Makerere University hosts 10th Biennnial Conference Of APECSA

Event: ’10th Biennnial Conference Of APECSA ‘

Conferences/Workshops

Conferences and workshops held on campus
Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 At 09:00:00 AM

Duration:

Contact Info:
Dr. Robert Lukande MB ChB,PGD (Computer Sc) MMed(Path). Histopathologist School of Biomedical Sciences College of Health Sciences Makerere University Cell: +256-775-194866
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The Association of Pathologists of Uganda (APU) is hosting the

THE 10th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION
OF PATHOLOGISTS OF EAST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
AFRICA (APECSA)
13th – 17th September 2010
Hotel Africana, Kampala.

Main Theme: Repositioning Pathology Practice in sub-Sahara Africa; opportunities and challenges

Sub-themes:
Infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS Pathology, and neglected tropical diseases.
Non- communicable diseases.
Challenges in Forensic sciences in low resource settings.
Attracting, training and retention of laboratory medicine
specialists.

Pre-conference meetings
13th – 15th September 2010

Breast cancer: FNA and markers.
Hematopathology.
Autopsy: Tool for surveillance, quality control and research.
The role of Pathology in cancer diagnosis and care.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Pre- conference meetings: 13th -15th September 2010
1. Foreign participants: 50 US$
2. Ugandan participants: 50,000 Ug Shs

Conference: 15th -17th September 2010
1. Participants from outside Africa: 250 US$
2. Participants from Uganda: 75,000 Ug Shs
3. Participants form the rest of Africa: 120 US$
4. Students
Ugandan students: 45,000 Ug Shs
Students from outside Uganda: 75 US$

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Instructions for preparation and submission
Abstracts should be typed in English.
The font to be used is Times New Roman size 12.
The page should be A4 size (21cmx29.7 cm). The left, right, top and
bottom margins should be 2cm.
The title should be written in capitals and should be no longer than 20
words.
The presenting author’s name should be underlined.
The body of the abstract should be no longer than 2000 characters.

The deadline for abstract submission is 31st July 2010.
Abstracts should be mailed to apecsauganda@gmail.com

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Africana- the conference venue.
The following are other hotels close to the conference venue;
1. Sheraton Kampala Hotel
2. Fairway Hotel
3. Protea Hotel
4. Metropole Hotel
5. Speke Hotel
6. The Golf Course Hotel
7. The Grand Imperial Hotel
8. Kampala Serena Hotel
9. Imperial Royale Hotel

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