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Khon Kaen University

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

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World University Rankings 2006.

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O Professor Wiroon

Laupattarakasem, MD, Associate Professor

Boonsong Patjanasoontorn, MD, Assistant Professor Vinai

Tantiyasawadikul, MD, Assistant

Professor Maneewan Tanratanavijitara, MD, Associate Professor

Chaichana Sinkuakool, MD, Associate

Professor Pisamai Laupattarakasem, MD, ☺ ☺ ⌧ Professor Kishio Nanjo, President, Professor

Kazuhisa

Miyashita,

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OOOOOfffffficial visits toficial visits toficial visits toficial visits toficial visits to JapanBetween November 12 and 18, 2006, delegates from the Faculty ofMedicine, Khon Kaen University including 1) Professor WiroonLaupattarakasem, MD, 2) Associate Professor BoonsongPatjanasoontorn, MD, 3) Assistant Professor Vinai Tantiyasawadikul, MD, 4) AssistantProfessor Maneewan Tanratanavijitara, MD, 5) Associate Professor Chaichana Sinkuakool, MD, 6) AssociateProfessor Pisamai Laupattarakasem, MD, ☺

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On November 16, Gifu University Professor Naomi Kondo, ⌧ On November 17, Fujita Health University Professor Hiroshi Nakano, Professor TakahideNomura, ⌧

From November13-14, W a k a y a m aMedical UniversitySchool of Medicine

⌧ Professor Kishio Nanjo, Professor Kazuhisa Miyashita, On November 15, Mie University ProfessorN a g a y a s uT o y o d a , P r o f e s s o rY o s h i h i r oKomada, ProfessorA t s u m a s a

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Professor Kate Haswell Auckland University of Technology,New Zealand, ☺

P rofessor IddyaK a r u n a s a g a r ,Department of FisheryMicrobiology, University of Agricultural Science, India, Professor ZhengFeng, Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese for Disease Control andPrevention, China, and Mr. Ian Watson Natural Resources Institute, UK, ☺

Mr. D.G. Macleish, Senior Vascular Surgeon Royal Melbourne Hospital,Australia ☺

O ☺ Assistant Professor Aaron Smith from Illinois StateUniversity, USA,

B Associate Professor Som Ok Kingsada, Associate Professor Sing Menorath, Associate Professor Bounkong Sihavong, Associate Professor Bouachanh Rachachack, Dr. Thongdy Luangxay, Dr. AlongkonePhengsavanh, Dr. Visanou Hasana, Dr. SoulidethSengchanh, the Faculty of Medical Sciences,National University of Laos, Lao PDR Dr. Rosemary Quirk Dr. Jon White, Health Frontiers, Lao PDR,

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T Professor Allen Finley and Professor Paula Forgeronfrom Dalhousie University, Canada, ☺

Associate ProfessorJanet I. MacInnes,Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, ☺

On September 15, 2006 Professor Paul J. Brindley, Head, HelminthBiology Laboratory, QIMR, Australia, Dr. Alex Loukas from Departmentof Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, USA, Dr. Jeff Bethony, GeorgeWashington University, USA and Dr. Malla Rao, ICIDR Program Director,NIAID, National Institute of Health, USA, visited the Department of

Pathology in order to follow up joint research on the "Pathogenesis of Liver

Fluke Induced Cancer in Thailand".

Professor Deyong Tan, Professor ofBiochemistry and Molecular Biology in theSchool of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, People's Republic of China,

Professor Patricia Martin and Professor Richard J. Martin, Director Division of Neonatology, Rainbow Babies and ChildrenHospital from Case Western Reserve University, USA,

Dr. Sayadeth Ratanavong, Head of ENT Department, Dr. ViravongDouangnoulak, Dr. Kaysone Khemmanivong, Audiologist, and Mrs. MokkeoKhamsingsvath, Technician from ENT Department, Mahosot Hospital, LaoPDR,

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O Dr. Cindy Chu, Coordinator, Internal MedicineDepartment, Dr. Louisa Mackenzie, Coordinator, Pediatrics Departmentand Mr. Kevin Mottershead from Health Frontiers, Lao PDR,

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Guangxi TraditionalChinese Medical University (GTCMU), People's Republic of China, Associate Professor Li Hong Yang, Department of TCM Cosmetics,Associate Professor Pang Yong, Department of Acupuncture andMoxibustion, Associate Professor Fang Zhuo, Faculty of PreclinicalMedicine, Dr. Qin Lilan, Department of Science & Techno and Dr. BaiWenjie, Foreign Language.

Professor Robert Anderson, Department of Microbiology andImmunology, Dalhousie University, Canada, ⌧

F Dr. Won Sung Gwon, Dr. Kim Jong Wu, Specialistsfrom the Red Cross General Hospital, DPR Korea, Dr. Ri Hyon, Chief, Traumatic Department, InstituteMedical Academic,

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Pyongyang Medical University, DPR Korea, Dr. Ri Song Hyok, Chief, Dr. Hong Song Chol and Dr. PakKum Sok, Anesthesiology Department, Dr. Ju Kum Son and Dr. Ri Gyong Ae,General Surgical Chairman, Dr. Choe Tok Min, Instructor, Abdominal Surgical Chairman, and Dr. Hwang Ryong Su, Instructor, General

Surgical Chairman,

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O Miss Jiang Feifei, Miss Mo Chunhua, Miss GanQiongfang, Miss Shi Wenqing, Miss Zhou Huiyu and Miss Zhou Xiaohong,students from the Faculty of Nursing, Guangxi Traditional Chinese MedicalUniversity, People's Republic of China

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☺ Associate ProfessorKatsuhiko ANDO from Mie University School of Medicine, Japan, ⌧

O Professor DengJiagang, Vice President and other staff from Guangxi Traditional ChineseMedical University, PR China,

Professor Bruce B. Svare, Department of Psychology, State Universityof New York at Albany, USA, ⌧

P rofessor ScottNelson, Department ofPathology, University of

California, Los Angeles, USA, ⌧

Professor AnthonyJ. Hedley, Chair of

Community Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty ofMedicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ☺

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Social Events Assistant Professor Vinai Tantiyasawadikul, MD,

Professor Wiroon

Laupattarakasem, Dean,

Assistant Professor Charoon Jetsrisuparb, Associate Dean for

International and Special Affairs, Associate Professor

Arunee Jetsrisuparb,

the 5th World Melioidosis Congress between November 21 and 23, 2007,

Associate Professor Surakdi Wongratanacheewin, Chair, ⌧ ⌧

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Foreign Elective Students and Residentsfrom Overseas

Ms. Dagmar Schmid, Ms. Stefanie Aichholzer and Ms. Iris Steinwender, Medical University of Graz, Australia, ☺

Mr. Philip Pucher, Medical University of Vienna,

Austria,

Ms. Raphaela Steffel, Medical University of

Vienna, Austria,

Mr. Mark Gregory Longman, University of

Otago, New Zealand,

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Dr. Khamsing Sipraseuth,Dr. Outtama Oudom, Dr. Johny Sisounthone, Dr. Phaly Siboungna,Dr. Houmphan Sengphachanh, and Dr. Bounlam Chanthalath from MittaphabHospital, Lao PDR ⌧

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Advisory Board: Associate and Assistant Deans for International and Special Affairs (Assistant ProfessorCharoon Jetsrisuparb, MD, Associate Professor Chaichana Sinkuakool, MD, Assistant Professor BanditChumworathayi,MD and Dr. Sauwanun Bumrerraj, MD) and Bryan R. HammanEditorial Board: Duangsamorn Chankwang, Pawinee Khamlar, Duangkamol Srisawasdi, BuhngaTunprasart and Paradee Muentisong