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NEW PRACTICES AND IMPACTS OF RAPID MULTIPLEX PCR TESTING IN DIAGNOSIS AND INFECTION CONTROL OF LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
Friday 4 August 2023
- 09:30 - 10:30 New Delhi time (UTC+5:30)
- 12:00 - 13:00 Singapore, Shanghai, Taipei, Perth time (UTC+8)
- 13:00 - 14:00 Seoul, Tokyo time (UTC+9)
Supported by bioMérieux
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OUTLINE
This webinar provides a space for respiratory health professionals from around the globe to share their experiences with respiratory infections. Participants have the chance to ask questions, discuss, and hear perspectives from doctors.
FORMAT
- Welcome Remarks (5 mins)
- Lecture “New practices and impacts of rapid multiplex PCR testing in diagnosis and infection control of lower respiratory infections” by Dr Arthur Jeng (35 mins)
- Update of The National Action Plan of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Japan by Dr Saito Hiroki (5 mins)
- Panel Discussion (15 mins)
- Closing Remarks
CHAIRPERSONS & SPEAKERS

Dr Yuanlin Song
MODERATOR
Head APSR Respiratory Infections (non-TB) Assembly
China

Dr David C L Lam
OPENING REMARKS
President APSR
Hong Kong

Dr Nick Chia
CLOSING REMARKS
Vice President of Medical Affairs ASPAC
bioMérieux

Dr Arthur C. Jeng
SPEAKER
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA, School of Medicine
Infection Control Director, Olive View UCLA Medical Center
USA

Dr Hiroki Saito
SPEAKER
Consultant, World Health Organization
Assistant Professor, St. Marianna University, School of Medicine
Yokohama Seibu Hospital, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Japan