2. 13 OCTOBER 2011, THURSDAY
Symposium on Recent Advances in Thrombosis
PROGRAM
0800 – 0845 Registration
0845 – 0900 Welcome Address
Dato’ Dr Chang Kian Meng, Head of Haematology Department and Senior Consultant
Haematologist, Ampang Hospital, Malaysia
Chairperson: Dr Hjh Norhanim Asidin, Head of Transfusion Unit and Blood Bank, Tengku
Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang, Malaysia
0900 – 0940 Management of Thrombosis and the Role of Inferior Vena Cava Filter
Dr Jay Suriar Rajasuriar, Clinical Specialist in Hematology, Ampang Hospital, Malaysia
0940 – 1020 Thrombophilia Testing in Clinical Setting
Dato’ Dr Chang Kian Meng, Head of Haematology Department and Senior Consultant
Haematologist, Ampang Hospital, Malaysia
1020 – 1050 Tea Break
1050 – 1130 Duration of Anticoagulation & the Role of D-Dimers
Dr Jameela Sathar, Senior Consultant Haematologist, Ampang Hospital, Malaysia
1130 – 1210 New Oral Anticoagulants
Dr Haris Abdul Rahman, Senior Lecturer and Consultant Haematologist, University
Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia
1210 – 1250 Lupus Anticoagulant Testing
Mrs Elizabeth Mary Duncan, Scientist-In-Charge and Group Leader, Institute of Medical and
Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia
1250 – 1400 Lunch
Chairperson: Dr Jameela Sathar, Senior Consultant Haematologist, Ampang Hospital, Malaysia
1400 – 1440 Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome in pregnancy
Dr Jerome Tan Tsen Chuen, Clinical Specialist in Hematology, Ampang Hospital, Malaysia
1440 – 1520 Mechanical heart valve and pregnancy
To be confirmed
1520 – 1600 Anti-Xa monitoring
Mrs Elizabeth Mary Duncan, Scientist-In-Charge and Group Leader, Institute of Medical and
Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia
1600 - 1640 Haemostatic Markers and Prothrombin Genes in Arterial Thrombosis
Assoc. Prof. Dr Wan Zaidah Bt Abdullah, Haematologist, University Sains Malaysia Hospital,
Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
1640 Tea Break and End
3. 14 OCTOBER 2011, FRIDAY
Stago User Group Workshop
0800 – 0830 Registration
0830– 0840 Welcome
Mr Heng Chin Lee, General Sales Manager, All Eights, Malaysia
0840 – 0920 Quality Control in Haemostasis and Laboratory Accreditation
Dr Azizon Othman, Head of Pathology Department, Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, Seremban,
Malaysia
0920 – 0940 Qualiris: A New Alternative of External Quality Assurance
Ms Axelle Verrier, Product Manager, Diagnostica Stago, France
0940 – 1000 Stago in Malaysia (and Singapore)
Mr Chong Si Zhe, Product Manager, All Eights, Malaysia
1000 – 1020 Tea Break
1020 – 1100 Shortened APTT, Repeat or Release?
Assoc. Prof. Dr Wan Zaidah Bt Abdullah, Haematologist, University Sains Malaysia Hospital,
Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
1100 – 1130 User Experience in STA-R Evolution
Dr Siti Zaharah Bt Idris, Pathologist, Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Alor Setar, Malaysia
1130 – 1200 Troubleshooting and Quality Control
Application Specialist, All Eights, Malaysia
1200 Lunch & End of the program
4. Chairpersons and Speakers
Dato’ Dr Chang Kian Meng Dr Hjh Norhanim Bt Asidin
Head of Hematology Department and Head of Transfusion Unit and Blood Bank
Senior Consultant Haematologist Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang
Hospital Ampang Malaysia
Malaysia
Dr Azizon Othman
Dr Jameela Sathar Head of Pathology Department
Senior Consultant Haematologist Hospital Tuanku Jaafar, Seremban
Hospital Ampang Malaysia
Malaysia
Dr Siti Zaharah Bt Idris
Mrs Elizabeth Mary Duncan Pathologist
Scientist-in-charge and group leader of the Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar
Haemostasis Section, Division of Haematology, Malaysia
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science,
Adelaide, Australia.
Dr Haris Abdul Rahman
Dr Jay Suriar Rajasuriar Senior Lecturer and Consultant Haematologist
Clinical Specialist in Haematology University Malaya Medical Center
Hospital Ampang Malaysia
Malaysia
Dr Jerome Tan Tsen Chuen Ms Axelle Verrier
Clinical Specialist in Haematology Product Manager
Hospital Ampang Diagnostica Stago, France
Malaysia
