SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
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The Role of Pathology practice in the Management of HIV/AIDS
SUBTHEMES
1.0 Laboratory diagnosis, staging, monitoring and surveillance of HIV/AIDS
2.0 Impact of HIV/AIDS on the laboratory quality management
2.1 Blood safety practice in the era of HIV/AIDS 2.2 Laboratory safety and occupational hazards in the era of HIV/AIDS 2.3 Laboratory quality systems as an entry point to care and treatment 2.4 Validation of laboratory tests for diagnosis and monitoring of HIV/AIDS and related conditions 2.5 Choice of affordable technologies for HIV-related tests in resource- poor settings 2.6 Accreditation of health laboratories 3.0 Challenges of HIV related pathologies
3.1 HIV-related malignancies 3.2 Opportunistic infections related to HIV/AIDS 4.0 Cross-cutting issues
4.1 Human resource capacity 4.2 Trends in vaccine trials 4.3 Use of information technology in diagnostic services 4.4 Molecular biology technology in pathology 5.0 Updates in the practice of Pathology
5.1 Anatomical Pathology 5.2 Chemical Pathology 5.3 Forensic Pathology 5.4 Haematology 5.5 Microbiology/Immunology 5.6 Parasitology/Entomology 5.7 Oncology 5.8 Diagnostic Techniques in Pathology
6.0 Other Conference activities
6.1 Opening and closing ceremonies
6.2 Exhibition of posters, scientific equipments and other medical materials
6.3 APECSA General Meeting
6.4 Social activities
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