The Conference Committee encourage diversity in abstracts, presentations, and workshops.

Conference Objectives:

  1. Strengthen EBP capacity among healthcare professionals to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.

  2. Empower health leaders and educators to promote evidence-informed decision-making in clinical and policy contexts.

  3. Foster collaboration between national and international partners to enhance access to high-quality evidence, training, and mentorship.

  4. Integrate EBP principles into undergraduate and postgraduate health education to ensure workforce readiness.

  5. Promote sustainability through knowledge translation, workforce resilience, and alignment with the SDGs.

Conference Program

Poster Presentations

  • Prevalence of anxiety, depression and care-giving burden among the primary caregivers of onco-surgical patients at a tertiary care center: a cross-sectional survey

    Dr Priyanka Sethi, AIIMS, India

  • Preventing Surgical Site Infections in High-Risk Abdominal Surgery: A Case Study of DACC-Coated Dressings

    Trang Katy Thai, Flinders University 

  • Effectiveness of Gatekeeper Training Program (GTP) on awareness and attitude regarding common mental health problems among the tribal population of Udupi district, India

    Flavia Sharlet Noronha, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India

  • Perception of stakeholders on factors influencing emotional health of the adolescents

    Dr Preejana Sharma, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

  • Novice nurses’ experiences in provision of mental ill health care within a regional emergency department: A descriptive qualitative study

    Talitha Peart, Australian Catholic University

  • Interventions to Improve Fear of Falling among Older Adults in Southeast Asian Countries

    Assistant Professor Anil Raj Assariparambil, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

  • Speaking Up with Confidence: The Role of Simulation in First-Year Nursing Communication

    Tegan Budds, Flinders University, Australia

  • Learning by drawing: the power of drawing for teaching biological concepts to first year university students in health sciences

    Dr Jackie Stevens, Francesca Fernadez, Australian Catholic University

  • Negative pressure wound therapy in wound healing and tissue recovery: A literature review

    Aishath Zahir, Indira Gandi Memorial Hospital, Maldives

  • Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education within Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Learning Outcomes, Barriers, Innovations implementation.

    Agleema Ahmed, Dr. Aminath Shafiya, Maldives National University

  • Community-Based and Primary Care Pathways for Mental Health Support in the Maldives

    Kaushi Jayawardena, Mariyam Shifaana Hussain, Fathimath Ajna, The Aisa Foundation; President, Maldivian Nurses Association; Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Maldives.

  • Violence in healthcare – Understanding the rural context

    Darren Jacob, Jennie Andrews, Katie Goode, Alycia Jacob, Australian Catholic University

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