Gastrointestinal Disease Virtual Symposium: New Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

Welcome
Crohn’s Disease: Emerging medications
and treatments (IBD therapeutic drug
monitoring and pharmacogenomics)		Dr. Edward Loftus, M.D.
Consultant in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Mayo Clinic
IBD case studies and current trends
in Malaysia		Professor Raja Affendi Raja Ali, M.D.
Consultant, Gastroenterologist
Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Center
A New Paradigm for Helicobacter pylori
Diagnosis – Direct Detection in Stool
Alongside Prediction of Clarithromycin
Resistance		Dr. Robin Patel, M.D.
Consultant, Division of Clinical Microbiology
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic
H. pylori drug resistance case studies
in Malaysia		Professor Wong Zhi Qin, M.D.
Consultant, Gastroenterologist
Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Center

Assoc. Professor Alfizah Hanafiah, PhD.
Consultant Medical Microbiologist
Faculty of Medicine, UKM Medical Center
Current trends in Diagnosis: Emerging
testing options in management of
IBD biologics and Helicobacter pylori
infections		Stephanie To
Clinical Specialty Liaison, Asia Pacific
Gastroenterology and Infectious Disease
Mayo Clinic Laboratories