Overview:
Theme: Acquire innovative strategies in molecular diagnostics with evolving evidences and new technologies
This Molecular Diagnostics conference at MEDLAB will bring together a balance of industry and research so that delegates have the unique opportunity to network with colleagues from different sectors and gain fresh perspective on molecular and non-molecular rapid diagnostic techniques and Next Generation Sequencing.
Key topics
- Metagenomics: A culture-independent diagnostics for bacterial blood stream infections
- DNA Microarray in detection of emerging variants of methicillin
- Genome editing
- Strategies for the prevention of genetic diseases
- Next-Generation Sequencing in oncology
- Whole Genome Sequencing in neonatal onset of neurodegenerative disorders
Benefits of attending:
- Review molecular and non-molecular rapid diagnostic techniques and their applications for molecular diagnostics
- Discuss test validation and verification in the molecular laboratory
- Examine application of gene therapy or biologic response modifiers
- Discuss emerging trends in NGS data analysis, clinical diagnostics and biomarker development
Chairs:
Dr Mohammed Naveed, Consultant Geneticist & Paediatrician; Director - Planning & Operations, H.H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Humanitarian & Scientific Foundation, Dubai, UAE
Co-chair:
Dr Imran Mirza, Chief, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Activity Director:
Dr Fadi W. Abdul –Karim, Professor of Pathology and Vice Chair for Education, Robert Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Med Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
Speaker faculty:
Dr Edet E Udo, Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
Dr Jennifer L. Hunt, Chair, Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Dr Nuha Al Zaabi, Department of Pediatric, College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
Dr Richard Sandford, Academic Department of Medical Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Rick Kamps, Head Research Technician, PhD Student, Clinical Genomics and Cell Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Dr Sara Sorrell, Staff Physician, Executive Health, Medical Subspecialties Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Sumita Danda, Head, Department of Medical Genetics, Christian Medical College & Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Teresa Kruisselbrink, Genetics Counselors Supervisor, Mayo Clinic Center of Individualized Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Accreditation statement:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 33.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.
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