ASLM2016 Scientific Programme
The ASLM2016 scientific programme aims to serve as a platform for the international laboratory medicine community to share best practices, acquire knowledge, and debate innovative approaches for combatting global health threats together. Links open in a new tab.
| Time | Session Type | Room Location |
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| 08:00-17:00 |
Seminar 1: SLMTA-SLIPTA Symposium Download Flyer Hosted by: ASLM and US CDC |
Roof Terrace |
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Seminar 2: HIV Drug Resistance Testing Workshop Download Flyer Hosted by: Thermo Fisher Scientific, South Africa |
CTICC 2.41-2.43 | |
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Seminar 3: Molecular Diagnostics in Haematological Malignancies Download Flyer Hosted by: National Health Laboratory Service Sponsor: Novartis |
CTICC 2.44-2.46 | |
| 08:00-12:00 |
Seminar 4: Translating Laboratory Informatics into Patient Care: mHealth & Implementation Science Research Download Flyer Hosted by: Department of Molecular Medicine & Haematology, National Priority Programs, NHLS, South Africa |
CTICC 2.61-2.63 |
| 12:00-13:00 | BREAK (lunch on your own) | CTICC |
| 13:00-17:00 |
Seminar 6: Lessons Learnt from a Large Scale Implementation of the Xpert MTB/RIF TB Program in South Africa Download Flyer Hosted by: National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa |
CTICC 2.61-2.63 |
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Seminar 7: Connected Diagnostics: Implementation, Challenges, and Benefits in 2016 Hosted by: SystemOne |
CTICC 2.64-2.66 | |
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Seminar 7A: Regulatory Forum and Workshop Hosted by: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
CTICC 1.61-1.62 |
| Time | Session Type | Room Location |
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| 08:00-18:30 |
Seminar 8: SLMTA-SLIPTA Symposium Download Flyer Hosted by: ASLM and US CDC |
Roof Terrace |
| 08:00-12:00 |
Seminar 9: Scientific Writing Hosted by: African Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
CTICC 2.41-2.43 |
| Seminar 10: HIV & TB Surveillance Hosted by: NHLS TBD |
CTICC 2.44-2.46 | |
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Seminar 11: Quality Needs for Molecular TB/HIV and HPV Diagnostic Assays Applied in Clinical Laboratories Download Flyer Hosted by: AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) |
CTICC 2.61-2.63 | |
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Seminar 12: Ensuring the RIGHT First 90s Through Innovative Approaches Hosted by: US CDC |
CTICC 1.61 – 1.62 | |
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Seminar 12B: Building a Laboratory Community of Practice for Laboratory Strengthening Standards and Best Practice Hosted by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
CTICC 1.64 | |
| 8:00-11:00 |
Seminar 12A: West Africa Day – How to reach the third “90” in West and Central Africa Hosted by: UNITAID |
CTICC 1.61-1.62 |
| 12:00-13:00 | BREAK (lunch on your own) | CTICC |
| 13:00-17:00 |
Seminar 13: Ensuring the RIGHT First 90s Through Innovative Approaches Hosted by: University of Cambridge: Diagnostics for the Real World |
CTICC 2.41-2.43 |
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Seminar 14: WHO Workshop on Prequalification of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) for National Regulatory Authorities Hosted by: World Health Organization |
CTICC 2.44-2.46 | |
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Seminar 15: Quality Assurance for CD4, Early Infant Diagnosis, and Viral Load Point-of-Care Hosted by: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; International Diagnostics Centre |
CTICC 2.61-2.63 | |
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Seminar 16: The Value of Knowing Why: The Case for HIV Resistance Genotyping in Africa Hosted by: Aldatu Biosciences |
CTICC 2.64-2.66 | |
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Seminar 16B: Mapping Laboratory Capacity, Systems, and Networks in Africa Hosted by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
CTICC 1.64 | |
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Seminar 16C: Launch of HIV Viral Load Scale-up Tools Hosted by: US CDC |
CTICC 1.61-1.62 | |
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Seminar 16D: Integrating and optimizing laboratory services to reach the 90:90:90 targets Hosted by: NHLS; US PEPFAR |
CTICC 1.41-1.42 |
| Time | Session Type | Room Location |
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| 08:00-10:00 |
Seminar 21A: Evolving partnerships for TB diagnostic network strengthening in Africa Hosted by: Global Laboratory Initiative for Africa (GLI Africa) and FIND |
CTICC 1.61-1.62 |
| 08:00-12:00 |
Seminar 17: Systems Strengthening for Viral Load Scale Up Hosted by: Roche Diagnostics |
CTICC 1.41-1.42 |
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Seminar 18: Biobanking for Africa: The H3 African biorepositories Hosted by: H3 Africa |
CTICC 1.43-1.44 | |
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Seminar 18A: Emerging Technologies to Ensure Continued Competency of Laboratory Professionals and HIV Test Providers Hosted by: CDC and University of New Mexico, School of Medicine |
CTICC 1.43-1.44 | |
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Seminar 19: Early Warning and Response Systems and Global Health Security Hosted by: US CDC Division of Viral Diseases, Atlanta and Division of Global Health Protection, Vietnam |
CTICC 2.44-2.46 | |
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Seminar 20: Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Global Health Threats with Simple and Fast Syndromic Testing Technologies Hosted by: bioMérieux SA |
CTICC 2.61-2.63 | |
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Seminar 21: Laboratory safety when dealing with routine diagnostic specimens from patients with suspected viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) Download Flyer Hosted by: NHLS, South Africa |
CTICC 2.64-2.66 | |
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Seminar 22A: Public-Private Partnerships to Expand Access to High Quality Testing Services in Africa Hosted by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
CTICC 1.64 | |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Seminar 22: Diagnostic challenges of acute febrile illness Hosted by: FIND |
CTICC 1.61-1.62 |
| 12:00-12:30 | BREAK (lunch on your own) | CTICC |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Seminar 23: Implementing Nucleic Acid Testing in Blood Transfusion Services – Practical approaches – Why? and How? Hosted by: Ilex South Africa |
CTICC 1.41-1.42 |
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Seminar 24: Cervical Cancer Screening Programs – Effective Tools and Approaches Hosted by: Hologic |
CTICC 1.43-1.44 | |
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Seminar 24A: The Merck Global Health Integrated Approach: Health Solutions for Most Vulnerable Populations Hosted by: Merck |
CTICC 1.61-1.62 | |
| 14:00-16:00 | Opening Ceremony Keynote speaker: Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa |
Auditorium 1 |
| 16:00-17:30 | Opening Reception | Ballroom East/West and Jasminum |
| Time | Session Type | Room Location |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00-08:30 |
Seminar 25: Improving Laboratory Systems in Africa via the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Hosted by: ASLM |
CTICC 1.4 |
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Seminar 26: Statistical Secrets Revealed Hosted by: African Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
CTICC 1.4 | |
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Seminar 27: Beckman Coulter launches CARES Initiative – advancing Healthcare for everyone Hosted by: Beckman Coulter |
CTICC 2.4 | |
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Seminar 28: Mentor4TB: The Toolkit Hosted by: American Society for Microbiology |
CTICC 2.6 | |
| 08:30-09:00 | BREAK (breakfast on your own) | CTICC |
| 09:00-10:30 |
PLENARY 1: Public Health Institutes and Global Health Security: Laboratory as a Lynch Pin |
Auditorium 1 |
| 10:30-11:00 | BREAK (in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| 10:30-17:00 | Exhibition and Poster Hall | East/West Ballroom |
| 11:00-12:30 | Oral Session 1.1: New Technologies for Disease Control Elimination | CTICC 1.4 |
| Oral Session 1.2: Preparedness and Lessons Learned from Outbreaks | CTICC 1.6 | |
| Oral Session 1.3: Emerging Trends of Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa | CTICC 2.4 | |
| Oral Session 1.4: Strategies for Scaling Up Diagnostics | CTICC 2.6 | |
| 12:30-13:30 | LUNCH & POSTER SESSIONS (pay options available in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| Oral Poster 1.1: Quality and Biosafety | East/West Ballroom – Stage 1 | |
| Oral Poster 1.2: Role of Laboratory Networks in Disease Detection and Outbreak Preparedness | East/West Ballroom – Stage 2 | |
| 12:45-13:30 |
Seminar 29: Discover Change Hosted by: Abbott |
CTICC 1.4 |
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Seminar 29A: TBD Hosted by: Siemens |
CTICC 2.6 | |
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Seminar 30: Innovative Point-of-Care Technologies: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward Hosted by: Fio Corporation |
CTICC 1.6 | |
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Seminar 30A: Uganda’s Specimen Hub Transport System: Supporting the Scale-up of Viral Load Monitoring Hosted by: Pangaea Global AIDS and Beckman Coulter |
CTICC 2.4 | |
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Seminar 30B: Hepatitis C Core Antigen Testing for Diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Hosted by: Daktari Diagnostics |
CTICC 2.6 | |
| 13:30-15:00 |
SPECIAL SESSION 1: Global Health Security Needs for Africa |
Auditorium 1 |
| 15:00-15:30 | BREAK (in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| 15:30-16:30 |
SYMPOSIUM #1: Antimicrobial Resistance: A Global Threat |
CTICC 1.4 |
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SYMPOSIUM #2: Global Health Security, Public Health Institutes, and Laboratory Networks |
CTICC 1.6 | |
| Late Breaker Oral Session 1.1: Late Breaking News for Global Health Emergencies | CTICC 2.4 | |
| Late Breaker Oral Session 1.2: Maximizing Public Health Impact Through Improved Access to and Use of Diagnostics | CTICC 2.6 | |
| 16:30-17:00 | BREAK (in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| 17:00-18:30 |
ROUND TABLE #1: HIV Laboratory Services for 90/90/90: Lesson from the HIV Impact Assessment |
TBA |
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ROUND TABLE #2: Reconstruction of Health Systems Post-Ebola: 3 Years Later |
CTICC 1.6 | |
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ROUND TABLE #3: Using Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPD) Surveillance Networks to Strengthen Preparedness |
CTICC 2.4 | |
| 18:30-19:00 | BREAK | |
| 19:00-20:30 |
Seminar 30C: From Product Selection to Reagent Rental Agreements: Supply chain Implications of Viral Load Scale-up Hosted by: USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program |
CTICC 1.4 |
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Seminar 30D: WHO Workshop on Post-market Surveillance of IVDs (for end-users) and External Quality Assessment Schemes Hosted by: World Health Organization |
CTICC 1.6 | |
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Seminar 30E: The Origin of Fever and Anemia in Developing Countries Hosted by: Sysmex |
CTICC 2.4 | |
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Seminar 30F: Building Laboratory Workforce Capacity in Africa through ASLM Fellowships Hosted by: ASLM |
CTICC 2.6 |
| Time | Session Type | Room Location |
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| 07:00-08:30 |
Seminar 31: HIV viral load on the Panther System – performance from the field Hosted by: Hologic |
CTICC 1.4 |
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Seminar 32: The Power of Q: Decentralizing HIV Early infant Diagnosis and Viral Load Testing to achieve 90-90-90 Goals Hosted by: Alere |
CTICC 1.6 | |
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Seminar 33: Distance/Non-traditional Learning Methods for Continuing Medical Education Provides Opportunities for Compliance Success in Resource Limited Countries Hosted by: International Medical Technologies/VESSEL EDUCATION |
CTICC 2.4 | |
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Seminar 34: System Strengthening: Sample Transportation and Data Management Hosted by: ASLM, CHAI, UNITAID |
CTICC 2.6 | |
| 08:30-09:00 | BREAK (breakfast on your own) | CTICC |
| 09:00-10:30 |
PLENARY 2: The New Tidal Waves of Non-Communicable Diseases in Africa: Are the Laboratory Systems Prepared? |
Auditorium 1 |
| 10:30-11:00 | BREAK (in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| 10:30-17:00 | Exhibition and Poster Hall | East/West Ballroom |
| 11:00-12:30 | Oral Session 2.1: Emerging Epidemics of Silent Killers in Africa | CTICC 1.4 |
| Oral Session 2.2: Novel Approaches in Cancer Diagnostics and Surveillance | CTICC 1.6 | |
| Oral Session 2.3: Solutions in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Disease | CTICC 2.4 | |
| Oral Session 2.4: Surveillance and Outbreaks: Containment of a Plague | CTICC 2.6 | |
| 12:30-13:30 | LUNCH & POSTER SESSIONS (pay options available in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| Oral Poster 2.1: Epidemiology and Detection of Chronic Diseases in Africa | East/West Ballroom – Stage 1 | |
| Oral Poster 2.2: Special Issues In Non-Communicable Diseases | East/West Ballroom – Stage 2 | |
| 12:45-1:30 |
Seminar 35: Achieving 90-90-90 Targets: Integrating TB and HIV Testing Hosted by: Cepheid |
CTICC 1.4 |
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Seminar 37: An Integrated Laboratory Response to Global Health Securities: Exploring the Gaps in Laboratory Capacity and the Tools and Resources a Community of Practice for Laboratories through Global Health Laboratories can Provide Hosted by: The Global Health Network |
CTICC 2.4 | |
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Seminar 38: Regulation of HIVST in Africa: requirements, readiness and response Hosted by: STAR/WITS |
CTICC 2.6 | |
| 13:30-15:00 |
SPECIAL SESSION 2: Non-Communicable Diseases & Laboratory Medicine in Africa |
Auditorium 1 |
| 15:00-15:30 | BREAK (in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| 15:30-16:30 |
SYMPOSIUM #3: Sleeping Giants Awaking: Viral Hepatitis and Cancers in Africa: Epidemiology, Diagnostic, and Management |
CTICC 1.4 |
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SYMPOSIUM #4: Strengthening Systems for Pathology in Africa: Leapfrogging to Meet the Needs |
CTICC 1.6 | |
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Seminar 39: Strengthening Diagnostic Networks in Africa Hosted by: Global Laboratory Initiative for Africa (GLI Africa) |
CTICC 2.6 | |
| Late Breaker Oral Session 2.1: Partnerships In Achieving Global Health Security | CTICC 2.4 | |
| 16:30-17:00 | BREAK (in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| 17:00-18:30 |
ROUND TABLE #4: Diagnostics for the Future – Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Infectious Diseases |
CTICC 1.4 |
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ROUND TABLE #5: Creating Economically Viable Laboratory Capacity to Meet Health Needs in Africa – Including those of the Sustainable Development Goals |
CTICC 1.6 | |
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ROUND TABLE #6: Non-Communicable Disease Pathology in Africa |
CTICC 2.4 | |
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Seminar 40: Part 1. Implementing POC Technologies for Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV: Lessons Learned, Strategic Planning, Models for Scale-up, and Remaining Debates Hosted by: EGPAF, MSF, EID Consortium/LSHTM, CHAI, ASLM |
CTICC 2.6 | |
| 18:30-19:00 | BREAK | CTICC |
| 19:00-20:30 |
Seminar 41: ForLab and LabEquip: Two Essential Tools for Scaling-up Viral Load Testing Hosted by: USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program |
CTICC 1.4 |
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Seminar 42: Assuring the quality of in vitro diagnostics (IVDs): WHO Prequalification of IVDs (PQDx) and Emergency Use Assessment and Listing (EUAL) Hosted by: World Health Organization |
CTICC 1.6 | |
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Seminar 43: Unpacking PPP’s Myths and Opportunities Hosted by: Sysmex |
CTICC 2.4 | |
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Seminar 44: Part 2. Implementing POC Technologies for Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV: Lessons Learned, Strategic Planning, Models for Scale-up, and Remaining Debates Hosted by: EGPAF, MSF, EID Consortium/LSHTM, CHAI, ASLM |
CTICC 2.6 |
| Time | Session Type | Room Location |
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| 07:00-08:30 | Seminar 45: Detailed summary TBA Hosted by: ASLM |
CTICC 1.4 |
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Seminar 46: Developing Killer Presentations Hosted by: African Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
CTICC 1.6 | |
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Seminar 47: Make a booking (PDF) Hosted by: SPACE AVAILABLE |
CTICC 2.6 | |
| 08:30-09:00 | BREAK (breakfast on your own) | CTICC |
| 09:00-10:30 |
PLENARY 3: Clinical Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Management |
Auditorium 1 |
| 10:30-11:00 | BREAK (in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| 10:30-14:30 | Exhibition and Poster Hall | East/West Ballroom |
| 11:00-12:30 | Oral Session 3.1: Achieving International Targets and the Global Health Security Agenda | CTICC 1.4 |
| Oral Session 3.2: Quality Management Systems In Improving The Laboratory and Clinical Interface | CTICC 1.6 | |
| Oral Session 3.3: Networking to Support Global Health | CTICC 2.4 | |
| Oral Session 3.4: Capacity Building and Sustainability | CTICC 2.6 | |
| 12:30-13:30 | LUNCH & POSTER SESSIONS (pay options available in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| Oral Poster 3.1: The Role of Partnerships In Improving Global Health | East/West Ballroom – Stage 1 | |
| Oral Poster 3.2: Approaches for Quality Management Systems and Diagnostics | East/West Ballroom – Stage 2 | |
| 13:30-15:00 |
SYMPOSIUM #5: Quality Management Systems and Patient Care in Africa |
CTICC 1.4 |
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SYMPOSIUM #6: Strengthening the Interface between Diagnostics and Care: Scaling-up HIV Viral Load |
CTICC 2.4 | |
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SYMPOSIUM #7: Updates on SLIPTA and Accreditation |
CTICC 2.4 | |
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Seminar 48: Make a booking (PDF) Hosted by: SPACE AVAILABLE |
CTICC 2.6 | |
| 15:00-15:30 | BREAK (in exhibition hall) | East/West Ballroom |
| 15:30-16:30 | CLOSING SESSION | Auditorium 1 |
| 16:30-17:30 | AWARDS CEREMONY | Auditorium 1 |
| 17:30-19:00 | CLOSING RECEPTION | Outside Auditorium 1 |