PROGRAM

OCTOBER 10, TUESDAY
PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOP

8:00 am - 8:30 am	Opening
	Welcome remarks	DR. PAULO ENRICO BELEN President, PCQACL
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Lecture 1: Unraveling Malaria: Basics and Morphology Review	MS. GLORAIDIOS LAICEL ISON-IMBAG, RMT Science Research Specialist I, RITM
9:30 am - 10:30 am	Lecture 2: A different kind of "Crypto": cryptosporidium and other parasites	PROF. FREDERICK R. MASANGKAY, PhD Asst. Professor Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Q&A
	Break
11:00 am - 12:00 am	Lecture 3: Way of the water: water borne protozoan parasites	PROF. GIOVANNI DE JESUS MILANEZ, PhD Asst. Professor Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas
12:00 nn - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Lecture 4: Important Philippine parasites	USEC. DR. VICENTE Y. BELIZARIO, JR. Former Dean and Currently Professor College of Public Health, University of the Philippines
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Interactive session
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Lecture 5: Discovering parasites in tissues	DR. ELIA CABRERA Senior Consultant, Capitol Medical Center Head, Clinical Pathology, Adventist Medical Center
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm	Q&A
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm	Closing

OCTOBER 11, WEDNESDAY, DAY 1

9:00 am - 10:30 am	OPENING CEREMONIES
	Mobile Health	BERNARD GOUGET, PhD - Keynote Speaker International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) - Visiting Lectureship
10:30am - 11:00am	Break
TRANSFORMATION BLOCK 1
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Important Laboratory Issues in Anti-microbial Resistance	MARIETTA L. LAGRADA, RMT Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Reference Laboratory (ARSRL) Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
11:30 am - 12:00 nn	New Trends in Molecular Diagnostics for infectious Diseases	DR. ROSE LOU MARIE C. AGBAY Consultant Director, Section of Molecular Pathology The Medical City
	Q&A
12:00nn - 1:00pm	Lunch
	Industry Sponsored Lecture	SNIBE
	Industry Sponsored Lecture	Philippine Blue Cross
	Industry Sponsored Lecture	Biosite
	Industry Sponsored Lecture	Biosite
TRANSFORMATION THROUGH QUALITY: CAP PARTNERSHIP
1:00 pm - 1:40 pm	CAP: Common Deficiencies in Accreditation	DR. LAM CHOONG WENG, LESLIE College of American Pathologists (CAP)
1:40 pm - 2:20 pm	Competency Assessment: A Building Block to High-Quality Test Results and Patient Care	DR. LAM CHOONG WENG, LESLIE College of American Pathologists (CAP)
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm	Q & A
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Break
TRANSFORMATION BLOCK 2
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Impact of Quality Issues in immunohistochemistry	LOUIE BERLIN CADAO, RMT Institute of Pathology, St. Luke's Medical Center- Global City
	Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Anatomic Pathology	MICHAEL O. BACLIG, PhD College of Medical Technology, Trinity University of Asia
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm	Q&A
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm	Best Practices Contest

OCTOBER 12, THURSDAY, DAY 2

TRANSFORMATION BLOCK 3
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Hepatitis Profile Review: Guide to Laboratory Testing and Interpretation	DR. MADALINEE ETERNITY D. LABIO Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center, Makati Medical Center / Asian Hospital and Medical Center
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Break
9:30 am - 10:30 pm	Workshop: Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine Part 1	PROF. ROBERT H. CHRISTENSON, PhD International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) - Visiting Lectureship
10:30 am - 12:30 pm	Workshop: Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine Part 2	PROF. ROBERT H. CHRISTENSON, PhD International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) - Visiting Lectureship
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Elections
	Visit to the Booth
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Industry Sponsored Lecture	ROCHE
	Industry Sponsored Lecture	ZYBIO
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Workshop Continuation / Presentation
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Break
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Panel Discussion 1: Role of Laboratory Scientists in CAR T-cell Therapy	MELVIN FLOYD SEE, PhD Science Research Specialist, The Medical City IYEHLEEN DELA CRUZ, RMT, ASCPI Section In-charge, Immunology Laboratory, The Medical City
	Q&A
6:00 pm	Fellowship Night

OCTOBER 13, FRIDAY, DAY 3

8:00 am - 9:00 am	Panel Discussion 2: Reflex testing: are we ready?	DR. JANUARIO D. VELOSO Chairman, Department of Laboratories, UP - Philippine General Hospital DR. JUDE ERRIC L. CINCO Cardiologist — Intensivist, The Medical City
	Q&A
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Break
9:30 am - 10:30 am	Challenges in Laboratory Information Technology: LIS/HIS Integration, EMR and Cyber Security	DR. ALVIN VALERIANO DE BORJA MARCELO SVP and CMIO — St. Luke's Medical Center
	Q&A
TRANSFORMATION THROUGH QUALITY: CAP PARTNERSHIP
10:30 am -12:00 nn	Laboratory Statistical Analysis and Calculations — Helping Your Lab to Succeed	Ms. Angra Wang College of Americal Pathologists (CAP)
	Getting the most Benefit from PT/EQA Investment	Ms. Angra Wang College of Americal Pathologists (CAP)
	Q&A
12:00 nn -1:00 pm	Lunch
	Industry Sponsored Lecture	CAP
	Industry Sponsored Lecture	Labmate
	Industry Sponsored Lecture	Zafire
	Industry Sponsored Lecture	Grepcor
TRANSFORMATION BLOCK 4
1:00 pm - 1:30pm	Revisiting Traditional Methods in Hematology	DR. FREDERICK R. LLANERA Pathologist — Philippine Heart Center
1:30 pm - 2:00pm	Next Generation Algorithms in Hematology	DR. ALEJANDRO E. AREVALO Consultant Director, Hematology Section Hematopathologist, The Medical City
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm	Q&A
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Organizational Meeting
	Visit to the booths
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Closing Ceremonies

Program updated as of 10.08.2023