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I. Overview

Date April 23, 2025 / 01:00pm onwards
Location BPEX, Busan, Korea
Program Lecture, Panel Discussion, Busan Old Town Tour, Dinner
Registration Fee Register via hompage ($50)
* ONLY participants who have completed registration for WONCA APR 2025 can register for the Young Doctors’ program.

II. Detailed Schedule

Time
Program Speaker
13:00-13:05 Opening Remarks Dr. Sung Sunwoo
(Chair, Organizing Committee of WONCA APR 2025)
13:05-13:25 Keynote Speeches:
  • Meet with the Presidents
    A/Prof Dr. Karen Flegg (WONCA World President)
    Dr. Brian Chang (WONCA APR President)
13:25-13:55 MO Updates
  • Sharing and updating young doctors’ activities in each APR country/region by each MO’s young doctor representatives
Facilitator:
Dr. Michael Angelo Arteza (Philippine Academy of Family Physicians)
13:55-14:00 Report from ASPIRE Dr. Wong Ling Ying (Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, Malaysia)
14:00-14:05 Report from FM360 Dr. Haslina Mukhtar Aajamer (Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, Malaysia)
14:05-14:25 Introduction to the Korean Healthcare System Gyu Bae Lee (Korea University College of Medicine, Anam Hospital, Korea)
14:25-14:35 Forming a YDM-network for research:
a follow-up report of the 2023 Singapore group discussion
Dr. Pinghsun Chang (Chinese Taipei Association of Family Medicine, Chinese Taipei)
14:35-15:20
(Target: 15 minutes per topic)
Group Discussion Topic 1.
Primary Care Transformation Around Me
Dr. Yuen Ching Chan (Hong Kong College of Family Physician, Hong Kong, China)
Group Discussion Topic 2.
How to define and Implement High-value / High-quality Care
Dr. Ping Foo Wong (Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, Malaysia)
Group Discussion Topic 3.
Opportunities and Challenges for Young Doctors: sharing your stories
Dr. Nantikarn Yingrattanasuk (Roi Et Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand)
15:20-15:50 Move to the Old Town tour location
  • Move to BPEX shuttle bus stop
  • Via Chungjang-daero, Daecheong-ro, Mangyang-ro, Sanbok Road
15:50-16:30 Historical Diorama Observatory
  • A place where you can simultaneously experience the history of Busan as a refugee city and as a maritime hub. Behind lies the preserved image of past hillside slum areas, and ahead unfolds the future vision of Busan through the redevelopment of the North Port.
16:30-17:30 168 Stairs & Myeongran Brand Research Institute
  • The fastest shortcut connecting the hillside community's living and working spaces (the Busan Port). The well beneath the stairs, where mothers carried water on their heads, and the fathers who hurried down the stairs with loads on their backs to reach their workplaces early in the morning, symbolize the admirable resilience of the hillside community's people.

  • Guided tour and photo time: 30 minutes
  • Tea time (1 drink per person): 30 minutes
17:30-18:00 Choryang Ibagu-gil Wall Gallery
  • Move on foot
  • Wall gallery and Old Town commentary
18:00-18:20
  • Transfer to the dining location (Yeongbingwan, Nampo-dong, Busan)
18:30-20:00
  • Dinner (Menu: Korean set dinner)
20:00
  • Free time (International Market, Night Market, etc., followed by return at your convenience)
Organized by
Supported by
  • 한국관광공사
  • 부시산광역시

Secretariat of WONCA APR 2025