0745 - 0825

REGISTRATION

Foyer Level 13

0825-0830

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS (HS)

Lect Theatre 1

0830 -0910

INTRODUCTORY TALK (Specimen, Stains, fixatives, transport media, immunoassays) – LG

Lect Theatre 1

0910 - 0930

Morning Tea

Foyer

BASIC
(Faecal Microscopy)

(NR/AB/CH/RB/LG/Others)

ADVANCED
(Molecular Diagnosis)
(JV/DS/DJ/FA)

1000 – 1100

Intestinal Protozoa (LG)

Lect Theatre 1

Extraction -faecal specs (Eh)

Set up RT PCR (Eh/Faeces multiplex)

Talk: Basic Principles of PCR (JV)

Talk: spec suitability, extraction (DS)

Biochem lab

Lect Theatre 2

1100 -1300

Staining exercise

Digital lab

1300 - 1400

LUNCH & Poster viewing

Microscopy station with LG

Foyer

1400 – 1515

Staining exercise–contd

Digital lab

Read RT Eh PCR

Set up Leish PCR

Talk: Malaria PCR (Victorian experience) (FA)

Biochem lab

1515 - 1530

Afternoon Tea

Foyer

1530 – 1605

Free living Protozoa (LG)

Lect Theatre 1

Read Leish PCR

Set up & run RT PCR (D.frag)

Demo of Tandem multiplex assay (Keith Stanley)

Talk: RT Assays

Discussion

Biochem lab

Lect Theatre 2

1605 - 1640

Trematodes & Cestodes (DB)

Lect Theatre 1

1640 - 1715

Nematodes update – (RS)

Lect Theatre 1

1715 - 1730

ASM Parasitology SIG AGM (AB)

Lect Theatre 1

1900 onwards

DINNER (Waterfront Room, Docklands)

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0800 - 0830

Registration

0830 – 1000

Blood parasites 1 (LG)

1000 - 1020

                                                                     Morning Tea

1020 - 1150

Blood parasites 2 (LG)

1150 - 1305

Medical Entomology (RR)

1305 – 1415

LUNCH & poster viewing

Microscopy station with LG

1415 - 1530

Histo-pathology (RC)

1530 - 1545

                                                                   Afternoon Tea

1545 – 1715

3 Case presentations - PANEL DISCUSSION  – LG, JV, BB, RR, RC (Co-ordinated by JD)

1715-1720

Conclusion & Closing Remarks (HS)

1730 - 1830

National Strongyloides working group meeting (Strongyloides SIG of ACTM) (WP)

Including update on molecular diagnosis of Strongyloides by JV

LG = Lynne Garcia

RS = Rick Speare

DB = David Blair

RR = Richard Russell

RC = Robin Cooke

BB = Bev Biggs

NR = Norbert Ryan

GVA = Gary Van Arkadie

RB = Richard Bradbury

CH = Chris Hemphill

AB = Andrew Butcher

HS = Harsha Sheorey

JV = Jaco Verweij

DS = Damien Stark

DJ = Darren Jardine

FA = Franca Azzato

JD = Jon Darby

WP = Wendy Page