Education&ScienceWebinars

FROM PANDEMIC TO TRIPLEDEMIC TO ENDEMIC: ‘FINDING DIAGNOSTIC CERTAINTIES IN A CHANGING RESPIRATORY LANDSCAPE’ 

Wednesday 14 June 2023

  • 18:00 - 19:30 Sydney time (UTC+10)
  • 17:00 - 18:30 Tokyo time (UTC+9)
  • 16:00 - 17:30 Singapore time (UTC+8)
  • 13:30 - 15:00 Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

An educational initiative supported by Cepheid

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OUTLINE

This webinar provides a platform for respiratory health professionals across Asia Pacific to share their experiences on the emerging landscape of respiratory infections beyond COVID-19 and the need for us to be better prepared for an uncertain season ahead. Participants will have the chance to ask questions, discuss and hear perspectives from the speakers and panelists.

FORMAT

  1. Welcome and Introduction from the APSR (5 mins)
  2. Presentation-1 (15 mins)
  3. Presentation-2 (15 mins)
  4. Panel Discussion (45 mins)
  5. Q&A (15 mins)
  6. Closing Remarks (5 mins)

total: 60 minutes

TOPICS

Talks​:
“CoV-2 and Influenza Strains with Mutations and Its Impact on Diagnostics”- Dr Paul Griffin
“Diagnostics of Respiratory Viruses: Choosing the right test with a “real” impact!”- Dr Bryant R Boyd 

Panel Discussion:
Respiratory Testing in the Post-Covid-19 Era-Variants, future pandemics, and role of targeted multiplexing  

SPEAKERS & PANELIST

Dr Yuanlin Song

MODERATOR

Head APSR Respiratory Infections (non-TB) Assembly

China

Dr Steven Badman

MODERATOR 

Director Medical and Scientific Affairs, Cepheid APAC

Dr David C L Lam

CLOSING REMARKS

President APSR

Hong Kong

Dr Paul Griffin

SPEAKER

Director of Infectious Diseases, Mater Health Services, Brisbane and Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of Queensland School of Medicine,

Australia

Dr Bryant R Boyd

SPEAKER

Emergency Medicine Physician Willis-Knighton Health System, Bossier City, LA

USA

Dr Glenn Edwards

PANELIST

Executive Director ACT Pathology Canberra,

Australia

Dr Frenil Munim

PANELIST

Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, Nobel Micropath Laboratory, Perfect diagnostics and Venus Hospital, Surat,

India

Dr Masafumi Seki

PANELIST

Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control,Saitama Medical University International Medical Center,

Japan

Dr Peter Wark

PANELIST

Senior Staff Specialist,Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital Conjoint Professor, University of Newcastle,

Australia