COC(Pathology) Commissioned Training Programme 2004/05

Pathology Service at Both Ends:
Core Laboratory Service & Molecular Diagnostics

Date  : 29 November to 1 December 2004
Time  : 08:45 – 16:45
Venue: Lecture Theatre, M/F, HA Building, 147B Argyle Street, Kowloon

Limited places for HKIMLS members : 13
If you would like to register and attend the Programme, please email the following information to 6clmc@hkimls.org or fax to 2819 6204 on or before 12 November 2004.
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The Institute will sponsor your registration fee (HK$400). However, if you are absent from the Programme, you are required to refund the sponsorship.

29 November 2004 (Monday)

08:45-09:00

Registration

 

09:00-09:05

Welcome Speech

Ms Cordelia Leong
Organizing Committee Chairperson

09:05-09:20

Opening Speech

Mr Jimmy Wu
Executive Manager (Allied Health), HA

09:20-09:30

Souvenir Presentation to Speakers

 

09:30-10:00

Experience Sharing:
Establishment of CoreLab –
Challenges and Opportunities

Dr Raymond Chu
Consultant Pathologist
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital HA

10:00-10:30

Tea Break

 

10:30-12:15

Commentary & Presentation:
Will you change the future or will the future change you?

Mr Franz Bathur
Operation Manager
Concord Hospital, Australia
Ms Dixie McFadden
Former Administrative Director
Laboratories Kaiser Permanente –
Northwest Division, USA

12:15-12:30

Q & A Forum

 

12:30-14:00

Lunch Break

 

14:00-15:10

Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics:
A general overview

Dr Paul Wallace
General Manager
Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostic
West of Scotland Science Park, UK

15:10-15:30

Tea Break

 

15:30-16:30

Identification of Molecular Markers for
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Liver Cancer by
Microarray Technology:
Principle and Application

Dr ST Cheung
Research Assistant Professor
Dept of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital
The University of Hong Kong

16:30-16:45

Q & A Forum

 

30 November 2004 (Tuesday)

08:45-09:00

Registration

 

09:00-09:10

Welcome Speech

Ms Cordelia Leong
Organizing Committee Chairperson

09:10-10:00

Experience Sharing:
Training to become Multi-skilled

Mr Raymond Tsang
Laboratory in-charge
HK Sanatorium & Hospital Ltd., Hong Kong
Ms Kristi Lai
Microbiology Supervisor
HK Sanatorium & Hospital Ltd., Hong Kong
Dr P.H. Yu
Pathologist
Tseung Kwan O Hospital, HA

10:00-10:30

Tea Break

 

10:30-12:15

Commentary & Presentation:
Friend or Foe,
Consultation and Communication

Mr Franz Bathur
Operation Manager
Concord Hospital, Australia
Ms Dixie McFadden
Former Administrative Director
Laboratories Kaiser Permanente –
Northwest Division, USA

12:15-12:30

Q & A Forum

 

12:30-14:00

Lunch Break

 

14:00-15:10

Molecular Quality Controls & Standards: Potential obstacles to improved diagnosis?

Dr Paul Wallace
General Manager
Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostic
West of Scotland Science Park, UK

15:10-15:30

Tea Break

 

15:30-16:30

Confronting SARS and avian flu:
The role of molecular diagnosis

Professor M. Peiris
Professor
Dept of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital
The University of Hong Kong

16:30-16:45

Q & A Forum

 

1 December 2004 (Wednesday)

08:45-09:10

Registration

 

09:10-09:15

Welcome Speech

Ms Cordelia Leong
Organizing Committee Chairperson

09:15-10:00

Experience Sharing:
How the elephant can dance

Ms Marianne Leung
Laboratory Managing Director
PathLab Medical Laboratory Ltd., Hong Kong
Ms Angela Kwan
Laboratory in-charge
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, HA

10:00-10:30

Tea Break

 

10:30-12:15

Commentary & Presentation:
Friend or Foe,
The Fear of Change

Mr Franz Bathur
Operation Manager
Concord Hospital, Australia
Ms Dixie McFadden
Former Administrative Director
Laboratories Kaiser Permanente –
Northwest Division, USA

12:15-12:30

Q & A Forum

 

12:30-14:00

Lunch Break

 

14:00-15:10

External Proficiency Testing:
Improving molecular diagnostics through International Quality Control Programs and Laboratory Accreditation

Dr Paul Wallace
General Manager
Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostic
West of Scotland Science Park, UK

15:10-15:30

Tea Break

 

15:30-16:30

Molecular Diagnosis of Tuberculosis:
Available technologies, limitations and
possibilities

Dr W.C. Yam
Clinical Bacteriologist
Dept of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital
The University of Hong Kong

16:30-16:45

Q & A Forum

 

16:45-16:55

Closing Speech

Ms Cordelia Leong
Organizing Committee Chairperson

Last updated on 5 November 2004