Program of International Hybrid Conference
The 17th Postgraduate Forum of Health Systems and Policies: Post-Covid Health Equity
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand


First Day : 17 July 2023

TIME TOPICS SPEAKERS
08.00 - 08.30 Registration
08.30 - 08.45 Welcome and brief introduction Head, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, THAILAND
08.45 - 09.00 Opening session Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, THAILAND
09.00 - 10.00 Keynote virtual session :
Universal health coverage in a transitioning World
Prof. Barbara McPake, Ph.D.
Nossal Institute and Global Health Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
10.00 - 10.30 Break
10.30 - 12.00 Plenary session 1: Country's road map for promoting health equity after COVID-19 :
• Equity and efficiency in post-covid health system : The Balancing Act (30 min) Prof. Dr Syed Aljunid, M.D., MPH., Ph.D.
Public Health Medicine and Health Economics of National University of Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MALAYSIA
• Promoting health equity for pandemic preparedness and response (30 min) Dr. Yodi Mahendradhata, M.Sc.,Ph.D.,FRSPH
Department of Health Policy and Management Gadjah Mada University, INDONESIA
• Who gained who lost under the COVID-19 games (30 min) Prof. Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, THAILAND
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.00 Oral presentation session 1 (2 hours)
15.00 - 15.20 Break
15.20 - 16.30 Poster presentation (1 hour)
18.00-21.00 Welcome dinner

Second Day : 18 July 2023

TIME TOPICS SPEAKERS
08.00 - 08.30 Summary of 1st day
08.30 - 10.30 Plenary session 2: Post-Covid Research Needs and Prioritization :
• Social determinants of health inequity (20 min) Prof. Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, THAILAND
• Optimizing healthcare delivery in post pandemic era (20 min) Assoc. Prof. Aznida Abdul Aziz, MBBS., MMed, Ph.D.
Department of Family Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MALAYSIA
• Is community participation the way forward for future pandemic mitigation? (20 min) Prof. Quazi Monirul Islam, MBBS, MPH.
Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, THAILAND
• Covid research and health equity (20 min) Prof. Supasit Pannarunothai, M.D., Ph.D.
Center for Health Equity Monitoring, THAILAND
• Implementation research on digital transformation in health sector (20 min) Dr. Lutfan Lazuardi, M.Kes., Ph.D.
Department of Health Policy and Management Gadjah Mada University, INDONESIA
10.30 - 10.50 Break
10.50 - 11.50 Plenary session 3: Role of policy makers and academia for preparedness of new emerging disease
• Collaborative surveillance - advancing health systems and policy for surveillance and risk assessment of health security threats (30 min) Dr. Masaya Kato, Ph.D.
WHO Health Emergency Program, WHO-SEARO, New Delhi, INDIA
• Strengthening the preparedness of health financing to respond to emerging diseases (30 min) Dr. Weraphan Leethanakul, M.D.
Director, National health security office region 12 Songkhla, THAILAND
11.50 - 12.15 Presentation of award & Closing session
12.15 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 Half day trip Click here to view program