Day 1 - Thursday 30th October 2025

7.30 am-8.30 am

Welcome and workshop registration

 

WORKSHOP 1

WORKSHOP 2

WORKSHOP 3

8.30 am-5.30 pm

Morning tea/coffee break
10.30 am-11.00 am

Lunch
12.30 pm-1.30 pm

Afternoon tea/ coffee break
 3.00 pm-3.30 pm

Using quality improvement to achieve value in pathology

Delivered by the Institute of Biomedical Science, United Kingdom

Application of risk management to medical laboratories ISO 22367:2020

Delivered by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service

Patient-Centric Testing: Putting the Patient at the Heart of Diagnostics​

(Delivering person centered care in pathology)

Delivered by the Association for Laboratory Medicine, United Kingdom

6.00 pm-6.30 pm

Conference Registration (Open on 30th and 31st October)

6.30 pm-7.00 pm

Opening Ceremony

Master of Ceremonies: Dr Walid Al-Wali, Senior Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Quran recitation 6:30 pm-6:40 pm

National anthem 6:40 pm-6:45 pm

Welcome speech by DLMP Chair of Clinical Services 6:45 pm-7:00 pm

7.00 pm-7.30 pm

Opening Lecture – Laboratory of the future

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

7.30 pm-8.00 pm

Plenary session – The Global Healthcare and Workforce Crisis: The importance of Laboratory Medicine

Dr Bernie Croal, President, Royal College of Pathologists, United Kingdom

8.00 pm-9.00 pm

Cocktail dinner