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Program


Family members are welcome to join in the social events.

DAY 1: 31 March 2012

Time Activity Title Facilitator
08:00 – 09:00 Registration    
09:00 – 09:30 Quran recitation, welcome & introduction Opening ceremony Dr Al-Ohaly, AGU President/Prof Dar, CMMS Dean/Dr Aysha Buaneq, Undersecretary of Health /Dr Feisal Subhan
09:30– 10:00 Break/refreshments    
10:00 – 11:00 Plenary session Physiology's hidden curriculum Prof Penelope A. Hansen (Canada)
11:00 – 13:00
Parallel workshop sessions (Please choose ONE)
Concept mapping as a tool for integration of the basic medical sciences Prof Salah Kassab (Bahrain)
Physiology/basic sciences teaching methods in the traditional curriculum, what can be done? Prof Robert Carroll
(USA)
Factors that can influence interactive teaching and learning Dr Sue Higgins-Opitz (South Africa)
Multiple choice question design and evaluation Dr Joel Beleno (Bahrain)
Practical laboratories - converting traditional experiments to inquiry labs and using the laboratory practical to introduce students to human subjects and animal research and getting ethical approval. Dr Dee Silverthorn (USA)
Teaching physiology in an integrated system based curriculum Prof Zuheir Hassan (Bahrain)
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch & prayers    
14:30 – 16:30
Parallel workshop sessions (Please choose ONE)
Interactive teaching Prof Penelope A. Hansen (Canada)
Tips on organizing a teaching workshop Dr Feisal Subhan
(Bahrain)
Problem based learning Prof Osamu Matsuo
(Japan)
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the medical curriculum Prof Usha Sachdeva (Bahrain)
Use of learning management systems Mr Selvan Pillay (South Africa)
Clinical cases for reinforcing the teaching of basic neuroscience Prof Amer Al-Ansari & Dr Rima Abdur Razzak (Bahrain)
16:30 – 17:30 Refreshments & Poster presentations    
19:00 Banquet dinner    

DAY 2: 1 April 2012

Time Activity Title Facilitator
09:00 – 10:00 Plenary session The Evolving Role for the Teacher in Medical Education Prof Robert Carroll
(USA)
10:00 – 10:30 Break/refreshments    
10:30 – 12:30
Parallel workshop sessions (Please choose ONE)
Discovering and making use of your hidden curriculum Prof Penelope Hansen (Canada)
PBL facilitation: tackling with the issues Dr Sheikh Abdul Saeed (Saudi Arabia)
Physiology, pathophysiology and clinical medicine integrated by Interactive Presenter tm -platform Prof Ismo Ripatti
(Finland)
How to design and administer Physioquiz Prof K S Nageswari (India)
Practical laboratories and their enhancement with LabTutor software and patient videos [ADI Instrument Demonstration] Prof Tony Macknight
(New Zealand)
Early Clinical Exposure - Bringing relevance and context to teaching and learning in basic sciences Prof Rashmi Vyas (India)
Pearson academic physiology publishing &
Advanced physiology online tutorial technology
Mr Haseeb Khan
Mr Hani Al-Asfoor
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch & prayers    
14:00 – 16:00
Parallel workshop sessions (Please choose ONE)
Objective structured laboratory practice examination Prof Osamu Matsuo
(Japan)
Interactive teaching Dr Dee Silverthorn (USA)
Formative & summative assessment Dr Feisal Subhan
(Bahrain)
Merging traditional with innovative curriculum in the teaching of basic sciences in undergraduate medicine Prof Robert Carroll
(USA)
Technology as a tool in stimulating interactive teaching and learning Dr Sue Higgins-Opitz (South Africa)
Why and how should we evaluate our curriculum Prof Arif Siddiqui (Pakistan)
16:00 – 17:00 Closing session   Drs Silverthorn & Subhan
17:00 Sightseeing tour    
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