Congratulations to the IAMS 2nd World Congress Poster & Oral Presentation Award Winners

The IAMS 2nd World Congress was recently hosted in Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed), Iskandar Puteri, Johor. The event took place on June 10^th and 11^th of 2023 and was organised by International Academy of Medical Specialists (IAMS) and NUMed Malaysia. The theme of the conference was "Borderless Medicine: Expanding Access to Interprofessional Team-Based Global Health". 

The conference brought together medical professionals from around the world to discuss the latest trends in global health and interprofessional team-based care. Topics included cutting-edge research, innovative treatment options, and modern technologies in the field of medicine. The event was attended by more than 100 prominent medical professionals, researchers, and scholars from different countries, who presented their research findings and shared their experiences in the field of global health. 

This year, IAMS 2nd World Congress accepted 26 abstracts for the research presentations, 7 for poster presentations and 19 for oral presentations.  

Now, we are pleased to announce the list of winners for “Best Oral and Poster Presentations” awards. Please join us in congratulating the winners of this year’s awards.  

Best Poster Presentation

First Place
AAKANKSHA ASHOK KUMAR – Year 5 MD Student, Monash University Malaysia
Title: COMPARING THE IMPACT OF VIDEO-BASED TRIGGER VERSUS PAPER-BASED TRIGGER FOR PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

Second Place
GAN MING SHEN– Year 5 MD Student, Monash University Malaysia
Title: COMPARISON OF EDUCATIONAL METHODS IN BLS AND ACLS LEARNING FOR UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS

Third Place
DR. NICHOLAS HENG EE ZHING – Hospital Sultan Ismail
Title: EUS-GUIDED GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY - A NOVEL APPROACH

Best Oral Presentation (Student Category)

First Place
YVAN LIEW JING YING – Year 5 MBBS Student, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
Title: AN AUDIT OF DELAYED COLPOSCOPY IN PATIENTS WITH ABNORMAL PAP SMEAR RESULTS OR HIGH-RISK HPV STRAINS AND THE CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS AT OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH JOHOR BAHRU

Second Place
YONG JADE LENE – Year 5 MBBS Student, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
Title: THE EFFECTS OF REFLECTION ON SELF-EFFICACY FOR CLINICAL SKILLS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY AMONGST PRECLINICAL STUDENTS

Third Place
TAN JUN HUI – Year 5 MBBS Student, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
WONG JING WEN - Year 5 MBBS Student, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
Title: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: COMPARISON AMONG PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL INVOLVEMENT

Best Oral Presentation (Physician Category)

OVERALL WINNER
First Place
DR. HENG WENDY – Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
Title: PRE-CLINICAL YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON ACTIVE LEARNING: WHAT AFFECTS THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES?

PHILIPPINES CATEGORY
Second Place
DR. ALLAN B. CASTRO – Saint Louis University Sacred Heart Medical Center
Title: LONG-STANDING FOREIGN BODY LUNG ASPIRATE IN A 27-YEAR-OLD MALE FOR 18-YEARS: A CASE REPORT AND METASYNTHESIS OF FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATES IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT FOR MORE THAN A DECADE

Third Place
DR. KEITH BRYAN B. VILLANUEVA - Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
Title: SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION IN AN ADULT ISCHIOPAGUS TRIPUS CONJOINED TWIN: A RARE CASE

MALAYSIA CATEGORY
Second Place
DR. MAHALETCHUMI RAJAPPAN – Hospital Sultanah Aminah
Title: CLINICAL OUTCOME OF LOPINAVIR/RITONAVIR (KALETRA) AS HIV SECOND-LINE TREATMENT IN SINGLE TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN MALAYSIA

Third Place
DR. ROSDARA MASAYUNI MOHD SANI – Monash University Malaysia
Title: EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF COMBINED qSOFA AND SIRS SCORES IN PREDICTING SEPTIC SYNDROME OUTCOMES IN ADULT PATIENTS: A HOSPITAL-BASED STUDY IN NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA

DR. HASSAN FADHIL KARALI – Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
Title: CONSIDERING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR MALE PARTNERS DURING THE MANAGEMENT OF EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS