Regional Asia-Pacific Section (RAPS)

Chair

Sumith Mathew
Vellore, India

Vice-Chair

Nathalie Grace Sy Chua
Singapore

Vice-Chair

Bin Lin
Huzhou, China

Regional Section Purpose

The purpose of RAPS is to foster and promote in Asia-Pacific countries:

  • Education and research in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) and Clinical Toxicology (CT)
  • Improving the standards of practice and clinical interpretation of pharmacological/toxicological analyses, and to facilitate the delivery of clinical pharmacokinetics for enhanced patient care
  • Encouraging cooperation with and between members of all professions concerned with TDM and CT, including but not limited to education, routine practice and research
  • Organizing and conducting a regional meeting at least biannually
  • Identifying centres of excellence in the region, to facilitate training and establishment of observerships in the field of TDM and CT
  • Promote local academic-industrial partnership for translation of technologies and increasing reach of TDM and CT in underserved communities
  • Facilitate regional collaboration with Scientific Committees, with a focus on young scientists
  • TDM Education India webinar series
  • RAPS webinar series
  • TDM observership programmes in China and Singapore
  • Collaborative work with other societies in the Asia Pacific region, including ADVANCE-ID, Asia Fungal Working Group, Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium
  • Inaugural RAPTDM 2025 Conference: Penang Malaysia: Attended by 240 participants, 32 speakers with participation from the Malaysian Ministry of Health
  • RAPTDM 2027 Conference, Apr 23-25, 2027 at Putrajaya, Malaysia

  • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Standards – Asia-Pacific Expert Consensus (Project initiated)
  • A survey of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Practices for Antimicrobials in the Asia-Pacific: Status, Barriers and Future Directions. (Project initiated)

Fostering TDM through education: reflections from India
Deborah J E Marriott and Sumith K Mathew, September 2023
 
Implementing latest approaches of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antimicrobials in Oman
Muhammad Taimoor Chaudhary, and Khaula Al Harthy, March 2025
 
Robotics and AI in pharmacy: Transforming medication management and laboratory services
Ruaya Khalid Al Hashimi, and Muhammad Taimoor Chaudhary

2025

 
23rd Congress, September 21-24, Singapore

  • Target concentrations, time to reach target, days in target: Therapeutic target parameters
  • RAPS get-together lunch arranged for a greater interaction with IATDMCT members in Asia Pacific Region
  • ADVANCE-ID:
    • Ongoing projects:
      • A Survey of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Practices for Antimicrobials in the Asia-Pacific: Status, Barriers and Future Directions
      • Standard for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Asia-Pacific Expert Consensus
    • Invited Mo Yin for speech at RAPTDM 2025
    • Initiated a project to develop TDM standards in Asia-Pacific Region
  • International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) has a regional section – Asia Fungal Working Group
    • Webinar: February 7th, 2024
    • Annual conference at Bangkok, August 2024
    • Invited Lee Lee Low as a speaker at RAPTDM 2025, IATDMCT Singapore Conference 2025, and AFWG/MMTN workshop, Manado, October 2025
    • RAPS symposium in the AFWG conference, Kuala Lumpur, September 9-12 2026
  • Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium
    • RAPS symposium at APICS 2026, Bali, Indonesia, July 10-12 2026

Sumith K Mathew (India, Chair)
Debbie Marriott (Australia, Immediate Past-Chair)
Nathalie Grace Sy Chua (Singapore, Vice-Chair)
Bin Lin (China, Vice-Chair)
Choki Dorji (Bhutan)
Shu-Wen (Wendy) Lin (Taiwan)
Vu Dinh Hoa (Vietnam)
Lee Jian Lynn (Malaysia)
Chow Ngah Kuan (Malaysia)
Jefman Efendi Marzuki (Indonesia)
Rovina Ruslami (Indonesia)
Denpong Patanasethanont (Thailand)
Aswin Nair Santosh (India)
Roopali Somani (India)
Christine Staatz (Australia)
Mohammed Issa (New Zealand)
Muhammad Taimoor Chaudhary (Pakistan)
Ryota Tanaka (Japan)
Yoshiki Yamamoto (Japan)
Seonghae Yoon (South Korea)
Yuetian Yu (China)
Sultan Juma Al Bulushi (Oman)

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