Within the framework of the annual scientific conference of The Asia-Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors 2023 (APAME 2023) held at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, we cordially invite colleagues to participate in the training course on "Editing and Peer Reviewing" organized by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME). The training course aims to enhance skills in critical appraisal and editing in English for faculty members and scientists from universities in Vietnam and countries in the region. 

- Date: August 16, 2023 (01 day).

- Participants:

+ Editors and managers of domestic and regional scientific journals

+ Staff and lecturer of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.

+ Healthcare professionals working in the Central Highlands and Central Coast regions of Vietnam

+ Healthcare professionals who are interested living in the Southeast Asian region.

- Venue: Hue University of Medicie and Pharmacy, Hue University. 

- Program: (please refer to the attached document).

Language: English

- Participation fee: 1,000,000 VND/person.  

- Lecturers:

1. Prof. Dr. Jose Florencio Fabella Lapeña, Jr: Professor of Otolaryngology, University of the Philippines Manila; Former President of the Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors (PAMJE); Former Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery”, Philippines.

2. Prof. Dr. Wilfred CG Peh, Senior Consultant and Head of Diagnostic Imaging Department, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore; Clinical Professor, National University of Singapore; Former Secretary-General of APAME; Former President of the Singapore Association of Medical Journal Editors (SAMJE).

3. GS.TS. Peter L Munk, Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Orthopedics, and Palliative Care, University of British Columbia; Former Head of Diagnostic Imaging Department, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada; APAME Liaison Officer; Former Editor-in-Chief of the “Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal”, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the “British Journal of Radiology”.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be awarded a certificate of continuous training in the process of critical appraisal and editing of scientific journals, equivalent to 12 instructional hours of theory and practical training.

Register at https://tinyurl.com/apametrain before July 15, 2023.

For more information, please contact:

Le Hoang Gia Ngoc, Research and International Relations Office

Phone number: 0903550010, email: lhgngoc@huemed-univ.edu.vn

Transfer information for course registration

  • Account name: HUE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY
  • Account number (VND): 0161000878256
  • Bank: Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
  • Transfer note: Full name, date of birth, CME Edit and Peer Review.