From May 5 to 13, 2025, the Scientific Week "Science, Care, and Professionalism: A Look into the Future" dedicated to the International Nurses Day will take place.
Dates: May 5–13, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Venue: Library of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, aud. 409
The Scientific Week will bring together experts from near and far abroad, professors from leading medical universities and research organizations, representatives of medical colleges, healthcare management authorities, doctors, nurses, as well as representatives of public organizations, associations, and communities. The aim is to exchange knowledge, achievements, and advanced technologies in healthcare.
Organizers of the Scientific Week:
- Faculty of Medicine and Healthcare, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University,
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway,
- Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
- State Institution for Nursing of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Program of the Scientific Week:
- May 5–12: Seminar-training "Global Health Course"
- May 13: International Conference "The Global Mission of Mercy: Nursing in a Changing World," dedicated to the International Nurses.
During the Scientific Week "Science, Care, and Professionalism: A Look into the Future," the following professors from Norway will deliver in-person lectures:
- Erik Eik Anda – UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology.
- Kristin Benjaminsen Borch – UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Department of Community Medicine, Head of the Systemic Epidemiology Research Group.
- David Peyre Costa - MD, Public Health Physician, Former President at EuroNet MRPH WHO Youth Council 2022-2024. Young WFPHA , Community medicine enthusiastic at the Arctic University of Norway
- Marko Lukic - Digital partner at HelPed. Leader of UiT's AI team
The program of the scientific week
"Science, care and professionalism: A look into the future", dedicated to the International Day of the nurse
May 5, 2025 |
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Venue: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Library |
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Kristin Benjaminsen Borch - UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Associate Professor of the Department of Epidemiology at the Department of Public Medicine and Head of the Research Group of Systemic Epidemiology Erik Eik Anda- UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Welcome and introductions |
10:00 – 10:15 |
Introduction to modern public health |
10:15 – 11:00 |
Introduction to systems thinking and understanding complex adaptive systems |
11:00 – 11:15 |
Break |
11:15 – 12:00 |
Introduction to systems thinking and understanding complex adaptive systems |
12:00 – 12:30 |
Introduction to case |
12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30 – 14:30 |
Group work Case in systems thinking (including search for relevant litterature using different methods) |
14:30 – 15:00 |
Group work Case in systems thinking |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Group work Case in systems thinking |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Discussions |
16:00 |
End of the day |
19:00 |
ECA |
May 6, 2025 |
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Venue: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Library |
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Erik Eik Anda - UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology Kristin Benjaminsen Borch - UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Associate Professor of the Department of Epidemiology at the Department of Public Medicine and Head of the Research Group of Systemic Epidemiology
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Lead (Pb) part - I |
10:00 – 10:15 |
Break |
10:15 – 11:00 |
Lead (Pb) part - II |
11:00 – 11:15 |
Break |
11:15 – 12:00 |
Quiz |
12:00 – 12:30 |
Setting up case - Kazakhstan AI + manually |
12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30 – 14:30 |
Finding reliable information about lead ++ for Kazakhstan 30 min manual + 30 min AI |
14:30 – 15:00 |
Discussion on findings |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Case of mitigation or action |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Discussion on findings |
16:00 |
End of the day |
May 8, 2025 |
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Venue: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Library |
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David Peyre-Costa - MD, Public Health Physician | Former President at EuroNet MRPH | WHO Youth Council 2022-2024 | Young WFPHA | Community medicine enthusiastic at the Arctic University of Norway Kristin Benjaminsen Borch - UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Associate Professor of the Department of Epidemiology at the Department of Public Medicine and Head of the Research Group of Systemic Epidemiology Erik Eik Anda- UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Clinical epidemiology and test parameters |
10:00 – 10:15 |
Clinical epidemiology and test parameters - continued |
10:15 – 11:00 |
Screening during epidemic |
11:00 – 11:15 |
Break |
11:15 – 12:00 |
Screening for chronic exposure |
12:00 – 12:30 |
Study group |
12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30 – 14:30 |
Cancer screening I |
14:30 – 15:00 |
Study group |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Cancer screening II |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Study group |
16:00 |
End of the day |
May 12, 2025 |
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Venue: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Library |
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Artificial intelligence practical use - Marko Lukic - Digital partner at HelPed. Leader of UiT's AI team |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Generative AI in teaching and research |
10:00 – 10:15 |
Generative AI – a global health perspective |
10:15 – 11:00 |
Practical tasks with prompt engineering on various topics |
11:00 – 11:15 |
Break |
11:15 – 12:00 |
Developing your own study plan |
12:00 – 12:30 |
Study group |
12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30 – 14:30 |
Brainstorming ideas in relation to global health |
14:30 – 15:00 |
Group work |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Structuring documents, e.g. health policies |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Group work |
16:00 |
The end of the scientific week: summing up the results |
May 13, 2025 |
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International Conference "GLOBAL MISSION OF MERCY: NURSING IN A CHANGING WORLD", dedicated to the International Day of the Nurse |
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Venue: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Library, audience 409 |
On May 5, 2025, a scientific week dedicated to International Nurses Day was launched under the title "Science, Care, and Professionalism: A Vision for the Future." The scientific week will run from May 5 to 13 over five working days.
From May 5 to 12, a seminar-training on the topic "Methodology of Scientific Research in Healthcare" was held. As part of the scientific week program, professors from abroad (Norway) delivered presentations.
- Erik Eik Anda – Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
- Kristin Benjaminsen Borch – Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Community Medicine and Head of the Systemic Epidemiology Research Group at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
- David Peyre Costa – Doctor of Medicine, Public Health Physician, Former President of EuroNet MRPH, Member of the WHO Youth Council (2022–2024), Young Environmental Health Specialist, and General Medicine Enthusiast at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
- Marko Lukic – Digital Partner at HelPed, Head of the Artificial Intelligence Team at UiT.
The seminar-training was organized at a high level and fully met the expectations of the participants. The theoretical and practical information presented during the event stood out for its relevance and accessibility. Participants were actively involved in discussions, group work, and practical exercises. The content of the training provided excellent opportunities for professional development, experience sharing, and acquiring new skills. Participants gave high praise to the content and format of the event and expressed their wish for such meetings to be held more frequently.