0900 - 1000

Quality management of modern techniques in molecular pathology

Speaker:

Dr Lynette Oon, Senior Consultant & Head of Molecular Pathology, Singapore General Hospital; Immediate Past President, Singapore Society of Pathology; Chair; SingHealth Institutional Biosafety Committee, Singapore

Moderator:

Xiaocong Wang, International Region Leader, College of American Pathologists, Singapore

1030 – 1130

Artificial Intelligence powered, Melting-Spectrum PCR (AIMS-PCR) enables massive screening for SARS-CoV-2

Speaker: 

Dr Tho Huu Ho, Head, Department of Genomics, Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy (IBP), Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

1030 – 1130

Molecular diagnosis of Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus (CAEBV)

Speaker: 

Assoc Prof Miwako Nishio, Department of Laboratory Molecular Genetics of Hematology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

Moderator:

A/Prof Chutitorn Ketloy, Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

1300 - 1430

How did Cambodia Contain COVID-19 with rew resources?

Speaker:

Dr Lim Pich, Deputy Director, National Center for Health Promotion, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Moderator:

Dr Leslie Lam, Laboratory Director & Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Parkway Laboratory Services Ltd, Singapore

1300 - 1430

KEYNOTE: Taiwan’s successful measures in combatting COVID19

Speaker:

Dr Wui-Chang Lee, Taiwan, Director, Department of Medical Affairs and Planning, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Moderator:

Dr Aaron Han, Consultant Pathologist and Director of Haematology and Flow Cytometry, American Hospital Dubai; Vice President, Emirates Pathology Society, Dubai, UAE

1500 - 1600

Pitfalls and pearls: Interpretation Complete Blood Count (CBC) in clinical practice

Speaker:

Prof Htun Lwin Nyein, Haematologist, Department of Clinical Haematology, Yangon General Hospital, Myanmar

Moderator:

Prof Ponlapat Rojnuckarin, Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

1630 - 1730

Development of a new DNA array for Thalassemia diagnosis in South East Asia

Speaker:

Prof Vip Viprasit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Moderator

Prof Suthat Fuchareon, Professor, Emeritus at the Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Director of the Thalassemia Research Center, Mahidol University, Nakornpathom, Thailand