Saturday 23

Updated:03 June 2008 (pdf here)

23 AUG 2008, SATURDAY (DAY 2)

0730-OPEN:

Registration desks; Exhibition (Meeting Room :J5 & J6); Speaker Preparation Room (Muafakat)

0800- 0900

PLENARY 2 (Conference Hall 2)

PATHOLOGY INCIDENT MONITORING (A PATIENT SAFETY PROJECT: A NEW INITIATIVE FROM RCPA) Penny Petinos

0900-1000

PLENARY 3 (Conference Hall 2)

QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN BLOOD BANKING Dato Dr Yasmin Ayob

1000- 1030

Coffee Break (Meeting Room :J4) & Exhibition Visit (Meeting Room: J5 & J6)

1030- 1230

Conference Hall 2

Meeting Room : J3

Meeting Room: J1 & J2

Session 1-

ADVANCES IN SAFE TRANSFUSION & HAEMATOLOGY

SO1.1

The Benefit of Auto Cross-Matching in Blood Banking: Ms Kathy Toumpas

SO1.2

TBA : Dato Dr Yasmin Ayob

SO1.3

Molecular Genetics of Leukemia: TBA

Session 2-

CURRENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN ALLERGY & AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

SO2.1

New Update in Allergy Management : Dr Kuljit Singh

SO2.2

TBA:

SO2.3

Utility of Autoantibodies in the Management of Autoimmune Disorders : Dr Margaret Wang Choon Lee

Session 3-

TECHNICAL ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS

SO3.1

Viral Molecular Diagnostics Technology: A Revolution for Infectious Diseases Diagnostics and Management: Mr. Philip Cunningham

SO3.2

Advances in Molecular Diagnosis for Tuberculosis : Dr Sng Li Hwei

SO3.3

Rapid Automation of Rep-PCR for Strain Typing : Dr Xia Meng

1230-1330

Lunch Break (Dewan Muzakarah) & Exhibition Visit (Meeting Room: J5 & J6)

1330- 1530

Meeting Room: J1 & J2

Conference Hall 2

Meeting Room : J3

Session 4-

RECENT UPDATES ON EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

S04.1

Human Infections in South East Asia with the Simian Malarial Parasite Plasmodium Knowlesi : Prof Dr Balbir Singh

SO4.2

TBA : Dr Sng Li Hwei

SO4.3

MRSA in Jakarta Hospital: Methods & Prevalence : Dr July Kumalawati

Session 5-

CURRENT ISSUES IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

SO5.1

Practical Application of Multimarker on Cancer Screening – percentage of Free PSA & Pepsinogen Ratio : Dr Joon Seok Park

SO5.2

Hb1Ac & Diabetes Type 2 Management:Dr Winston Kon

SO5.3

Biomarkers in Acute Coronary Syndromes: What’s Available and What’s the Future Trend : Dr Alan Fong

Session 6-

(JOINT) HISTOLOGY/ CYTOLOGY

SO6.1

The Pap Smear: Past, Present and Future:Prof Alexander R Chang

SO6.2

Humanpapillomaviruses- Cytological Perspective : Prof Alexander R Chang

S06.3

Prostate Specific Antigen- Correlation of PSA with Histological Diagnosis : Dr Hla Oo

1530- 1700

Poster Discussion Sessions (Pre- Meeting/ Lobby 3) & Exhibition Visits (Meeting Room: J5 & J6)

1700- CLOSED

Exhibition Hall: Speaker Preparation Room

1900

GALA DINNER at International Convention Centre, Berakas