Greetings from AsiaSPEC president

The Asian Standardized Patient Educator Collaborative (AsiaSPEC) is proud to present this 3-day conference designed to promote Standardized Patient (SP) methodology in Asia. The theme of the conference is "Innovating SP methodologies to strengthen humanism in healthcare education across Asia". The conference will provide relevant and up-to-date information in this field through pre-conference workshops, plenary lectures, symposiums, panel discussions, small group interactions, oral and poster presentations. Topics will include SP programme management, case writing, SP training, feedback, assessment and quality assurance. There will also be opportunities for participants to meet and network with practitioners and experts from around the world.

As members of the international committee of the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE), three Asian SP educators felt compelled to expand the reach of SP methodology in Asia. In 2022, the AsiaSPEC was formed by a larger group of SP educators in Asia who are passionate about SP methodology and its many applications in healthcare professional education. We wanted to empower educators in Asia to embrace this methodology and reap the benefits of human simulation. Our mission is to promote SP methodologies for healthcare professional education in Asia, to connect SP educators in Asia for networking, collaboration and to share resources.

We are excited to invite you to Nagoya, Japan, for this conference. Nagoya is a major urban center between Tokyo and Kyoto and is the gateway to the famous Nakasendo Trail. In addition, It is a place where the warlords made it the center of the country, where cultures from the East and West interacted and gave birth to a new culture. And, it is close to Ghibli Park and boasts a mix of modern urban and traditional Japanese attractions.

We look forward to welcoming you to the city of Nagoya for this inaugural conference from 25 to 27 April 2025.

【Board members】
Members’ affiliations URL: https://asiaspec.org/1-about-aisaspec/1-3-board-of-directors/
President: Nicola Siew Pei Ngiam
Secretary: Kao Sheng Po
Treasurer: Giselle Nobleza
Members: Keiko Abe, Dinker Pai, Mahalakshmi Venkatesan Natrajan, Nguyen Van Anh,
Thaneemalai Jeganathan, Ching-Yee Lam, Juraporn Tangpukdee, Khin Aung Htun,
Pham Thi My Ngoc

Greetings from AsiaSPEC conference Chair

At the beginning, we would like to express our deepest sympathies to all those affected by the Taypei Karen earthquake in July, Typhoon in September, and the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred in January 2024, so many natural disasters and our respect and gratitude to all those who are engaged in reconstruction assistance and care in the affected areas.

It is a great honor for me to be appointed as the chair of the inaugural AsiaSPEC conference and welcome all the participants to Kinjo Gakuin University, here in Nagoya.

Japanese SP methodology has developed since 1990s, there are more than 2000 SPs across Japan. We are focusing on quality of SP performance in standardization for OSCE. On the other hand, Simulated patient humanity aspects should be highlighted as natural human beings. This conference theme is the "Innovating SP methodologies to strengthen humanism in healthcare education across Asia" SP educators across Asian countries, world get together and discuss the better way to improve SP performance.

As reception performance, you can see our students’ handbell choir performance which is well known, Kinjo Gakuin Hand bell, especially during X’mas season, they perform in Sakae urban area. And more, you can see historical ninja performance. So excited, you can’t miss it.

What is more, Nagoya is famous for shogun, castles, and meals "Nagoya Meshi". You can eat in Sakae and around Nagoya Station, or go sightseeing in the suburbs of Nagoya.

We I hope all participants enjoy conference.

Conference committee
Chair: Keiko Abe
Co-Chair, Treasurer : Nicola Siew Pei Ngiam
Scientific program committee: Dinker Pai, Mahalakshmi, Ching-Yee Lam
Pre-conference program committee: Giselle Nobleza, Nguyen Van Anh
Publicity: Keiko Abe, Kao Sheng Po
Vendor liaison: Dinker Pai
Onsite coordination: Keiko Abe, Khin Aung Htun
Social program, Logistics: Kinjo Gakuin team, JASP