SYMPOSIA:

0900:  Symposium2(Clinical Microbiology): Current challenges in infection control.

0900-1000: Hand washing: is it necessary? (WH Seto, Hong Kong)

1000-1030:Surveillance of infection in hospital (D Lyon, Hong Kong)

1030-1100: Infection control and quality assurance ( M Whitby, Australia)

1130-1200: Latest technologies in infection control (P Ching, Hong Kong)

1200-1230: The Maryland quality indicator project: the Singapore experience (ML Ling, Singapore)

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1000:  Symposium3(Anatomical Pathology): Controversial and problematic oral lesions (P Morgan, UK; Faculty of Oral Pathology, RCPA)

 

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1400:  Symposium4(Clinical Microbiology): The Clinical Laboratory and Infectious Diseases

1400-1500: Molecular typing (H Grundmann, UK)

1500-1600: Outbreak investigation (D Tsang, HK)

1600-1630: Partnership between clinical and public health laboratories (B Duerden, UK)

1630-1700: Emerging infections: role of clinical laboratories (W Lim, HK)

1700-1730: Case presentation (TL Que, HK)

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1400:  Symposium5(Immunology): Autoimmune Diseases

1400-1430: Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome :defect in Fas mediated lymphocyte apoptosis (T Fleischer, USA)

1430-1500: The pathogenetic role of anti-dsDNA and its implication in treatment of lupus nephritis – experience from Hong Kong (KN Lai, HK)

1500-1530: Pathogenesis and treatment of scleroderma (CS Lau, HK)

1600-1630: Autoantibodies against nuclear antigens (T Fleisher, USA)

1630-1700: Autoantibodies in rheumatic diseases: the Hong Kong profile (YET Chan, HK)

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1400: Symposium6(Haematology): Red Cells and Transfusion

1400-1430: Congenital hemolytic anaemia (E Gordon-Smith, UK)

1430-1500: ß-globin gene regulation and thalassemia (P Ho, Aust)

 1500-1530: Interactions between α–thalassemia and ß-thalassemia in Chinese (ESK Ma, HK)

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1400: Symposium7(Forensic Pathology): Toxicology

1600-1615: Drug deaths in Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China (Sun Yat-sen Medical School, PRC)

 1615-1630: Drug deaths in Australia (S Cordner., Aust)

 1630-1645: Drug deaths in Hong Kong (HK Mong, HK)

 1645-1700: Toxicologic analysis of hair in drug deaths, a pilot study (P Beh/A Liang, HK)

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EDUCATION SESSIONS:

0900:  Education Session1(Haematology): Molecular Biology and Haematology

0900-0930: Minimal residual disease (A Morley, Aust)

1000-1030: Human Genome Project: impact on haematology (R Trent, Aust)

1030-1100: Telomeres (P Lansdorp, Canada)

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1130:  Education Session2(Anatomical Pathology): Familial cancer and genetic testing in surgical pathology (P Waring, Aust)

1600:  Education Session3: RCPA Quality Assurance, Scientific and Education Committee Session

1600-1730: QASEC activities 2001 (J Grace, Aust)  

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LECTURES:

0900:Lecture1(Anatomical Pathology):

The histopathologists role in the recognition of oral premalignancy (P Morgan, UK)

1000:Lecture2(Anatomical Pathology): 

1000-1100: Genetics, ethics and Ewe (F Silva, USA)

1130:Lecture3(Anatomical Pathology): 

1130-1230: Disorders of odontogenic tissues: can new techniques assist diagnosis? (P Morgan, UK)

1130:Lecture4(Anatomical Pathology): 

1030-1230: Looking backward, thinking forward (D Weedon, Aust)

1130:Lecture5(Haematology): 

1130-1230: Clonal evolution in aplastic anaemia (E Gordon-Smith, UK)

1400:Lecture6(Forensic Pathology): 

1400-1530: Pathological investigation of drug-related deaths: meeting the challenges of new street drugs (SB Karch, USA)

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SLIDE SEMINARS:

1400: Anatomical Pathology Slide Seminar (SS1):

1400-1730: Odontogenic cysts and tumours: variations and rare variants (P Morgan, UK & Faculty of Oral Pathology, RCPA)

1400: Anatomical Pathology Workshop (with optional slide set) (SS2):

1400-1530: Mastering the diagnosis and classification of thymic epithelial tumours in 90 minutes (J Chan, HK)

1600: Anatomical Pathology – Board of Education Slide Seminar (SS3):

1600-1730: Surgical pathology slide seminar.

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