Hong Kong Training Portal on Infection Control and Infectious Disease

Advancement in Molecular Diagnosis in Infectious Diseases

Topic

Advancement in Molecular Diagnosis in Infectious Diseases

Course Type

Web-based: Zoom Webinar

Content

Advances in molecular epidemiology, such as whole genome sequencing in fields of epidemiology and public health
Novel rapid diagnostics e.g. point-of-care tests and their application in management of emerging infectious diseases
Latest development in diagnostics for antimicrobial resistance control
Integration of new technologies into laboratory operation

Poster

Date

11 November 2022

Venue

Conference Room, G/F, Centre for Health Protection, 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon

Organizer

Co-organized by Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority (HA IDCTC)/ Infection Control Branch (ICB), Centre for Health Protection (CHP) and Chief Infection Control Officer’s Office, HA

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

AM Session Recent Developments in Molecular Microbiology
Time	Topic	Speaker	Video
09:00 – 09:05	Welcome speech	Dr Leo LUI Associate Consultant, Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority / Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health
09:05 – 09:50	Principles and Practice of molecular microbiology in clinical care and public health	Prof Rosanna PEELING Professor and Chair, Diagnostics Research and Director, International Diagnostics Centre London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
09:50 – 10:35	Diagnostic stewardship aspects of rapid diagnostics	Dr Shawn VASOO Clinical Director, National Centre for Infectious Diseases(NCID) / Head, Infectious Disease Research Laboratory / Senior Consultant, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
10:35 – 10:50	Discussion Session
10:50 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 11:45	Integration of rapid diagnostics into laboratory operation	Dr Christopher LAI Assistant Professor (Clinical), Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong
11:45 – 12:30	Experience Sharing on Overseas Training on Genomics and Clinical Microbiology	Dr May LEE Consultant (Path), Tseung Kwan O Hospital (TKOH)/ Infection Control Officer, TKOH / Haven of Hope Hospital
12:30 – 12:45	Discussion Session
12:45 – 14:00	Lunch

PM Session Applications of Molecular Microbiology in Epidemiology Investigation and Emerging Infections
Time	Topic	Speaker	Video
14:00 – 14:45	Application of Whole Genome Sequencing – COVID-19 and beyond	Dr Gilman SIU Associate Professor, Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
14:45 – 15:30	Development of molecular assays for parasitic diseases and vector-borne pathogens	Prof Bobbi S. PRITT Director, Clinical Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, USA
15:30 – 15:45	Discussion Session
15:45 – 16:00	Break
16:00 – 16:45	Identifying resistome to tackle antibiotic resistance	Prof Margaret IP Professor, Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong/ Honorary Consultant, Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital
16:45 – 17:30	Clinical utility of Target Amplicon Sequencing for rapid diagnosis of drug-resistant Tuberculosis	Dr WC YAM Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong
17:30 – 17:45	Discussion Session

Disclaimer

Published at 2022-11-21

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