ASM 2010 Sydney
 
 
 

Serology Sunday Workshop

 

Workshop

 

Theme: Validations, QC & QA
Date:

4th July 2010   Time: 1:30 – 5:00pm

Venue: University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), City Campus
 

Corner Harris and Thomas Streets, Ultimo, NSW 2007.

Enter the building from Harris Street entrance and go up the stairs to registration desk on Level 2. Delegates will then be advised the direction of their lecture room (Room 2.38).

Located 20 minute brisk walk or 30 minute stroll from the Convention Centre where Welcome Reception will be held, starting at 6:00pm. A map will be provided at the workshop registration desk.

Detailed Directions

 

 

 

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is relevant to anyone who is working in a laboratory or to students who have an interest in this area.

 

 

Workshop Registration Fee* (incl GST)
$60 ASM Member
$68 Non Member

* places are limited

 

 

Registration includes

  • Lecture notes

  • Afternoon tea

How to Register

  • Register online
    (NB. You can register for workshop without registering for the ASM 2010 Sydney Annual Conference)

  • OR: if you have already registered for the Annual Conference, then simply log in to the Edit Environment using your Access Key and register for the workshop.

Workshop Convenor

Ros Escott

 

Hosted By

Clinical Serology & Molecular Special Interest Group, ASM

 

Overview

A diverse group of 8 speakers will present information and case studies about test validation strategies, Quality Control and Quality Assurance.

This workshop is being held at the University of Technology (UTS) - a short walk from the convention centre where the Opening Session and Welcome Reception will be held, starting at 6pm.

 

Preliminary Program  (subject to change) 

 

Chair: David Dickeson, Serology Manager, Center for Infectious Diseases &  Microbiology Lab Services, Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW

1.15pm

Registration & Name Badge Collection

1.30pm

Management of external QA Programs at LabPlus, Auckland Hospital New Zealand: A 2-Year Review

Paul Austin, Department of Virology & Immunology, LabPlus, Auckland

1.50pm

Implimenting an HIV Testing Strategy

Stirling Dick, National Reference Laboratory, Melbourne

2.10pm

Afternoon Tea Break

2.50pm

Development of Microsphere Immunoassays

Sarah Wynwood, Queensland Health Forensic & Scientific Services

3.10pm

Case Studies in Serological Testing

Susan Badman, RCPA Serology, QAP Sydney

3.30pm

Test Validation Strategies

Michaela Riddell, Department of Epidemiology & Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne

4.00pm

Case Studies in Molecular Testing

Deane Byers, RCPA Serology, QAP Sydney

4.20pm

Evaluation of Epstein-Barr Virus Enzyme Immunoassays

Darren Jardine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne

4.40pm

A Real-Time PCR Assay for the Detection of Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) 2009 Virus

Chor Ee Tan, Molecular Diagnostics, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand

4.55pm

Conclusion

 

 

 

Detailed Directions

 

University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), City Campus, Building 4

Corner Harris and Thomas Streets, Ultimo, NSW 2007.

 

Enter the building from Harris Street entrance (cnr Thomas St) and go up the stairs to registration desk on level 2. Delegates will then be advised the direction of their lecture room. No on-site parking available at UTS - Only street parking or at nearby carparks.

 

Workshops ASM Sydney 2010 Lecture Rooms / Labs - Sunday 4/7/10 at UTS, Building 4
Education Lecture Room 2.40, holds 100 people theatre style
Serology Sunday Lecture Room 2.38, holds 100 people theatre style
Ocular Microbiology Lecture Room 2.36, holds 100 people theatre style
Mycology Lecture Room on level three: 3.27 holds 65 people classroom style.
Advanced Imaging Workshop Lecture Room 2.34, holds 100 people theatre style

 

Workshops ASM Sydney 2010 Lecture Rooms / Labs - Thursday 8/7/10 at UTS, Building 4
Bacterial Identification – Back to Basics Revisited Lecture Room 2.31 holds 52 people classroom style. Labs 2.02 & 2.10.  UTS will provide gowns & microscopes.

 

Facilities:

Excellent in each room and lab. Desk top microphone built into lectern, data projector, large screens, DVD, CD, document camera with zoom facility. PC compatible (no Macs), can plug in laptop. Cannot save to desktop, therefore, for smooth transition between speakers best to save all presentations on one memory stick. 

 

Directions to get to UTS, Building 4:

Tell taxi drivers to take you to the ABC Building on Harris St. Most know where that is. Cross the road at the lights and you are at the Science Faculty (UTS, Building 4).

 

From Darling Harbour, walk through to Tumbalong Park and through Chinatown to Ultimo Rd until you reach Harris St (ask for a map at your hotel). Turn left and you will see the shiny silver Science Faculty building on the corner ahead of you. It’s an 8-10 minute walk. Or catch a cab ($7-10 depending on traffic)!

 

The UTS City campus, Broadway, is close to Central railway station. After alighting at Central Station take the exits to Railway Square/George Street (via the "Devonshire Tunnel", a pedestrian tunnel). Turn left at Railway Square (towards the big brown tower that says UTS!) and walk one block to Harris St, cross at the lights  and turn right at the Co-op bookshop (UTS Broadway campus). Walk down the road until you get to Thomas St. You should be outside the Science Faculty building (Building 4) with the ABC building across the road.

 

If you catch any bus that goes to Railway Square (George St), turn towards the big brown tower that says UTS and walk one block to Harris St, cross at the lights  and turn right at the Co-op bookshop (UTS Broadway campus). Walk down the road until you get to Thomas St. You should be outside the Science Faculty building (Building 4, shiny and silver) with the ABC building across the road.

 

It is easiest to enter Building 4 from the corner of Thomas and Harris Sts and make your way to the lifts or use the stairs directly in front of you as registration is at the top of these stairs on Level 2. Do not use the entrance and lifts that are halfway up the building on Harris St as these are pin-coded and you will get stuck on Level 4.

 

Below is a link to the campus map:

http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/citymap.html

 

The registration desk and workshop rooms are on Level 2; at the top of the stairs in the main entrance.

 

 

UTS From Railway Station

 

UTS From Martin Place

 

UTS Immediate Area

 

 

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