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PATH ACP Lecture Series, 15 Mar 2024

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Tools for translating genomic discoveries to patients

Date: Friday, 15 March 2024

Time: 9.00 am to 10.00 am

Venue:
SGH Academia, Level 7, Rm AC-7-3 or Zoom

Registration:

Registration is free. CME accredittion will be applied for.

To register to attend via zoom, click here
To register to join us physically at AC-7-3, click here
(Refreshments will be served at 8.30 am)

For enquiries, please contact
Ms Catherine (catherine.wong.eileen@sgh.com.sg)

SingHealth Gastrointestinal Pathology Workshop 2023

We are thrilled to share the resounding success of the SingHealth Gastrointestinal Pathology Course on 13-14 July 2023 at SGH Academia. The two-day course comprises of a series of lectures and workshop on the management and diagnostic challenges in gastrointestinal diseases. More than 70 local and international faculty, pathologists, gastroenterologists, oncologists and specialists in training attended the course. The two-day course concluded with an interactive grading and scoring of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) cases using various scoring systems by the participants.

We were privileged to have the following expert faculty shared insightful lectures and discussions on gastrointestinal diseases and IBD grading/scoring system.

Tony Lim – Chairman and Senior Consultant, Division of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Academic Chair, Pathology ACP
Kieran Sheahan - Consultant Histopathologist, Pathology Department, St Vincent's University Hospital
Matthew Ng - Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Gastrointestinal and Neurology, National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS)
Emile John Tan - Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Colorectal Surgery, NCCS
Christopher Khor - Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SGH
Malcolm Tan - Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SGH
Iain Tan - Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, NCCS
Wang Lai Mun - Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Changi General Hospital
Leow Wei Qiang - Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH
Ngo Nye Thane - Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH
Wan Wei Keat, Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH
Loong Shihleone, Associate Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH


Course director, Prof Tony Lim (Chairman, SGH Div of Pathology and Academic Chair, Pathology ACP) extended a warm welcome to the participants.		Dr Ngo Nye Thane (Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology, SGH and emcee for the 2-day course) introducing the faculty.


Participants engaged in the IBD activity scoring and self-assessment workshop on Day 2.

Day 1 and 2 group photos with the faculty and participants.

Bioinformatics Course: Next Generation Sequencing

Pathology ACP concluded the fifth rendition of our popular Bioinformatics Course: Next Generation Sequencing on 13 and 14 April 2023. The course focused on the bioinformatics analysis of next generation sequencing (NGS) data, with emphasis on variant analysis. Apart from didactic lectures, participants were also provided with hands-on experience using open source tools on NGS data. Our appreciation extends to our dedicated faculty who have contributed to the success of all the Bioinformatics Courses organised by Pathology ACP since 2016.

Engaged minds, absorbing knowledge: Participants listened attentively during Dr Karrie Ko’s (Consultant, SGH Dept of Microbiology)
lecture on “Introduction to Microbial Genetics and Metagenomics”.

Active participation and guidance: Course faculty Dr Cheng CL (Head and Senior Consultant, SGH Dept of Anatomical Pathology),
Dr Jeremy Ng (Bioinformatician, SGH Dept of Molecular Pathology) and Dr Pauline Ng (Bioinformatics Consultant)
guiding the participants during one of the practical sessions.

Pathology 24-Hour Treadmill Challenge
Registration has closed. Support the running teams as they raise funds to transform patient care from behind the scenes. Click here to find out more!

Date: 26 - 27 January 2024 (Fri - Sat)

Venue: Academia Concourse, SGH

About the event:

Are you ready to take your fitness journey to the next level and make an impact on Pathology research and education for better patient outcomes?

Gather your friends, break a sweat and run for a cause!

Click here or scan the QR code in the poster to find out more and register for the Pathology 24-hour Treadmill Challenge.

The first 5 teams to register will receive vouchers. Register today!

For enquiries, please contact
Ms Xiao Hui (tan.xiao.hui@sgh.com.sg) or
Ms Huiling (cai.huiling@sgh.com.sg)

SingHealth Immunopathology Workshop 2023

Pathology ACP organised its first inaugural SingHealth Immunopathology Workshop on 8 – 9 May 2023 at Academia, SGH.

More than 100 local and overseas participants comprising practising pathologists, pathology fellows and residents, clinicians and healthcare professionals benefited from the informative lectures and workshop during the 2-day event.

We were privileged to have the following overseas and local external faculty for our workshop.

Tony Lim (MBBS, FRCPath, FRCPA) – Chairman and Senior Consultant, SGH Div of Pathology and Academic Chair, Pathology ACP
Joe Yeong (MBBS, PhD) – Principal Investigator, SGH Dept of Anatomical Pathology & Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR
Carlo B. Bifulco (MD) – Chief Medical Officer, Providence Genomics and Director of Translational Molecular Pathology and Molecular Genomics, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, USA
Chin Wee Tan (PhD) – Senior Research Fellow, Bioinformatics Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI), Australia
Tullia C. Bruno (PhD) – Assistant Professor of Immunology, UPMC Hillman Cancer, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Loo Lit-Hsin (PhD) – Senior Principal Investigator, Bioinformatics Institute (BII), A*STAR, Singapore
Sizun Jiang (PhD) – Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA

Here are some highlights of the course:


Course director, Prof Tony Lim (Chairman, SGH Div of Pathology and Academic Chair, Pathology ACP) extended a warm welcome to the participants.

Participants actively engaging in both lectures and workshops, and enthusiastically participating in the Q&A sessions.

Our invited faculty, Dr Sizun Jiang, Dr Loo Lit-Hsin, Dr Carlo Bifulco, Dr Chin Wee Tan, A/Prof Tullia Bruno with course director, Dr Joe Yeong.		Poster presentation by the participants, showcasing their research.

A panel discussion with esteemed faculty, covering all aspects of Spatial.

The workshop included a poster presentation segment, allowing participants to showcase their research and ideas to fellow specialists, healthcare professionals and researchers. Moreover, they had the opportunity to receive one-to-one coaching from our esteemed faculty on their concepts. Participants who presented their posters stood a chance to win at services and products on spactial technology generously sponsored by NanoString Technologies, Singapore and 10x Genomics.

Our heartiest congratulations to the poster presentation winners!

Recipients of awards sponsored by NanoString Technologies, Singapore:

Dr Jia Meng Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), ASTAR*	Vivian Chih-Wei Chen MD-PhD Candidate, Duke-NUS	Wharton Chan MD-PhD Candidate, Duke-NUS

Recipients of awards sponsored by 10x Genomics:

Dr Sonia Chothani Research Fellow, Duke-NUS		Joey Lee Senior Research Officer, Bioinformatics Institute (BII), ASTAR*

Norbert Tay PhD Student, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, NUS		Dr. Giulio Giustarini Research Fellow, Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our valued sponsors who made this event possible. Thank you for contributing to the success of this event.

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