Annual Academic Sessions of the Institute of Medicine 2006

Theme
Promoting Research in Health Sciences

Thursday, 26th February 2006
Chancellor Hall
Universiti Brunei Darussalam

CME ACCREDITED

The Institute of Medicine of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam, which pioneers undergraduate and postgraduate education in Health Sciences in Brunei, is holding its first Annual Academic Session on Thursday, 26 February 2006.

The sessions are open to presentations from all Health-related professionals and scientists. Papers will be grouped as biomedical sciences, community health, medicine or surgery. The presentations will report novel findings of interest to the Health sector in Brunei and/or worldwide.

They will be of 15 minutes duration followed by 5 minutes of discussion. An abstract of the proposed presentation, not exceeding 400 words, concisely outlining the background of the work, the methodology and materials used,  the findings as well as the significance of the findings in the context of existing knowledge, should be submitted not later than Saturday, 21 January 2006.

The Institute expects to publish accepted papers during the course of the year. Exceptional papers will be presented with an award.

Registration Fees

The registration fee [waived for participants presenting papers] will be BND25 and includes refreshments. An optional conference dinner will be organized at The Empire Hotel and Country Club at an estimated cost of BND30 per person.

Registration Form

The new Institute of Medicine building due for completion in 2007

Exhibitions

An exhibition by medical and laboratory suppliers will also be held at the sessions.

Additional Information

For additional information, please contact:     

Dyg Hjh Maudena Binti Hj Abd Hamid Assistant Registrar 2463001 ext 1788 maudena@admin.ubd.edu.bn	or	Dr. Ranjan Ramasamy Associate Professor 2463001 ext 1951 ramasamy@im.ubd.edu.bn
at the Institute of Medicine Universiti Brunei Darussalam Phone: +673 2463001 ext 1906/1788 Fax: +673 2461081