NEW PRACTICES AND IMPACTS OF RAPID MULTIPLEX PCR TESTING IN DIAGNOSIS AND INFECTION CONTROL OF LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
Friday, 4 August 2023
09:30 - 10:30 New Delhi time (UTC+5:30)
12:00 - 13:00 Singapore, Shanghai, Taipei, Perth time (UTC+8)
13:00 - 14:00 Seoul, Tokyo time (UTC+9)
Supported by bioMérieux
Post-webinar video is available until 30 November 2023. (APSR members only)

OUTLINE
This webinar provides a space for respiratory health professionals from around the globe to share their experiences with respiratory infections. Participants have the chance to ask questions, discuss, and hear perspectives from doctors.
FORMAT
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Welcome Remarks (5 mins)
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Lecture "New practices and impacts of rapid multiplex PCR testing in diagnosis and infection control of lower respiratory infections" by Dr Arthur Jeng (35 mins)
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Update of The National Action Plan of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Japan by Dr Saito Hiroki (5 mins)
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Panel Discussion (15 mins)
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Closing Remarks
SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Dr Yuanlin Song
Head
APSR Respiratory Infections (non-TB) Assembly
China
MODERATOR
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Dr David C L Lam
President
APSR
Hong Kong
OPENING REMARKS

Dr Nick Chia
Vice President of Medical Affairs ASPAC
bioMérieux
CLOSING REMARKS

Dr Arthur C. Jeng
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA, School of Medicine
Infection Control Director, Olive View UCLA Medical Center
USA
SPEAKER

Dr Hiroki Saito
Consultant, World Health Organization Assistant Professor, St. Marianna University, School of Medicine, Yokohama Seibu Hospital, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Japan