SUBJECTS of PRESENTATION and DISCUSSION
for the SEMI-FINAL ROUND

Physics

American Advisor
Vietnamese MD advisor
Junior advisor
1 Orthostatic hypotension
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
Dan Le MD Truong Thanh Vien MD Truyen Thien tan Tri Tai
2 Response of body to exercise
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
Faisal Latif MD Nguyen Thuong Nghia MD Nguyen Hong Quan
3 Blood pressure after a premature ventricular contraction
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
Faisal Latif MD Trinh Ai Nhi MD Hoang Quoc Bao
4 Change of murmur of aortic stenosis with time
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
Systolic murmur in a patient with aortic regurgitation
Luke Ashwin Lawrence MD Tran Phuoc Hong Nhan MD Vo Minh Viet
5 Mechanism of formation of sound in the heart
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a. What are the acoustic traps?
Quincy Tran MD Nguyen Thuong Nghia MD Le Nguyen Tuong Vy
6 The electrical system of the body
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a.In which situation we shock the patient with high electrical current?
b.Electric fish
c.Is our body electrically charged?
Kwan Lee MD Truong Thanh Vien MD Le Hoang Duc Toan
7 Ultrasound in the treatment of kidney stones
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a.Ultrasound in other parts of body
b.Can ultrasound rupture a capillary?
Quincy Tran MD Nguyen Thi Bich Tram MD Nguyen Van Viet Thang BS
8 The cardiovascular system in space
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a.If we treat patient with heart failure by putting them in a zero gravity environment, do we need to give current medications for heart failure?
Kwan Lee MD Nguyen Thuong Nghia MD Dinh Tran Xuan Truong
9 Sudden death in athletes: The detection of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a.How to avoid sudden death in extensive
Kwan Lee MD Trinh Ai Nhi MD Nguyen Hong Quan
10 Causes of ventricular fibrillation: Does the electrical system go haywire?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a.Current treatment of ventricular fibrillation with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
Gianluca Rigatelli MD Nguyen Thuong Nghia MD Pham Minh Tri

Medical problems explained by BIOCHEMISTRY

Chemistry

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

11 Weakness in young boys: Primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Dan Le MD

Truong Thanh Vien MD

Truyen Thien tan Tri Tai

12 A group of students wants to visit Tibet. They are concerned about the oxygen level in high altitude. Can you give them the advices?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Faisal Latif MD

Phan Thi Ngoc Loi MD

Pham Hong Gia Nguyen

13 On an evening without electricity, a couple of friends gather in the garage and turn on the car with the light on so they play game. 30 minutes later, the family found them comatose
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
What’s wrong? Carbon monoxide poisoning

Hung Phan MD

Tran Phuoc Hong Nhan MD

Hoang Quoc Bao

14 Can a diabetic person die from eating too much cake?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Luke Ashwin Lawrence MD

Phan Thi Ngoc Loi MD

Vo Minh Viet

15 Can rice cause diabetes mellitus?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Kwan Lee MD

Phan Thi Ngoc Loi MD

Le Nguyen Tuong Vy

16 A young friend develops severe diarrhea. Is it serious? Metabolic acidosis from diarrhea
Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Tung Mai DO

Trinh Ai Nhi MD

Le Hoang Duc Toan

17 A young friend cannot stop vomiting
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
Metabolic alkalosis from vomiting

Quincy Tran MD

Nguyen Thi Bich Tram MD

Hoang Phan Nhat Minh

18 Two persons quarrel and try to talk non stop. Suddently one person feels dizzy, numb in the arms and near passes out.
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
What  happens? Respiratory alkalosis from hyperventilation

Quincy Tran MD

Truong Thanh Vien MD

Nguyen Van Viet Thang

19 Is banana radio-active? How to explain the safety of eating banana?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Gianluca Rigatelli MD

Dr Khanh Doan

Dinh Tran Xuan Truong

20 The musculoskeletal system in space
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
How does zero gravity affect bone density and muscle mass? What are the medical implications in astronauts?

Kwan Lee MD

Pham N P Khanh MD

Pham Minh Tri

21 Mechanism of sudden decompression in diving
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
What is pulmonary barotrauma and air embolism?

Dan Le MD

Trinh Ai Nhi MD

Truyen Thien Tan Tri Tai

Physiology

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

22 Hole in the heart: Patent foramen ovale (PFO)

Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Why is there a left to right shunt? When the flow become right to left shunt? What clinical condition can the reversed flow cause?

Gianluca Rigatelli MD

Nguyen Dinh Huan MD

Pham Hong Gia Nguyen

23 What is cell depolarization? How does it work?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a.How can myelinating axon depolarize very fast?

Tung Mai DO

Truong Thanh Vien MD

Hoang Quoc Bao

Medical problems solved by Population Medicine

Population medicine

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

24 Explain the new criteria for Hypertension
Translation (Hints)
a.Can we apply these new criteria to Vietnam?
b.Will it cost more to apply these new criteria?

Hung Phan MD

Phan Thi Ngoc Loi MD

Vo Minh Viet

25 What are the consequences of high Na diet?
Translation (Hints)
a. How to promote Low Na diet? How to get the message to the adult people? How to get the message to the young and middle aged women so they don’t put too much salt when they cook? What kind of media (radio, TV, internet, newspaper) can reach them the most?

Luke Ashwin Lawrence MD

Tran Phuoc Hong Nhan MD

Le Nguyen Tuong Vy

26 What are the consequences of high cholesterol diet?
Translation (Hints)
a. How to promote low cholesterol diet? How to get the message to the adult people? How to get the message to the middle-aged people (men and women) and people of > 60 years of age so they don’t eat too much fat? What kind of media (radio, TV, internet, newspaper) can reach them the most?

Faisal Latif MD

DR Khanh Doan

Le Hoang Duc Toan

27 What are the consequences of smoking?
Translation (Hints)
a.How to educate and encourage young people not to smoke? How does smoking cause heart attack or stroke? How to get the message to the young and adult people? How to get the message to the young men and the adult men and women so they don’t smoke? What kind of media (radio, TV, internet, newspaper) can reach them the most?

Kwan Lee MD

Nguyen Thi Bich Tram MD

Nguyen Van Viet Thang

28 What are the consequences of poor exercise habit (couch potato life style)?
Translation (Hints)
a.How to promote exercise? How to get the message to the young people (middle and high school age? How to get the message to the young men and women so they can start to exercise at young age? What kind of media (radio, TV, internet, newspaper) can reach them the most?

Hung Phan MD

Nguyen Dinh Huan MD

Pham Minh Tri

29 Does air pollution cause lung disease?
Translation (Hints)
a.How to prevent lung problems due to air pollution
How to increase awareness about air pollution? How to get the message to the young people (middle and high school age)? How to get the message to the adult men and women so they understand and take action about air pollution?

Hung Phan MD

Nguyen Thi Bich Tram MD

Hoang Phan Nhat Minh

30 What are the bad effects of alcohol? How to avoid the culture of alcohol abuse?
Translation (Hints) 
How to promote a healthy life style? How to get the message to the young people (students) age? How to get the message to the young and adult men and women so they can avoid alcohol? What kind of media (radio, TV, internet, newspaper) can reach them the most?

Gianluca Rigatelli MD

Nguyen Thi Bich Tram MD

Dinh Tran Xuan Truong

Pediatrics

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

31 Is fever bad for the child? When do we have to decrease the temperature of a child?

Gianluca Rigatelli MD

Nguyen Dinh Huan MD

Tran Dinh Xuan Truong

32 Is seizure from fever in a child dangerous? Do we have to do all  the tests including CT-MRI-Lumbar puncture in order to miss any diagnosis?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Hung Phan MD

Nguyen Dinh Huan MD

Hoang Phan Nhat Minh

33 Should we give always iron supplement for anemia in a child?
When do we have to give iron?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Tung Mai Do

Nguyen Dinh Huan MD

Hoang Quoc Bao

34 Is wheezing in infant really due to asthma?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations  

Tung Mai Do

Nguyen Dinh Huan MD

Nguyen Van Viet Thang

 

35 Is eczema in children simply a skin disease?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations

Dan Le MD

Nguyen Dinh Huan MD

Vy Le

Medical problems solved by Artificial Intelligence or Information technology

Artificial intelligence

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

36 Role of Artificial intelligence in medicine                                         https://futurism.media/artificial-intelligence-in-medicine
Translation and innovation:
a.How to apply AI in Vietnam

Faisal Latif MD

Truong Thanh Vien MD

Pham Hong Gia Nguyen

37 Role of Artificial intelligence in medicine                                         https://futurism.media/artificial-intelligence-in-medicine
Translation and innovation:
a.How to apply AI in Vietnam

Luke Ashwin Lawrence MD

Truong Thanh Vien MD

Hoang Quoc Bao

38 What is Big data analysis in the care of patients?
Translation and innovation:
a.How to apply big data analysis in Vietnam

Kwan Lee MD

Cao Tien Dung PhD

Vo Minh Viet

39 What is brain computer interface and how can it allow a paralyzed patient to perform daily activities? How to apply in medicine?

Kwan Lee MD

Cao Tien Dung PhD

Le Nguyen Tuong Vy

Medical Apps

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

40 What are the 5 most common medical apps for patients?
Translation and innovation:
a.How to apply these apps in Vietnam
Can you invent an app for Vietnam?

Quincy Tran MD

Pham N P Khanh MD

Vo Minh Viet

Game

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

41 Presentation of a case in which the gamers solved a medical problem
Translation (Hints)
a.Gamers have solved the structure of a retrovirus enzyme whose configuration had stumped scientists for more than a decade. The gamers achieved their discovery by playing Foldit, an online game that allows players to collaborate and compete in predicting the structure of protein molecules.

Kwan Lee MD

Pham N P Khanh MD

Nguyen Van Viet Thang

Telemedicine

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

42 Neurologists to see patients in rural area for follow-up

Hung Phan MD

Tran Phuoc Hong Nhan MD

Dinh Tran Xuan Truong

Medical Imaging

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

43 Why bone is white and air is dark on the x-ray and CT?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations: How MRI is different from x-ray and CT?

Tung Mai DO

Pham N P Khanh MD

Pham Minh Tri

Robotics

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

44 What is robotics? What is robotics in medicine?
Translation and innovation (hints)
a.Can the surgeon do surgery from far away using robotics and telemedicine?b.What are the roles of robotics in society, industrial production? Hospitality services?

Dan Le MD

Trinh Ai Nhi MD

Truyen Thien Tan Tri Tai

Exploring the New Frontier: Medical Research in Bioengineering, Biotechnology and Information Technology

New research

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

45 What is Computational fluid dynamics study?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
How to apply in medicine?

Gianluca Rigatelli MD

Trinh Ai Nhi MD

Truyen Thien Tan Tri Tai

New methodology

American Advisor Vietnamese MD advisor Junior advisor
46 What is 3-D printing?Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a.Where can we apply 3D printing?
b.How can we apply 3-D printing in medicine?

Kwan Lee MD

Truong Thanh Vien MD

Vo Minh Viet

Stem Cell

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

47 What are stem cells?
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a.What makes stem cells different from other cells?,
b.How do stem cells regenerate damaged tissues?,
c.Are stem cells safe and acceptable for treatments? and what diseases?
d.Do you like to be a stem cell researcher and why?

Thien Le PhD

Dr Khanh Doan

Le Hoang Duc Toan

Business

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

48 Introduce the new research products into the market
Translation (Hints) and Innovations
a.What are the process of being approved for medical care (from bench to bedside)?

Sara Shah

Pham N P Khanh MD

Nguyen Van Viet Thang

Medical Care

American Advisor

Vietnamese MD advisor

Junior advisor

49 Personalized medicine

Luke Ashwin Lawrence MD

Prof Truong Nguyen

Dinh Tran Xuan Truong

50 Personalized cancer therapy

Loan Pham MD

Prof Truong Nguyen

Hoang Quoc Bao

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