2023.12.1
3F, Grand HiLai Hotel Taipei
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The third “Asia Pacific Forum on Precision Cancer Treatment” invites healthcare professionals and industry experts to explore trends, emerging technologies and clinical practices in the region, with a particular focus on the Molecular Tumour Board (MTB). The Forum will also discuss how to build a collaborative ecosystem across borders and establish an APAC-specific MTB framework for cancer care and precision medicine.
  • Supervisor: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
  • Organiser: IBMI, RBMP, Taiwan Oncology Society
  • 14.00-17.00, Friday, 1st December
  • 3F, Grand HiLai Hotel Taipei (No. 168, Jingmao 1st Rd, Nangang District, Taipei, 115)
  • The forum will be conducted in English
Speakers
Chi-Huey Wong
President, IBMI
Jih-Haw Chou
D.D.S., M.P.H., The Deputy Ministers, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Huey-Kang Sytwu
President, National Health Research Institutes
Devmanyu Singh
Integrated Health Solutions Lead, Roche
Shingo Matsumoto
Assistant Chief, Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center
Yung-Chang Lin
Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
Yueh-Ping Liu
Director-General, Dept. of Medical Affairs, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Yun Yen
President Emeritus and Chair Professor, Taipei Medical University
Xiao Zhang
Senior Vice President, Varian Greater China
Hua-Chien Chen
CEO, ACT Genomics
Tong-Young Lee
CEO at StemCyte Inc.
Datuk Dr. Kuljit Singh
President, the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia
R. Soeko W. Nindito, MD.MARS, President
National Congress of Indonesian Hospital Association
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Agenda
Keynote Speech
14:00-14:05Opening Remarks
Huey-Kang Sytwu, President, National Health Research Institutes
14:05-14:30 Keynote I
Molecular Tumor Board (MTB): Trends and Challenges in the APAC region
Devmanyu Singh, Integrated Health Solutions Lead, Roche
14:30-14:50 Keynote II
MTB in Japan: Strategies and Outcomes
Shingo Matsumoto, Assistant Chief, Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center
14:50-15:10 Keynote III
MTB in Taiwan: Now and the Future
Yung-Chang Lin, Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
Panel Discussion
15:10-15:20Opening Remarks
Yueh-Ping Liu, Director-General, Dept. of Medical Affairs, Ministry of Health and Welfare
15:20-16:10
MTB’s Way Forward: Creating the Region’s Paradigm with Technologies and Therapeutics
Chaired by
Yun Yen, President Emeritus and Chair Professor, Taipei Medical University
Panelists
Xiao Zhang, Senior Vice President, Varian Greater China
Hua-Chien Chen, CEO, ACT Genomics
Tong-Young Lee, CEO at StemCyte Inc.
16:10-17:00
MTB’s Way Forward: Cross-Region Collaboration in Research and Treatment Plans
Chaired by
Yun Yen, President Emeritus and Chair Professor, Taipei Medical University
Yung-Chang Lin, Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
Panelists
Datuk Dr. Kuljit Singh, President, the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (inviting)
R. Soeko W. Nindito, MD.MARS, President, National Congress of Indonesian Hospital Association
Shingo Matsumoto, Assistant Chief, Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center