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Middle East LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTICS CONGRESS

MEDICINE Pre-Congress Workshops: 26 April 2018

Key Benefits of Attending: Hear top regional and

the field of laboratory and diagnostics to build

1 Middle East LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTICS CONGRESS April 2018 GLOBAL ADVANCES IN LABORATORY MEDICINE Pre-Congress Workshops: 26 April 2018 Congress: April 2018 SUPPORTED BY FEATURING Key Benefits of Attending: Hear top regional and international experts discussing the global advances in laboratory medicine. Receive the latest updates regarding common laboratory and diagnostics tools. Review the best strategies for the diagnosis of diseases. Gain Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit hours. Network, meet and build relationships with peers in the field of laboratory and diagnostics to build relation ships and exchange knowledge. Participate in practical workshops designed to help you overcome the key challenges facing medical profes sionals in the laboratory. SUPPORTED BY AN INITIATIVE BY MEDIA PARTNERS

2 Scientific Committee Carlo Kabaar, Director of Laboratory Services & Outreach, American Hospital Ashish Bhatia, Specialist Pathologist, NMC Royal Hospital, UAE Basel AlTrabulsi, Head of Pathology Department, National Reference Laboratories, UAE Hisham Shams, Chief Medical Officer, Al Borg laboratories, KSA Hala Fouad, Head of Microbiology laboratory, Al Baraha Hospital, UAE Khaled Al Harby, Chairman for Saudi Society for clinical laboratory sciences and consultant in medical molecular genetics professor, College of Applied Medical sciences, King Saud University Faisal Ibrahim, Director of Quality Assurance, National Reference Laboratory, UAE Invited Speakers Include AlBarah ElKhani, MSc, CSSBB, Director of Technical Operations, National Reference Laboratories, UAE Ashish Bhatia, MBBS, MSc, DNB,Head, Dept of Laboratory & Transfusion Medicine, NMC Royal Hospital, UAE Basel Al Trabulsi, Head of Pathology Department, National Reference Laboratories, UAE Carlo Kabaar, Director of Laboratory Services & Outreach, American Hospital Faisal Ibrahim, Director of Quality Assurance, National reference laboratory, UAE Fasila Pallinalakam, Quality Manager, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE Hala Fouad, Head of Microbiology laboratory, Al Baraha Hospital, UAE Hisham Shams, Chief Medical Officer, Al Borg laboratories, KSA Jonathan Harris, BSc., BSC. (Biochem), MSc., FACLMS, POCT manager, Cleveland Clinic Abudhabi, UAE Khadije Nadar, PhD, Laboratory Director, Jaralla German Specialized Clinic, KUWAIT Khaled Al Harby, Chairman for Saudi Society for clinical laboratory sciences and consultant in medical molecular genetics professor, College of Applied Medical sciences, King Saud University, KSA Palat K. Menon, MD PhD MBA CPHQ, Medical Director and Chief Operations Officer, Thumbay Labs, Ajman, UAE Qassim Humoud Al-Shamsi, Deputy Head of Laboratories Accreditation Section, Emirates International Accreditation System, UAE Rana Nabulsi, PhD, Msc, CPHQ, SSGB, EFQM, Senior Clinical Quality Specialist, Head of Quality Assurance Unit, Development and Follow up Section, Pathology and Genetics Department, Dubai Health Authority, UAE Rehab Faraj Al Ameeri, Director of Emirates International Accreditation System, UAE Sabita K. Murthy, Head of Dubai Genetics Center, and Head of Molecular Cytogenetics Unit, Pathology and Genetics Department, Dubai Health Authority, UAE Setul Varma, M.D., IFCAP, Specialist Clinical Pathologist, Dar Al Mouasah Diagnostic Centre, UAE Shereen Atef, Consultant Clinical Pathologist, National Reference Lboratory, UAE Suhaila Al-Ameeri, Consultant Anatomic Pathologist, National Reference Lboratory, UAE Syed Faizan Raza, Laboratory Supervisor, Al Qassimia Hospital, UAE

About the Congress: The Middle East Laboratories & Diagnostics Congress is a leading platform that gathers experts in the field of clinical laboratory and diagnostics and will discuss latest

3 About the Congress: The Middle East Laboratories & Diagnostics Congress is a leading platform that gathers experts in the field of clinical laboratory and diagnostics and will discuss latest advancements and international guidelines regarding key issues such as efficient lab management tools, quality indicators and guidelines, Total lab automation and its impact on efficiency and patient safety, the fundamental role of effective diagnostic tools in blood banks, managing a successful Point of Care Testing Unit, and hot topics in clinical diagnostics. You will have the chance to meet and connect with the leading local, regional and international experts, such as laboratory directors, technology experts, quality professionals, biologists, pathologists, chemists, technologists and other health allied professionals. Who should attend: Laboratory Directors Pathologists Radiologists Laboratory supervisors Biochemists Oncologists Laboratory technologists Microbiologists Bloodbank healthcare professionals Laboratory technicians Hematologists Blood Bank technicians Quality Officers Clinical Chemists Transfusion Nurses Researchers Immunologists Phlebotomists Middle East Laboratory and Diagnostics Awards: Call for abstracts for Middle East Laboratory and Diagnostics Awards If you have an outstanding research or case study that you wish to present as a poster to the Laboratory and Diagnostics community during the Middle East Laboratory and Diagnostics Congress, we invite you to submit your abstract and take part by sharing your ideas and best practices. For submission, please visit: To download the Submission Form and send it with your abstract details to: info@dildc.com Get Awarded The first three winners will be awarded at the conference and the first winner will be given a chance to do a 10-minutes presentation Start knowledge sharing and networking before the congress Follow us on Join our LinkedIn group: Like and Follow us on Facebook: Poster submission deadline: 25th of March 2018.

Think about your organization as a collection of processes, with inputs that determine the output Use the concept of a Sigma Level to evaluate the capability of a process or organization Recognize

4 Pre-Conference Workshops Thursday 26 April, 2018 Workshop A: Six Sigma for Laboratory Workshop Leader: Palat K. Menon, MD PhD MBA CPHQ The Aims of this Workshop is to: Understand the benefits and implications of a Six Sigma program, and relate Six Sigma concepts to the overall business mission and objectives Think about your organization as a collection of processes, with inputs that determine the output Use the concept of a Sigma Level to evaluate the capability of a process or organization Recognize the five-step D-M-A-I-C model used to improve processes Recognize the organizational factors that are necessary groundwork for a successful Six Sigma program Workshop B: Laboratory Certification Systems and how to obtain them This workshop aims to give an understanding of the important accreditation systems needed in clinical laboratories and how to attain them. Will include a visit to an accredited lab in the UAE (TBC) Workshop C: Lab Leadership Skills This workshop targets leaders who are willing to develop a leadership vision, expectations and goals for them and their team and to learn how to successfully motivate their team members for a successful working environment. Workshop D: Clinical cases presentation Clinical cases presentation This workshop encompasses instructive and interactive case presentations to illustrate key principles of clinical diagnostics and challenging cases in different molecular diagnostics specialties.

5 Conference Day One Friday 27 April, 2018 Conference Day Two Saturday 28 April, :00-08:50 Registration, Coffee and Networking 08:50-09:00 Chairman Opening Remarks Quality Management 09:00-09:30 CAP Accreditation: The Quality System Essentials Rana Nabulsi, PhD,Msc,CPHQ, SSGB,EFQM 09:30-10:00 Implementation of an Audit Programme in the Laboratory Fasila Pallinalakam, 10:00-10:30 Networking Break Lab Automation and Informatics 10:30-11:00 Lab Automation: What s Next? 11:00-11:30 Total Laboratory Automation: The Forefront of increasing laboratory Quality and Efficiencies for impaired patient outcome AlBarah ElKhani, MSc, CSSBB 11:30-12:00 Updates on lab informatics: latest innovations 12:00-13:30 Friday Prayer and Lunch Break 13:30-14:00 Personalized Lab Automation and IT Solutions Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banks 14:00-14:30 Impact of Highly Sensitive Tests in Blood Transfusion 14:30-15:00 Screening in blood banks: New technologies Clinical Diagnostics I: Cardiovascular diseases 15:00-15:30 Cardiovascular diseases: Choosing the right Assay for the right case 15:30-16:00 Networking Break 16:00-16:30 Prevent A Misdiagnosis: Biotin and Troponin Interference Clinical Diagnostics II: Women s Health and Oncology 16:30-17:00 Cervical Cancer screening: Latest recommendations 17:00-17:30 Latest in Breast Cancer Diagnostics 17:30 Closing of Conference Day One 08:30-08:50 Registration, coffee and Networking 08:50-09:00 Chairman Opening Remarks 09:00-09:30 Keynote address from the Saudi Society of clinical laboratory sciences Khaled Al Harby, Lab Management 09:30-10:00 Team Work and Medical Errors -The Missing Links 10:00-10:30 Ashish Bhatia MBBS, MSc, DNB Clinical Laboratory Services Centralization: Pros and Cons Khadije Nadar, PhD 10:30-11:00 Networking Break Point of Care Testing 11:00-11:30 The essential skills needed for a POCT Coordinator Jonathan Harris, BSc., BSC. (Biochem), MSc., FACLMS 11:30-12:00 Guidelines and recommendations for POC Glc and HBA1c Testing 12:00-12:30 How POCT Controls Infections in Hospitals. 12:30-13:30 Networking and lunch break Personalized Medicine 13:30-14:00 HLA testing for organ transplantation 14:00-14:30 Personalized Drug therapy: Companion diagnostics CD Clinical Diagnostics III: Infectious and Cardiovascular Diseases 14:30-15:00 Antimicrobial Resistance and ASP (Antimicrobial Stewardship Program) Hala Fouad 15:00-15:30 Prevalence of HPV genotypes and correlation with a possible HPV vaccination strategy for the UAE Palat K. Menon, MD PhD MBA CPHQ 15:30-16:00 Networking and lunch break Molecular Diagnostics 16:00-16:30 Clinical Implications of Microarray in Modern Health Practice Sabita K Murthy, Ph.D, FCCMG,FRCPS 16:30-17:00 High throughout HLA tissue typing via Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Syed Faizan Raza 17:00 Closing of Conference Day Two

Middle East LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTICS CONGRESS 26-28 April 2018 Pre-Congress Workshops: 26 April 2018 Congress: 27-28 April 2018 4 WAYS TO REGISTER info@dildc.

6 Middle East LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTICS CONGRESS April 2018 Pre-Congress Workshops: 26 April 2018 Congress: April WAYS TO REGISTER info@dildc.com or visit or visit DELEGATE DETAILS Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS as information is used to produce delegate badges. Please photocopy for additional delegates and/or delegate with different addresses DELEGATE 1 Mr Mrs Ms Dr Other Name: Organisation: Title: Tel: Fax: Website Address: Nationality: Age Group DELEGATE 2 Mr Mrs Ms Dr Other Name: Organisation: Title: Tel: Fax: Website Address: Nationality: YES! Please register me for: Bronze Gold THIS FORM TO info@dildc.com or fax Age Group Bronze Package: 2-day conference Doctors Residents and Medical students Pharma Companies & Solution Providers Gold Package: 2-day conference Doctors Residents and Medical students Pharma Companies & Solution Providers Includes: Access to all workshops PRICING Early Bird USD 399 USD 299 USD 1,799 Standard Price USD 499 USD 399 USD 1,999 NOTE: Students fee is applicable ONLY for undergraduate students. A valid student ID must be presented at the Registration Desk during the Congress. Otherwise, discounted fee will not apply. Workshop Pricing: 1 Workshop 2 Workshops 3 Workshops 4 Workshops Networking Coffee Breaks Lunch Early Bird USD 499 USD 399 USD 1,999 Standard Price USD 99 USD 189 USD 249 USD 299 All our packages include the following: Post Congress Presentation Access Certificate of Attendance All Prices Exclude 5% VAT Standard Price USD 599 USD 499 USD 2,199 Please indicate your choice of workshops: Workshop A - Six Sigma Workshop B - Laboratory Certification Systems and how to obtain them Workshop C - Lab Leadership Skills Workshop D - Clinical cases presentation By Wire Transfer PAYMENT METHOD By Credit Card Please debit my credit card: Visa Master Card Card No: Valid From: Card Holders Name: Authorised Signature: Internal use only: Registration received on: Full payment received: / Expiry Date: / TEAM DISCOUNTS Team discounts available on request. Check for special group discount for registration of 3 or more. Call for more information. VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION VENUE: Conrad Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai - United Arab Emirates Tel: conrad.dubai_reservations@conradhotels.com For directions, click here to visit the hotel s website. Hotel and travel costs are not included in the registration fee. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Registration and Payment Policy All participants must register prior to congress admission. Pre-registered participants are advised to present a copy of their registration/payment slip at the onsite registration desk. Payment is due at the time of registration and includes lunches, refreshments, conference materials and certificate of attendance. Your registration will not be confirmed until payment is received in full. Cheque payment may only be made from UAE and in AED. Kindly contact us at info@dildc.com to discuss. EFT / Direct Deposit to be effected as per bank details on the invoice. Payment should be made within 7 days of invoice date. Payment can also be done through credit card or Paypal. Discounts All early bird discounts require payment at the time of registration and before the early bird deadline in order to receive any discount. Discount offers cannot be combined with any other offer. Cancellation Policy Registration cancellations must be notified in writing by to the Maarefah s office in Dubai. info@dildc.com Cancellations received 30 days prior to the event will receive a refund of the registration fees, less an administration charge of 100 USD of the congress fee. Cancellations made after, as well as 'no shows', are not eligible for a refund. Refunds will be processed 2 months after the event completion date. Liability Maarefah reserves the right to amend any part of the Congress s programme if necessary at any time. Maarefah will not be held liable for damages of any nature sustained by delegates or accompanying persons, or loss of, or damage to their personal property as a result of attending the congress or its related events. While every consideration has been taken when presenting the demographics of the attendees in the programme, Maarefah doesn't guarantee the exact demographics of the congress attendees and can not be held responsible for the same.

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