South Africa: The 8th Annual Roche Diagnostics Forum in Johannesburg with participation of opinion leaders from all over the world
On the 17th November, Roche will host a Diagnostics Forum in Johannesburg to highlight increasingly vital role of private/public collaboration for life-saving healthcare delivery to under-resourced communities in Africa and throughout the world. The annual Diagnostics Forum will look at pioneering services for Infection Control, Cervical Cancer, Point of Care and future strategies in Southern Africa.
The forum will be attended by more than 250 participants from over 10 countries. Internationally renowned speakers will share their visions on how to use diagnostics to optimise patient management.
The speakers list includes Prof. Guy Richards, Director and Chief Physician, Critical Care, Johannesburg Hospital, Dr. Rodney Arcenas, Pathology Consultants of Southern Broward, Memorial Healthcare Systems, USA, Prof. Lindeque, Head of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Pretoria, Prof. Williamson, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Prof. Preiser. Prof and Head: division of Medical Virology Stellenbosch University and NHLS, Prof. Stevens, Prof and Head: Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, University of Witwatersrand and NHLS, Prof de Boer, Clinical Chemist, Rijnland Hospital, Netherlands and Clem Sunter, Business Strategist.
“The Roche Diagnostics Forum continues its tradition of bringing together opinion leaders and decision-makers from the health sector to discuss issues pertaining to laboratory medicine in particular. We are of the firm belief that innovative diagnostics tools can be immensely helpful in improving patient care and cost effectiveness,” says Knut Seifert, Country Manager and Senior Vice President: International Public Health Organisations for Roche.
