AIHD co-hosts SHAPE International Symposium 2022 with SHAPE Executive.

6 July 2022

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On 6 July 2022, Assoc. Prof. Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti, Ph.D.; Vice President for International Relations and Corporate Communication, on behalf of the President of Mahidol University honored to give speech at the opening of the SHAPE International Symposium 2022 entitled “Shaping the healthcare workforce to meet the challenges we face in the Asia Pacific – what does this mean for health service educators, researchers and managers? via online meeting platform. Following the speech of Assoc. Prof. Nopraenue, Assoc. Prof. Dr.Thawornchai Limjindaporn, Deputy of Postgraduate Education, on behalf of Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University was invited to give a lecture entitled “Challenging for facing higher education in Asia Pacific”. Assoc. Prof. Dr.Thawornchai Limjindaporn strengthened human capital and capacity building as the biggest challenges encountered in higher education, and presented ways to move forward by showing some perpective from Mahidol University. From AIHD physical site, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phudit Tejativaddhana, M.D.; Director of ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University together with Dr.Vo Thi Hue Man; Assistant Director for International Affairs and Organizing team attended as in-person participants. Furthermore, Prof. Apichart Chittacharoen, M.D.; Deputy Director for Organization Development and Special Affair, Asst. Prof. Dr.Mayuree Yotawut; Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, and AIHD students joined the sessions via online platform. The SHAPE Symposium 2022 is an annual event organized by The Society for Health Administration Programs in Education (SHAPE) and this year 2022 marks the first-time the event is co-hosted by ASEAN Institute for Health Development (AIHD), Mahidol University, Thailand. The symposium is scheduled to run over three days and is designed to accommodate a hybrid mode linking two physical locations – AIHD, Mahidol University, Thailand and Townsville, Australia, together and enabling online participation at the same time. The SHAPE Symposium 2022 explores the challenges and opportunities currently facing our healthcare workforce, and the implications to health service educators, researchers and health service managers. This is a great opportunity for health management academics, research students and professionals with an interest in education and workforce development to explore issues and establish networks of academics with similar research interests; and serve as a platform for academics and higher degree students to discuss their research ideas, plans and methodologies and explore current and new research and curriculum directions in a supportive environment.