RHSNC 2011 GUEST SPEAKERS OPTOMETRY (Singapore) Estimated expenses for airfare, accommodation and local hospitality = RM 5,000 NURSING (Philippines) Prof. Faustino Jerome Babate, RN, MBA, MAN is currently the board chairperson of RO Diagan Cooperative Hospital in General Santos City. He holds membership in the prestigious Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing and is involved in its chapter, regional and international levels. Significantly, he is the ambassador of the STTI in Brunie, Philippines and Malaysia. He is the national president of the Beta Nu Delta Nursing Society Inc. and the national secretary of the Philippine Nursing Research Society Inc. Over the years, he has gained significant experience as an executive and board member of various companies and non-profit organizations. He gained scholarships which afforded him the opportunities to present papers and participated in continuing education activities in China (2002), India (2003), Malaysia (2001), Germany (2001), Australia (2004), Cambodia (2003), Thailand (2001), United States (2002) and Brunie (2008). In September 2009, he was an international guest lecturer of the School of Nursing, UCSI University in Malaysia. Recently, he was a visiting lecturer at the School of Nursing, Gadya Mada University, Yogjakarta, Indonesia. Just this month, he was the keynote speaker in the 1st Java International Nursing Conference in Semarang, Indonesia. Mr. Babate taught in the graduate programs at Notre Dame of Marbel University (business administration) and Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (business administration and nursing administration). In addition, he does action researches on cooperative health care, community-based social health insurance, hospital’s corporate foundations, and hospital board governance as well as conducts training on hospital management and nursing service administration. He is the president of Babate Consulting (www.babate.net) which engages in hospital’s management capacity building initiatives Estimated expenses for airfare, accommodation and local hospitality = RM 7,000 EPIDEMIOLOGY (Indonesia) BIOGRAPHY Nama Mondastri Korib Sudaryo Email maqo19@yahoo.com Fakultas Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat Jabatan Lektor Kepala Bidang Kepakaran Kepakaran Not assigned or no longer used Estimated expenses for airfare, accommodation and local hospitality = RM 7,000 Judul Thesis / Disertasi Bidang Genome Unggulan Peminatan Riset epidemiologi, kesehatan masyarakat dan kedokteran Publications Titles Debarati Guha Sapir; Olivier Le Polain Year of publication 2007 Reference Book: Academic Quality Assurance System in University of 2005 Type of publication Seminar Buku Indonesia Sudaryo, MK. Penilaian Kebutuhan Kesehatan pada Pasca Bencana 2005 Jurnal Ilmiah 2004 Jurnal Ilmiah 2003 Seminar Gempa & Tsunami (Health Need Assessment Post Disaster of Earthquake and Tsunami). Jurnal Manajemen & Administrasi Rumah Sakit Indonesia. 2005. 5(4), 161-6. Proliferation Index and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27Kip1 Protein Expression in Nephroblastoma. "Quality Assurance in Higher Education Institution: A Strive Towards Professionalism", "Academic Quality Assurance and Entrepreneur-ship in the 2003 Jurnal Ilmiah University" MEDICAL IMAGING (Thailand) Asst. Prof. Dr. Napapong Pongnapang Ph.D. M.Sc. (Medical Physics) B.Sc. (Radiological Technology) This Department was founded in 1963 by the director, Dr. Supot Angkaew, and Mr. G.W. Waral from World Health Organisation as a counsellor. It is the first Radiological Technology School in Thailand. The department concerns Bachelor degree course (Radiological technology) involving 27 subjects and two years continuing course (consisting of 17 subjects). The educational program places much emphasis on the students' knowledge and understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of radiation. Moreover, it is also vital that they know the method used in measuring radiation as well as the method used in order to prevent danger from radioactive substances that are used in medical treatment. The students should be able to work and control the equipments and instruments that are used in radio diagnosis, radio treatment and nuclear medicine correctly, efficiently and safely for their own safety and that of others Estimated expenses for airfare, accommodation and local hospitality = RM 7,000 MICHAEL H. BALLARD (USA) – RESILIENCY FOR LIFE It is not every day you meet an entrepreneur who decided to start a business while he is in the midst of fighting a very serious illness. Yet that’s exactly when Michael knew he had to start his company that would become Resiliency for Life. Through those serious health issues Michael has had to fight for his life three times. Michael specializes in resiliency. His practice includes his work as a consultant, facilitator, workshop leader and writer with over 19 years of experience working with clients from Bermuda to Singapore, Halifax to Vancouver. His programs and those of his associates assist individuals, families, teams and organizations build resiliency skills for greater levels of durability and success. Michael’s interest in resiliency started at an early age when he noticed how some people felt defeated by the slightest set back, while with others nothing ever seemed to slow them down. Later as an adult, he faced a seven-year battle with cancer. His earlier interest and insights he had gained helped him immensely. His interest in resiliency paid many dividends during a very intense seven-year journey. In Michael's first career he worked for ten years with an international packaged goods firm, where he moved up through five different positions in Canada. In his last position, Michael played a major role in the acquisition of the largest dollar volume account in the company's history. Michael was featured as: One of North America's 50 more interesting speakers in the book Power Talking by best selling author, trainer and consultant George Walther. Estimated expenses for airfare, accommodation and local hospitality = RM 12,000 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (THAILAND) DR. PATHOM SAWANPANYALERT National Institute of Health Director General Dr. Sawanpanyalert received his medical degree from Mahidol University in Bangkok in 1986. In 1995, he received a doctorate in public health from the School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. From 1997 to 2000, he was director of the Division of Occupational, Environmental and Genetic Medicine, the Bureau of Medical Technical Development, and the Department of Medical Services at the Ministry of Public Health in Thailand. His research interests include HIV/AIDS epidemiology, infectious diseases epidemiology, disease prevention and control, and substance abuse. Estimated expenses for airfare, accommodation and local hospitality = RM 7,000 MARY DIOISE M. RAMOS (PHILIPPINES) I am Mary Dioise M. Ramos from the Philippines. Currently I am working as a Training and Quality Officer of the St. Jude Hospital & Medical Center (A family oriented, patient friendly hospital guided by Christian values). I have my Masters in Nursing major in Nursing Administration and Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and passed as a Registered Nurse. The 1st Regional Health Sciences and Nursing Conference 2011 is really interesting since it caters different disciplines of health care considering that the theme of the conference is "Caring Professional Towards Excellent Health Care." Being exposed in the hospital and being part of the administration is quite a tough job since I am dealing with different people from different departments, units and areas. I am writing to you now to express my interest to be a speaker of the conference and I want to discuss about the "Role of Multi-Disciplinary Approach towards Achieving Quality Health Care" Estimated expenses for airfare, accommodation and local hospitality = RM 7,000 MARK AVERY (AUSTRALIA) I am the Program Convenor for the health services management programs offered here at Griffith University, Brisbane Australia. My background includes experience in leading and managing hospitals and health services at tertiary and academic levels in both Australia and regulatory and hospital services in England and as an academic in health services management. Some areas that might be of value in your scientific program that I could contribute include: Health Service Providers and Academics - Leveraging for patient care, service improvement and learning Quality Improvement in Health Care - focusing research and development I have strong experience in leadership and management of hospitals and health services should there be a topic approach there that might also support your scientific program. I'd appreciate your advice as to whether I could add to your program in February. Estimated expenses for airfare, accommodation and local hospitality = RM 9,000