Meeting program

HA-HKSH Hematology Tutorial 2025

08:30 – 08:45 Opening 

Chairs: Robin Fòa (Italy) & Man Fai Law (Hong Kong)

08:45 – 09:30 Session 1: WHO classification of lymphomas

Chairs: Leticia Quintanella-Fend (Germany) & Rosalina Ip (Hong Kong)

  • WHO classification of lymphoma: overview, perspective and future
    Reuben Tooze (United Kingdom)

09:30 – 11:00 Session 2: Follicular B cell lymphoma

Chairs: Christian Buske (Germany) & Man Fai Law (Hong Kong)

  • The changing treatment landscape in Follicular Lymphoma: towards a chemotherapy-free world
    Christian Buske (Germany)
  • Clinical Case
    Sze Man Cindy Lam (Hong Kong)
  • Self-assessment Case
    Christian Buske (Germany)

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00 Session 3: Aggressive B cell lymphoma

Chairs: Raul Cordoba & Chung Yin Ha (Hong Kong)

  • DLBCL Hand on experience
    Raul Córdoba (Spain)
  • Clinical Case
    Yuen Ting Lala Sin (Hong Kong)
  • Self-assessment Case
    Raul Córdoba (Spain)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Session 4: T cell lymphoma and Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Chairs: Kate Cwynarski (United Kingdom) & Man Fai Law (Hong Kong)

  • Optimal management of T cell lymphoma (TCL)
    Kate Cwynarski (United Kingdom)
  • Clinical Case
    Chun David Chao (Hong Kong)
  • Self-assessment Case
    Kate Cwynarski (United Kingdom)

15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 – 17:15 Session 5: Hodgkin lymphoma

Chairs: Sirpa Lëppa (Finland) & Sali Wu (Hong Kong)

  • Therapeutic approaches in primary Hodgkin lymphoma
    Sirpa Lëppa (Finland)
  • Clinical Case
    Yau Wallace Cheng (Hong Kong)
  • Self-assessment Case
    Sirpa Lëppa (Finland)

08:45 – 09:30 Session 6: Pathological diagnosis of lymphoma

Chairs: Reuben Tooze (United Kingdom) & Rosalina Ip (Hong Kong)

  • Present and future of lymphoma diagnosis
    Leticia Quintanilla-Fend (Germany)

09:30 – 11:00 Session 7: CLL and related disorders

Chairs: Gianluca Gaidano (Italy) & Man Fai Law (Hong Kong)

  • Clinical management of CLL from biomarkers to treatment choice
    Gianluca Gaidano (Italy)
  • Clinical Case
    Lok Yi Laetitia Wu (Hong Kong)
  • Self-assessment Case
    Gianluca Gaidano (Italy)

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00 Session 8: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Chairs: Robin Fòa (Italy) & Vivien Mak (Hong Kong)

  • Advancements in the management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia today
    Robin Foà (Italy)
  • Clinical Case
    Suet Wing Celene Wong (Hong Kong)
  • Self-assessment Case
    Robin Foà (Italy)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Session 9: CAR-T cell therapy

Chairs: Marie José Kersten (The Netherlands) & Man Fai Law (Hong Kong)

  • CAR-T cell therapy
    Marie José Kersten (The Netherlands)
  • Clinical Case
    Sau Yan Thomas Chan (Hong Kong)
  • Self-assessment Case
    Marie José Kersten (The Netherlands)

15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 – 17:15 Session 10: NK Cell lymphoma, EBV related lymphoma and PTLD

Chairs: Yok Lam Kwong (Hong Kong) & Gloria Hwang (Hong Kong)

  • Epstein-Barr virus related NK and T cell lymphomas
    Yok Lam Kwong (Hong Kong)
  • Clinical Case
    Cheong Michael Ngai (Hong Kong)
  • Self-assessment Case
    Yok Lam Kwong (Hong Kong)

17:15 – 17:30 Closing