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Workshop on Application of Molecular Diagnostics on Clinical Microbiology in Hong Kong

Topic	Workshop on Application of Molecular Diagnostics on Clinical Microbiology in Hong Kong
Course Type	Workshop
Content	Please refer to Programme Outline
Date	20 March 2018 - 21 March 2018
Venue	Lecture Theatre, G/F, Centre for Health Protection, 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon
Organizer	Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority/ Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Specialty Advisory Groups (Infection Control), Hospital Authority and Chief Infection Control Officer’s Office, Hospital Authority
Target Group	Medical staff of related specialties including Infectious Disease, Clinical Microbiology, Intensive Care Unit, Pathology, Paediatrics, Medicine, A&E, Public Health, Community Medicine and Family Medicine and other physicians who are interested in the subjects Infection control nurses and other healthcare professionals who are involved in infection control Laboratory related professionals who may be involved in the adoption of these latest developments
Speakers	Topic Speaker 20 Mar Novel & Emerging Technologies in Molecular Microbiology – diagnostic principles and practice Dr David PERSING Molecular microbiology & public health Dr Robert LUO Molecular Diagnosis of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis: Challenges and Opportunities Dr W C YAM Recent Developments in Diagnosis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis mycobacterium Dr David PERSING Recent Developments in Diagnosis of Hepatitis B and C Virus Dr Robert LUO Basic Principles and Use of Bioinformatics for Analyses in Microbiology/Public Health Prof Margaret IP/ Dr Y K YEOH 21 Mar Molecular Detection and Characterization and Point-of-care testing in HIV Dr Robert LUO Molecular diagnosis of drug resistant tuberculosis : The role of next generation sequencing Dr Gilman SIU Cloud-based data monitoring Dr David PERSING
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