Message from the Organizing Committee Chairman

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to attend the Second Asia Pacific Symposium on Advanced Molecular Technologies (2^nd APSAMT). The symposium will be held from 13^th to 15^th August 2010 in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR China under the theme of “New Horizon in Molecular Diagnostics” encompassing areas of genetics, infections, malignancy, genomics, proteomics and bio-informatics.

Hong Kong Society for Molecular Diagnostic Sciences co-organized with other distinguished organizations to invite world-renowned speakers to share their experience on the development and application of molecular technologies in rapid diagnosis at the 1^st APSAMT in 2006. It has been a successful event and over the years, more molecular technologies developed to cope with the new challenges and needs that we face today for specific and rapid diagnosis. We hope this symposium again can provide a platform for open and frank discussions among clinicians, basic scientists, and health professions that facilitate not only for research, but also on the development of new methods for diseases control.

Hong Kong, as an Asia's premier travel destination and window to China and Macao offers the highest level of standards of facilities and hospitality. Our Organizing Committee will be at our best to host an enjoyable meeting with scientific highlights and a leisure stay.

We are hoping to see you all in beautiful and dynamic Hong Kong.

Dr. Daniel CC TAM, Ph.D.

Chairman of Organizing Committee

Organizing Committee:

Chairman	Dr. Daniel Chuen-Chu, TAM
Vice-chairman	Dr. Wing-Cheong, YAM

Treasurer	Dr. Thomas Kin-Wah, LING

Secretariat	Dr. Thomas Shek-Kong, WAN

Scientific Affairs	Prof. Shea-Ping, YIP (Chairman)
	Dr. Timothy Tak-Chun, YIP
	Dr. Polly Hang-Mei, LEUNG
	Mr. Tsui-Hoi, LO
	Dr. Thomas Shek-Kong, WAN
	Dr. Barry Kin-Chung, WONG

Exhibition	Dr. Chris Lei-Po, WONG (Chairman)

Public Affairs	Mr. Wai-Ting, HUI (Chairman)

Members	Dr. Cheuk-Kwong, LEE
	Mr. Shun-Yan, WONG
	Mr. Martin Tak-Wah, CHAN

Advisory Board	Dr. Wilina Wei-Ling, LIM
	Professor Calvin Chi-Pui, PANG
	Dr. Stephen Tak-Sum, LAM
	Dr. Raymond Wai-Hung, YUNG
	Professor Wei-Ling, FU

Scientific Program:

Scientific Program (To download, please right click the mouse over the link and choose "Save Target As ..." to save the document on your local hard disk.)

Theme - New Horizon in Molecular Diagnostics

Opening Ceremony and Plenary Lecture

	Venue:	Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
	Date:	Friday, 13^th August 2010
	Time:	6:00 pm
	Guest of Honor:	To be confirmed
	Plenary Lecture:	6:30 pm
	Speaker:	Professor Kwok-Yung Yuen Department of Microbiology The University of Hong Kong
	Topic:	Molecular diagnostics for influenza A H1N1 2009

	CME/CPD Accreditation:	Hong Kong College of Pathologists: 1 CME point
		Medical Laboratory Technologists Board: 1 CPD Point
Time			14^th August 2010 (Saturday)
Venue			Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
8:00a.m. - 9:00a.m.			Registration
9:00a.m. – 10:00a.m.			Plenary Lecture
			Professor Dennis Yuk-Ming Lo (Hong Kong), Professor, Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong “Plasma nucleic acid analysis: from microfluidics to next-generation sequencing”
10:00a.m. - 10:30a.m.			Tea Break
10:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.			Keynote speech
*Topics*			*Infectious diseases*
			Dr. David Persing (USA), Executive Vice President, Chief Medical and Technology Officer, Cepheid “Molecular Detection of Drug Resistant Pathogens”
			Dr. Fred Tenover (USA), Senior Director of Scientific Affairs, Cepheid “The Challenge of Controlling MRSA and Clostridium difficile in Hospitals and the Community”
			Professor Yi-Wei Tang (USA), Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Director of the Infectious Disease Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Medical Center “Molecular Niches for Laboratory Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections: State-of-the-art”
12:30p.m. - 2:00p.m.			Lunch Break
2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.			Keynote speech
*Topics*			*Haematological Malignancies*
			Dr. William WL Choi (Hong Kong), Assistant Professor, Division of Haematology, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong "Mutations in cytogenetically normal AML"
			Dr. Anskar YH Leung (Hong Kong), Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong "New therapeutic options in acute myeloid leukemia"
			Dr. Edmond SK Ma (Hong Kong), Director, Clinical Pathology & Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, HK Sanatorium & Hospital "Molecular monitoring of leukaemia"
3:30p.m. - 4:00p.m.			Tea break
4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.			Keynote speech
*Topics*			*Molecular Diagnostic Technology*
			Professor Jian Han (USA), Principal Investigator, HudsonAlpha, Institute for Biotechnology “iCubate platform: multiplex PCR, automated, closed”
			Professor David Y Zhang (USA), Associate Professor, Dept. Of Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York “Molecular Diagnosis of Viral Related CNS Lymphoma”
			Professor Jang-Jih Lu (Taiwan), Director and Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital “Evaluation of Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the Antibiotic Resistance by Real Time PCR, Mini-sequencing and High Resolution Melting Analysis Method from Sputums and Peripheral Blood of TB patients”
			Professor James Linder (USA), Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center. “Molecular approaches to Cervical Cancer Screening: HPV and beyond”
CME/CPD Accreditation:			Hong Kong College of Pathologists: 6 CME points Medical Laboratory Technologists Board: 6 CPD Points
Time			15^th August 2010 (Sunday)
Venue			Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
8:00a.m. - 9:00a.m.			Registration
9:00a.m. – 10:00a.m.			Plenary Lecture
			Professor Benjamin Y.M. Yung (Hong Kong), Head of Department & Chair Professor of Biomedical Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University “Understanding of Molecules and/or Biomarkers in Personalized Health”
10:00a.m. - 10:30a.m.			Tea Break
10:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.			Keynote speech
*Topics*			*Genetic Diseases*
			Professor Daniel Chiu (Taiwan), Graduate Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Chang Gung University, Department of Clinical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. ” Identification of Biomarkers of Guillain-Barre Syndrome by Metabolomic Approach”
			Dr. Stephen T S Lam (Hong Kong), Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Clinical Genetic Services, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government “Application of Genomics to Paediatrics”
			Professor Ching-Wan Lam (Hong Kong), Professor of Chemical Pathology, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong “Molecular Theranostics”
12:30p.m. - 2:00p.m.			Lunch Break
2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.			Keynote speech
*Topics*			*Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics*
			Dr. Paul Wallace (UK), Quality Manager, Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics, Glasgow “Quality Assessment: What is appropriate in the Molecular diagnostic setting?”
			Professor Rob Schuurman (Belgium), Molecular Virologist, Dept. of Virology, University Medical Center Utrecht “Work flow optimization for home-brew molecular diagnostics assays: The Dutch approach”
			Professor HGM Niesters (Netherland), University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology, Division of Clinical Virology Molecular diagnostics in clinical virology. What is next?
3:30p.m. - 4:00p.m.			Tea break
4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.			Keynote speech
*Topics*			*Infectious diseases*
			Dr Mark Wilks (UK), Principal Microbiologist, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London School of Medicine and Dentistry “Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF), a revolution in the identification of bacteria in the Diagnostic laboratory?”
			Professor Wayne Yun F Wang (USA), Director of Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Diagnostics, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta “Quality molecular testing in diagnosis of infectious diseases”

CME/CPD Accreditation:			Hong Kong College of Pathologists: 6 CME points Medical Laboratory Technologists Board: 6 CPD Points

Invited Speakers (In alphabetic order):

Plenaray Lecture Speakers:

Professor Kwok-Yung YUEN (Hong Kong), Chair Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong

Professor Dennis Yuk-Ming LO (Hong Kong), Professor, Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Benjamin Y M YUNG (Hong Kong), Head of Department & Chair Professor of Biomedical Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. William WL CHOI (Hong Kong), Assistant Professor, Division of Haematology, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong

Professor Jian HAN (USA), Principal Investigator, HudsonAlpha, Institute for Biotechnology

Professor James Linder (USA), Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Professor Ching-Wan LAM (Hong Kong), Professor of Chemical Pathology, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Stephen TS LAM (Hong Kong), Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Clinical Genetic Services, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government

Dr. Anskar YH LEUNG (Hong Kong), Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Professor Jang-Jih Lu (Taiwan), Director and Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital

Dr. Edmond SK MA (Hong Kong), Director, Clinical Pathology & Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, HK Sanatorium & Hospital

Professor H G M Niesters (the Netherlands), University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology, Division of Clinical Virology

Dr. David Persing (USA), Executive Vice President, Chief Medical and Technology Officer, Cepheid

Professor Rob Schuurman (Belgium), Molecular Virologist, Dept. of Virology, University Medical Center Utrecht

Professor Yi-Wei TANG (USA), Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Director of the Infectious Disease Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dr. Fred Tenover (USA), Senior Director of Scientific Affairs, Cepheid

Dr. Paul WALLACE (UK), Quality Manager, Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics, Glasgow

Professor Wayne Yun F WANG (USA), Director of Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Diagnostics, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta

Professor Jiunn-Jong Wu (Taiwan), Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Medical College, National Cheng Kung University

Professor David Y Zhang (USA), Associate Professor, Dept. Of Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York

Professor Daniel Chiu (Taiwan), Graduate Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Chang Gung University, Department of Clinical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

Topics of Interest:

- Genetic Diseases

- Infectious Diseases

- Malignant Diseases

- Genomics and Proteomics Technologies

- Bioinformatics

Co-organizers

- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)

- Hong Kong Society for Molecular diagnostic Sciences (HKSMDS) (HK)

- Chinese American Association for Clinical Microbiology (CAACM), (USA)

Supporting organizations:

- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) (USA)

- Taiwan Society of Laboratory Medicine (Taiwan)

- Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics (QCMD) (UK)

Venue:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR China.

Language:

The official language is English.

Call for Abstracts:

Instructions
The text can be prepared using any common variant of Windows XP/Vista or above and Microsoft Word 2000/2003/2007, single-spaced with the font type Times New Roman, and font size 10 only. Each abstract should be no more than 250 words (including title and author list) should be submitted in English and formatted as follows:

1. Title: Use boldface, with initial letter in capital.

2. Author(s): Underline the name of the presenting author. The order is: title, first name, middle initials, last name.

3. Affiliation: Include detailed mailing address and e-mail address of the corresponding author.

4. Text: Use a single paragraph, typed in single space.

5. Abbreviations may be used. Give the full term when first mentioned followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis

6. It is strongly recommended to structure the text as follows:

* Objective(s)

* Methods

* Results - a summary in sufficient detail to support the conclusions

*Conclusions (it is not satisfactory to state "The results will be discussed")

7. Simple table or graph may be included.

Abstract Form

(To download, please right click the mouse over the link and choose "Save Target As ..." to save the document on your local hard disk.)

Title:

Chan TM¹, Wong SK², Cheung CH³

ABC University¹, EFG Center², HIJ Hospital³, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Objective:

Methods:

Results:

A simple table or graph may be included

Conclusion:

Submission:

Submit Abstract Online at contactus@hksmds.org

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, 31^st March 2010.

Early submission is highly encouraged if invitation letter is required. Normally invitation letter will be issued one month after receipt of abstract.

Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and assigned to oral or poster presentation.

Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance before Monday, May 31, 2010.

Please be reminded that registration fee should be paid before the accepted abstract is to be published in the abstract book.

Submission:

Submit Abstract Online at contactus@hksmds.org

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

Early submission is highly encouraged if invitation letter is required. Normally invitation letter will be issued one month after receipt of abstract.

Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and assigned to oral or poster presentation.

Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance before Monday, May 31, 2010.

Please be reminded that registration fee should be paid before the accepted abstract is to be published in the abstract book.

Distinguished poster presentation awards:

Certificates and honorarium will be awarded for all distinguished poster presentations. All post presentations are eligible to participate.

Registration:

	*Full Registration*	*Day Registration*
*Before 1* *August* 2010
HKSMDS Member	HK$400	HK$300
Hong Kong Participant	HK$700	HK$400
Non-HK Resident, (Macau, China)	HK$1,500	HK$1,000
Local Student^@	HK$100	HK$50
Overseas Participant	US$200	US$150
*After* 1 *August* 2010
	*Full Registration*	*Day Registration*
HKSMDS Member	HK$500	HK$350
Hong Kong Participant	HK$900	HK$500
Non-HK Resident, (Macau, China)	HK$2,000	HK$1,200
Local Student^@	HK$100	HK$50
Overseas Participant	US$300	US$200

^@The registration for the local student should be arranged by your institute.

Registration form for download

Hong Kong participants

Non-HK Resident, (Macau, China)

Oversea participants

Official Receipt

An official receipt will be issued upon payment of the registration fee. Please present the official receipt at the Registration Desk to collect your registration kit (include attendance certificate).

Entitlement

Full-registration delegates will be entitled to:

• Participate in all Scientific Sessions

• Visit the Trade Exhibition

• Light lunch

• Coffee and tea during morning and afternoon breaks

• All Conference documents

• Attend the Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony Dinner (For Non-HK Resident, (Macau, China) and Overseas Participant only)

Day-registration delegates will be entitled to:

• Participate in Scientific Sessions on the registered day

• Visit the Trade Exhibition

• Light lunch on the day

• Coffee and tea during morning and afternoon breaks on the registered day

• All Conference documents

Payment Procedure

For China / Macau Applicant

Payment can be settled by bank draft or cheque in HKD or USD

開出支票為HKD or USD (Personal cheque私人開出 or Bank draft 銀行出發出)

Payable to HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES LIMITED

For Overseas Applicant

Method 1

T/T, International wire transfer to Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd, Hong Kong

- Swift Code: S C B K H K H H X X X ,

Account number 34682-04897-4

Method 2

Payment can be settled by bank draft or cheque in USD

Payable to HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES LIMITED

For Hong Kong Applicant

Payment can be settled by bank draft or cheque in HKD

Payable to HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES LIMITED

Please send the registration form with the cheque or photocopy of the T/T statement

Mail to:

HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES LIMITED

The Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong

4th Floor, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building ,

15, Hennessy Road , Hong Kong .

Accommodation

Metropark Hotel Kowloon - 75 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Date: 13 – 15 August 2010

Room category & Package: Club Room

1. Single Occupancy: HK$720 per room per night

2. Double Occupancy: HK$800 per room per night

Notes:

1. The special rate is only applicable to guests of 2^nd APSAMT .

2. The deadline for making reservation is on or before 31 July 2010 and the accommodation is subject to availability.

3. All the expenses are on guest own account.

4. In case of ‘No show’ or ‘Late Cancellation’, a penalty charge which is equivalent to 1 night’s room rental will be levied.

5. Cancellation without penalty charge must be reported to Hotel at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled arrival date.

Accommodation Reservation Form

Airport Map

Letter of Invitation:

The Organizing Committee will provide a letter of invitation upon request. This invitation is intended only to facilitate delegates’ travel and visa arrangements. The invitation does not imply provision of financial or other support.

Passport and Visa:

Delegates should check with the Chinese Embassy office in their native place whether a visa is required for entry into the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Communication:

For questions and inquiries, please contact Dr. Thomas Wan by e-mail or post to The Secretariat of the 2^nd APSAMT 2010 at wantsk@hkucc.hku.hk

The Secretariat

2nd Asia Pacific Symposium on Advanced Molecular Technologies

Hong Kong Society for Molecular Diagnostic Sciences Limited

c/o The Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong

4/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building,

15, Hennessy Road, Hong Kong SAR

Tel: (852) 2541 0802

Fax: (852) 2541 0602

e-mail: contactus@hksmds.org

Website: www.hksmds.org