SINO-THAI
11 - 13 September 2008
2nd APOPC SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Thursday 11th September

Opening
Chair: Kamonsak Reungcharoeanrung (Thailand)

8.30-9.00     Welcome and APOPC RECOGNITION AWARDS
                   APOPC 2008 Conference Committee & Chair

Keynote Presentation
Chair: Kamonsak Reungcharoeanrung (Thailand)

9.00-9.30     Translating Evidence-based Medicine into Oncology Pharmacy Practice:
                   Suphat Subongkot (Thailand)

Special Lecture
Chair: Kamonsak Reungcharoeanrung (Thailand)

9.30-10.00    Melatonin in the Treatment of Cancer: Nutjaree Prathepawanit Johns (Thailand)
10.00 – 10.15 am Morning Tea

Conference UPDATES I
Chair: Kamonsak Reungcharoeanrung (Thailand)

10.15-11.00    ASCO 2008 Update: Chaiyuth Chareonthum (Thailand)

SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM I
Targeted Therapies:
Focus on Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
 Chair: Alex Chan (Singapore)
Speakers: David Frame (USA)

11.00-11.30     Understanding mechanism against cancer
11.30-12.00     Current clinical applications
12.00-12.30     TKIs in the pipeline
12.30 – 13.30   LUNCH Symposium

DISEASE UPDATE I
Chair: David Frame (USA)

13.30-14.15     Renal cell Carcinoma: Alex Chan (Singapore)
14.15-14.30     Afternoon Tea
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

CLINICAL

SESSION 1:  Robbie McLauchlan (Australia)
                    Lim Siew Woon (Singapore)

Oncology Practice Pearls : Case- based Approach
14.30   Extravasation
14.50   Febrile Neutropenia
15.20   Fatigue

TECHNICAL

SESSION 1:  Harbans Dhillon (Malaysia)
                     Lita Chew (Singapore)

Standards of Practice for Safe Handling
14.30   Clean Rooms
14.50   Cabinets and Isolators
15.20   Housekeeping and workflow

CLINICAL

SESSION 2:  Jude Lees (Australia)
           Chutamanee Suthiseesang (Thailand)

Oncology Practice Pearls : Case- based Approach
15.45   Nausea and Vomiting
16.15   Mucositis
16.45   Pain

TECHNICAL

SESSION 2:  Harbans Dhillon (Malaysia)
                     Lita Chew (Singapore)

Chemotherapy Processing
15.45  Chemotherapy Ordering 
16.15  Chemotherapy Calculations
16.45  Commonly encountered issues
17.15-18.30 Preparing Poster Viewing Sessions
End of Day 1
 
Friday 12th September

Plenary session I
Chair: Suphat Subongkot (Thailand)

9.00-10.00      Application of  Pharmacogenomics on Oncology : David Frame (USA)
10.00 – 10.15 am Morning Tea

Conference UPDATES II
Chair: Suphat Subongkot (Thailand)

10.15-11.00     ISOPP/HOPA 2008 update: Robbie McLauchlan (Australia)

DISEASE UPDATE II
Chair: Suphat Subongkot (Thailand)

11.00–11.45    Metastatic Breast Cancer: Aumkhae Sookprasert (Thailand)
12.30 – 13.30   LUNCH Symposium

SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM II
Chair: Denpong Pattanasetanon (Thailand)

Pharmacology of Antineoplastic Drugs: Suphat Subongkot (Thailand)
                                                                    Denpong Pattanasetanon (Thailand)

13.00     Classification and Mechanism of action
13.30     Mechanisms of Resistance
14.00     Antineoplastics in the pipeline
14.30-14.45     Afternoon Tea
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

CLINICAL

SESSION 3:  Robbie McLauchlan (Australia)
                     Vivianne Shih (Singapore)

Managing Toxicities from Targeted Therapies
14.45   Cardiotoxicity & Hypertension (VS)
15.15  Cutaneous Toxicities and Beyond (JL)

TECHNICAL

SESSION 3:  Lita Chew (Singapore)
                     Birinder Kaur (Malaysia)

Standards of Practice for Safe Handling
14.45   Maintenance, Training and Validation
15.15   Audit and Quality Assurance

CLINICAL

SESSION 4:   David Frame (USA)
                     Lim Siew Woon (Singapore)

Stem Cell Transplantation: Update on Treatment Strategies
15.45   Non-myeloablative transplant
16.15   Graft versus Host Disease
16.45   Infections

TECHNICAL

SESSION 4:  Robbie McLauchlan (Australia)
                     Lita Chew (Singapore)

Medication Safety in Oncology
15.45   Preventing vincristine
           administration errors
16.15   Oral chemotherapy safety 
           practices
16.45   FMEA in chemotherapy
           Preparation

17.30-18.30 POSTER VIEWING (Author Present)
Optional WELCOME Social event
 
Saturday 13th September

Plenary session II
Chair: Lita Chew (Singapore)

8.45-10.15      Looking beyond 2008: A regional report on Practice
                      Hong Kong/Japan/Korea/Malaysia/Singapore/Thailan

 
10.15 – 10.30 am Morning Tea

DISEASE UPDATE III
Chair: David Frame (USA)

10.30-11.15      Multiple Myeloma: Thanyaphong Na Nakorn (Thailand)

11.15-12.00      Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Udomsak Bunworasate (Thailand)

APOPC Poster Awards
Chair: Kamonsak Reungcharoeanrung (Thailand)

12.00-12.30     Poster Award Presentation
12.30 symposium close
 
Questions and Concerns
Please address all questions and concerns to apopc08.abst@gmail.com
APOPC Secretariat Office, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Tel: +66 (0)4320 3479 Email: apopc08.info@gmail.com or thosir@kku.ac.th