1st Time in SEA: Early Nutrition eAcademy e-Learning

September 26,2019 -  Prof.Sirintara Singhara na Ayudhaya, Deputy Dean for International Relations; as the representative of Prof.Piyamitr Sritara, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, participated the press release session hosted by Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University towards the Early Nutrition eAcademy Southeast Asia (ENeA SEA) e-learning for healthcare professionals, which launched for the 1st time in Southeast Asia. On this occasion, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University provided warm welcome at Meeting Room no.1301, 13rd floor, Bhumisiri Mangkhalanusorn Building Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.

The online learning platform, developed lately with the collaborations between European, Thai and Malaysian partners; comprised Ludwig Maximilians University, Germany; University of Southampton, UK; Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia; University of Malaya; Malaysia, Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, and The Department of Health (DOH), Ministry of Public Health of Thailand; jointly developing science‐based education, tailored to the needs of the Southeast Asian region; regarding the Early Nutrition eAcademy Southeast Asia. It has the main objective to improve knowledge and awareness related to early nutrition and lifestyle during pregnancy and early childhood (the first 1,000 days of life after conception) and to reduce the rate of under-nutrition and obesity. The modules are free and available to doctors and paramedics including gynecologist, obstetricians, pediatricians, nurses, nutritionists practicing in the field of early nutrition, and the public.