Day 3 - Saturday 1st November
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7.00 am-8.00 am
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Breakfast
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Parallel scientific sessions
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STREAM 4
SESSION HEADLINE: Managing the modern laboratory
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STREAM 5
SESSION HEADLINE: Informatics and Data Intelligence for the laboratory
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STREAM 6
SESSION HEADLINE: Pathology and The Patient Experience
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Moderators
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Dr Aliaa Mohamed Amer
Dr Rajen Goyal
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Dr Peter Coyle
Dr Samir AlHyassat
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Dr Mamatha Ramaswamy
Dr. Wafa Abualainin
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8.00 am-9.45 am
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8.00 am-8.35 am
Clinical aspects of a Modern Laboratory Medicine Service
Dr Bernie Croal, President, Royal College of Pathologists, United Kingdom
8.35 am-9.10 am
Quality improvement and risk management in delivering a cost-effective laboratory service
Dr Mairiead MacLennan, Quality Specialist Advisory Panel.
Institute of Biomedical Science, United Kingdom
9.10 am-9.45 am
Tips from an accreditation body on getting ahead of the competition
Ms Alyson Bryant Healthcare Accreditation Specialist,
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
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8.00 am-8.35 am
The Importance of Informatics in Laboratory Medicine
Ms. Debra Padgett, Immediate Past President,
Institute of Biomedical Science, United Kingdom
8.35 am-9.10 am
The AAH Experience: Transforming Laboratory Operations with Informatics Dashboards
Samira Abdulla Saleh Laboratory Manager, Aisha bint Hamad Al-Attiya Hospital Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
9.10 am-9.45 am
Digital Pathology and Education
Dr Syed Hasan Rizvi
Senior Consultant in Anatomic Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad medical Corporation, Qatar
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8.00 am-8.35 am
Putting patients at the center of laboratory practice: strategies and challenges
Dr Ravindra Sodi, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, Member of the Scientific Committee of the Association for Laboratory Medicine,
United Kingdom
8.35 am-9.10 am
A patient’s journey with focus on pathology
Dr Fathea Adheir, Director of Pharmacy, Sidra Medicine in association with Qatar Cancer Society
9.10 am-9.45 am
The Integration of Pathology in Genetic Counselling: Diagnostic and Clinical Implications
Dr. Reem Al-Sulaiman, Chair of Medical Genetics
Senior Consultant, Genetic Counseling, Oncology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
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9.45 am-10.15 am
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Tea break
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10.15 am-12.00 noon
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10.15 am-10.50 am
Leadership: the essence in Pathology
Dr Walid Al-Wali, Senior Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
10.50 am-11.25 am
Developing an ethos of continuous quality improvement in the laboratory: stories of success
Dr Hawabibee Petkar
Senior Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
11.25 am-12.00 noon Accreditation journey: HMC-DLMP perspective
Shondalyn Tan Daquila, Laboratory Senior Technologist, Laboratory Quality Management, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
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10.15 am-10.50 am
Advancing Precision Health in Qatar: Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Capacity Building
Dr. Chadi Saad
BioInformatics Core Manager, Qatar Precision Health Institute
10.50 am-11.25 am
Advancing Precision Medicine in Qatar Through a Multi-Omics Approach
Dr. Rozaimi Razali, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Qatar
11.25 am-12.00 noon Bioinformatics for Outbreak Support- case study for cholera
Dr Antoine Abou Fayad Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and
Microbiology,
American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
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10.15 am-10.50 am
Engaging patients as partners in research
Dr Lori J West Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, Medical Microbiology/ Immunology and Laboratory Medicine/Pathology at the University of Alberta, Canada
10.50 am-11.25 am
Improving the Phlebotomy Service Experience
Mr Anas Al-Hiary, Acting Corporate Supervisor for Preanalytical Services, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
11.25 am-12.00 noon Improving Cellular therapy patient experience
Dr Wedad Saleem, Senior Clinical Scientist, Cellular Therapy, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
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12.00 noon-1.30 pm
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Lunch Break
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Parallel scientific sessions
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STREAM 7 SESSION HEADLINE: Pathology in patient management: Rare case discussions
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STREAM 8 SESSION HEADLINE:
Artificial intelligence in Laboratory Diagnostics
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STREAM 9
SESSION HEADLINE:
Technological innovations in Laboratory Practice
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Moderators
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Dr Faiha El-Tayeb Dr Pedro Sanchez Frenes
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Dr Aziz A. Chentoufi
Dr Ahmed Shaker Omran
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Dr Emad Ibrahim
Dr. Moza Al Kowari
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1.30 pm-3.15 pm
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1.30 pm-2.05 pm
Now you see it, now you don’t
Dr Mahir Petkar, Vice-Chair of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
2.05 pm-2.40 pm Role of plasma exchange in thyroid storm: case series
Dr Bala Bhaskar, Specialist, Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
14:40-15:15 Unravelling the undiagnosed and unidentified! Clinical Immunology Diagnostics in 2025
Professor Mohammed Yousuf Karim, Chief, Division of Hematology/ Immunology/ Transfusion, Sidra Medicine, Qatar
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1.30 pm-2.05 pm
AI from conception to the patient bedside-a practical guide
tbc
2.05 pm-2.40 pm AI in Diagnostic Transplant Immunology
Dr Medhat Askar, Senior Consultant, Clinical Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
14:40-15:15 From Cytomorphology to Whole Genome Sequencing: Role of AI in Leukemia diagnostics.
Professor Torstan Haferlach, Director, Munich Leukemia Laboratory, Germany
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1.30 pm-2.05 pm
Technological innovations: What’s on the horizon?
Dr Samer Albahra, Director of the Center for Diagnostics and Artificial Intelligence and Medical Director of Research and Development at The Diagnostics Institute Cleveland Clinic
2.05 pm-2.40 pm
What’s new in CAR T-cell therapy and managing associated toxicity
Dr Emanuele Angelucci, Hematology and Cellular Therapy Unit Chair
“Alberto Marmont” Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program Chair
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
14:40-15:15
Biochemical Diagnosis of Peroxisomal Disorders; The Role of Laboratory Developed Tests
Dr Osama Aldirbashi Senior Consultant Clinical Scientist in Metabolic Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
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15:15-15:45
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Tea/coffee Break
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15:45-17:30
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15:45-16:20
Hematopathology in the Real World: Tackling Clonal Disorders and Synchronous Malignancies
Dr Dina Soliman, Consultant, Hematopathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
16:20-16:55 A Microbiological Surprise and diagnostic challenge
Dr Rebeca Perez, Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
16:55-17:30
A rare cause of a common problem
Dr Francis Lam, Senior Consultant Clinical Scientist, Head of Special Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
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15:45-16:20
Ethical considerations in the use of AI in Healthcare
Professor Junaid Qadir, Artificial Intelligence section, Computer Science and Engineering Department, Qatar University, Qatar
16:20-16:55 AI-enabled sensor for rapid detection of sepsis
Dr Susu M Zughaier, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Qatar University.
16:55-17:30 Digital Pathology and AI Update
Dr Samir AlHyassat, Senior Consultant, Surgical Pathology Section Head, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
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15:45-16:20
Molecular infection diagnostics
Professor Sima Tokajian, Microbial Genomics Laboratory Lead, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
16:20-16:55
Advances in Diagnostic Cytogenomics: Towards Precision Genomics
Dr Amal Aly, Vice Chair of Clinical Pathology and Senior Consultant;
Dr. Youssef Elhaji, Senior Consultant Clinical Scientist, Diagnostic Genomics Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
16:55-17:30
Update on ABO-histocompatibility
Dr Lori J West Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, Medical Microbiology/ Immunology and Laboratory Medicine/Pathology at the University of Alberta, Canada
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17:45-18:30
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Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks
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