Dear Colleagues,
Greetings from Seoul Korea!
This is Seung-Kew Yoon, the President of KFCMA and the Organizing Chairperson of AFCMA 2024.
Thank you for your continued commitment to FIAMC & AFCMA.
Korean Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (KFCMA) has been starting to prepare hard for the successful hosting of AFCMA 2024.
Therefore we would like to inform you about AFCMA 2024.
Date : Nov. 7~11 2024
Venue : The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Website : www.afcma2024.com (will be open on Dec. 2023)
Official E-mail Address : afcma2024@catholic.ac.kr
And also we have fixed our scientific program.
Please be advised the attached file.
Thank you for your interest and cooperation in AFCMA 2024 in advance.
May God bless your work and guide you in all your endeavors.
In Jesus,
Seung-Kew Yoon (Stephano)
Organizing Chairperson of AFCMA 2024
| AFCMA 2024 Program at a Glance | |
| Day 1 | Nov. 7 Thursday |
| 10:00-11:00 | Opening Mass |
| 11:00-11:30 | Opening Ceremony/ Welcome speeches. |
| 11:30-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:30 | Session 1: Preparation to eternal life: How to help bridge to eternal life? |
| 14:30-16:00 | Session 2: Burnout and healing: How to recover from burnout ? |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30-17:30 | Session 3 : Special lecture. |
| 18:00-20:00 | Welcome Dinner |
| Day 2 | Nov. 8 Friday |
| 08:00-09:00 | Morning Mass |
| 09:00-10:40 | Session 4: Limitation of free medical service by catholic institution and future directions. |
| 10:40-12:00 | Session 5: Palliative care and ethics in terminal cancer patients. |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:20 | Session 6: The threat of the birth. |
| 14:20-15:40 | Session 7: How far is the end of treatment in the recent era of advanced medical technology? Pros and cons. |
| 15:40-16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00-17:20 | Session 8: The role of catholic physicians in the problem of addiction. |
| 18:00-20:00 | 2024 AFCMA Annual General Meeting. |
| Day 3 | Nov. 9 Saturday |
| 08:00-09:20 | Session 9: The role of catholic physicians in infectious diseases. |
| 09:20-10:40 | Session 10: Collaboration and future of asian catholic medical practitioners. |
| 10:40-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:20 | Session11: AFCMA’s future development plan, medical service and mission to the future. |
| 12:20:-13:20 | Lunch |
| 13:20-17:00 | Pilgrimage. |
| 17:00-18:00 | Evening Mass. |
| 18:00-21:00 | Dinner: Korean Nights. |
| Day 4 | Nov. 10 Sunday |
| 08:00-10:30 | Country Reports. |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Closing Mass. |
| 12:00-12:30 | Closing |
