YDM Newsletter: The Rajakumar Movement (Sep 2023 - Feb 2024)

Activity Report

The Rajakumar Movement – YDM Asia Pacific Region

It was another fruitful and productive year for The Rajakumar Movement (TRM). We had our regular meetings to discuss, plan, and organize many activities specially for our young doctors in the Asia Pacific Region.

Webinars and Collaborative Sessions

We participated and supported the WONCA YDM - WP/SIG Collaborative Webinar - Webinar #3 on Education: Prospectives Around the Regions hosted by Al-Razi Movement and Working Party on Education. Dr Aneesa Abdul Rashid shared on the while Dr Chole Chan assisted as the translator for Chinese Mandarin.

We participated and supported the WONCA YDM – WP/SIG Collaborative Webinar - Webinar #4 on Digital Health: Role in Family Medicine hosted by Polaris and Working Party on eHealth.

We celebrated the World Family Doctor Day 2023 with poster displaying photos with heart sign.

We participated and supported the WONCA YDM - WP/SIG Collaborative Webinar - Webinar #5 on Health Equity Around the World hosted by Spice Route Movement and Special Interest Group on Health Equity. July 2023.

We participated and supported the WONCA YDM - WP/SIG Collaborative Webinar - Webinar #6 on The Role of Young Family Doctors in Addressing Rural Health Challenges hosted by Afriwon Rural Seeds and Working Party on Rural Practice.

Family Medicine Learning Sessions

We successfully conducted the first Family Medicine Learning Session: The Patient-Centered Family-Focused and Community-Oriented (PFC) Approach hosted by The Philippine Academy of Family Physicians Resident’s Organization on 29 April 2023. The session was delivered by Dr. Kashmir Mae Engada Family and Community Medicine Specialist Lifestyle Medicine Physician.

We successfully conducted the second Family Medicine Learning Session. The topic was Transforming Healthcare Delivery through Digital Health and AI in Primary Care. It was hosted by TRM Malaysia in collaboration with The Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia and Malaysian Family Medicine Specialists’ Association. It was an insightful and wonderful sharing by all the distinguished speakers.

We successfully conducted the third Family Medicine Learning Session. It was hosted by TRM Malaysia in collaboration with The Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia and Malaysian Family Medicine Specialists’ Association. In observance of International Men's Health Month, a series of webinars on Men's Health in Primary Care was organized spanning over three weeks with weekly webinar series.

WONCA YDM Pre-Conference and World Conference

WONCA YDM Pre-Conference was successfully held during the WONCA World Conference in Sydney on 25th October 2023 after months of preparation and planning by the organizing committee.

Apart from that, TRM also presented and participated in many workshops during the WONCA World Conference. TRM assisted in manning the YDM booth too.

Acknowledgements and Future Events

TRM would like to congratulate Dr Chan Yuen Ching (Cheryl) on the appointment as the YDM Lead, Dr Yong Kui Choon (Albert) on winning the Rising Star Award, and Dr Mel Anthony Acuavera on receiving the Montegut Scholar Award.

With the conclusion of WONCA World Conference, it marks the beginning of new TRM Executive Committee line up lead by Dr Chang Ping Hsun for the term 2023-2025. TRM would like to thanked all the outgoing Executive Committee for their contribution and extend best wishes to the new Executive Committee.

Currently, we're preparing for the exciting event of WONCA 2024 APR conference in Singapore. We welcome all young doctors from the world to join us to see the passionate and vigorous progress in family medicine and primary care field of the Asia-Pacific region!

Prepared by Chang Ping Hsun, Chair of The Rajakumar Movement
Wong Ping Foo, Immediate Past Chair of The Rajakumar Movement
28 Feb 2024