doctor) |
Regional Referral Hospital, Mongar |
Bhutan |
| 1435 – 1450 | Geopharmaceuticals of Himalayan Sowa Rigpa medicine: Ethno pharmacological uses, mineral diversity, chemical identification and current utilization in Bhutan | Mr. Karma Yeshi Teacher | Wangbama Central School, Ministry of Education | Bhutan |
| 1455 – 1510 | Patients’ knowledge and practices on Bhutanese Traditional Medicine drugs: a call for a systematic approach to drug information services | Mr. Sherab Tenzin Head | Menjong Sorig Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Health | Bhutan |
| 1515 – 1545 | HEALTH BREAK | |||
| 1545 – 1735 Hrs | 4. Translating Research into Action Chair: Dr. Rajan Patil, Epidem iologist and Professor, SRM University Chennai, India Co-Chair: Dr. Gosar Pemba, M edical Superintendent, JDW NR Hospital |
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| 1545 – 1605 | A Cohort study: Identifying risk factors associated with pressure injuries in surgical patients | Prof. Patricia Nicholson
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University | Australia |
| 1610 – 1630 | Climatic effects on the acculturation of internal migrants: A longitudinal test of two competing perspectives | Prof. David Lackland Sam
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Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care |
Norway |
| 1635 – 1650 | Rapid Assessment of avoidable blindness and assessment of cataract surgical services in Bhutan: A follow-up study | Mr. Indra Prasad Sharma Optometrist |
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital | Bhutan |
| 1655 – 1710 | The Weight of Schoolbags and Musculoskeletal Pain in Children of Selected Schools in Thimphu, Bhutan: a Cross-sectional Study | Dr. Thinley Dorji General Duty Medical Officer |
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital | Bhutan |
| 1713 – 1730 | Internet addiction among secondary school Adolescents– a mixed methods study | Dr. Karma Tenzin Deputy Dean | Faculty of Post Graduate Medicine KGUMSB |
Bhutan |
| Day 3 | ||||
| (11th Nov) 0900 – 1045 Hrs |
1. Maternal and Child Heath Reducing Preventable Death Chair: Dr. Karma Lhazeen, Dir ector, DoPH, Ministry of Health Co- Chair: Dr. Phurb Dorji, Gy naecologist, JDWNRH and Editor in Chief, Bhutan Health Journal |
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| 0900 – 0920 | Guest Speaker | Ms. Beate Dastel Deputy Resident Representative | UNICEF Bhutan Country Office |
Bhutan |
| 0925 -0945 | Improvement in quality of neonatal care: Findings of Assessment of Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) and Kangaroo MotherCare (KMC) in three referral hospitals in Bhutan |
Mr. Pema Lethro Programme Officer | Reproductive Heath, Ministry of Health | Bhutan |
| 0950 – 1010 | Quality improvement of breastfeeding practices in hospital settings – Maternal and Baby Friendly Health Initiative assessment | Mr. Laigden Dzed Sr. Program Officer | Nutrition Program, Ministry of Health | Bhutan |
| 1015 – 1030 | Understanding the role of nutrition in child development | Prof. Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv
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University of Bergen | Norway |
| 1035 –
1050 |
Prevalence and Outcomes of Preterm Births in Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital | Dr. Dinesh Pradhan Resident | Faculty of Post Graduate Medicine, KGUMSB |
Bhutan |
| 1055 – 1125 | BREAK | |||
| 1125 –
1225 Hrs |
2. Innovative Medical Education in Improving Health Care Chair: Dr. Chencho Dorji, Dea n, Faculty of Nursing and Pu blic Health, KGUMSB Co-Chair: Prof. Patricia Nichol son, Associate Professor, Sc hool of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University |
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| 1125 – 1145 | TBA | Prof. Prashant Jha Senior Editor & Professor |
The BMJ and AIIMS, Delhi | India |
| 1145 – 1200 |
Medical Humanities | Prof. Kosala Saroj Amarasiri Jayasinghe Chair & Professor of Medicine |
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo | Sri Lanka |
| 1205 – 1220 | Implementation of Surgical Safety Checklist: Impact of Educational Intervention on Nursing Officers |
Prof. Anil Kumar Gupta Medical Superintendent cum Head |
Postgraduate Institute of Medical education and Research, Chandigarh | India |
| 1225 – 1240 | Increase in Residency Scholarly Activity as a Result of Resident-Led Initiative | Dr. Kyle Hoedebecke Medical Director | Yongsan Health Clinic | South Korea |
| 1245 – 1345 | LUNCH | |||
| 1345 1500 Hrs
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Plenary on Emergence of Cancer as a Public Health Issue MODERATOR: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Associate Professor, Lab Oncology, AIIMS, Delhi, India PANELISTs Dr. Ugyen Tshomo, Gynaecologist, JDWNR Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan Dr. Tashi Dendup Wangdi, Onco-Surgeon, JDWNR Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan Dr. Phub Tshering, ENT Surgeon, JDWNR Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan Dr. Partha Sen, Radiation-Oncologist, JDWNR Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan Ms. Sonam Yangden Tamang, Psychological counsellor, Bhutan Cancer Society, Thimphu, Bhutan |
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| POSTER SESSION AND EVALUATION | ||||
| 1505 – 1535 Hrs | TEA BREAK | |||
| 1535 Hrs– | VALEDICTORY and CLOSING CEREMONY | |||