On the 28th November - 4th December 2014, MSF will be attending ASLM 2014. The conference will be a platform where the international laboratory community will share best practices, acquire knowledge, and debate innovative approaches to tackling the major health challenges posed by HIV, TB, malaria, flu, neglected tropical diseases and emerging pathogens.
See MSF events at the conference below or Download the event PDF
Monday, 1 December
Seminar: Harmonization of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Venue: Room 1.6
Time: 7h00 – 8h30am
Presenter: Erwan Piriou
Talk: MSF field experience showing the need for harmonization of malaria RDTs Oral Presentation: HIV Diagnostics and Viral Load Testing
Venue: Room 1.4
Time: 11h00 – 12h45
Presenter: Erwan Piriou
Talk: Time for Change? An Evaluation of the Tie-breaker Algorithm and the Role of Weakly
Reactive Test Lines in Contributing to a High Rate of False Positive HIV Results Symposium: Scaling up Access to Viral Load in Africa: Progress and Challenges
Venue: to be decided
Time: 2h45 – 4h15pm
Presenter: Tom Ellman
Talk: Country Case Studies of MSF Support to Viral Load Scale up in Sub-Saharan Africa Tuesday, 2 December Oral Presentation: Improving TB Diagnosis
Venue: to be decided
Time: 11h00 – 12h45
Presenter: Emmanuel Fajardo
Talk: Added value of performing a second Xpert MTB/RIF test on a second sputum sample
to confirm rifampicin resistance: Analysis of routinely collected data in MSF-supported
sites in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Kenya Symposium: Cryptococcal Rapid Diagnostic Testing: Lessons Learned on Program Implementation and Diagnostic Access Issues
Venue: to be decided
Time: 2h45 – 4h15pm
Presenter: Teri Roberts
Talk: Initial Perspectives on the Implementation of the Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow
Assay at the Point-of-Care Seminar: Implementing viral load in resource limited settings: Having the test is not enough
Venue: Room 1.4
Time: 6h30 – 8h00pm
Presenters: Tom Ellman, Teri Roberts, Emmanuel Fajardo, Helen Bygrave, Mary Ibeto,
civil society Download the satelite invitation Download the presentations: Teri Roberts: Setting the scene: What questions remain in scaling up viral load?
Emmanuel Fajardo: Scaling up viral load testing: Laboratory opportunities and challenges
Helen Bygrave: Tips and tricks for improved implentation of viral load monitoring
Mary Ibeto: Risk of treatment failure (ROTF): Model in Khayelitsha
Stanley Takona: Viral load: What it means to me Wednesday, 3 December Oral Presentation: Diagnostic Innovations
Venue: to be decided
Time: 11h00 – 12h45
Presenter: Emmanuel Fajardo
Talk: Rapid plasma separation device for point-of-care viral load testing:
A Proof-of-concept Round Table: A collaborative approach to market entry and procurement of diagnostic products
Venue: to be decided
Time: 4h30 – 6h00pm
Presenter: Myriam Henkens
Talk: Objectives and modus operandi of the HIV Global Diagnostic Working Group Thursday, 4 December Oral Presentation: Return on Investment in Laboratory
Venue: Auditorium 1
Time: 11h00 – 12h45
Presenter: Teri Roberts
Talk: A Market Assessment of HIV Immunological and Virological Testing Across Lowand
Middle-Income Countries Seminar: Update on the WHO and FIND Ebola Diagnostics Access Coalition (EDAC)
Venue: Room 1.4
Time: 1h00 – 2h30pm
Presenters: Erwan Piriou and Arlene Chua
Talk: to be confirmed Throughout the conference Poster: Expanding Access to HIV Viral Load Testing: a Systematic Review Re-examining RNA Stability in EDTA Whole Blood and Plasma Beyond Current Recommendations
Venue: Outside of Ballroom East/West and Auditorium 1
Presenter: Teri Roberts
Venue: Room 1.6
Time: 7h00 – 8h30am
Presenter: Erwan Piriou
Talk: MSF field experience showing the need for harmonization of malaria RDTs Oral Presentation: HIV Diagnostics and Viral Load Testing
Venue: Room 1.4
Time: 11h00 – 12h45
Presenter: Erwan Piriou
Talk: Time for Change? An Evaluation of the Tie-breaker Algorithm and the Role of Weakly
Reactive Test Lines in Contributing to a High Rate of False Positive HIV Results Symposium: Scaling up Access to Viral Load in Africa: Progress and Challenges
Venue: to be decided
Time: 2h45 – 4h15pm
Presenter: Tom Ellman
Talk: Country Case Studies of MSF Support to Viral Load Scale up in Sub-Saharan Africa Tuesday, 2 December Oral Presentation: Improving TB Diagnosis
Venue: to be decided
Time: 11h00 – 12h45
Presenter: Emmanuel Fajardo
Talk: Added value of performing a second Xpert MTB/RIF test on a second sputum sample
to confirm rifampicin resistance: Analysis of routinely collected data in MSF-supported
sites in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Kenya Symposium: Cryptococcal Rapid Diagnostic Testing: Lessons Learned on Program Implementation and Diagnostic Access Issues
Venue: to be decided
Time: 2h45 – 4h15pm
Presenter: Teri Roberts
Talk: Initial Perspectives on the Implementation of the Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow
Assay at the Point-of-Care Seminar: Implementing viral load in resource limited settings: Having the test is not enough
Venue: Room 1.4
Time: 6h30 – 8h00pm
Presenters: Tom Ellman, Teri Roberts, Emmanuel Fajardo, Helen Bygrave, Mary Ibeto,
civil society Download the satelite invitation Download the presentations: Teri Roberts: Setting the scene: What questions remain in scaling up viral load?
Emmanuel Fajardo: Scaling up viral load testing: Laboratory opportunities and challenges
Helen Bygrave: Tips and tricks for improved implentation of viral load monitoring
Mary Ibeto: Risk of treatment failure (ROTF): Model in Khayelitsha
Stanley Takona: Viral load: What it means to me Wednesday, 3 December Oral Presentation: Diagnostic Innovations
Venue: to be decided
Time: 11h00 – 12h45
Presenter: Emmanuel Fajardo
Talk: Rapid plasma separation device for point-of-care viral load testing:
A Proof-of-concept Round Table: A collaborative approach to market entry and procurement of diagnostic products
Venue: to be decided
Time: 4h30 – 6h00pm
Presenter: Myriam Henkens
Talk: Objectives and modus operandi of the HIV Global Diagnostic Working Group Thursday, 4 December Oral Presentation: Return on Investment in Laboratory
Venue: Auditorium 1
Time: 11h00 – 12h45
Presenter: Teri Roberts
Talk: A Market Assessment of HIV Immunological and Virological Testing Across Lowand
Middle-Income Countries Seminar: Update on the WHO and FIND Ebola Diagnostics Access Coalition (EDAC)
Venue: Room 1.4
Time: 1h00 – 2h30pm
Presenters: Erwan Piriou and Arlene Chua
Talk: to be confirmed Throughout the conference Poster: Expanding Access to HIV Viral Load Testing: a Systematic Review Re-examining RNA Stability in EDTA Whole Blood and Plasma Beyond Current Recommendations
Venue: Outside of Ballroom East/West and Auditorium 1
Presenter: Teri Roberts