Session II, Annual Scientific Sessions 2020 College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sri Lanka Session II Theme: "Enhancing the Quality of Healthcare Delivery via Personalized Medicine in Industry 5.0: Contribution of Medical Laboratory Professionals”

Annual Scientific Sessions 2020

College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sri Lanka

Session II 

Theme:

"Enhancing the Quality of Healthcare Delivery 
via Personalized Medicine in Industry 5.0: 
Contribution of Medical Laboratory Professionals”

Institution of the Theme 
Mr. Ravi Kumudesh
MSc (SMgt)/ BMLS (Hons)/BSc(Mgt)

President, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sri Lanka

Medical Laboratory Science has undergone a substantial revolution in recent years, wherein the traditional approach to diagnosing and treating many human diseases has gradually evolved from a generalized conception of health and disease to an individualized approach entailing decisions and interventions tailored to the single patient according to individual responses or risk of disease.

This axiom has evolved from concept to practice, and has been translated into the notion of “precision” or “personalized” medicine. Although personalized or precision medicine will be the core opportunity for effective care in the anticipatable future, many political, economic and cultural challenges need to be overwhelmed, and these include some ongoing healthcare reforms around the globe, cost containment strategies, consolidation of laboratories and in vitro diagnostic testing, as well as the impact of new technologies and tests on the existing laboratory organization.

Annual Scientific Sessions – 2020 of CMLS.SL and Lab Expo 2020 will offer a highly dynamic scientific program stimulating laboratory professionals and offer a great opportunity to discuss emerging issues and cutting-edge techniques coming from the field of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine to enhance the laboratory process towards a quality healthcare delivery through precision medicine in industry 5.0.

The aim of this conference is to empower medical laboratory professionals on changes which may ultimately drive or challenge the future of laboratory medicine in the era of precision medicine towards future landscape of medical laboratories.

 Key Note Speech

”Transformation of Medical Laboratory with Industry 5.0 and precision medicines changes future healthcare delivery”

By Mr. Manju Gunawardhana

Inventor

  An award winning Sri Lankan Scientists currently CEO at Hybrid Technologies,

Consultant, Nanotechnology applications,

Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC)

Guest’s Speech

“Information management systems and Artificial Intelligence reform the role of Medical Laboratory in healthcare delivery”  

By Dr. Richard Rumnong

MBBS, MMST

Medical graduate and also holds a post-graduate degree in Medical Technologies from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Heads Clinical Excellence Laboratory Diagnostics

 “Change the expectation of healthcare taker via industry 5.0, 

Artificial intelligence and other Smart technologies”

By Dr. Rangika De Silva

BSc (ME) / PhD

An experienced researcher in the field of nanotechnology and advanced materials

Mechanical Engineering and earned his doctoral degree (PhD) in the field of polymer nanocomposites,

Recipient of two NRC grants and an EPSRC-UK international grant,

“Molecular science reforms the role of Medical laboratory 

in healthcare delivery”

By Dr. Chandanamalie Punchihewa

PhD, BSc (Molecular Biology) BSc (Biochemistry)

Attorney-at-Law

Head of Molecular Diagnostics at Lanka Hospitals 

Diagnostic Founder-Gene labs Medical (pvt) Ltd

Novel laboratory approach in testing of highly infectious diseases including  nCorona 2019 virus and substantial role of Bio safety in healthcare delivery

By Dr. Rohitha Muthugala

Consultant Virologist

In-charge of Regional Clinical Virology Laboratory and Sub-National Laboratory for Human Influenza Virus Surveillance

Consultant Clinical Virologist - Teaching Hospital - Kandy