Pre-APRM

Before the Asia Pacific Regional Meeting, another Pre - Regional Meeting dubbed as Pre-APRM will be
held in the same city as the APRM. The Venue of the Pre-APRM is primarily selected to be Hotel Ornate.
Accommodation facilities are also set in the same hotel. It facilitates all the required amenities to organize
the Pre-RM Workshops.

The IFMSA Regional Coordinator already called for proposals for the pre-APRM 2014 workshops and 5
(five) among those got selected. After the Early Registration period is over, the registrants will be informed
of their acceptance to the workshops and the workshops will be set up and conducted under the scrutiny
of the OC and the Pre-APRM workshop coordinators.

The Pre-RM not only gives delegates a flying start, it also breaks down the ice between participants and
paves the way for a successful APRM.


Selected Workshops

Option 1: Essential Skills on Medical Education for Students
Although the workshop will be an indispensable addition to the work of SCOMEdians, we highly encourage
all other members with an interest in changes and Education management to apply as well. Whether
youre from SCOPE/SCORE and are looking to work on accreditation and recognition for exchanges within
the curriculum, from SCORP and want to convince your faculty to implement Global Health Education, a
SCORAngel who things sexual education within your school is not up to the mark or a board member who
is responsible for student representation for your NMO, we hope you all will find what you are looking for,
here!

Option 2: Ipas Training on Maternal Health and Access to Safe Abortion
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal heath as the health of woman during pregnancy,
childbirth and the postpartum period. While being a mother is often a positive and fulfilling experience,
for many women it is associated with suffering, illness, or even death. The major and direct causes of
maternal morbidity and mortality include bleeding, infection, unsafe abortion, and obstructed labor. Also,
WHO defines unsafe abortion as a procedure for terminating pregnancy carried out by either persons
lacking the necessary skills or an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards or
both. The UN estimates 21.6 million unsafe abortions occurred in 2008, accounting for 49% of all
abortions. Almost all (98%) unsafe abortions occur in developing countries, and in 2008, 62% of these
deaths occurred in Africa.

The IFMSA appreciates that there is a wide range of ethical and religious beliefs regarding abortion around
the world. Nevertheless, the IFMSA believes in an evidence-based conduct and promotes safe abortion on
public health, human rights and economic grounds.



Option 3: Disaster Risk Management
It isnt anyones dream to grow up within a disaster. No country plans a disaster and no country is immune
to hazards either. We cannot prevent hazards from happening, but we can prevent them from turning into
disasters, and can thereby save lives and minimize human suffering. It is the international and national
societies humanitarian and political responsibility to work for the best possible implementation of human
rights in areas of disasters, as well as doing what is necessary to prevent Disasters from happening. The
International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) is advancing our responsibilities as
future doctors, involving us actively in the field of Disaster Risk Management through capacity building,
advocacy, awareness and assistance. By establishing DRM skills and knowledge among our members, we
will be better prepared for the future and contribute to a resilient society that is capable of handling
disasters as soon as they strike.

Option 4: Public Health Leadership Training
The Public Health Leadership Training, created in order to allow medical students to develop their
leadership potential within the field of Public Health, will equip participants with many practical and tested
leadership tools and resources necessary to confront new challenges in public health.

The workshop will generate immediate and lasting benefits for the participants and those they lead, for
IFMSA and for the Standing Committee of Public Health. Students undertaking this training will be exposed
to public health principles and concepts which they will come to apply in a wide variety of real life settings
as public health advocates.

Option 5: Training of New Trainers
The Training of New Trainers workshop is needed to maintain the continuity of fresh new trainers, mainly
focused for underrepresented areas, and members who do not have opportunities to participate in
international trainings. The aim of the Training of New Trainers (TNT) is to provide the participants with the
basic training skills and knowledge that an international trainer should have in order to design and conduct
training sessions and meet the needs of IFMSA members who attend those. Upon successful completion of
this TNT workshop, participants will officially be certified IFMSA trainers.