Symposium 4: The Role of the Laboratory in Controlling STIs
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| Friday, November 2, 2018 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Princes Ballroom C |
Details
This session will focus on how clinical and reference laboratories can contribute to the control of STIs.
Learning objectives:
To understand how different laboratory tests can be used in the prevention and control of STIs, including antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and To understand how laboratory data can be used to inform STI surveillance
During the panel discussion panellists will explore:
What is the role of the 21st century laboratory in reducing STIs? ; The role of PoC testing in controlling STIs; The pros and cons of NAAT testing for STIs and The ethics of using genomic data in tracking STIs
Speaker
A/Prof David Whiley
Principal Research Fellow
The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research
Rapid diagnostics for gonoccocal resistance detection
2:00 PM - 2:20 PMBiography
Professor Catriona Bradshaw
Staff Specialist
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Global trends in antimicrobial resistance and implications for treatment strategies for M.genitalium
2:20 PM - 2:40 PMBiography
Doctor Makoto Ohnishi
Deputy Director General
Department of Bacteriology I, NIID
Professor Catriona Bradshaw
Staff Specialist
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Panel Discussion
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Collette Bromhead
Panel Discussion
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Prof Seung-Ju Lee
Professor
The Catholic University of Korea
Panel Discussion
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Doctor Makoto Ohnishi
Deputy Director General
Department of Bacteriology I, NIID
Panel Discussion
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
A/Prof David Whiley
Principal Research Fellow
The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research
Panel Discussion
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Chair
Barbara Van Der Pol
Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine
Deborah Williamson
Director
United Kingdom Health Security Agency
