Speakers

Dr. Tony Badrick is currently the APFCB President. He has two PhDs. One is in Quality Management in Healthcare and the second is in Pure Maths. He was Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at Bond University for 4 years before becoming the CEO of the RCPAQAP in 2015. In the twenty-one years from 1990, he was Manager of the Biochemistry department and then Laboratory Manager at Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Brisbane. Between 1973 and 1990, he worked at the Biochemistry Department of the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane after graduating from the Queensland Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Science. He is a visiting Fellow at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University and an honorary associate professor at Bond University. He was President of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (2003-2007) and was Chair of the Education and Laboratory Management Committee of the Asian Pacific Federation of Clinical Biochemistry, Vice President of the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists and currently the deputy Chief Examiner and Chair of the Faculty of Science of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. Tony has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles mainly on the themes of Quality Control, Quality Management and Clinical Biochemistry. A graduate of 1999, Professor Lim became board-certified as a nephrologist in 2008. He is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the American Society of Nephrology, signifying his exceptional contributions and expertise in the field of nephrology. Professor Lim’s clinical and research interests include chronic kidney disease (CKD), pre-dialysis CKD education, glomerulonephritis, and kidney transplantation. In addition to his clinical practice, he plays a pivotal role in numerous professional organizations. He currently serves as the President of the Malaysian Society of Nephrology; Chair of dialysis committee and board member of the National Kidney Foundation. He is also an advisory board member of the National Renal Registry and a member of the National Credentialing Committee's Specialty Subcommittee for Nephrology. Recently, he was appointed as the Head of the Clinical Investigation Centre at UMMC. With an extensive portfolio of publications in leading medical journals, Professor Lim has contributed significantly to advancing nephrology research. He has delivered presentations at numerous international and national conferences, sharing his expertise with peers and the medical community at large.