St. Jude-VIVA Forum in Pediatric Oncology 2010

PRE-FORUM
WORKSHOP
Date: Monday 1st March to Tuesday 2nd March 2010

Protocol Development and Implementation in ALL: Planning, Designing and Implementing A Leukemia Trial in Emerging Countries

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“No child should die in the dawn of life.”

- Danny Thomas
Founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Post Forum Workshop

Advances in Acute Leukemia Immunophenotyping & Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Detection

	Date:	6th-7th March 2010
	Venue:	Clinical Research Centre Symposium Rooms 2/3 Level 1 National University of Singapore MD11, 10 Medical Drive Singapore 117597
	Workshop Objectives:	To learn the principles of using Flow Cytometry in making diagnosis of childhood leukemias To develop the skills necessary to apply the principles To define the minimum panels of antibodies required To discuss difficult cases encountered in immuno-phenotyping To introduce the basic principles of monitoring minimal residual disease
	Programme:	Lecture on “The clinical significance of leukemia immunophenotyping and MRD monitoring” by Dr. Dario Campana Overview on “Principles of leukemia immuno-phenotyping and MRD detection” by Ms. Elaine Coustan-Smith Exercises on diagnosis and MRD detection Download Day 1 Programme Download Day 2 Programme
	Who Should Attend:	Technologists and supervisors from hospitals or academic institutions who want to increase their expertise in diagnosis of childhood leukemia Clinicians and researchers in the field of childhood leukemia
	Registration:	Free-of -charge Successful applicants will be notified by email. Closing date:31st January 2010
	Secretariat:	National University of Singapore Department of Paediatrics Hematology/Oncology MD11, 10 Medical Drive Singapore 117597 Email: paenr@nus.edu.sg