The 2025 programme is shaped around the theme: Pathology in Partnership: Strengthening Collaboration Across Healthcare

The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the programme

Day 1 - Wednesday 22nd October

Te Aro and Waterfront Room, Harbour City Function Centre, 4 Taranaki Street

8.00 am - Registration opens

8.30 am - Welcome and karakia

SETTING THE SCENE

9.00 am - Setting the scene

10.30 am - Morning Tea

PATHOLOGY IN A COLLABORATIVE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

11.00 am

Sir Ashley Bloomfield

Chief Executive, New Zealand Institute for Public Health & Forensic Science

11.30 am - Improving population health with genomic-integrated disease risk prediction

Carl Stubbings

Chief Commercial Officer, Genetic Technologies Limited

How implementation of integrated risk assessment tests, using a combination of genomic and clinical information can provide an accurate assessment of an individual’s risk of developing a particular disease. Integrated risk assessments testing enables disease prevention through personalised medicine by providing actionable results to improve access to existing screening and risk-reduction guidelines. Supporting clinicians who are looking for ways to provide proactive solutions to their patient’s healthcare. Moving from “sickcare” to healthcare.

12.00 pm

PATHOLOGY IN ACTION - THE OPPORTUNITY AND VALUE OF PATHOLOGY

1.30 pm

2.00 pm

Nigel Latta, ONZM
New Zealand Clinical Psychologist, Author and Broadcaster

3.00 pm - Afternoon Tea

INNOVATION IS ALIVE - LETS CELEBRATE IT!

With thanks to Roche Diagnostics

3.30 pm - Innovation is Alive

A new quick-fire session designed to get a quick preview of innovative projects happening in the laboratory sector. Presenters will go up against one another in this energetic and competition style session. The judging panel will deliberate across the afternoon to select the winner. Thank you to Roche Diagnostics who have sponsored this session.

Innovation participants

Sally Annan
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Te Whatu Ora - Waikato

Leigh Lauv
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Awanui

Jacqui Gale
Immunology Registrar, Te Whatu Ora - Capital and Coast

4.30 pm

Associate Professor Tania Slatter
Associate Professor, University of Otago

5.00 pm - Closing Remarks

5.30 pm - Networking Drinks Function - with thanks to Mediscope International Limited

6.30pm - Dinner Function - with thanks to BD

Day 2 - Thursday 23 October

8.45 am - Welcome Day Two – Reflections

MEETING THE NEEDS OF TOMORROW THROUGH PARTNERING

9.00 am

9.30 am

Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard
Chief Medical Officer, Health New Zealand

10.00 am

With thanks to Foxo

Dr Juliet Elvy
Clinical Microbiologist, Awanui

10.30 am - Morning Tea

DIGITAL INTEGRATION AND AI

11.00 am

Peter Marks
Portfolio General Manager - Diagnostics and Medicine, Health New Zealand

11.30 am - Awanui Digital Pathology (Whole Slide Imaging) journey: past, present and future

With thanks to Leica Biosystems

Dr Michael Lau
Consultant Anatomical Pathologist, Awanui

12.00 pm

12.30 pm - Lunch

WORKFORCE COLLABORATION AND FUTURE READINESS

1.30 pm - Pathology Starts Here: Elevating Pre-Analytical Careers Through a Strategic Partnership

Andy Hearn
Programme Leader / Senior Lecturer, Ara Institute of Canterbury

Heather Compton
Head of Organisational Capability, Awanui

2.00 pm

2.30 pm

Dr Owen Wiese
Chemical Pathologist, Awanui

3.00 pm - Closing remarks

Join us for a final networking drink at the Shed 22 on the waterfront.

See registration desk on the way out to get a drink on us.