SYMPOSIA:

0900:  Symposium8(Clinical Microbiology): Susceptibility testing and Antibiotic Use

0900-1000: The latest in NCCLS (J Jorgensen, USA)

1000-1030:Resistance detection (M Struelens, Belgium)

1030-1100: Monitoring antimicrobial resistance (J Tapsall, Aust)

1130-1200: Antibiotic susceptibility testing and clinical laboratories (J Jorgensen, USA)

1200-1230: Antibiotic policies (CR Kumana, Hong Kong)

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1400:  Symposium9(Clinical Microbiology): Looking to the future in Clinical Microbiology

1400-1500: The future of clinical microbiology (BI Duerdin, UK)

1500-1530: Automation in clinical microbiology (R Yung, HK)

1600-1630: Application of molecular methods (M Peiris, HK)

1630-1700: Fungal infections in immunocompromised patients (KY Yuen, HK)

1700-1730: Continuous quality improvement in clinical microbiology (WH Seto, HK)

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0900:  Symposium10(Anatomical Pathology): Dermatopathology

0900-0930: Dermatopathology – New entities in dermatopathology (D Weedon, Aust)

1000-1030: Dermatopathology – Clues, controversies and confusion in dermatopathology (D Weedon, Aust)

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1400: Symposium11(Haematology) : Coagulation and Haemostasis

1400-1430: Laboratory testing for thrombophilia (B Chong, Aust)

1430-1500: Inherited platelet disorders: pathogenesis and therapeutic options (D Wei, HK)

1500-1530: Thrombosis in the Chinese population (M Ng, HK)

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WORKSHOPS:

0900:Workshop1 (Anatomical Pathology):

0900-1230: Approach to the classification and interpretation of renal biopsies, with discussion of instructive cases (F Silva)

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1500:Workshop2 (Anatomical Pathology):

0500-1730: Practical problems and solutions in diagnosis of thyroid tumours (J Chan)

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EDUCATION SESSIONS:

0900:  Education Session4(Clinical Chemistry): 

0900-1000: Clinical application of circulating plasma nucleic acids (D Lo, HK)

1000:  Education Session5(Haematology): 

0900-1000: Advances in myeloma (DE Joshua, Aust)

1000-1030: Hypereosinophilic syndrome (SH Lee, Singapore)

1030-1100:  Selecting risk-free donor blood: present and future trends(G Cheng, HK)

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1000:  Education Session6(Clinical Chemistry):

1000-1100: Toxicology of herbal products in Hong Kong (A Chan, HK)

1500:  Education Session7(Clinical Chemistry): 

1500-1530: CAP Accreditation: QMH experiences (S Tam, HK)

1600:  Education Session8(Clinical Chemistry):

1600-1700: Inherited metabolic diseases in Hong Kong (N Tang, HK) 

1700:  Education Session9(Clinical Chemistry):

1700-1730: Mutation detection using high-performance liquid chromatography (P Poon, HK)

1400: Education Session10(Hematology):

1400-1530: Hodgkin's lymphoma (S. Poppema, Netherlands)

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LECTURES:

1130:Lecture7(Clinical Chemistry):

1130-1230: Genome-wide detection of chromosomal imbalances in mouse and human tumours using BAC microarray (WW Cai, USA)

1130:Lecture8(Anatomical Pathology): 

1130-1230: Exploration of the genome with gene-chip technology (L McAllister, USA – Affymetrix sponsored speaker)

1130:Lecture9(Hematology): 

1130-1230:  Hematopoietic stem cells (P Landsdorp, Canada)

1130:Lecture10(Clinical Chemistry): 

1400-1500: The human genome project and the future of pharmacogenetics (D Nebert, USA)

1130:Lecture11(Anatomical Pathology): 

1400-1500: IgA Nephropathy (F Silva, USA)

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SLIDE SEMINARS:

0900: Anatomical Pathology Slide Seminar (SS4):

0900-1100: Challenges in surgical pathology: new entities and new concepts (J Chan, HK)

1400: Anatomical Pathology Slide Seminar (SS5):

1400-1730: Dermatopathology (D Weedon, Aust)

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