Welcome the biomedical students from Columbia University and Touro College, U.S.A., for a visit and observership program on the topic “A.R.T. Services (Assisted Reproductive Technologies: IVF) and the Ethical Issues in A.R.T. in Thailand” at the Reproductive and Biological Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, on January 23rd, 2023.
On January 23rd, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Prapat Wanitpongpan, Deputy Dean for Corporate Communication and International Relations, and Assoc. Prof. Nattawut Wongpraparat from the Department of Medicine welcomed distinguished guests from Ohio State University, USA, led by Dr. Diane Gorgas, Executive Director of the Office of Global Health and Professor of Emergency Medicine, along with Mrs. Pamela Potter, Administrative Director of the Office of Global Health to discuss on the student exchange collaboration. On this occasion, the guests also paid visits to the Siriraj Acute Stroke Unit and the Siriraj Spinal Injury Unit.
During January 17th – 21st, 2023, Dr. Vannipa Vathanophas, from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, delivered a presentation on the topic “The prevalence of high risk severe OSA in the children with Down syndrome by the Modified OSA-18 questionnaire” at IFOS DUBAI ENT World Congress 2023 hosted by the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Society (IFOS) in Dubai, UAE.
During January 17th – 21st, 2023, Dr. Panutas Piyananthasomdee, from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, delivered a poster presentation on the topic “The study of salivary IL-8, salivary and plasma miR-21and miR-31 as potential biomarkers for oral squamous cell carcinoma” at IFOS DUBAI ENT World Congress 2023 in Dubai, UAE.
During January 17th – 21st, 2023, Asst. Prof. Sarun Prakairungthong, from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, delivered a research presentation on the topic “Effectiveness of 1% and 2% Acetic Acid Solution on 2 Week-Period Treatment for Granular Myringitis” at IFOS DUBAI ENT World Congress 2023 in Dubai, UAE.
Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon, Chief of Siriraj Clinical Pain Management Training Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, for being selected into the Editorial Board of the ATOTW (Anaesthesia Tutorial of the Week) for the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA).
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On January 18th, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsakorn Tantilipikorn, Director of Siriraj’s Center of Research Excellence in Allergy & Immunology, and Assistant President for Research & Academic Affairs, Mahidol University, attended the “World Congress of Ear-Nose-Throat 2023” hosted by the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Society (IFOS) in Dubai, UAE, as an invited speaker to deliver a special lecture on two topics, “Non-Allergic Rhinitis” and “Role of Allergy in Chronic Rhinosinusitis”.
Congratulations to students from Kyung Hee University’s College of Korean Medicine in Korea for successfully completing a short training in Thai traditional medicine at the Center of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine (CATTM), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, from January 6th to 17th, 2023.
On January 16th, 2023, Prof. Apichat Asavamongkolkul, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, and Assoc. Prof. Winai Ratanasuwan, Director of Siriraj Institute of Clinical Research (SiCRES) welcomed delegates from the National Clinical Trials and Translation Center, Nation Institute of Health-University of the Philippines on the visit to SiCRES.
Welcome, Dr. Arjunsa Satapute from Sakra World Hospital, India, to undertake an “Observationship Training Program in Interventional Pulmonology” at the Division of Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, under supervision of Assoc. Prof. Jamsak Tscheikuna starting from January 16th – February 17th, 2023.