BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kuching BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20180310T080000 RDATE:20380119T111407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:Asia/Kuching +08 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e7cd553eb15bef3d33a02c9eeb3f88ae CATEGORIES:In The Media CREATED:20190314T095410 SUMMARY:FMHS hosted UNIMAS 1st International Nursing Students Conference DESCRIPTION:
KOTA SAMARAHAN : The Department of Nursing , Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Universiti Malaysia Saraw ak (UNIMAS), with the support of Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) and Sarawa k Tourism Board (STB) have successfully conducted ‘1st UNIMAS Interna tional Nursing Students’ Conference, in conjunction with the ‘1 0th International Nursing Students’ Forum on the 9th< /sup> and 10th March 2019.
The conference, organized by the final year nursing stu dents, has broken an impressive record of international delegates as a cele bration for their annually conducted conference’s 10th ann iversary.
Held at DeTAR PUTRA, UNIMAS, this conference has drawn in internationally acclaimed speakers and delegate participation reaching 139 in total from countries s uch as China, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines. Adding up wit h local Malaysian participants, this student conference has racked up an as tounding 638 delegates to celebrate the decade benchmark in their tradition .
Joining the confe rence as proud co-hosting partners were 16 international and local institut ions: Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and Guangxi University of Ch inese Medicine from China; Khon Kaen University, Boromarajonani College of Nursing Sunpasitthiprasong Thailand, Suratthani Rajabhat University from Th ailand; Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesihatan (STIK) Muhammadiyah Pontianak, Tanjun gpura University, Faculty of Nursing Jamber University, Universitas Muhamma diyah Purwokerto, STIK Palembang, STIK Muhammadiyah Gombong, and Budi Luhur Institute of Health Sciences from Indonesia; Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology from Philippines, along with Universiti Teknolog i MARA (UiTM) Sarawak, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and ILKKM Kota Kinab alu from Malaysia.
Bearing the theme “A Voice to Lead: Health is a Human Right”, t he 2-days conference serves as a platform for nurses to gather and share th eir ideas of current and future nursing leaders and how their voice can sha pe healthcare and its practice. As much as 54 free paper presentations, 48 poster presentations from students and staffs alike with 6 student innovati ve projects were presented in concurrent sessions in the conference.
Discussions were made reg arding the accessibility of healthcare to a country’s citizen, and ho w certain less fortunate strata of citizens still face limited to no access to the government’s free or low-cost, and how are still unable to ge t the treatment they deserved. It was highlighted that it was high time nur ses use their role in society as educators and advocators, to voice out con cern and plan the best care one could possibly receive not just based on th eir social status and financial capabilities, but as their rights as humans . Subsidized healthcare was also discussed in the forum discussion among th e speaker’s countries, whether if this trend will continue in the cur rent world economical and political climate.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Julius Daño, one of the esteeme d plenaries and forum speakers from the Cebu Normal University, Philippines has vocally touched upon the anti-vaccination movement debate in Malaysia, and what role nurses should play, to ensure that every human has acquired the necessary health treatment “ever since you are created in the wom b”.
To conti nue the annual International Nursing Students’ Forum tradition, the n ext host selected among the executive meeting to conduct the 11th International Nursing Students’ Forum 2020 is Universiti Malaysia S abah (UMS).
The co nference was officiated by Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) YBhg Profesor Dr Wan Hashim Wan Ibrahim. Also present, Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and fellow lecturers.
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