About ASLM2018
“Preventing and Controlling the Next Pandemic: The Role of the Laboratory”
ASLM2018 is the fourth biennial international conference of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM).
ASLM2018 aims to serve as a platform for the international laboratory medicine community to share best practices, acquire knowledge and debate innovative approaches for combatting global health threats.
Specifically, ASLM2018 will:
- Provide information on the laboratory medicine landscape and needs in Africa
- Increase awareness of opportunities to invest in laboratory medicine amongst private, public and philanthropic donors
- Facilitate networking among participants, particularly for newcomers to African healthcare settings and markets
- Promote the creation of public-private partnerships to ensure further development of both African laboratories and African diagnostics companies
Who Should Attend ASLM2018 and Why?
ASLM2018 is the fourth biennial international conference of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) centred around the theme “Preventing and Controlling the Next Pandemic: The Role of the Laboratory”.
ASLM2018 aims to serve as a platform for the international laboratory medicine community to share best practices, acquire knowledge and debate innovative approaches for combatting global health threats.
Who should attend ASLM2018?
- Programme managers
- Epidemiologists
- Pathologists
- Diagnostic companies and private industry
- Laboratory scientists
- Policy makers
- Researchers
- Clinicians
Why attend ASLM2018?
- Learn to select appropriate medical devices
- Discover how to provide access to laboratories to those who need it
- Participate in training on how to provide evidence-based public health response
- Network with colleagues and leaders in the field
- Prepare to avert the next epidemic!
For more information on submitting abstracts, visit the ASLM2018 Abstracts page.
For more information on the Scientific Programme, visit the Programme page.
Click here to download the ASLM2018 Promotional Flyer (PDF).