Siriraj-International Childhood Glaucoma Conference 2022

On March 20th, 2022, the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, has organized an international conference, “Pediatric Glaucoma Course and Surgery Project” on the theme “Thailand-International Conference – Things You Need To Know in Childhood Glaucoma Surgery” for the residencies, fellows, and ophthalmologists from Siriraj’s Department of Ophthalmology and other institutes in Thailand and neighbor countries to learn from the world-renowned ophthalmologists to apply the “know-how” in pediatric glaucoma care later. The total number of attendees is 229 people from six countries in the South-East Asia region. This conference is supported by the Department of International Cooperation and Mahidol University’s campaign called “MFA-MU Capacity Building for Medical and Health Science Education Hub”.

Clinical Observership Program at Department of Ophthalmology

Dr. Khaing Zar Yu Shein from the University of Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar, has completed a Clinical Observership Program in Medical Retina and Uveitis at the Department of Ophthalmology between December 1, 2019 – February 28, 2020, under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Adisan Trinavarat, Head of Retina Unit, Asst. Prof. Nattaporn Tesavibul, Head of Uveitis Unit, and the faculty staffs of the Department of Ophthalmology.

Short Training Program at Department of Opthalmology

Assoc. Prof. Ngamkae Ruangvaravate, Chairwoman of Department of Ophthalmology along with Asst. Prof. Darin Sakiyalak welcomed Dr. Maw Maw Aung from the University of Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar to undertake a short training course at the Department of Opthalmology from February 20th – April 30th, 2020. #irsiriraj #shorttrainingcourse

Siriraj Faculty Delivered a Lecture at 15th IOIS Congress in Taiwan

Lecturer Dr. Sutasinee  Boonsopon from Department of Ophthalmology attended the 15th International Ocular Inflammation Society (IOIS) Congress in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, between November 13th – 16th, 2019, and delivered a lecture on the topic “Active Adamantiades-Behçet’s disease mimicking CMVR“ in the session Indo-China Ocular Inflammation Study Group: Challenging cases in Indo-China area”. #sirirajfacultyabroad

Thailand Ophthalmology Educational Program and Experience

Assoc. Prof. Ngamkae Ruangvaravate, Chairwoman of Department of Ophthalmology was invited by Oregon Health & Science University, USA to delivered a talk on Thailand Ophthalmology Educational Program and Experience with International Partnerships during July 16th – 22nd, 2019 at Department of Ophthalmology, OHSU, USA.