Transformation Talks Agenda
6 February 2020
Dubai World Trade Centre
Day 1 - Monday, 3 February 2020
11:00
Blockchain and medical devices: Compliance and transparency
Edward Bukstel, CEO, Clinical Blockchain, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
12:00
The future of medical reports
Baher Al Hakim, CEO, Medicus, USA
13:00
Microbiology 4.0: Re-engineering collection, processing, and analysis of Bacteriology samples
Omar Ramadan, Business Development Manager, Copan, Italy
13:30
The world’s first universal cancer blood test for all types of cancer - Early detection
DrAhmed Bourghida, Chief Scientific Officer, RMDM limited, London, UK
14:00
Bugs are evolving, so should diagnostics – coming soon the new BioFire® Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel
Alexander Krause, PhD., Sr. Marketing Manager, bioMérieux, France
14:30
Genetic clinical services
Sana Islam, Commercial Applications Specialist & Genetic Counsellor, Alliance Global, Dubai, UAE
15:00
Career talk
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates in the US
Dr Fadi W. Abdul-Karim, Professor Emeritus, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr Suzanne Bakdash, Clinical Pathologist, Cleveland Clinic Ohio, Ohio, USA
Day 2 - Tuesday, 4 February 2020
11:00
From single cell to spatial transcriptomics - 10x genomics biology at high resolution
Chiara Reggio, Channel Account Manager, EMEA, 10X Genomics, Italy
11:30
PCR|ONE: 15-minute Point-Of-Care PCR for screening and for syndromic testing
Piotr Garstecki, CEO, Curiosity Diagnostics, Poland
12:00
Updates on digital pathology
Gagan Goel, IT Director, National Reference Laboratory, Abu Dhabi, UAE
12:30
20/20 qPCR and automation
John Corbett, CEO, Biomolecular Systems, Australia
13:00
Rapid, point of care DNA testing - a case study in precision medicine for cardiac stent patients
Riwat Lim, EU Business Lead, Spartan Bioscience, UK
14:00
Get the latest in Syndromic TRENDS – a cloud based big data initiative for epidemiology with BioFire panels
Charudutt Shah, Marketing Director (EMEA), BioFire, France
15:00
Career talk
Career ladder and progression. Insights from Disney.
Dr Aaron Han, Consultant Pathologist and Director of Haematology and Flow Cytometry, American Hospital Dubai, Vice President, Emirates Pathology Society, Dubai, UAE
Day 3 - Wednesday, 5 February 2020
11:00
The fastest and most comprehensive way to detect pneumonia pathogens – BioFire® Pneumonia plus Panel
Dr Basel Salama, Regional Medical Advisor – Middle East, KSA, and Caucasus, bioMérieux, UAE
11:30
The next generation of monoclonal protein measurement
James Last, Medical Science Liaison Manager, The Binding Site Group Ltd., Birmingham, UK
12:00
Updates in newborn screening & genetic disorders
Dr Ralph Fingerhut, Director, Swiss Newborn Screening Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland
12:30
Prenatal testing: More, better, safe, effective, for all
Prof Philippos Patsalis, Founder & CEO, NIPD Genetics, Professor of Human Genetics, University of Nicosia Medical School; Distinguished Professor, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
13:00
World of genetics
H.E. Dr. Maryam Mohd. Fatma Matar, MD, Ph.D., Founder and Chairperson, UAE Genetic Diseases Association, Dubai, UAE
14:00
Molecular solutions for the non-molecular laboratory
Dr Fawad Mansoor, Product Specialist, Randox, Dubai, UAE
Dr Scott McKeown, BDM MENA, Randox, Dubai, UAE
15:00
Career talk
My journey from university to the lab
Dr Mansour Al-Zarouni, Chair, MEDLAB Middle East Congress; Member, General Secretariat Committee, Sultan Bin Khalifa International Thalassemia Award (SITA), Dubai, UAE
Day 4 - Thursday, 6 February 2020
11:00
Rapid, point of care DNA testing - a case study in precision medicine for cardiac stent patients
Riwat Lim, EU Business Lead, Spartan Bioscience, UK
12:00
QIAstat-Dx – the next generation of syndromic insights
Henry Hatton, Professional Customer Solutions Manager, Commercial Partners, QIAStat-Dx MEA, QIAGEN, Liverpool, UK
12:30
Phenomics and the contributions of biological mass spectrometry to clinical diagnosis
Professor Ray K Iles, Founding Dean, College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
13:00
Digital health innovation
Mazin Gadir, Strategy & Organizational Transformation Advisor, Digital Health and Innovation Consultant, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
14:00
Rectal screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a proposed workflow
Sonia Allibardi, Molecular Biologist, Copan Italia, Brescia, Italy
