33rd MACB Annual Scientific Conference 2023
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP PROGRAM
IFCC - C-CLM - MACB Workshop on Benchmarking Quality Performance in the Clinical
Laboratory
4th September 2023 Program
8:00 - 8:50 am Registration
8:50 - 9:00am Workshop briefing and moderator - Dr Raja Elina Raja Aziddin
Analytical Quality Goal Specification
9:00 - 9:45 am
A/P Dr Prasenjit Mitra, India
IFCC C-CLM
Experience sharing on Analytical Quality Goal Application
Pn Rozita binti Abdullah (Hospital Sungai Buloh, Malaysia)
9:45 - 10:45 am
Discussion
A/P Dr Prasenjit Mitra, India
IFCC C-CLM
10:45 - 11:15 am BREAK
Moving Average: Impact of Implementing patient-based
quality control.
11:15 - 12:00
A/P Dr Mahesheema Ali,USA
IFCC C-CLM
Experience sharing on the implementation of patient-based
QC
i) Dr Mohd Jamsani bin Mat Salleh (Hospital Seberang Jaya,
Malaysia)
ii) Dr Ana Daliela binti Masiman (Hospital Melaka, Malaysia)
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Discussion
A/P Dr Mahesheema Ali,USA
IFCC C-CLM
1:00 - 2:30 Lunch Break
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Concept And Framework of Auto Verification.
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Dr Merve Sibel Güngören, Turkey
IFCC C-CLM
Experience sharing on the implementation of auto verification
i) Dr Mohd Jamsani bin Mat Salleh (Hospital Seberang Jaya,
Malaysia)
ii) Dr Munirah bt Md Mansor (Hospital Canselor Tuanku
3:15 - 4:15 pm Muhriz, Malaysia)
Discussion
Dr Merve Sibel Güngören, Turkey
IFCC C-CLM
4:30 PM End of Pre-Conference Workshop
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
5th September 2023,
Program
Day 1
7:45 - 8:30 am Registration
Opening Ceremony
a) Minister of Health Malaysia
b) MACB President
8:30 - 9:20 am
c) 33rd MACB Conference Chairman
MACB Long Service Recognition Award
LECTURE 1
The Value of Thyroid Antibody Testing
9:20 - 10:00 am
Prof Aw Tar Choon (Changi General Hospital, Singapore)
10:00 - 10:30 am BREAK - Booth /Poster Visit
SYMPOSIUM 1: IFCC C-CLM Symposium on Innovative Solutions in Laboratory
Medicine
Strategic Innovation in Laboratory Medicine
10:30 - 11:00 am
A/P Dr Mahesheema Ali,USA
IFCC C-CLM
Digital Transformation Strategies in Clinical Laboratories
11:00 - 11:30 am
Dr Merve Sibel Güngören, Turkey
IFCC C-CLM
Artificial Intelligence in Laboratory Medicine
11:30 -12:00 pm
A/P Dr Prasenjit Mitra, India
IFCC C-CLM
12:00 - 12:15 pm Q&A
INDUSTRIAL LECTURE 1
Translation of mass spectrometry-based assay into
routine clinical service.
12:15 - 12: 45 pm
Dr Daryl Hee Kim Hor (Changi General Hospital,
Singapore)
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12:50 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break - Booth and Poster Visit
SYMPOSIUM 2: Chronic Kidney Disease
Role of the laboratory in the diagnosis & management of
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
2:00 - 2:30 pm
Prof Graham Jones (University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia)
Beta-Trace Protein (BTP) as a potential biomarker for
patients on hemodialysis.
2:30 - 3:00 pm
A/P Dr Lim Soo Kun (University Malaya Medical Centre,
Malaysia)
Update on eGFR status in Malaysia.
3:00 - 3:30 pm
A/P Dr Pavai Sthaneswar (University Malaya Medical
Centre, Malaysia)
3:30 - 3:45 pm Q&A
ORAL PRESENTATION & YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD
A) Young Scientist Award
3:45 - 5:45 pm
B) Oral Presentation
5:45 – 6:00 PM TEA & END of DAY 1
6th September 2023,
Program
Day 2
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration
INDUSTRIAL LECTURE 2
ISO 15189 2022 and Laboratory Quality-what’s new and
what’s not.
8:30 - 9:10 am
Professor Sten Westgard
Director of Client Services and Technology for Westgard
QC, USA
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SYMPOSIUM 3: Liver Disease
Identifying Patients With More Severe Metabolic
Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease
9:10 - 9:40 am
Prof Chan Wah Keong (University Malaya Medical Centre,
Malaysia)
Role of laboratory in facilitating liver transplant
9:40 - 10:10 am
Dr Tengku Norita Tengku Yazid (Selayang Hospital,
Malaysia)
10:10 - 10:20 am Q&A
10:20 - 10:50 am BREAK - Booth /Poster Visit
SYMPOSIUM 4: Update on Troponin I
Validation of hs-Troponin I Rule In/Out Algorithm in
Emergency Department
10:50 - 11:10 am
Dr Laurent Samson,
Associate Director of Siemens Global Marketing
hs-Troponin I in UMMC - What's Next?
11:10 - 11:30 am
Dr Farhi Ain Jamaluddin (University Malaya Medical
Centre, Malaysia)
hs-Troponin I in Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis
Patients
11:30 - 12:00 pm
A/P Dr Alexander Loch (University Malaya Medical
Centre, Malaysia)
12:00 - 12:15 pm Q&A
LECTURE 2
Implementing Patient Based Real Time QC: Analytical
Tools Making It Easier To Get Started.
12:15 - 1:00 pm
Vincent Chiera
Head of Digitalization, Asia Pacific and Japan (Siemens)
1:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break - Booth and Poster Visit
LECTURE 3
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Data-science perspective on methodologies for
2:00 – 2:40 pm determination of reference intervals
Prof Kiyoshi Ichihara (Japan)
SYMPOSIUM 5: Update on Endocrinology
Updates on Diabetes
2:40 – 3:10 pm
Dr Leslie Charles Lai Chin Loy (Gleneagles Hospital
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Interpretative challenges in Endocrine Testing
3:10 – 3:40 pm
A/ P Dr Aletza binti Mohd Ismail (Universiti Teknologi
Mara, Malaysia)
Updates on Bone Turnover Markers in Osteoporosis
3:40 - 4:10 pm
A/P Dr Subashini C.Thambiah (Universiti Putra Malaysia,
Malaysia)
4:10 -4:25 pm Q&A
Award Presentation and Closing Ceremony
4:25 - 5:30pm
Photo Sessions
END OF DAY 2
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