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Biomedical Engineering is a discipline in Engineering, Biology and Medicine that aims to improves human health through cross-disciplinary activities which integrate biomedical sciences and engineering sciences with clinical practice. This knowledge is important for medical inventions that help people around the world to live longer, healthier, and more-productive lives.

As per discussed with North Dakota State University, USA by Dean School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Assoc. Prof. Dr.Jitbanjong Tangpong, we all agree to share this knowledge and discuss for future research collaboration between universities. Asst.Prof.Dr.Dali Sun, an expert on Biomedical Engineering from Electrical and Computing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Program, North Dakota State University, USA, is invited to share his research experience with academic staffs at Walailak University. In addition, 2 representative staffs from our school, Dr. Chadapa Rungruangbaiyok from Physical Therapy and Dr. Kunwadee Noonong from Medical Technology will share their research work in this event. The event will be held on 30 April 2022, 08.00-10.00am via ZOOM meeting by School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Please feel free to share this meeting announcement with your colleagues and we look forward to seeing you on 30Apr2022.

There is an increase in number of office employees due to an increase of a workload and working hours in many workplaces. The encouragement of overwork by employers leads to a significant spread of musculoskeletal disorders among the employees. In addition, some employee might have a pathology of neck, back, spine, and joints together with the musculoskeletal pain which may lead to a short-term loss of working capacity.

Concerning about the health of office employees, School of Allied Health Science and the Center for International Affair, Walailak University will organize a virtual meeting on office syndrome and you are cordially invited to attend the meeting, “SAH Lunch Talk on Office Syndrome” on 4Apr2022, 12.00-01.00pm. Please kindly register and follow the attached flyer to access the Zoom link.

This is our great pleasure that we will have Prof.Kei Nagashima, from Waseda University, Japan who conducts a research on the office syndrome. Prof.Kei will present his work with a title of “Office syndrome-its etiology from the view of body fluid and circulation physiology”. We are also pleased to have Dr. Parinya Vongvaivanichakul, from Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University to provide you the office syndrome information from a basic knowledge to a prevention of this syndrome in a workplace.

Please feel free to share this meeting announcement with your colleagues and see you on 4Apr2022, 12pm!.

Dr. Narissara Ngamkajornviwat, M.D., Director of Southern regional hospital of tropical dermatology-Trang province, was invited to give a special talk entitled “Visiting professor” for Medical Technology (Bilingual Program) students on March 5, 2022. BP students who intern at the University of Kentucky, University of Florida, and North Dakota State University, also participated in a virtual lecture. The special lecture was operated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, and Southern regional hospital of tropical dermatology-Trang province.

You are invited to attend the Visiting Professor entitled “International Research Collaboration (Japan/Taiwan)”

School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University & SAH International Affairs is honored to host the Visiting Professor in entitled “International Research

Collaboration (Japan/Taiwan)” By 3 lecturer

1. Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Ichikawa from Doshisha University
2. Prof. Dr. Yoshimasa Kitagawa from Hokkaido University
3. Prof. Dr. Hideyuki Majima from Kagoshima University

Which will be online via ZOOM Meeting on 7 January 2022, 12.30 – 02.30 PM

• Friday 7 January 2022
• 12.30 – 02.30 PM
• Zoom application
• Meeting ID: 939 0394 4067
• Passcode: 939908

•  For further information please contact Rachasak Boonhok, Ph.D.

Email: rachasak.bo@wu.ac.th, Tel: 07-567-2687

The Medical Technology International and Bilingual Program, Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University ​

Proudly presents​ Special Topic From Our Guest Speakers. : Associate Professor with Habilitation,Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, Portugal and Prof. Ana Paula Girol Pro-Rector of Graduate Studies and Research at the Padre Albino University Center (UNIFIPA), Catanduva-SP, Brasil

Theme: Herbal medicine: A significant Contribution in Human Diseases.​

present on Saturday, November 27th, 2021 at 4.00-6.00 pm

via Zoom online application as detail : Join Zoom Meeting https://wu-ac-th.zoom.us/j/99359363017…

Meeting ID: 993 5936 3017

Passcode: 398719

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Assoc. Prof. Veeranoot Nissapatorn nissapat@gmail.com or

Dr. Penchom Janwan, email:   penchom.ja@wu.ac.th

-Course coordinator and Lecturer of MTH60-232E Medical Parasitology Laboratory Course

The Medical Technology students of School of Allied Health Science have been invited to join the special lecturer in the topic of “Order Hemiptera (Bed Bug) & Maggot Therapy” to control and manage bed bugs and wound healing utilizing worms by Mr. Stephen L. Dogget from the Department of Medical Entomology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia. This special lectur has been set on Monday 25 October 2021 at 08:00-10:00 am via Zoom virtual conference. Meeting ID : 954 7342 3252 Passcode : 682466

          On Saturday – Sunday 4^th – 5^th September 2021, Department of Medical Technology with Corporate Communication and Organization Development Affair were hosted to organize the annual organization development & knowledge management 2021 in the theme of “MT Together” in the format of virtual conference via Zoom application. In this event, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jitbanjong Tangpong, Dean was joined as president over the ceremony as well as participate the activities the whole event. This meeting was place for MT staff to share their own experiences and discuss about the appropriate ways for achievement the KPI, OKRs, and final goal. Focus group was used as the tools for obtaining the brainstorm’s information in separate 3 groups with different work experience in WU including 1-3, 3-5, and more than 5 work years. In addition, strategic plan in the individual affairs of the department was also set for moving forward in the year 2022. Finally, MT outstanding award 2021, especially in the part of research, was presented.