2
ndSpecial webinar on COVID-19 for policy and technology sharing
1. Background
○ To share Korea’s response system and related experiences of COVID-19 to all over the world and to respond to the need for international cooperation in order to contain the further spread of the virus.
○ Recognizing the difficulty to provide a bilateral response, the Republic of Korea is considering the possibility of holding a webinar for all over the world.
2. Overview
○ Date and Time: May 13, 2020(Wed), 10:00 pm (Geneva Time)
○ Presenters
· Person in Central Disaster Management Headquarters
· Medical Specialists in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, · Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine
※ All presentations will be in Korean(simultaneous interpretation into English and French available)
○ Participants: Officials from Ministries of Health, working-level staff in charge of infection prevention and control, anyone who wants to attend
○ Method: Virtual presentation through live broadcast and Ask questions in the web streaming site
○ Organizers
· Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
○ Sponsors
· Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), · Korea Foundation for International Healthcare(KOFIH)
3. Program
4. How to join
- Connect to a website to join the webinar (http://medicalkorea.mlive.kr/)
Session Topics Presenter
Opening 10:00~10:10
(10min)
Opening Remarks
Ganglip Kim
Vice Minister, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Introduction of Presenters
Prof. Soonman Kwon
Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University
Session 1 10:10~10:20
(10min)
§ National Policy on COVID-19 Response and Current Status · Response System, Civic
Participation, Medical Support
Youngrae Son
Director General of Strategy and Planning, Central Disaster
Management HQ
Session 2 10:20~10:35
(15min)
§ COVID-19 Testings
· Basics and Considerations
Kiho Hong M.D. Ph.D.
Director, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Center
Session 3 10:35~10:50
(15min)
§COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Countries with Insufficient Medical Resources
Prof. Moran Ki
National Cancer Center, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy
Session 4 10:50~11:10
(20min)
§ Hospital infection control and treatment experience of COVID-19 · Tertiary hospital respondes in
Korea
Prof. Eu Suk Kim
Division of Infectious Diseases Chief, Infection Control Office
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Q&A 11:10~11:45
(35min)
Q&A All
Closing 11:45~11:50
(5min)
Wrap up and Closing
Prof. Soonman Kwon
Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University
