Virtual MoU Signing Between SiCRES and DNDi

On November 10th, 2020, Prof. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, along with Prof. Prasert Auewarakul, Deputy Dean of Research, Assoc.Prof. Prapat Wanitpongpan, Deputy Dean for International Relations, and Prof. Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, Director of the Siriraj Institute of Clinical Research (SiCRES), preside over the Virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony for Research Collaboration on Conducting Clinical Research between Siriraj Institute of Clinical Research (SICRES), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University and the non-profit research and development (R&D) organization from Switzerland, The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), to promote and foster a collaborative non-for-profit Medical Research and Development (R&D) environment in Thailand and to encourage and develop Thailand’s potential as one of South East Asia’s as respected medical R&D locations, and to collaborate on medical research in Thailand, particularly on the implementation and management of clinical trials for new treatments.

“This alliance between SICRES and DNDi will enhance our medical R&D potential in neglected diseases and lead to improvements in patient treatment. As a well-established academic institution of the country, Siriraj is often described as the ‘Hospital of the Land’. SICRES by Siriraj aims to facilitate and conduct clinical research that will have a positive impact for human health. Collectively, we share similar goals that lead to improving the quality of life for patients. Our partnership creates an epic moment that will benefit the work, treatment, and prevention of neglected diseases in the region and beyond.” said Prof. Prasit Watanapa.

This collaboration stems from the organizations’ shared commitment to improving the health and lives of Thai people affected by neglected diseases and ensuring they have equitable access to affordable treatments.

“I believe this collaborative partnership lays down the roots to build more R&D knowledge transfer and expand the capacity of expertise in Thailand. DNDi has a strong footprint in Thailand and South-East Asia and I am certain this MoU will contribute to support our work and fortify our partnerships” said Dr. Bernard Pécoul, Executive Director of DNDi.

The MoU spans the following R&D areas:

  • To promote and foster collaborative medical R&D environment in Thailand with a focus on patients’ needs.
  • To explore opportunities for the development of new treatments, for example for dengue, that have the potential to change patient management
  • To work together to support the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) R&D activities on antimicrobial resistance in South–East Asia
  • To encourage and develop collaboration with other South–East Asia R&D actors (such as Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) in Malaysia)
  • To address the needs of neglected patients in Thailand through R&D and advocacy activities so that Thailand has access to safe, effective, and affordable treatments

This MoU is an important step towards stimulating further bilateral R&D cooperation. The future R&D efforts of DNDi and SICRES will strive to contribute to and enhance Thailand’s public health response for neglected patients and diseases.

About SiCRES: Siriraj Institute of clinical Research (SICRES) is a leading comprehensive clinical research center in Thailand. It is a new set-up institution of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, the largest medical school and public hospital in Thailand. SICRES offers various services that are related to clinical researches as well as highly trained research scientists and state-of-the-art facilities to conduct effective clinical trials, bioequivalence studies. Safety and efficacy evaluation among those services are also handled by the specialist from SICRES. https://sicres.org/

About DNDi: The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is a patient-needs driven, not-for-profit R&D organization working to deliver new treatments for neglected patients through innovation, in particular for sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, filaria, mycetoma, paediatric HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and covid-19. https://dndi.org/

About GARDP: The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) is a not-for-profit organization developing new treatments for drug-resistant infections that pose the greatest threat to health. GARDP was created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) in 2016 to ensure that everyone who needs antibiotics receives effective and affordable treatment, no matter where they live. www.gardp.org

2563-11-10_พิธีลงนามความร่วมมือคลินิค SICRES MU DNDi Photo by EAKCHAI RUKPRAYOON

2563-11-10_พิธีลงนามความร่วมมือคลินิค SICRES MU DNDi Photo by EAKCHAI RUKPRAYOON

2563-11-10_พิธีลงนามความร่วมมือคลินิค SICRES MU DNDi Photo by EAKCHAI RUKPRAYOON

2563-11-10_พิธีลงนามความร่วมมือคลินิค SICRES MU DNDi Photo by EAKCHAI RUKPRAYOON

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Herbal Role in COVID-19 Treatment

Dr. ATM. Ranida Boonrak from the Center of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine (CATTM), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, being a speaker in the online international conference of the 2nd Jogjakarta Annual Meeting of Pharmacology en Therapy (2nd JAPEMETHE), 2020. It is hosted by Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. This event is held on November 6th, 2020. She gave a speak on the topic “Herbal role in COVID-19 treatment: FACTS or MYTHS?”.

1st Mahidol and Kobe Online Joint-Meeting 2020

1st Mahidol University and Kobe University Online Joint-Meeting 2020 Special Lecture on “COVID-19 Pandemic and Health Literacy”

Date: November 13th, 2020
Venue: International Public Health and Environmental Training Center (Building 4, 1st Floor)
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJkNKxjqdao_FP4azu2q8eL0gxn7erdC-pt3edm6EU4NJt2w/viewform

Online Platform: Zoom
Meeting ID: 973 4381 1186
Passcode: FPH131120
Link: t.ly/X71U

Virtual Conference on Alpha Thalassemia Major

The Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), will host an online international conference on Alpha Thalassemia Major (ATM), which was once considered universally fatal in utero.  If left untreated, a fetus with ATM will develop severe anemia and hydrops and will die before or shortly after birth. However, recent evidence from patient registries has demonstrated that when ATM is diagnosed early in pregnancy, in utero transfusions (IUT) can reverse hydrops and enable survival with good neurological outcomes. For more information and registration, please visit: https://mfprecision.ucsf.edu/2020/11/01/virtual-conference-on-alpha-thalassemia-major/

To download the conference program, please click >>here<<

Bariatric Innovations Webinar Conference 2020

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On November 7th, 2020, Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital presided over the webinar conference on “Bariatric Innovations” co-hosted by the Department of Medicine and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital.

The webinar was held to provide an update and exchange knowledge on many interesting topics on bariatric innovation shared by renowned speakers from Siriraj and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, the USA such as Bariatric Endoscopy and Pitfalls, the Future of Robotic Bariatric Surgery, etc.

Siriraj Faculty Abroad at UCLA

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Congratulations to Asst. Prof. Kitikan Thana-udom of Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, who has completed her role as a ‘Visiting Assistant Research Scientist (Research Fellow) in Psychiatry’ at the ULCA Semel Institute for Neurosciences and Human Behavior, and at the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) between October 1st, 2018 – June 11th, 2020.

During her services, Asst. Prof. Kitikan has assisted in many research topics such as memory impairment, memory training, and late-life mood disorder. Asst. Prof. Kitikan also participated in the CSR activities with the Royal Thai Consulate by giving a lecture to senior housing on the topic “Mental Health in Elders” and delivered a poster presentation at the “American Psychiatric Association Meeting 2019” in San Francisco. Asst. Prof. Kitikan also attended the Short Training Course in “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia”. She recently published her research topics, “Sleep Quality, Neurocognitive Performance, and Memory Self-Appraisal in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Memory Complaints” and “A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Combined Escitalopram and Memantine for Older Adults With Major Depression and Subjective Memory Complaints”. And lastly, Asst. Prof. Kitikan has delivered an abstract presentation on the topic “Anxiety Symptoms are Associated with Smaller Insular and Orbitofrontal Cortex Volumes in Late-Life Depression”.

Congratulations!

SiCORE-PM&SP presented the updated scientific progress to the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) through the 2nd teleconference in 2020

On November 4th, 2020, Assoc. Prof. Sith Sathornsumetee, Manager of Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management Unit (SiCORE–M), Assist. Prof. Dr. Woraphat Ratta–apha, Deputy Manager and SiCORE–M team along with Lecturer Dr. Somponnat Sampattavanich, Director of SiCORE–PM&SP held the 2nd teleconference with their SAB members, Prof. Christopher L. Corless M.D., Ph.D. from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Prof. Andrew Futreal, Ph.D. from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

This meeting aim for the SiCORE–PM&SP to present the progress of their on–going projects as well as the interactive discussion with SAB members.

In this regard, SiCORE–PM&SP and SiCORE–M team would like to express our sincere appreciation to SAB members for their continuing support, valuable time and advice on scientific content. We are very much looking forward to the 3rd meeting.

Meeting with Institute for Technology and Innovation Management (iNT), Mahidol University.

On November 4th, 2020, Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management (SiCORE-M) team led by Assoc. Prof.Sith Sathornsumetee, Manager and team, Mrs.Sarinya Ngamtipvatana Head officer of Research Department, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj hospital, visited Institute for Technology and Innovation Management, Mahidol University.

In this regard, all the attendees received a warm welcome from Prof. Dr. Pattarachai Kiratisin, Director of Institute for Technology and Innovation Management.

On this occasion, it was an honor and a pleasure to learn about innovation and technology management from iNT.

The 1st Teleconference with Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members for SiCORE-Cardiovascular Disease.

On November 3rd, 2020, Siriraj Center of Research Excellence Management (SiCORE-M) team led by Assoc. Prof.Sith Sathornsumetee, Manager, Lecturer Dr. Primana Punnakitikashem and SiCORE-M team, along with Prof. Rungroj Krittayaphong, Director of SiCORE-Cardiovascular Disease held the 1st teleconference with their SAB members, namely Prof. Gemma Figtree from The University of Sydney and Associate Professor Jin Joo Park from Seoul National University.

On this occasion, we do hope these first teleconference would be a good starting point of the introduction for getting to know each other including create opportunities for collaboration in the future. All insight and recommendations from the SAB members will certainly guide the research directions and scientific contents to become internationally excellence in research and also to be comprehensively adapt as a guideline for clinical practice.

 

Association for Medical Education in Europe 2021

AMEE 2021 is scheduled as a Hybrid Conference on the theme ‘Leaving no one behind…’ from August 27th – 30th, 2021, in Glasgow, UK. There will be a face-to-face Conference as well as online elements integrated into the programme. To mark your calendar or for more information, please visit

https://amee.org/conferences