APCCMI-IICC 2018 - PROGRAMME OUTLINE

30 AUG 31 AUG (Day 1) - Friday 01 SEPT (Day 2) - Saturday 02 SEPT (Day 3) - Sunday

Theater 1 Hall C Hall A+B Theater 1 Theater 2 Hall C Theater 1 Theater 2 Hall C Theater 1 Theater 2 Hall C

08:00 - 08:15
MSD
sponsored breakfast symposium
Theme of Congress: Combating Infections: It's time to act!
Chair: Oliver CORNELY
1.Welcome, Introductions & Objectives
08:15 - 08:30
Oliver CORNELY
2.Prophylaxis of IFI in High-Risk Patients
Donald SHEPPARD
3.Management of Refractory Fungal Disease
08:30 - 08:45
Sharon CHEN
4.Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antifungal
Compounds in Real Life
Oliver CORNELY
5.Q&A, Discussion & Summary
08:45 - 09:00
Chair & Faculty

09:00 - 09:15

Opening ceremony and Presentation of awards

Marc SPRENGER P2: Hand hygiene: no comprises P3: The Diagnostics Revolution in Clinical Microbiology
09:15 - 09:30
Director of the World Health Organization secretariat for antimicrobial resistance (Chairperson: Wing Hong Seto) (Chairperson: Alan WU)

Didier PITTET Robin PATEL

09:30 - 09:45

09:45 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:15
P1: Global directions in the combat of antimicrobial resistance
(Chairperson: Wing Hong SETO) K9: Human Microbiota - its role in preventing
K6: Vaccines for HPV: the first decade K10: Device Associated Infections
K5: Infection Control: Guidelines that work infection
Mario POLJAK Paul TAMBYAH
Keiji FUKUDA Wing Hong SETO Peter HAWKEY
10:15 - 10:30
(Introduction by Po Ren HSUEH) (Introduction by Bosco LAM)
(Introduction by Andrew Tin Yau WONG) (Introduction by Thomas LING)

10:30 - 10:45

10:45 - 11:00 Morning tea break Morning tea break Morning tea break

11:00 - 11:15

S4: Infection Control Ground-Breaking

S1: ISAC symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance S20: CAACM symposium on Laboratory Medicine:
11:15 - 11:30 Moderators: Conita LAM S18: Emerging Nosocomial infections S19: Collaborating symposium on ICU-related
Moderators: Po Ren HSEUH S3: Laboratory diagnostic advances Challenges & Opportunities
S2: Infection Control Surveillance & J KWAN Moderated by Alan WU & C LAI infections
& Ian GOULD Moderators: Bosco LAM S9: Infection Control: Time to Act S10: Blood-Borne Infections S11: CPE: Update on epidemiology and control S17: Symposium on Clostridium difficile Infections Moderators: Thomas LING & Fann WU
Moderators: Shao Haei LIU S12: CSSD collaborating symposium Moderators: Fung Yee LEUNG
1. Latest strategies for AMR control & Thomas LING Moderators: Wilina LIM Moderators: Thomas LAI Moderators: Les SIMS (CDI): An update
& Kristine LUK 1. Role of the contaminated environment in Moderators: Rodger YU 1. Evolving epidemiology of nosocomial fungal & Vivian LAI
Ian GOULD & Annie LEUNG & Kin Wing CHOI & Silvio VEGA Moderators: Wing Kin TO & Margaret IP 1. Use of NGS-based assays
11:30 - 11:45 transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens: & Joanne Yuk Ling CHUI infections
2. Novel tools for detection and surveillance of 1. Metagenomic Shotgun Sequencing for Joseph Du-Che YAO
1. Making Use of IT for Surveillance: A success Challenges and new data on prevention Anuradha CHOWDARY 1. Preventing VAP
AMR Prosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis 1. The implementation science in infection control 1. HIV infection: what's new? 1. The emergence of CPE in China 1. Latest epidemiology on CDI 2. Total Lab Automation and its impact
story David WEBER 1. Sterilization Monitoring techniques, Standards Arthu Chun Wing LAU
Jean-Marc ROLAIN Robin PATEL Andreas VOSS Man-Po LEE Hui WANG William JARVIS Irina LUTINGER
Kristine LUK 2. Surface disinfectants: any better options? and experience 2. Heat cooler unit and Mycobacterium chimaera 2. The control of Gram negative cross infections in
3. Using internet search behaviour for AMR 2. From MALDI-TOF to WGS 2. Quality improvement in IC 2. HBV: new updates 2. Environmental dissemination of ARGs 2. Laboratory diagnosis of CDI, what's new? 3. Clinical integration of molecular testing in HIV
11:45 - 12:00 2. Modelling influenza pandemic Martin KIERNAN Wei GUO infection ICU
detection Alex VAN BELKUM Moi Lin LING Vincent WONG Tong ZHANG Margaret IP and HCV diagnostic algorithm
Benjamin COWLING 3. Safety Line: Addressing Clinical Challengeswith 2. Parametric Release on Steam Sterelization Deborah WILLIAMSON Anucha APISARNTHANARAK
Andreas VOSS 3. Total Laboratory Automation: how could the 3. IC: Guidelines and beyond 3. HCV infection: towards eradication 3. What are the effective treatment options 3. New treatment options for CDI Yun F. (Wayne) WANG
3. Control of Flu spreading in hospital Extraluminal and Intraluminal Contamination Tat Hong Samuel LAW 3. Necrotisinf fasciitis: what healthcare workers
4. AGAR - Australia's National Antimicrobial process help? Glenys Harrington Walter Wai-Kay SETO David LYE Peter HAWKEY 4. New technologies for rapid identification of
Julian TANG Joseph HOMMES 3. Candida auris: the UK response need to know?
Resistance Surveillance Program Sharon CHEN positive blood culture and its impact
12:00 - 12:15 4. Donor-related Infections Peter HOFFMAN Sau Chun TANG
Geoffrey COOMBS Tao HONG
Vincent CHENG

12:15 - 12:30

12:30 - 12:45 15 minute break 15 minute break

30 minutes break

12:45 - 13:00

PFIZER
13:00 - 13:15 Mundipharma sponsored lunch symposium
Germitec
sponsored lunch symposium (12:45 - 14:15) JNJ
sponsored lunch symposium
(13:00 - 14:00) sponsored lunch symposium
MSD (13:00 - 14:00)
1. Welcome remarks/ Matteo BASSETTI (13:00 - 14:00)
Cepheid sponsored lunch symposium
13:15 - 13:30 1. Welcome and Introduction 2. Ceftaroline: How can we make the most of a new
sponsored lunch symposium (13:00 - 14:30) 1. Welcome and Introduction
Wing Hong SETO antibiotic in the current era of antimicrobial 1. Welcome and Introduction
(13:00 - 14:00) Chairs: Cornelius J. CLANCY & Margaret IP David WEBER
2. Global Efforts on Antimicrobial Resistance and resistance? / Matteo BASSETTI Patricia CHING
1.Welcome, Introductions & Objectives 2. Risks of Disease Transmission by Ultrasound
the Importance of Hygiene Interventions 3. The changing needs of CAP in the Asia-Pacific 2. Introduction of Smart Technology in Low
Molecular Diagnostics Co-Chairs Probes: The Concerns and Solutions
Wing Hong SETO region Temperature Sterilization
13:30 - 13:45 for Antimicrobial Resistance 2.Antimicrobial Resistance in ICU: Is Individualized David WEBER
3. Combating Antimicrobial Resistance with Bone TANG Jeremy M. YARWOOD
Fred TENOVER Antimicrobial Stewardship the Answer? 3. Disinfection of Ultrasound Probes: Guidelines
Antiseptics and Infection Control Measures during 4. cSSTI management: Insights and learnings from 3. Cloud Management application on Sterilization
Jason ROBERTS and Worldwide Compliance
Outbreaks and Mass Gatherings the Asia-Pacific perspective / Asok KURUP Process-US case sharing
3.Resistant Pseudomonas – Old Bug,New Susan CAMPBELL WESTERWAY
Datin Dr. Che Ilina CHE ISAHAK 5. Panel Q&A Jeremy M. YARWOOD
Challenges, New Choices 4. Questions & Answers
13:45 - 14:00 4. Open Forum and Closing 6. Closing remarks
Cornelius CLANCY
Matteo BASSETTI
4.Choice of Appropriate Empiric Antibiotic in ICU:
Science or Art ? – A Case Based Discussion
Petrick PERIYASAMY
14:00 - 14:15 5.Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks
Co-Chairs & Faculty

14:15 - 14:30 15 minute break 15 minute break 15 minute break

14:30 - 14:45

S7: GCACMID 全球華人臨床微生物及感染學會 Annual

Meeting: Emerging resistant pathogens & novel
14:45 - 15:00 diagnostics S8: Eliminate TB by 2035 S24: JSC: Novel Technologies and Diagnostic
S5: Collaborating symposium on Endoscopy S6: Emerging infections S16: Collaborating symposium on Infections in S21: JSC collaborating symposium: Management of S22: Collaborating symposium on AED-related
Moderators: Y C XU 徐英春 / Raymond LEUNG Moderators: Kitty FUNG S13: MERS-CoV Special S15: Pediatric Infections Update Methods
related infection control issues Moderators: Kin Wing CHOI S14: Building an effective IC team Renal patients drug resistant infections infection control S23: Vaccine Update
Pre-congress Workshop 2: & Thomas MOK Moderators: David HUI Moderators: Yat Sun YAU Moderators:
Moderators: Mei Wang KWOK & Bone TANG Moderators: Patricia CHING Moderators: Yun Ho HUI Moderators: Yoshio TAKESUE Moderators: Thomas TSANG Moderators: Paul CHAN & Yat Sun YAU
Infection Control Exercise 1. Resistance detection and monitoring for CR & Vivien CHUANG & Paul CHAN Katsunori YANAGIHARA & Bosco LAM
& Connie TSE & Yvette LAI & Hau Sim HO & Bone TANG & Margaret YUEN
15:00 - 15:15 Pre-congress Workshop 1: organisms 1. Epidemiology and control Drug-Resistant TB in
1. Zoonotic Malaria: emerging species and their 1. HPV vaccine: update
Molecular techniques Planning infection control core activities & moving Wayne WANG 王雲峰 CHINA 1. The evolving Epidemiology 1. EV infections 1. Point-of-Care-Testing: Within Minutes and
1. Infection Control Prevention and Challenges in impact 1. Building an effective IC team 1. Preventing HCV infection in a HD centre 1. Management of Drug-resistant Gram Negative 1. Research and development of environmental Paul CHAN
away from ritualistic practices – Infection Control 2. mcr storm Cuihua LIU Ziad Ahmed MEMISH Shin-Ru SHIH Everywhere
Endoscopy Balbir SINGH Glenys HARRINGTON Moi Lin LING Infections disinfectant with long-lasting action 2. Novel Flu vaccines
Wing Cheong YAM, Gilman SIU & Simulated Training Workshop P R HSUEH 薛博仁 2. Role of NGS for rapid diagnosis of MDR-TB 2. Control of MERS-CoV in hospital: Lesson 2. Journey of measles elimination in HK - are we Hiromichi SUZUKI
Mei Wang KWOK 2. NIPAH outbreak: great efforts resulting in 2. The Journey to an effective ICT 2. Infective complications after kidney transplant Hiroshige MIKAMO King YEUNG Ivan Fan Ngai HUNG
15:15 - 15:30 Johnson LAM 3. VRE-a nightmare Wing Cheong YAM learned there? 2. MALDI-TOF MS for the diagnosis of infectious
2. How to clean flexible endoscopes effective control Martin KIERNAN Maggie Kam Man MA 2. Antimicrobial stewardship 2. Challenges in combating infections in AED 3. The control of Zika virus infection: treatment and
Glenys HARRINGTON & Wen-Chien KO 柯文謙 3. Achieving the goal to end TB in the Region Yae Jean KIM Chun Bong CHOW diseases, Gene Amplification and beyond
Ping WANG Koon Chi Christopher LAI 3. Fellowship in IC 3. Infection surveillance and prevention in a Yoshio TAKESUE Kai Yeung CHEUNG vaccination strategies
Conita LAM 4. Emerging fungi Kalpeshsinh RAHEVAR 3. MERS-CoV: treatment update and guideline 3. RSV control in hospital Sharon CHEN
3. Safety concerns 3. The control of Dengue Fever Patricia CHING haemodialysis unit 3. Smart Use of Ax 3. Hong Kong pandemic plan Jasper CHAN
Ying-Chun XU 徐英春 David HUI Julian TANG 3. Laboratory automation in bacteriological tests
David WEBER Terapong TANTAWICHIEN Lai-Fan HO David LYE Ka Hing WONG
15:30 - 15:45 5. Infection Control in Macau Yoshitomo MORINAGA
Kong CHEN 陳剛

15:45 - 16:00

16:00 - 16:15

Afternoon tea break Afternoon tea break & Poster Session 1 Afternoon tea break & Poster Session 2 Closing Ceremony

16:15 - 16:30

16:30 - 16:45
K4: Emerging Infections of imminent danger in the K8: Update on the disinfection of endoscopes and
K3: Unsettled issues in infection control K7: Applications of Next Generation Sequencing
region ultrasonic intracavity probes
David WEBER Deborah WILLIAMSON
Malik PEIRIS Peter HOFFMAN
16:45 - 17:00
(Introduction by Suet Yi LEE) (Introduction by Janice LO)
(Introduction by Cindy TSE ) (Introduction by Conita LAM)
Pre-congress workshop 4:
17:00 - 17:15 Infectious disease
Hon Kei SIU

epidemiology and WGS exercise

17:15 - 17:30 Yun Kit YEOH
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 1 K1: WHO GLASS K2: Surveillance on nosocomial infections: What's
Chaired by Gloria Chor Shan CHIU & Chun Hoi KAN Marc SPRENGER new?
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 2
William JARVIS
17:30 - 17:45
O001 - Chiaw Yee CHOY (introduction by
Chaired by Johnson LAM & Alan WU
O002 - Kejal HASMUKHARAY Wing Hong SETO) (introduction by Patricia CHING)
O003 - Sumeeta KHURANA
O019 - Celine CHUI
O004 - Kinga KOWALEWSK AGROCHOWSKA
17:45 - 18:00 O020 - Varsha GUPTA
O005 - Win Mar KYAW
O021 - Ka Tsun LEUNG
O006 - Seung Yoon OH
O022 - Shakeel MOWLABOCCUS
O007 - Kazuki TAOKA
O023 - Bansidhar TARAI
O008 - Penny WILLSON
18:00 - 18:15 O024 - Rabaab ZAHRA
O010 - Zhuang HONGDI
O028 - Shichao ZHU
O011 - Nancy H. L. LEUNG
O029 - Kartini Abdul JABAR
O012 - Siu Mee Janet LI
O030 - Ariza ADNAN
O013 - Chalermpong SAENJUM
18:15 - 18:30 O031 - Jonathan Hon Kwan CHEN
O014 - Kathryn WILKS
O032 - Yi-Ping HO
O015 - Qian XIANG
O033 - Eason LIN
O016 - Shilan XU
O035 - Menglan ZHOU
O017 - Shichao ZHU
18:30 - 18:45 O036 - Siddharth SRIDHAR
O018 - Lorna Kwai Ping SUEN
O037 - Alan WU
O038 - Awais FARID
O039 - Margaret O’DONOGHUE
18:45 - 19:00