2007 Asia Pacific Evidence-Based Medicine Network Conference

     Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Practice Guideline have been gaining recognition in medical practice, medical education and health policy consideration. It is our purpose to gather experts from Asia Pacific area as well as professionals from this region to discuss the progress and exchange of opinions. At the same time, we invite foremost experts from Europe and North America as well as Australia to instruct us on basics and most recent development of EBM and CPG. It is our intention to continue the mission of Asia Pacific Alliance on Evidence Based Medicine.

      The first Asia Pacific Evidence Based Conference was held in Hong Kong in year 2004 to meet the district need for a long term collaboration in EBM development. Representatives from 12 countries and areas participated in this conference and initiated the Asia Pacific Evidence Based Medicine Network (APEBMN). The first Network Conference was held in Hong Kong on December 8, 2006 with over 250 delegates from some 30 countries and regions participated in the conference. Six new country/region members joined the Network.

      This year Network Conference will be held in Taiwan on November 16 through 18, 2007. As recognizing evidence-based care need support from the whole health care disciplines, this year the theme of the conference will be highlighted by ‘Promoting Evidence-Based Integrated Healthcare’. The meeting will consist of one-day workshop, two-day plenary sessions and free papers presentation. Well-known experts will be invited to give spectacular speech and conduct workshop. All of scholars, educators and medical practitioners who are interested in the topics are welcomed to join.

We look forward to seeing you in Taipei in 2007!

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Table: Asia Pacific EBM Network

Founding Members of the Asia Pacific EBM Network

(Listed by alphabetical order of country/region name)

Country/Region	Representatives	Title and Organization
Australia	Prof. Ian Scott	Director of Internal Medicine and Clinical Services Evaluation Unit, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
China	Prof. Si Yan Zhan	Deputy Director, Peking University Centre for EBM
Hong Kong	Prof. Jin Ling Tang	Chairman of APEBMN Hong Kong Cochrane Branch, The CUHK Director, Peking University Centre for EBM
India	Prof. Vipin Dabas	Pro-Vice Chancellor of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University, India
Japan	Kiichiro Tsutani MD, PhD	Professor of Department of Drug Policy and Management (DPM), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,The University of Tokyo, Japan
Macao	Dr. Chi Hong Chao	The Department of Health ( DH ) of the Macau Special Administrative Region
Macao	Prof. Hin Ying Yeung	International Society for Chinese Medicine
Malaysia	Noormah Mohd Darus, Chirk Jenn Ng	University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Health Technology Assessment Unit, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
New Zealand	Catherine Marshall	Independent Guideline Adviser and Health Sector Consultant & Honorary Patron of Guidelines International Network(G-I-N) & Former CEO of New Zealand Guidelines Group(NZGG)
Pakistan	Prof. Saeed Farooq	Head of Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan & Editor of The Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society
Philippine	Madeleine De Rosas-Valera MD; MSc	Vice-President, Health Finance Policy and Services Sector, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
Taiwan	Ken N. Kuo MD; FACS	Director of Center for Health Policy Research and Development, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Thailand	Dr Sunee Jirasmitha	Buddhachinaraj Hospital and Professor Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Naresuan University

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Country/Region Members of Asia Pacific EBM Network

(Listed by alphabetical order of country/region name)

Country/Region	Representatives	Title and Organization
Australia	Prof. Ian Scott	Director of Internal Medicine and Clinical Services Evaluation Unit, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
China	Prof. Si Yan Zhan	Deputy Director, Peking University Centre for EBM
Hong Kong	Prof. Jin Ling Tang	Chairman of APEBMN Hong Kong Cochrane Branch, The CUHK Director, Peking University Centre for EBM
India	Prof. Vipin Dabas	Pro-Vice Chancellor of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University, India
Iran	Hamid Baradaran M.D., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Medical Education & Development Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
	Sakineh Hajebrahimi M.D.	Associate professor of Urology Department Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Director of Iranian center for evidence based Medicine
	Prof. Mohsen Janghorbani	Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
	Jalil Kouhpayehzadeh M.D., Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Community & Preventive Medicine, Medical Education & Development Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Japan	Kiichiro Tsutani MD, PhD	Professor of Department of Drug Policy and Management (DPM), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,The University of Tokyo, Japan
Jordan	Kamal AKL MD	Assistant Professor of Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan
Korea	Byung-Joo Park, M.D., Ph.D., FISPE	Professor of Dept. of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
	Hyeong Sik Ahn, M.D., Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Dept. of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine & Dept. of Health Policy and Hospital Management, Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University
	Prof. Jae Kyu Lee	Dean of KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) Business School and KAIST Graduate School of Management, Seoul, Korea & Director of International Center for Electronic Commerce(ICEC)
Macao	Dr. Chi Hong Chao	The Department of Health ( DH ) of the Macau Special Administrative Region
Macao	Prof. Hin Ying Yeung	International Society for Chinese Medicine
Malaysia	Noormah Mohd Darus, Chirk JennNg	University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Health Technology Assessment Unit, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Malaysia	Dr Lai Nai Ming, MBBS.MRCP.MRCPCH	Clinical School, International Medical University, Malaysia
Nepal	Ramesh P. Aacharya MBBS. MD	Assistant Professor of Dept. of General Practice & Emergency Medicine, T.U. Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine
Nepal	Dr. Durga Datt Joshi	Executive Chairman, National Zoonoses and Food Hygiene Research Centre, Nepal & WHO Expert committee Member on Zoonoses
New Zealand	Catherine Marshall	Independent Guideline Adviser and Health Sector Consultant & Honorary Patron of Guidelines International Network(G-I-N) & Former CEO of New Zealand Guidelines Group(NZGG)
Pakistan	Prof. Saeed Farooq	Head of Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan & Editor of The Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society
Papua New Guinea	Dr. Jane Fitzpatrick	University of the West of England, Bristol Royal United Hospital
Philippine	Madeleine De Rosas Valera MD; MSc	Vice-President, Health Finance Policy and Services Sector, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
Saudi Arabia	Yousif Asiri, M.S., Ph.D.	Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh
Taiwan	Ken N. Kuo MD; FACS	Director of Center for Health Policy Research and Development, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Thailand	Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk Pharm.D.; Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Thailand	Dr Sunee Jirasmitha	Buddhachinaraj Hospital and Professor Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Naresuan University
USA	Sandor Szabo, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.	Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, VA Long Beach Healthcare System & Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and of Pharmacology in Residence, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California-Irvine, College of Medicine

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