MEDLAB Asia Pacific will feature 11 CME accredited conferences which will be focused around laboratory diagnostics. A variety of scientific lectures, case studies, demonstrations and interactive activities will be available for all healthcare professionals to attend. New themes and tracks for 2017 include Point of Care Testing, Obs - Gyne and Women’s Health, Next Generation Sequencing and Gastro Intestinal Oncology. This scientific conference is supported by the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

Held alongside the conferences, the free-to-attend exhibition will present thousands of new products, equipment and services showcased by the main players in the industry. This will provide an opportunity for you to see the latest technologies on display and test them out all under one roof, while meeting new contacts and attending educational courses.

• Assess latest trends and best practices in laboratory safety to identify possible hazards at the workplace

• Discuss emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases for outbreak prevention and elimination

• Identify screening tools to prevent, timely diagnose, and treat Diabetes Mellitus

• Discuss frequently misunderstood concepts in quality management to achieve quality assurance and control in the laboratory

• Identify lab trends to improve operational challenges in clinical laboratory

• Explain regulatory structures and technology to regulate molecular diagnostic assays

• Analyse challenges in quality assurance in haematology to ensure reliability of the lab tests

• Appraise the latest developments in biomarkers, targeted agents and vaccines for diagnosis of liver, stomach, colorectal canceR

• Discover key technological breakthroughs in POCT that aid in clinical decision making

Prices for Singapore residents are inclusive of a 7% GST (goods and services tax)

• Challenges in the practice of lab medicine: Country reports

• Incorporating safety in the laboratory

• Updates in infectious diseases: Zika virus

• Preventing infection: Hepatitis C and Tuberculosis

• New diabetic treatment and implications for the laboratory

• Lab Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) Testing and Interpretations

• Clinical applications of molecular diagnostics

• Impact of hsTn-I on clinical services and provision of cardiac care

• Novel methods of testing potential drug therapies for cancer

• New born thyroid screening

• Requirements and accreditation of POCT