
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
- Welcome and Introduction from the APSR (5 mins)
- Presentation-1 (15 mins)
- Presentation-2 (15 mins)
- Panel Discussion (45 mins)
- Q&A (15 mins)
- 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