Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Conference 2015 – Innovation and Future Directions in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED)
The online registration and online abstract submission has been closed. If you have missed the deadline, please email [email protected] for offline registration and abstract submission.
The School of Pharmacy is pleased to announce its inaugural Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Conference. The event is marked as one of the 10 year anniversary events of the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme offered by IMU since 2004.
The conference provides an excellent opportunity to explore and discuss the innovation, development and future directions of pharmacy education, practice and pharmaceutical sciences research.
Keynote Speakers
- Emeritus Prof Brian Furman, Scotland
- Prof Alexander Irvine Gray, Scotland
- A/Prof Dr Teerapol Srichana, Thailand
Objectives
- To share the innovative developments and future directions of pharmacy education, practice and pharmaceutical sciences research.
- To provide a platform for pharmacy educators, practitioners and researchers to exchange and share their experiences and research findings about all aspects of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Who Should Attend?
Academics, pharmacists, researchers, industry persons and students
CPD Points Will Be Awarded
By Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society
- Pre-Conference Workshops – 6 credit points
- Conference – 20 credit points
- Post-Conference Workshops – 10 credit points
REGISTRATION FEE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Registration Fee (All fees inclusive GST 6%) |
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| Early Bird (Before 10 June 2015) |
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| Local | International | Local | International | Local | International | |
| Pre-Conference Workshop | RM212 | RM318 | RM318 | RM424 | RM159 | RM212 |
| Conference | RM689 | RM795 | RM954 | RM1,113 | RM477 | RM583 |
| Post-Conference Workshop | RM689 | RM795 | RM954 | RM1,113 | RM477 | RM583 |
| Pre-Conference Workshop + Conference |
RM795 | RM954 | RM1,166 | RM1,431 | RM583 | RM689 |
| Conference + Post-Conference Workshop |
RM1,166 | RM1,272 | RM1,696 | RM1,908 | RM848 | RM954 |
| Pre-Conference Workshop + Conference + Post-Conference Workshop |
RM1,325 | RM1,590 | RM1,908 | RM2,173 | RM954 | RM1,113 |
Group Registration
The early bird rate applies to the group registration of 5 and above from the same organisation. To get the group registration discount please contact the Secretariat of PPSC 2015 [email protected] for registration.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Call for abstracts:
- Oral Presentation
- Poster Presentation
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
– Deadline for online registration and online abstract submission is on 14 July 2015. If you have missed the deadline, please email [email protected] for offline registration and abstract submission.
– Click here to Download Abstract Guidelines (PDF).
– The organiser reserves the right to change any of these Abstract Submission Guidelines at any time without notice.
Awards
- 2 awards for undergraduate oral presenters
- 2 awards for poster presenters
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
PRE-CONFERENCE
31st July 2015 (Friday)
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| 0900-1600 | Workshop A: Writing Good Research Proposals and Research Manuscripts for Publication Emeritus Prof Brian Furman , A/Prof Tan Eng Lai View Workshop Details |
| Workshop B: Evidence-based Teaching in Pharmacy Education: Effective Workplace Learning A/Prof Er Hui Meng, Prof Vishna Devi Nadarajah, Dr Wong Pei Se, Mr David Chong View Workshop Details |
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| Workshop C: Computer-aided Development and Optimisation of Nano Formulations and Conventional Dosage Forms Dr Rakesh Kumar Tekade, Dr Venkata Srikanth Meka View Workshop Details |
MAIN CONFERENCE
DAY ONE – 1 August 2015 (Saturday)
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| 0800 – 0830 | Registration and Refreshment |
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| 0830 – 0840 | Welcome Professor Dr Peter Pook Vice President, International Medical University |
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0840 – 0915
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Drug Discovery from Natural Sources: What Role Might the Orang Asli Play in This? Professor Dr Alexander I. Gray, University of Strathclyde; Glasgow, Scotland |
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0915 – 0950
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Role of Pharmacists in the Malaysian Transformed Healthcare Delivery System Opening Ceremony Dr. Salmah Bahri, Director of Pharmacy Enforcement Office, Pharmaceutical Services Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia |
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| 0950 – 1020 | Tea Break, Tour of the Exhibition Booths and Poster Viewing |
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| 1020 – 1040 | The Professional Society’s Responsibility in Championing the Fundamental Role of Pharmacists as Healthcare Practitioners Dato’ Nancy Ho, President, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society |
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| 1040 – 1230 | Forum 1: Strategizing Pharmacy Education for Work Ready Graduates in the Malaysian Transformed Healthcare Delivery System Chairman: Prof Dr Yeoh Peng Nam, Dean, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University |
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| 1230 – 1315 | Lunch Symposium I |
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| 1315 – 1400 | Box Lunch |
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| 1400 – 1600 | Concurrent Oral Presentations: Oral Presentations 1 (10+3min Q&A each) |
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| 1600 – 1630 | Tea Break and Poster Viewing |
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| 1630 – 1730 | Oral Presentations of 4 shortlisted Undergraduate (UG) Research Papers for Best Oral Presentation Award |
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MAIN CONFERENCE
DAY TWO- 2 August 2015 (Sunday)
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| 0830-0845 | Welcome | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0845-0925 | Making Teaching and Learning Engaging with Technology Associate Professor Dr Kang Yew Beng Associate Director, E-Learning, International Medical University |
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| 0925 – 1000 | Cyclic 3’5’AMP in hormone secreting cells: Is it a useful target in the Development of treatments for diabetes? Professor Brian L Furman Emeritus Professor and Research Professor Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland |
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1000- 1025
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Tea and Poster Viewing |
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1025- 1100
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Advance Drug Delivery to the Lung Assoc Professor Dr Teerapol Srichana Dean of Postgraduate Studies, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand |
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1100-1230
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Forum 2: Current Issues in Pharmacy: Dispensing Separation for Better Healthcare Delivery Chairperson: Mr David Chong International Medical University |
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| 1230 – 1315 | Lunch Symposium II |
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| 1315 – 1400 | Box Lunch |
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| 1400 – 1600 | Concurrent Oral Presentations: Oral Presentations 2 (10+3min in Q&A each) |
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| 1600 – 1615 | Tea |
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| 1615 – 1715 | Announcement and Presentation of Awards for Oral and Poster Presentations |
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POST-CONFERENCE:
“Best Practices for Phytochemical Research in Drug Discovery”
DAY ONE – 3 August 2015 (Monday)
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ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
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0830 – 0900
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Registration & breakfast | |
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0900 – 0915
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Opening remarks | Prof Yeoh Peng Nam |
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0915 – 1030
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Best Practices in the Collection and Storage of Plant Material Preliminary identification of phytoconstituents |
Prof Alexander I. Gray |
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1045 – 1115
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Tea break
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1115 – 1230
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Phytoconstituents – Focused Extraction Techniques Phytoconstituents – Focused Isolation Techniques |
Prof Alexander I. Gray |
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1230 – 1330 Lunch & Networking
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1330 – 1445
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Principles of NMR
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Prof Alexander I. Gray |
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1445 – 1515
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Tea and discussion
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1515 – 1700 pm
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Hands-on Session
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Prof Alexander I. Gray Dr Sagineedu Sreenivasa Rao Dr Srinivasan Ramamurthy |
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Refreshment
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DAY TWO – 4 August 2015 (Tuesday)
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ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
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0900 – 1030
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Principles of NMR
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Prof Alexander I. Gray |
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1030 – 1100 Tea break
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1100 – 1230
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Hands-on Session
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Prof Alexander I. Gray Dr Sagineedu Sreenivasa Rao Dr Srinivasan Ramamurthy |
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1230 – 1330 Lunch & Networking
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1330 – 1445
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2D NMR Spectroscopy
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Prof Alexander I. Gray |
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1445–1515 Tea break
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1515 – 1700
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Hands-on Session
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Prof Alexander I. Gray Dr Sagineedu Sreenivasa Rao Dr Srinivasan Ramamurthy |
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1700 – 1730
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Closing Remarks, Certificate Presentation
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Prof Mallikarjuna Rao Pichika |
Note: Program details are subject to change and final version will be made available before conference.
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