CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Day 1, Monday, 7 December 2015 (Andaman Grand Ballroom)
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PROGRAM |
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08:00 : 09:00 |
Registration (Conference Secretariat, Andaman Grand Ballroom Foyer) |
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SESSION 1: CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROID Chairpersons: Dr Dianne Webster & Dr Ngu Lock Hock |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism in the Asia Pacific region and challenges in developing countries |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Congenital hypothyroidism screening in Malaysia – From the Drawing Board to Implementation |
Dr Aminah Bee Mohd Kassim/ Dr Muhammad Arif Hashim (Malaysia) |
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10:00 – 1030 |
Tea Break/Booth visit/Poster viewing |
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10:30 – 11:30 |
PLENARY 1 – New insights into Newborn Screening Chairperson: Dr Thong Meow Keong |
Dr Veronica Wiley (Australia) |
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SESSION 2 : COUNTRY REPORTS |
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A: Developed Countries Chairpersons: Dr Ngu Lock Hock & Dr Hans Amin Rostenberghe |
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11:30 – 11:36 |
- Taiwan |
Dr Yin-Hsiu Chien |
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11:36 – 11:42 |
- Japan |
Dr Seiji Yamaguchi |
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11:42 – 11:48 |
- Australia |
Dr Veronica Wiley |
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11:48 – 11:54 |
- Singapore |
Dr Tan Ee-Shien |
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11:54 – 12:00 |
- New Zealand |
Dr Dianne Webster |
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B: Developing Countries Chairpersons: Dr Julia Omar & Dr See Kwee Ching |
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12:00 – 12:06 |
- China |
Dr Zhengyan Zhao |
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12:06 – 12:12 |
- Philippines |
Dr Carmencita Padilla |
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12:12 – 12:18 |
- India |
Dr Seema Kapoor |
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12:18 – 12:24 |
- Indonesia |
Dr Diet Sadiah Rustama |
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12:24 – 12:30 |
- Malaysia |
Dr Aminah Bee Mohd Kassim |
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12: 30 – 12:36 |
- Thailand |
Dr Pornswan Wasant |
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12:36 – 13:00 |
Q & A |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch (Tamarind Brasserie) |
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14:00 -14:30 |
Arrival of guest (Opening Ceremony) |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Welcome Speech & Opening Ceremony YBhg. Professor Dato’ Dr Muhammad Jantan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation, Universiti Sains Malaysia |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE – Newborn Screening in Malaysia: Past, Present and Future |
To’ Puan Dr Safura Jaafar, Director, Family Health Development, Ministry of Health Malaysia |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Tea Break/Booth visit/Poster viewing |
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16:00 – 17:40 |
FREE PAPER SESSION Chairperson : Dr Aminah Bee Mohd Kassim & Dr Rowani Mohd Rawi |
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Further expansion of the neonatal screening panel in the Netherlands |
Dr Gerard Loeber (Netherlands) |
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High risk screening of inherited metabolic disease by LC-MS/MS: Malaysian experience and challenges |
Dr Anasufiza Habib (Malaysia) |
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Neonatal screening for PKU in Beijing |
Dr Jin-Qi Zhao (China) |
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Newborn screening vs high risk screening in India in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Andhra Pradesh, South India |
Dr Akella Radha Rama Devi (India) |
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Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme deficiency detected in newborn screening: a North India experience |
Dr Kirti Sighal (India) |
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20:00 |
Conference Welcome Dinner Andaman Grand Ballroom |
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END OF DAY 1 |
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Day 2, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 (Andaman Grand Ballroom)
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TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
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08:00 : 09:00 |
PLENARY 2 – Newborn screening experiences worldwide and barriers to be overcome in establishing sustainable screening systems in developing countries Chairperson: Dr Veronica Wiley |
Dr Bradford L Therrell (USA) |
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SESSION 3: NATIONAL NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAMME Chairpersons: Dr Salina Abdul Rahman & Dr Adi Tan |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
LSD newborn screening: sharing experiences. Taiwan experience |
Dr Yin-Hsui Chien (Taiwan) |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Screening in Japan |
Dr Kenichi Kashimada (Japan) |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
National Newborn Screening Program- Challenges and Future Plans |
Dr Seema Kapoor (India) |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Newborn Screening for hearing loss in Malaysia: Are we hearing it? |
Ms Nur Azyani Amri (Malaysia) |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Tea Break/Booth visit/Poster viewing |
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SESSION 4: G6PD DEFICIENCY Chairpersons: Dr Gerard Loeber & Dr Julia Omar |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
G6PD deficiency screening: External quality assurance program issues |
Dr Hsiao Kwang Jen (Taiwan) |
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12:00 – 12:30 |
G6PD deficiency in Malaysia – Are we missing our G6PD deficient babies? |
Dr Boo Yen Num (Malaysia) Dr Muhammad Arif Hashim (Malaysia) |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch (Tamarind Brasserie) |
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SESSION 5: EXPANDED NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAMME – HARMONIZATION ISSUES Chairpersons: Dr Carmencita Padilla & Dr Boo Nem Yun |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
CLSI terminology harmonisation project |
Dr Dianne Webster (New Zealand) |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Two decades of newborn screening for sickle cell diseases in the United States and a new related CLSI Project |
Dr Bradford L Therrell (USA) |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Expanded newborn screening of inborn error of metabolism in neonatal dried blood spots using Tandem Mass Spectrometry (TMS) in Malaysia |
Dr Salina Abdul Rahman (Malaysia) |
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Subclinical disorders: Dilemma and challenges |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Neuropsychological outcomes in children with subclinical congenital hypothyroidism |
Dr Natasha Heather (New Zealand) |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
Association between newborn bloodspot thyroid stimulating hormone and educational and development outcomes |
Dr Veronica Wiley (Australia) |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
Tea Break/Booth visit/Poster viewing |
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16:30 -18:30 |
FREE PAPER SESSION Chairpersons: Dr Seema Kapoor & Dr Hsiao Kwang Jen |
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Strategy for newborn screening of methylmalonic/propionic acidemias using MS/MS and LC-MS/MS |
Dr Yosuke Shigematsu (Japan) |
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Applying key performance indicators to evaluate and improve newborn screening system: The example of the Saudi newborn screening program |
Dr Zuhair Al-Hassnan (Saudi Arabia) |
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Prenatal diagnosis for severe forms of organic acidemias and fatty acid oxidation defects which are targets of expanded newborn screening |
Dr Seiji Yamaguchi (Japan) |
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Clinical and metabolic profile of neonatal encephalopathy |
Dr Kirti Sighal (India) |
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High risk screening for biotinidase deficiency |
Dr. Yin-Hsiu Chien (Taiwan) |
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Newborn screening for aromatic 1-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency |
Dr Pin-Wen Chen (Taiwan |
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Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy |
Dr Yin-Hsiu Chien (Taiwan) |
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The cardiac manifestations of genetically homogenous very-long-chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase deficiency and the outcome of early intervention following newborn screening |
Dr Zuhair Al-Hassnan (Saudi Arabia) |
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Hyperphenylalaninemia detected in newborn screening by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) |
Dr James Lim (Singapore) |
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END OF DAY 2 |
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Day 3, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 (Andaman Grand Ballroom)
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TIME |
TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
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08:00 : 09:00 |
PLENARY 3 – Paradigm shift in newborn screening: The molecular approach Chairperson: Dr Thong Meow Keong |
Dr Suzanne Cordovado (USA) |
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SESSION 6: NEWBORN SCREENING PATHWAYS Chairpersons: Dr Diet Sadiah Rustama & Dr Hans Amin Rostenberghe |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Approach to minimise False Positive and False Negatives |
Dr Veronica Wiley (Australia) |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Current state of molecular testing in public health laboratories: The US Experience |
Dr Suzanne Cordovado (USA) |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Issues and challenges in laboratory practices in Malaysia: The private practitioners’ perspective |
Dr Adi Tan (Malaysia) |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Can a little red beam of light save newborn lives? |
Ms Annamarie Saarinen (USA) |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
FREE PAPER SESSION Chairpersons: Dr Rowani Mohd Rawi & Dr Anasufiza Habib |
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Efforts for establishing newborn screening program for congenital hypothyroidism in Lahore - Pakistan |
Dr Farkhanda Ghafoor (Pakistan) |
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Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital hypothyroidism treated with high-dose initial replacement and close monitoring |
Dr Natasha Heather (New Zealand) |
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A new screening protocol for congenital hypothyroidism evaluated |
Dr Natasha Heather (New Zealand) |
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Evaluation of a screening program for congenital hypothyroidism of thyroidal as well as of central origin in the Netherlands |
Dr Paul Verkerk (Netherlands) |
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The severity of congenital hypothyroidism of thyroidal and of central origin |
Dr Paul Verkerk (Netherlands) |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Closing ceremony |
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END OF CONFERENCE |
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