Scientific Program

Time	April 9 (Thu)		April 10 (Fri)	April 11 (Sat)
8:00			Registration	8:00-9:00 Industry Workshop 4


			Opening Remarks


9:00			9:00-10:30 Symposium 1 Creating Diagnostic Value through the Combination of New Testing Technologies: Expected Benefits from the Integration of LIS, LAS, and Robotics	9:00-10:30 Symposium 4 Utilization of AI in Laboratory Medicine (Including Generative AI)





10:00


			10:30-11:00 Poster Session & Exhibition Tour	10:30-11:00 Poster viewing & Exhibition Tour


11:00			11:00-12:00 Plenary Lecture 1	11:00-12:00 Plenary Lecture 2





12:00			Break (10')	Break (10')
			12:10-13:10 Industry Workshop 1 (Luncheon)	12:10-13:10 Industry Workshop 5 (Luncheon)

		13:30-16:30 (180') Site Tour


13:00
			Break (5')	Break (5')
			13:15-13:45 Poster Session & Exhibition Tour	13:15-13:45 Poster viewing & Exhibition Tour
			13:15-13:45 Poster Session & Exhibition Tour	13:15-13:45 Poster viewing & Exhibition Tour
			Break (5')	Break (5')
			13:50-14:20 Industry Workshop 2	13:50-14:20 Industry Workshop 6
14:00

			14:20-14:50 Industry Workshop 3	14:20-14:50 Industry Workshop 7


			Break (5')	Break (5')
15:00			14:55-16:25 Symposium 2 Testing and Automation Using New Technologies in Clinical Laboratory Testing	14:55-16:25 Symposium 5 Implementation of Digital Transformation in Healthcare Worldwide





16:00

			Break (5')	16:25-16:55 Closing Ceremony
			16:30-18:00 Symposium 3 Quality Assurance in Specimen Testing including Genetic Testing


17:00	17:00-18:00 Board Meeting (Kagoshima Sun Royal Hotel)





18:00
	18:30-20:30 Chairman’s Dinner (Kagoshima Sun Royal Hotel)
19:00			19:00-20:30 Welcome Reception

20:00

Plenary Lecture

Plenary LectureⅠ

April 10 (Fri) 11:00-12:00

Anticipating the Future of Regenerative Medicine

Chairperson

Dr. Teruto Hashiguchi
(School of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan)

Speaker

Anticipating the Future of Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Yasuhiko Tabata
(Cell Biotechnology Group, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan)

Plenary LectureⅡ

April 11 (Sat) 11:00-12:00

Bayesian Applications in Clinical Laboratory Medicine

Chairperson

Dr. Munekazu Yamakuchi
(Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan)

Speaker

Bayesian Applications in Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Dr. Drew N. Maywar
(Rochester Institute of Technology, USA)

Symposium

Symposium1

April 10 (Fri) 9:00-10:30

Creating Diagnostic Value through the Combination of New Testing Technologies:
Expected Benefits from the Integration of LIS, LAS, and Robotics

Chairperson

Dr. Masato Maekawa
(Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan)
Dr. Young Kyung Lee
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine & Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea)

Speaker

Automated clinical laboratory preprocessing
Dr. Junkou Notsuke
(Central Automation Division Process Engineering & Management Department Process Engineering Section, SRL, Inc, Japan)
New Initiatives for the Integration of LIS, LAS, and Robotics in Our Hospital
Dr. Hiroyasu Ito
(Fujita Health University, Japan)
Automation Trends in Clinical Laboratories in Korea
Dr. Kyunghoon Lee
(Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)
STARS LAB: Building an Automated Closed-Loop System to Enhance Laboratory Safety and Efficiency in the Era of Smart Healthcare
Dr. Ching-Sheng Hung
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan)

Symposium2

April 10 (Fri) 14:55-16:25

Testing and Automation Using New Technologies in Clinical Laboratory Testing

Chairperson

Dr. Hiromichi Matsushita
(Keio University School of Medicine, Japan)
Dr. Yeo-Min Yun
(Konkuk University School of Medicine, Korea)

Speaker

Digital Transformation in Clinical Microbiology: Implementation of Full Automation and Image Analysis Technologies
Dr. Yoshifumi Uwamino
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan)
Innovative Technology: Automation in Sample Pretreatment for Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Dr. Sung-Eun Cho
(GC Labs ESAC (Endocrine Substance Analysis Center), Korea)
Ghost Cytometry-Based Morphological Profiling toward Automated Disease Screening
Dr. Hiroko Nomaru
(ThinkCyte K.K., Japan)

Symposium3

April 10 (Fri) 16:30-18:00

Quality Assurance in Specimen Testing including Genetic Testing

Chairperson

Dr. Hirotaka Matsui
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan)
Dr. Junghan Song
(Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)

Speaker

Quality assurance of NGS-related tests at RIKEN Genesis
Dr. Takanori Washio
(Executive Officer & General Manager of Bioinformatics Department, Riken genesis Co., Ltd., Japan)
Korean External Quality Assessment (EQA) Activities for Human Genetic Testing
Dr. Woochang Lee
(Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea)
Country report: Implementation of Mongolian external quality assessment scheme on clinical laboratory testing
Dr. Artbazar Bayarzaya
(Mongolian External Quality Assessment Scheme, Mongolia)

Symposium4

April 11 (Sat) 9:00-10:30

Utilization of AI in Laboratory Medicine (Including Generative AI)

Chairperson

Dr. Akira Suwabe
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, New Tokyo Hospital, Japan)
Dr. Sail Chun
(University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Korea)

Speaker

Status and Latest Findings of AI in Hematology Testing
Dr. Yoko Tabe
(Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan)
AI in Laboratory Medicine: Expanding Horizons and Applications
Dr. Kyu Tae Choi
(Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Korea)
A Fully Automated Method for the Differential Counting of Bone Marrow Smears
Dr. Joe Yeh
(aetherAI Co., Ltd., Taiwan)

Symposium5

April 11 (Sat) 14:55-16:25

Implementation of Digital Transformation in Healthcare Worldwide

Chairperson

Dr. Mikio Kamioka
(Tenri Hospital, Japan)
Dr. Won-Ki Min
(University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea / Future Strategy Division, SD Biosensor, Seoul, Korea)

Speaker

Digital pathology transformation in cancer testing
Dr. Nike Beaubier
(Tempus AI, USA)
Development and implementation of an internal quality control improvement platform using patient test results
Dr. Hyung-Doo Park
(Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
Realizing the Medical DX Reiwa Vision 2030: The Central Role of Standardized Laboratory Data in Japan's Digital Health Transformation
Dr. Koichiro Yuji
(Project Division of International Healthcare Innovation Research, the Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo, Japan)

Industry Workshop

Industry Workshop1 Co-sponsored by Sysmex Corporation

April 10 (Fri) 12:10-13:10

Efforts Toward Automation and Efficiency in Clinical Laboratory Testing

Chairperson

Dr. Hirotaka Matsui
(Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan)

Speaker

Sysmex AI for Laboratory Operational Support
Mr. Koji Yamada
(Business Development, Sysmex Corporation, Japan)
The power of integrated solution in Hematology and Hemostasis: BloodScience Workcell
Prof. Seongsoo Jang
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, and Asan Medical Center, Korea)

Industry Workshop2 Co-sponsored by Hitachi High-Tech Corporation

April 10 (Fri) 13:50-14:20

Introducing HITACHI Pathophysiological Assessment System Utilizing Routine Laboratory Tests

Chairperson

Dr. Hideki Niimi
(Department of Clinical Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine & Cell Therapy Center, Toyama University Hospital, Japan)

Speaker

Introducing HITACHI Pathophysiological Assessment System Utilizing Routine Laboratory Tests
Ms. Sayaka Asada
(Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, Healthcare Business Strategy Planning Div., Clinical Laboratory Solution Dept., Japan)

Industry Workshop3 Co-sponsored by Roche Diagnostics K.K.

April 10 (Fri) 14:20-14:50

Revolutionizing diagnostics: Enhancing usability of mass spectrometry with cobas i 601

Speaker

Ms. Hyun Jang
(Roche Diagnostics K.K., Japan)

Industry Workshop4 Co-sponsored by Techno Medica Co., Ltd.

April 11 (Sat) 8:00-9:00

Green Laboratories x Responsible Diagnostics: Professional Practice for Sustainability and Resilience

Chairperson

Dr. Tetsuro Sugiura
(Kochi Medical School, Japan)

Speaker

Dr. Chia-Yi Hou
(Departments of Clinical Pathology, Chi Mei Hospital, Liouying, Taiwan)

Industry Workshop5 Co-sponsored by A&T Corporation

April 11 (Sat) 12:10-13:10

Specimen Transport Systems as the Backbone of Total Laboratory Automation
- From Bench to Global Standard: Lessons from 40 Years of Real-World Operation -

Chairperson

Dr. Akira Suwabe
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, New Tokyo Hospital, Japan)

Speaker

Dr. Ryosuke Kikuchi
(Division of Clinical Laboratory, Gifu University Hospital, Japan)

Industry Workshop6 Co-sponsored by Seiko Tec Co., Ltd.

April 11 (Sat) 13:50-14:20

Multimodal Laboratory Reporting Enabled by HIS/LIS Integration and MIDweb

Chairperson

Mr. Masanori Iwata
(Seiko Tec Co., Ltd., Japan)

Speaker

Dr. Munekazu Yamakuchi
(Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan)

Industry Workshop7 Co-sponsored by Abbott Japan LLC

April 11 (Sat) 14:20-14:50

Automated Interpretation of Laboratory Data and Clinical Communication Using a Diagnostic Support System (DSS)

Chairperson

Dr. Yukio Ozaki
(Fuefuki Central Hospital, Japan)

Speaker

Dr. Yosuke Sasaki
(Department of Clinical Laboratory, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Japan)