DeviceCon Series 2024 - UK Edition

Stream 1 - Infectious Disease Diagnostics and Molecular Diagnostics Conference

Stream 2 - Cancer Diagnostics Conference 

Stream 3 – Next-Gen Digital Pathology Conference

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Molecular Diagnostics:

• Developing a Molecular and Rapid Testing Diagnostic Service

• The Impact of NGS in Diagnostic Virology Involving HIV-1 Tropism, Genotypic Resistance in Influenza, HBV, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

• Current Molecular Diagnostics and Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Applied to Mycobacteria

• KCL TEST: Matching Results from the ONS and Generating Molecular Biology Laboratory-Based Protocols 

• Molecular Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Infectious Diseases:

• Clinical Validation of a Point-of-Care Multiplexed In Vitro Immunoassay Using Monoclonal Antibodies

• The Impact of Digital Technologies on Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Resource-Limited Settings.

• The Challenges and Some Emerging Strategies for Tackling a Global Bacterial Menace

• Biosensors for the Detection of Bacterial and Viral Clinical Pathogens

• Electrochemical Diagnostics of Infectious Viral Diseases

• 4D Radiomics in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI: Prediction of Breast Cancer pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy

• Multicancer Early Detection Tests

• Early detection of cancer using cell-free DNA fragmentomics

• Development of a prognostic model for head and neck cancer risk assessment, encompassing lifestyle parameters, HPV serological markers, and genetic biomarkers

• Deep Learning & Biomarker Panels-Based Platform for Breast Cancer Detection
• Challenges and opportunities in early detection

Digital Pathology: Strategy, Innovations and Scope

• Digital Pathology Revolution in Hospitals

• Overcoming Implementation Challenges

• Cytopathology in the Digital Age

• Evaluation of pediatric diseases

• Quantitative Pathology and Biomarker discovery

• Standardization and validation methods & guidelines

AI & Computational Pathology: Enhancing diagnostic Accuracy

• Understanding Of Computational Pathology

• Quantitative image analysis in pathology research

• AI-Driven Pathology: Real-world Experiences in Hospital labs

• AI & ML methods: Image interpretation & Pattern recognition

Data Management & Integrating for Early disease detection

• Pathology Informatics: Bridging Gaps in Hospital Data Flow

• Clinical and Chemical Pathology

• Studying Anatomical & Forensic Pathology via DP

• Telepathology Innovations & Remote Diagnosis

• Digital Transformation in Surgical Pathology

• Digital pathology in cancer research & diagnosis

Diagnostic Pathology: Imaging Technologies

• Overcoming challenges in image analysis 
• 3D and Multimodal Imaging in Pathology
• Advancements in Whole – Slide Imaging

• Radiology-Pathology Correlation using AI

• Regulatory Approvals for Using AI in Pathology

Stream 4 - Infection Control, Sterilization & Decontamination in Healthcare Conference

Stream 5 - Minimally Invasive Surgery Conference

Sub Stream A –

Urology

Sub Stream B –

Gynecology

• Antimicrobial stewardship & multidrug- resistant organisms.

• Hand hygiene protocols and best practices

• Importance of surveillance & green initiatives

• Surgical site infections – What are they?

• Effective Disinfection Practices for Hemodialysis

• Sterilization and decontamination of endoscopes

• Educating and Training – Key Pillar of IPC

• Which is better, Reusable or Disposable?

• Automated Cleaning – Role of technology in IC

• Manual Cleaning & Effective Documentation

• Challenges and Failure in Sterilization of medical devices 

• Antimicrobial surfaces and their role in infection prevention.
• ATP Verses Fluorescent markers – superior representative

• Factors affecting the efficacy of disinfection & sterilization.

• How Sustainable is Patient Safety within Decontamination?

• Infections in the immunocompromised host & Pediatric Infections

• Infection control & prevention in hospital/critical (ICU) & outpatient care

• The Minimally Invasive Penile Implant

• Improving Outcomes in Robotic Prostatectomy - The Role of Advanced Imaging Platforms

• Next-Gen Lasers in the Management of Urothelial Cancer

• Minimally invasive cystectomy approaches in the treatment of bladder cancer

• Why is Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty Better than Robotic?

• Laparoscopic surgery for Enlarged Prostate in Benign Condition

• Taking the Next Steps to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

• Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome in Women’s Health

• The Next-Gen Advances in Gynecological Endoscopy

• Intraoperative use of Indocyanine Green (ICG) in Gynecological malignancies

• Robotic in Complex Benign Gynecology

• Staging for Endometrial Cancer

• Varicocelectomy improves the sperm capacity to induce optimal embryonic development post-fertilization