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9th AHLA International Conference Schedule

9th AHLA International conference Schedule
May 14 – 17, 2023
at the Royal Phuket City Hotel, Phuket, Thailand
Date Topic Place Notes
May 14, 2023
12.00 – 16.00 Registration Hotel,  1st Floor, in front of hotel lobby  
13.00 – 16.00 Site Visit 1
Health Literacy Promotion
in primary and secondary care units		 Cha-long Paid Option
15.00 – 17.00 Workshop 1
Psychometric Properties of Health Literacy Survey Tools
Assoc. Prof. Tuyen Van Duong, Taipei Medical University, Vice-president, AHLA		 Room C
 		 Paid Option
17.30 – 19.30 Reception Dinner (Invited Guests Only) Hotel, 19th Floor  
18.00 – 22.00 Site Visit 2
- Healthy Literate Community		 Phuket
Old Town		 Free
Date Topic Place Notes
May 15, 2023
08.00 – 16.00 Registration In front of Room A  
08.45 – 09.30 Open Ceremony
Opening Performance		 Room A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                		  
Welcome Remarks to Phuket
- Mr. Narong Woonsiew, Governor of Phuket
Opening Remarks by KKU
- Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, President, Khon Kaen University (KKU)
Opening Remarks by AHLA
- Prof. Angela Leung, President, Asian Health Literacy Association (AHLA)
Address by IUHPE
- Prof. Stephan Van de Brouke, Vice President, International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)
Welcome Remarks by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Thailand
- Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong
Appreciation Awards ceremony
- Global Health Literacy Awards 
- AHLA Network Achievement Awards
Group Photoshoot
09.30 – 09.50 Coffee Break In front of Room A  
09.50 – 10.15 Keynote 1
Health Literacy on Smart Health Care and Global ESG
Prof. Peter Chang, Honor President of AHLA; International Director, Show Chwan Medical Group, Taiwan		 Room A  
10.15 – 10.40 Keynote 2
The role of health literacy in addressing social inequalities in health
Prof. Stephan Van den Broucke, University of Catholic Louvain, Belgium		 Room A  
10.40 – 12.00 Panel Discussion 1
Health Literacy Driving: Global and Thailand experience
Prof. Angela Leung, President, AHLA,
Dr. Narong Sahamethapat, Thailand’s Senator,
Dr. Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai,  Director General, Department of Health (DOH),
Chairperson: Prof. Wongsa Laohasiriwong,
Dean of Faculty of Public Health, KKU;
Vice President of AHLA		 Room A  
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch Break 1st or 19th Floor  
Lunch Symposium 1
Real World Experience: Thailand’s Health Literacy National Policy
Dr. Wachira Pengjuntr, President of Thai Health Literacy Promotion Association (THLA),
Assoc. Prof. Roy Batterham, Thammasat University,
Kamolnut Muangyim, PhD, Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Chonburi,
Wimon Roma, DOH and THLA,
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Chanuantong Tanasugarn		 Room C  
Poster Presentation 1 (P1-P36) In front of Room A  
13.00 – 13.40 Keynote 3
Mental Health Literacy
Dr. Amporn Benjaponpitak, Director General, Department of Mental Health		 Room A  
13.40 – 14.20 Keynote 4
Digital Health Literacy and Innovation for Promoting Health Throughout the Life Course
Prof. Diane Levin-Zamir, University of Haifa, Israel		 Room A  
13.00 – 14.20 Oral Presentation 1
Organizational Health Literacy and High-performance Organization		 Room C  
Oral Presentation 2
Health Literacy and NCDs prevention		 Room D  
Oral Presentation 3
Health Literacy and COVID prevention and Control
 		 Room E  
Oral Presentation 4
Health Literacy in vulnerable populations		 Room G  
Oral Presentation (Online) 1 Room F  
14.20 – 14.40 Coffee Break    
14.40 – 15.20 Panel Discussion 2
Phuket Sandbox: Best practice for Public Private Partnership perspective
Mr. Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, Chairman, Sustainable Tourism Development Foundation,
Dr. Withita Jangiam, Senior Professional Level of Medical officer, Samutsakorn Provincial Public Health Office,
Moderator: Miss Nantawan Sriputtha,
CRM officer, Bangkok Hospital Phuket		 Room A  
14.20 – 15.20 Poster Presentation 2 (P37-P70) In front of Room A  
15.20 – 16.00 Panel Discussion 3
One School One Anamai Teacher
for Student’s Health Literacy
Dr. Sarawut Boonsuk, Deputy Director, DoH,
Dr. Phuriwat Khamaikawin, Director of the Excellence in Science Education Bureau, Secretary-General of the Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education,
Representative, Secretary-General of the Office of the Vocational Education Commission, Ministry of Education,
Princess Chulabhorn Science High School’s students,
Chairperson: Prof. Frank Peter Schelp, KKU		 Room A  
14.40 – 16.40 Oral Presentation 5
Health Literacy and Effective Health Communication		 Room C  
Oral Presentation 6
Mental Health Literacy		 Room D  
Oral Presentation 7
Digital technology for Health Literacy		 Room E  
Oral Presentation 8
Health literacy capacity to foster clinical practices		 Room G  
Oral Presentation (Online) 2 Room F  
18.00 – 20.00 Welcome Reception
(Register and Intent to join)		 Room A  
Date Topic Place Notes
May 16, 2023
08.00 – 12.00 Registration In front of Room A  
09.00 – 09.30 Keynote 5
Health Literacy Global Perspective
Dr. Kristine Sørensen, President, IHLA		 Room A  
09.30 – 10.00 Keynote 6
International Health Literacy Policies and Practices
Asst. Prof. Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, Tufts University School of Medicine, USA		 Room A  
10.00 – 10.20 Coffee Break
 		    
10.00 – 11.30 Poster Presentation 3 (P71-P111) In front of Room A  
10.20 – 11.00 Keynote 7
Addressing Health Literacy in Infection
Prof. Angela Leung, President, AHLA		 Room A  
11.00 – 11.40 Keynote 8
Global Perspective on Marriage and Childbearing Intention and Realization: Roles of Health Literacy and Lifestyles
Assoc. Prof. Tuyen Van Duong, Taipei Medical University, Vice-president, AHLA		 Room A  
10.00 – 12.00 Oral Presentation 9
Health literacy in schools and educational contexts
 		 Room C  
Oral Presentation 10
Health literacy as an enabling factor in promoting health		 Room D  
Oral Presentation 11
Digital Health Literacy / e-health literacy		 Room E  
Oral Presentation 12
Health Literacy and Self-Care / Self-Management		 Room G  
Poster Presentation (Online) Room F  
11.40 – 13.00 Lunch Break 1st or 19th Floor  
12.00 – 13.40 AHLA EB Meeting Room C  
13.00 – 13.40 Keynote 9
Public Private Partnership for Driving Health Literacy in Thailand
Dr. Nuttapun Supaka, Director of Partnership and International Affairs Section and
Director of Academic and Innovation Section,
Thai Health Promotion Foundation		 Room A  
13.40 – 14.20 Keynote 10
Improving Health Literacy: Moving from Theory to Practice.
Prof. Don Nutbeam, The University of Sydney, Australia
 
 		 Room A  
14.20 – 15.20 Panel Discussion 4
Global Perspective in Health Literacy
- Prof. Angela Leung, President, AHLA
- Prof. Wongsa Laohasiriwong, Dean of Faculty  of Public Health, KKU; Vice President of AHLA
- Assoc. Prof. Tuyen Van Duong, Taipei Medical University; Vice-president, AHLA
- Dr. Kristine Sørensen, President, IHLA
- Prof. Stephan Van de Brouke, Vice President, IUHPE
- Prof. Don Nutbeam, The University of Sydney, Australia
- Dr. Wachira Pengjuntr, President, THLA,
Chairperson: Prof. Peter Chang,
Honor President of AHLA; International Director, Show Chwan Medical Group, Taiwan		 Room A  
15.20 – 15.40 Coffee Break    
15.40 – 16.00 Closing Ceremony
- Best Oral and Poster presentation award
- The 10th AHLA 2024 Invitation		 Room A  
16.30 – 22.00 AHLA Dinner (Invited Guest Only) Phuket Fantasia  
Date Topic Place Notes
May 17, 2023
07.30 – 10.00 Registration Hotel,  1st Floor, in front of hotel lobby  
07.30 – 16.30 Site Visit 3.1
Environmental Health Literacy settings		 Phi Phi – Ma Ya Bay – Pileh Lagoon - Khai Island Paid Option
09.30 – 13.30 Site Visit 3.2
Thai Cooking Class (Cultural Health Literacy)		 Phuket Old Town Paid Option
 

 

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