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2 - 4 October 2013 Singapore
 
Scientific Programme (Click here to download the updated programme book)

The scientific programme will consist of plenary sessions, symposia and selected topics by invited speakers, and oral/poster presentations by delegates. Topics include

   • Haematology

   • Transfusion Medicine

   • Microbiology

   • Histopathology

   • Cytology

   • Clinical Chemistry

   • Quality Assurance

   • Laboratory Management

   • Laboratory Information Systems
 
Congress Programme (Tentative)

TUESDAY, 1 OCTOBER 2013

 

13:00 – 17:00      Registration

 

16:00 – 20:00      AAMLS Board of Directors’ (BODs) Meeting (at Hotel)

 

20:00 – 22:00      AAMLS BODs’ Dinner (at Hotel)

 

 

WEDNESDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2013

 

08:00 – 17:00      Registration

 

Opening Ceremony

 

08:20 – 08:30      Welcome Address

                                Dr Eddie ANG Han San

                                Chair, Organising Committee & President, SAMLS

               

08:30 – 08:40      Welcome Address

                                Prof Rachana SANTIYANONT

                                President, Asia Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists

 

08:40 – 08:50      Opening Address by Guest of Honour

                                Dr Kyoko KOMATSU

                                President, International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science

               

08:50 – 09:20      AAMLS Award

 

09:20 – 09:50      Keynote Address

                                Mr Eric TAN Huck Gim

                                DTZ Facilities & Engineering (S) Limited, Singapore

 

9:50 – 10:30        Welcome Reception

 

Laboratory Management

 

10:30 – 11:00      Considerations for Laboratory Workflow Excellence

                                A/Prof Sunil SETHI 

                                Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore

 

11:00 – 11:30      The Use of Ancillary Investigations in Forensic Medicine

                                A/Prof Cuthbert TEO Eng Swee

                                Forensic Medicine Operations, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore

 

11:30 – 12:00      The Next Frontier for Laboratories – Going Green

                                Prof Joseph LOPEZ

                                Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, MAHSA University Malaysia

 

 

12:00 – 12:30      The Reality of Emerging Technologies & Challenges for Asian Laboratories

                                Prof AW Tar Choon

                                Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore

 

12:30 – 13:00      How to Manage a Good POCT Program

                                Dr Leslie LAM Choon Weng

                                Laboratory Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore

 

13:00 – 14:00      Lunch & Trade Exhibition

 

14:00 – 14:20      Current Quality Management System for Pathology and Cytology Laboratory

                                Dr Kyoko KOMATSU

                                Cancer Institute Hospital, Japan

 

14:20 – 14:40      Changes in Laboratory Profile and Performance Through EQA in Indonesia

                                Dr Ina S TIMAN

                                Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Indonesia

 

14:40 – 15:00      A Proposed Guide to Verifying the Efficacy of ISO 15189:2012 Internal Audit

                                Checklist for Medical Laboratory Operations

                                Mr Dennis MOK

                                Medical Management Consulting, Australia

 

15:00 – 15:20      Activities of Medical Laboratory Scientists as Medical Team Members in Japan

                                Ms Yoko TAKAKI

                                6-12 Minamioji-machi, Japan

 

15:20 – 15:40      The Management of Hong Kong Medical Laboratory Industry

                                Mr TSIM Yiu Lam

                                Hong Kong Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (HKIMLS), Hong Kong

 

15:40 – 16:00      Laboratory Automation for Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases Diagnostics by Use of Alegria

                                Mr SCHMIDT Stefan

                                Orgentec Diagnostika GmbH, Germany

 

16:00 – 16:20      Coffee Break & Trade Exhibition

 

16:20 – 18:00      AAMLS Forum

                                The Registration of Medical Laboratory Technologists in Hong Kong

                                Mr TSIM Yiu Lam

                                Hong Kong Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (HKIMLS), Hong Kong

 

                                Competency Certification: The Indonesian National Program

                                Drs Endang HOYARANDA

                                Persatuan Ahli Technologi Laboratorium Kesehatan Indonesia (PATELKI), Indonesia

 

                                Certification for Med Tech Competency: Malaysia Setting

                                Ms Faridah Robiah ISMAIL

                                Malaysian Institute for Medical Laboratory Sciences, Malaysia

 

                                Licensing and Certification of Medical Technologists in the Philippines

                                Dr Leila FLORENTO

                                Philippines Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET), Philippines

 

                                Licensing and Certification of Medical Technologists in Taiwan

                                Mr James CHANG

                                Taiwan Association of Medical Technologists (TAMT), Taiwan

 

                                Competency-based Personnel Certification

                                Prof Rachana SANTIYANONT

                                Association of Medical Technologists  of Thailand (AMTT), Thailand

 

                                Registration of Allied Healthcare Professionals: A Singapore Perspective

                                Dr Eddie ANG Han San

                                Singapore Association for Medical Laboratory Sciences (SAMLS), Singapore

 

18:00 – 20:00      AAMLS General Meeting of Representatives (GMRs)

                                (at Singapore Polytechnic)

 

20:00 – 22:00      AAMLS GMRs Dinner (at Singapore Polytechnic)

 

 

 

THURSDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2013

 

08:00 – 17:00      Registration

 

Microbiology/Molecular

 

08:20 – 08:50      The Challenge of Clinical Virology in Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Infectious Diseases

                                Prof KAO Chuan-Liang

                                Taiwan Association of Medical Technologists (TAMT), Taiwan

 

08:50 – 09:10      Respiratory Virus Diagnostics in Children: The KKH Experience

                                Dr LOO Liat Hui

                                Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Singapore

 

09:10 – 09:30      Development of Point of Care Diagnostics for Dengue Infections

                                Dr TAN Eng Lee

                                School of Chemical & Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore

 

09:30 – 09:50      Mycology: Overview of New and Old Diagnostic Methods

                                Ms Janet CHENG

                                Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore

 

09:50 – 10:10      The NTU BSL-3 Facility in Singapore: Its Journey and Challenges

                                Mr Tin TUN

                                School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 

10:10 – 10:30      Coffee Break & Trade Exhibition

 

10:30 – 11:00      Recent Updates in Molecular Diagnosis in Microbiology

                                Dr Lynette OON Lin Ean

                                Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

 

11:00 – 11:30      Challenges in Implementing the Use of Next-Generation Sequencing in Clinical Microbiology

                                A/Prof Evelyn KOAY

                                Director, Molecular Diagnosis Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore

 

11:30 – 12:00      New Antibiotic Resistance in Gram Negative Bacteria and Implications for Testing

                                Dr Jeanette TEO

                                HSDP Virology Laboratory, National University Hospital, Singapore

 

12:00 – 13:00      Lunch & Trade Exhibition

 

Clinical Chemistry

 

13:00 – 13:30      Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury - A New Challenge for the Laboratory

                                Dr Robert HAWKINS

                                Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

 

13:30 – 14:00      Developing an Accuracy-Based Proficiency Testing Programme in Clinical Chemistry

                                Dr LEE Tong Kooi

                                Division Director, Chemical Metrology Laboratory, Chemical Metrology Division,Health Sciences Authority, Singapore

 

   14:00 – 14:20   Analysis of Autoimmune Disease Diagnostic Assay Database

                                Ms CHENG Yung-Tzu

                                Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan

 

14:20 – 14:40      Evaluating and Preventing Pre-analytic Variables in Blood Gas Measurement in an Emergency Care Children’s

                        Hospital

                                Mr Kaptan Singh SEHRAWAT

                                Department of Laboratory Science,

                                Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, New Delhi, India

 

14:40 – 15:00      Measurement of Triglycerides and Total Glycerides in Human Serum by Gas Chromatography-Isotope Dilution

                        Mass Spectrometry

                                Dr CHEN Yizhao

                                Chemical Metrology Laboratory, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore

 

15:00 – 15:20      Coffee Break & Trade Exhibition

 

15:20 -15:50        High-Sensitivity Troponins – New Opportunities

                                Prof AW Tar Choon

                                Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore

 

15:50 – 16:10      Role of an anti-angiogenic isoform of VEGF-A in peripheral artery disease

                                Dr Ryosuke KIKUCHI

                                Department of Medical Technique, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan

 

16:10 – 16:30      Establishing the Metrological Traceability of Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) Measurement

                                Dr WONG Lingkai

                                Chemical Metrology Laboratory, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore

 

16:30 – 18:30      Laboratory Visit

 

20:00 – 22:00      Gala Night

 

 

TUESDAY TO THURSDAY, 2 & 3 OCTOBER 2013

 

08:00 – 17:00      Registration & Poster Presentation

 

FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2013

 

08:00 – 13:00      Registration & Poster Presentation

 

Laboratory Management

 

Introducing Training and Technical Improvements to Enhance the Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Detection Quality of RIA

Dr WANG Chin-Min

Asia-Medical Medical Reference Laboratory, Taipei City, Taiwan

 

 A Revisit to Clinical Technique: Phlebotomy

Mr WOO Wee Hong

School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore

 

Activity of the IHE-J Laboratory Domain

Dr Ken IGUCHI

Purchasing and Logistic Department, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki/Osaka, Japan

 

Contribution of POCT to Home Health Care in Japan

Prof Hideo SAKAMOTO

Kobe Tokiwa University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

 

The Personal Support of Medical Technologists at the Great East Japan Earthquake

Mr Hiroo TOMINAGA

Hyogo Association of Medical Technologists, Hyogo Clinical Laboratory Corporation, Kasai, Japan

 

Microbiology/Molecular

 

An Outbreak of Norovirus GII Gastroenteritis in Northern Taiwan, October 2012 to May 2013

Ms HO Shu-Yuan

Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan

 

External Proficiency Testing Program for Rotavirus Rapid Test in Taiwan

Ms HSU Hui-Wen

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Surveillance of Four Gastroenteritis Associated Viruses in Northern Taiwan, 2011-2012

Dr HUANG Zheng-Yi

Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Preliminary Report of Multiplex mRNA Detection of Cancer Markers by Real-Time PCR

Mr LIN Wen-Chi

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital Penghu Branch, Penghu, Taiwan

 

Genetic Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated  in North Taiwan

 Ms CHEN Yi-Chun

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical Hospital, Taiwan

 

The Differential Prevalence of Enterobius Vermicularis Infection Between Renai Township of Mountainous Area and Taichung City in Taiwan

Mr CHEN Mao-Tsun

Medical Laboratory Department, Puli Christian Hospital, Taiwan

 

Evaluation of Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria (NTM) Identification by MALDO-TOF MS Technology

Ms YU Fang-Lan

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

 

DNA Methylation Studies in the Neural Stem Cell Differentiation on Poma Fibers

Mr LIN Meng-De

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

 

Clinical Analyses for Patients with Scabies from January 2012 to April 2013 of a Hospital in Eastern Taiwan

Mr CHENG Tsan-Wang

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Su-Ao Branch, Yilan, Taiwan

 

Molecular Epidemiology of HHV8 nd B19 Infection in Different Population in Taiwan

Dr LEE Yuan-Ming

Division of Laboratory Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan

 

Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Cell Line (HT29) as an In-vitro Model for EV71

Mr LUI Yan-Long Edmund

Centre for Biomedical and Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore

 

Comparison of a Rapid Streptococcus pneumonia Urinary Assay with Cultures in a Regional Hospital

Ms CHEN Pi-Yin

Medical Laboratory, Keelung Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan

 

Generation and Characterization of Polyclonal and Monoclonal Antibodies Against S. pneumonia a -Enolase

 Dr WANG Giueng-Chueng

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

 

Human Endogenous Retrovirus H Family in Colorectal Carcinogenesis

Mr WOO Wee Hong

School of Chemical & Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore

 

The A2058T mutation in the 23S rRNA Gene Confers High-Level Macrolide-Lincosamide Resistance in Moraxella catarrhalis

Dr Ryoichi SAITO

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

 

Considerable Points with Biochemical Bacterial Identification in Case of Pasteurella Species

Dr HAN Dae Jong

Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

 

A Comparative Study of a Multiplex Assay with the Conventional In-house Assay for HPV Detection and Subtyping in Archived Ascus Samples

Dr Daniel TAM Chuen Chu

Genepath Technology Limited, Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

Clinical Chemistry

 

The Relationship Between Stress Markers of HRV (heart rate variability) and Inflammatory Marker of CRP (C-reactive Protein) and ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) of Korean Middle-Aged Men

Ms MYUNG Mee-Hae

Centre for Health Promotion, Samsung Medical Centre, Seoul, Korea

 

Evaluation of a New Method Using Capillary Electrophoresis Technology in A1C Estimation

Ms TANG Hui-Fei

Department of Clinical Pathology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan

 

Is BiliCheck a Good Screening Tool for Neonatal Jaundice?

Ms LU Hsiu-Chu

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Assessment of Food Allergy in Primary School Children in the North of Taiwan

Ms YANG Wan-Hua

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

 

A Retrospective Study of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence in a General Hospital of Central Taiwan

Ms CHIEN Ju-huei

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taiwan

 

Haematology/Transfusion Medicine

 

2008-2012 Statistical Studies of Blood Usage and Antibody Presentation from a Cardiac Surgery Hospital in Taipei

Mr LEE Chun-Chang

Blood Bank, Department of Clinical Pathology, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Performance Evaluation of Novel Analysers Celltac Chemi and Alpha for Point-of-Care

Testing (HbA1c, CRP an CBC)

Mr Masaaki SUGIYAMA

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kishiwada City Hospital, Osaka, Japan

 

Chronic Hepatitis C Patients’ Complete Blood Counts Changes During Antiviral Therapy

Mr SUNG Chia-Shing

Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

               

Parallel Comparison of Two Commercial Blood Grouping Reagents for N, k and Leb

Ms HSIEH Hui-Ni

Laboratory Medicine, Far Eastern Polyclinic, Taiwan

 

Clinical Application of Genes in Diagnosis of Tumours of Hematopoietic Systems

Mr KAZUHIRO Babe

Business Department of Medical Technology, Laboratory of Medical Technology Medic 21 Association, Japan

 

Luminex HLA Antibody Assay in Transplant Patients

Mr WU Tsung-Ying

Department of Pathology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

 

Effect of Antibody for Bovine Serum Albumin on Non-specific Reaction of HTLV-1 Antibody and HCV Antibody in Infants

Mr Akira MIYANO

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organisation, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Japan

 

Histopathology/Cytology

 

HMGB1 Expression Patterns as Survival Prognostic Marker for Colon Cancer

Dr CHANG Junn-Liang

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

 

Obtaining Good Quality Sections in the Pathology Laboratory: What Works Best?

Ms MARDHIAHU Bte Mohd Khairi

School of Applied Science, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

 

Search for Pathological Diagnosis with Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy

Mr LEE Tae Bok

Department of Research and Experiments, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

 

Reduction of Formaldehyde Exposure in Pathological Laboratory by Ventilation Systems Installation
Mr Toshiaki HARA

Department of Medical Technique, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan

 

New Silver Solution for Reticulum

Mr HITOSHI Abe

Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

 

Towards Single Cell-Driven Personalised Medicine: Efficient Isolation of Single Circulating Tumour Cell (CTC) for Molecular Characterisation of Metastatic Diseases

Dr LEONG Sai Mun

Molecular Diagnosis Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore

 

Application of Returned Cell Block Method for the Evaluation of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Mammary Lesions

Mr Aoki YUJI

Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

 

Call for Abstracts

The Scientific Committee welcomes the submission of original contributions for presentation at the 4th Congress of the Asia Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (AAMLS). The abstracts will be classified as an oral or a poster presentation in the space provided on the Abstract Submission Form. All abstracts will be acknowledged on receipt must be in English. Abstract Submission Forms must be submitted by 15 August 2013 and must conform to the guidelines given in the Abstract Submission Form.
 
 
Programme-at-a-Glance (Tentative)

Time

1 October 2013

2 October 2013

3 October 2013

4 October 2013

08:00

Registration (8:00-17:00)

Registration (8:00-17:00)

Registration (8:00-17:00)

Registration (8:00-17:00)

08:30

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Ceremony

 

Microbiology/Molecular

• Lecture

 

Haematology/Transfusion Medicine

• Lecture

 

08:45

09:00

10:30

Coffee Break &

Trade Exhibition

Coffee Break &

Trade Exhibition

Coffee Break &

Trade Exhibition

11:00

Laboratory Management

• Lecture

 

Microbiology/Molecular

• Lecture

 

Haematology/Transfusion Medicine

• Lecture

 

13:00

Lunch &

Trade Exhibition

Lunch &

Trade Exhibition

Lunch &

Trade Exhibition

14:00

 

Pre-Congress Workshop (tbc)

 

Laboratory Management

• Lecture

Clinical Chemistry

• Lecture

Histopathology/Cytology

• Lecture

15:30

 

Coffee Break

16:00

AAMLS Board of Directors (BODs) Meeting

 

Closing Ceremony

16:30

Coffee Break &

Trade Exhibition

Coffee Break &

Trade Exhibition

17:00

AAMLS Meeting of Representatives (GMRs)

AAMLS Forum

18:00

  AAMLS BODs Dinner

19:00

Gala Night

 

 
Official Programme
• Opening Ceremony

• Welcome Reception

• Gala Night

• Closing Ceremony

 
Social  Programme

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