Abu Dhabi, UAE
3 days / 22 lectures
8 tracks / 20 speakers
The 1st time in Middle East!
March 22-24, 2018
Conference
Schedule
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Day 1
Thu, March 22, 2018
Exhibit Hall Hours
11:00 – 17:00 | Pre-Function Area
Registration
08:30 – 09:20 | Registeration Desk – Pre-Function Area
Morning Symposium: Capillary Electrophoresis: A powerful new tool for clinical labs
Moderator: Hisham Shams, Chief Medical Officer at Al Borg Medical Laboratories
09:30 – 11:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
09:30 – 11:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Panel Discussion
10:30 – 11:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Coffee Break/Exhibit Hall Opens
11:00 – 13:00 | Pre-Function Area
Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Rania Bedair, Head of Molecular Diagnostics and Newborn Screening Units at Al Borg Medical Laboratories, KSA
13:00 – 13:30 | Mezzoon Ballroom
13:00 – 13:30 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Session I: The Importance of Quality Management: Impact on Clinical Decision Making
Moderator: Nashat Nafouri, Saudi Quality Council (KSA), Chair (Healthcare Interest Group) & Executive Officer
13:30 – 15:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
13:30 – 15:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Joe El Khoury, PhD, DABCC, FAACC, Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Co-Director, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2. Impact of Quality Systems on Laboratory Performance: Development and Utilization of Quality Indices to Manage Clinical Laboratory Performance
14:00 – 14:30 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Panel Discussion
14:30 – 15:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Evaluation
15:00 – 15:05 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Closing Remarks
15:05 – 15:10 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Lunch/Exhibits/Networking
15:10 – 17:10 | Pre-Function Area
Day 2
Fri, March 23, 2018
Exhibit Hall Hours
10:30 – 17:30 | Pre-Function Area
Registration
07:30 – 08:45 | Registeration Desk – Pre-Function Area
Session II: Bridging the Gap Between Lab Medicine and Clinical Decision Making
Moderator: Laila Abdel-Wareth, Chair, Clinical Pathology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
08:45 – 10:15 | Mezzoon Ballroom
08:45 – 10:15 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Panel Discussion
09:45 – 10:15 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Coffee Break
10:15 – 10:30 | Pre-Function Area
Session III: Knowing Your Assay: Is Your Assay Performing to Meet Clinical Needs?
Moderator: Fayha S. Ahmed, MBBS, MSc (London), FRCPath, CCT, IFCAP, Consultant and Head of Routine Biochemistry Unit Pathology & Genetics Department, Dubai Hospital, UAE
10:30 – 12:30 | Mezzoon Ballroom
10:30 – 12:30 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Panel Discussion
12:00 – 12:30 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Prayers/Lunch/Exhibits/Industry Workshops
12:30 – 15:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Industry Workshops (Unaccredited)
14:00 – 15:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Session IV: Hot Topics in Laboratory Medicine 2018
Moderator: Mahir Al Hilali, Director of Laboratories and Clinical Head of Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Mediclinic Middle East
14:30 – 17:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
14:30 – 17:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Panel Discussion
16:30 – 17:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Evaluation
17:00 – 17:05 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Closing Remarks
17:05 – 17:10 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Day 3
Sat, March 24, 2018
Exhibit Hall Hours
10:30 – 14:30 | Pre-Function Area
Registration
07:00 – 08:00 | Registeration Desk – Pre-Function Area
Session V: Emerging Diagnostic Technologies: Looking to the Future
Moderator: Brad Davis, Managing Director, Quest Diagnostics, USA
08:00 – 10:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
08:00 – 10:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Panel Discussion
09:30 – 10:00 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Coffee Break
10:00 – 10:15 | Pre-Function Area
Session VI: Precision Medicine and Molecular Oncology
Moderator: Mouza Alsharhan, Head of Pathology, Dubai Hospital, Dubai Health Authority and President of Emirates Medical Association, UAE
10:15 – 11:45 | Mezzoon Ballroom
10:15 – 11:45 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Panel Discussion
11:15 – 11:45 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Lunch/Exhibits/Industry Workshops
11:45 – 13:45 | Pre-Function Area
Industry Workshops (Unaccredited)
12:45 – 13:45 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Session VII: Maternal, Fetal, and Newborn: Laboratory, Diagnostics, and Screening
Moderator: Ola Elgaddar, Medical Director, Al Borg Medical Laboratories, UAE
13:45 – 16:15 | Mezzoon Ballroom
13:45 – 16:15 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Panel Discussion
15:45 – 16:15 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Evaluation
16:25 – 16:30 | Mezzoon Ballroom
Closing Remarks
16:30 – 16:35 | Mezzon Ballroom
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