Day 1 - Thursday 30th October 2025

7.30 am-8.30 am

Welcome and workshop registration

 

WORKSHOP 1

WORKSHOP 2

WORKSHOP 3

8.30 am-5.30 pm

Morning tea/coffee break
10.30 am-11.00 am

Lunch
12.30 pm-1.30 pm

Afternoon tea/ coffee break
 3.00 pm-3.30 pm

Using quality improvement to achieve value in pathology

Delivered by the Institute of Biomedical Science, United Kingdom

Application of risk management to medical laboratories ISO 22367:2020

Delivered by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service

Patient-Centric Testing: Putting the Patient at the Heart of Diagnostics​

(Delivering person centered care in pathology)

Delivered by the Association for Laboratory Medicine, United Kingdom

6.00 pm-6.30 pm

Conference Registration (Open on 30th and 31st October)

6.30 pm-7.00 pm

Opening Ceremony

Master of Ceremonies: Professor Walid Al-Wali, Senior Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Quran recitation 6:30 pm-6:40 pm

National anthem 6:40 pm-6:45 pm

Welcome speech by DLMP Chair of Clinical Services 6:45 pm-7:00 pm

7.00 pm-7.30 pm

Opening Lecture – Laboratory of the future

Professor Runjan Chetty, Emeritus Professor of Pathology at the Universities of Cape Town and Toronto, Chief Medical Officer of Deciphex/Diagnexia

7.30 pm-8.00 pm

Plenary session – The Global Healthcare and Workforce Crisis: The importance of Laboratory Medicine

Dr Bernie Croal, President, Royal College of Pathologists, United Kingdom

8.00 pm-9.00 pm

Cocktail dinner