Agenda – 2018

Day 1 – Thursday, 13th  September

18.00 Registration. Opening of conference & Welcome reception

Day 2 – Friday, 14th  September

09:00 – Dr. Hugh Cormican – CEO, Cirdan                              

Welcome & Conference Introduction

09.15 –  Dr. Eric Glassy, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, USA
Title:  “Extreme Makeover: Creating Pathology Reports that Make a Difference”

09.45–  Dr. Anil Parwani, University of Ohio, USA
Title: “Advancing Diagnostic Pathology: Impact of Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence Tools”

10.15 –  Dr. Niamh Buckley, Queen’s University Belfast, N.Ireland     

Title: “Application of Liquid Biopsy to the Detection and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer”

10:45 – Q&A

11.00 – Coffee Break

11:15 –  Prof. Jane Armes, NSW Pathology, Australia
Title: “Genome Sequencing as a Diagnostic Aid”

11:45 –  Prof. Richard Kennedy, Almac & Queen’s University Belfast, N.Ireland                                                                   

Title: “Development of Genomic Assays for Multi-Arm Clinical Trials in Cancer”

12:15 – Q&A

12.30 – Lunch

13.30–  Prof Deon Venter, University of Wollongong, Australia
Title:  “Emerging neuropathology diagnostics: genetic scaffolds, phenotypes and advanced imaging”

14:00 –  Dr. Keith Kaplan, tissuepathology.com, USA
Title:  “Artificial Intelligence: What it Means for Healthcare and Pathology”

14:30 –  Dr. Laszlo Igali, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust, England and Ferenc Igali , University of Lincoln, England.  

Title: “Virtual and Augmented Reality in Digital Pathology”

15:00 – Q&A

15:15 – Coffee Break

15:30 –  Dr. Peter Bankhead, Research Scientist, N. Ireland            

Title: “QuPath Software: Open Source Software to Reveloutionize and Standardize Digital Pathology Image Analysis”

16:00 –    Dr. Richard Levenson,  UC Davis, USA                         

Title: “MUSE: A Novel Approach for Rapid Histology”

16:30 – Q&A

16.40 – Close

6.30 – Conference Dinner

Day 3 – Saturday, 15th September

09.00 –  David Meade, International Business Speaker & Mentalist
Title:  “Mind Your Business”

10.30 – Coffee Break

10:50–  Dr. Irene ReganAcademy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine
Title: “Laboratory Medicine: The Times They Are A Changin”

11.20 –  Dr. Dean Wallace, UCLA, USA
Title:  “Opportunities outweigh the challenges of radiology and pathology integration”

11.50 –  Dr. Donal O’Shea, Deciphex, Ireland                        Title: “Finding Normals: Application and Implementation of AI driven Screening Processes in Pathology”

12:20 – Q&A

12:35 – Closing Remarks

12:45 – Conference Close

12:45 – 13:45 – Lunch

14:30 – Conference Activity – Trip to  Marble Arch Caves or Golf on the  Nick Faldo course

     Bus will leave the Lough Erne Resort Reception at 2:30pm, arriving at the Marble Arch Caves for a 3:00pm tour, followed by a stop off at traditional Irish bar,  Blakes of the Hollow for some refreshments. 

Please note: The agenda is current as of 10th August 2018 and subject to change.