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23RD IFCC-EFLM EUropean Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

       National Congress of the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine

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EUROMEDLAB app                                            contents

                                                          Invitations                                2

                                                          Committees                                 7

                                                          Executive Boards                           9

Using the EUROMEDLAB App you can display the following:   Bursaries & Awards                         10
•   Scientific programme with speakers’ presentations
                                                          Week Agenda                                13
•   Posters
•   General information                                   Opening Ceremony Programme                 16
•   Sponsors and exhibitors
                                                          Scientific Programme                       17
•   Push notifications with the latest news
•   Breaking news                                         Closed Meetings                            52

                                                          Speakers & Chairs                          55
      Sponsored by
                                                          Congress Secretariat & Hotel Information   59

                                                          General Information                        60

                                                          Registration Information                   61

                                                          List of Sponsors                           64

                                                          List of Exhibitors                         73

                                                          Exhibition Map                             92

                                                          CCIB Map                                   94
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IFCC PRESIDENT INVITATION                                                                                                                              SECQ PRESIDENT INVITATION

                                                                                    Professor Howard Morris                                                                                                                              Dr. Imma Caballé
                                                                                             President IFCC                                                                                  President Congress and Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine

Dear Friends and Colleagues,                                                   on choosing to attend EuroMedlab 2019, organised by your                 Dear colleagues and friends,                                             young colleagues. The Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine
                                                                               peers and your professional societies to provide education                                                                                        is also very proud of the organisation of the Opening Lecture,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 23rd European                    addressing the issues you face in daily practice. We urge you to         On behalf of the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine                  1 Plenary Lecture, 4 SEQCML Symposia, 1 Viewpoint Session
Congress of Laboratory Medicine - EuroMedlab Barcelona                         reject the predatory conferences organised by private companies          (SEQCML) it is my great pleasure to welcome you to                       and 3 Satellite Meetings.
2019. The International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and                   marketed to cause confusion and division within our profession.          EuroMedLab Barcelona 2019, the 23rd IFCC-EFLM European                   EuromedLab Barcelona 2019 is a unique opportunity to
Laboratory Medicine is proud to join with European Federation                  In particular, we ask you to be vigilant regarding invitations to join   Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine in                exchange academic knowledge and visit one of Europe’s largest
of Laboratory Medicine and the Spanish Society of Laboratory                   scientific or advisory committees; ensure you are volunteering           Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB).                        commercial exhibitions of in-vitro diagnostic products.
Medicine in organising this important event for laboratory                     your expertise and time in a way that is contributing to our
medicine in this beautiful city with its historic cultural links and its       profession. We need to be vigilant about accepting invitations to        EuromedLab Barcelona 2019 is the most important European                 The Congress venue, the Barcelona International Convention
unique architectural style.                                                    speak at conferences and the conferences that we attend.                 event in laboratory medicine and it will be an opportunity to show       Centre (CCIB) in Diagonal Mar is very well connected to the city
                                                                                                                                                        the active participation of the Spanish Society of Laboratory            centre by public transport.
The provision of quality healthcare is a key element for every                 I am very pleased to welcome our corporate members who play              Medicine founded 40 years ago, which currently has 2700
community and nation and the practice of high quality laboratory               a key role bringing us the latest technologies and collaborating         members, 34 commissions/ committees/ working Groups and                  Barcelona is a lively, modern, cosmopolitan, Mediterranean and
medicine is a major contributor to the provision of optimal                    to ensure quality clinical laboratory practice. This congress is         40 representatives in International Federations (IFCC/EFLM/              friendly city. Barcelona its own way of life makes it unique and
healthcare. It is necessary that clinical laboratory specialists               an excellent opportunity for establish necessary networks to             FESTEM/CLSI/ICSH). Our society organises five Annual                     allows you to experience its history and culture.
come together regularly to discuss, debate and decide on the                   develop your potential to its fullest in this rewarding profession.      Educational Programmes with more than 2000 participants and
optimal clinical laboratory practices to support healthcare. I                                                                                          an extensive national (Quality assurance) EQAS programme                 We are sure that both the scientific and the cultural programmes
congratulate the Scientific Programme Committee for assembling                 I wish all delegates an enjoyable and productive congress in this        distributed among 700 participating centres with 5000 registrants.       will provide a wonderful opportunity to learn and hear from
such a comprehensive programme and high quality speakers to                    historic and significant region of the world,                                                                                                     experts, to share your knowledge, to develop and strengthen
inform our profession and lead the discussion.                                                                                                          EuroMedLab Barcelona 2019 is offering a few days of intense              relationships with peers and to take home enjoyable and
                                                                               Yours sincerely,                                                         activity with a stimulating scientific programme including plenary       valuable memories.
We recognise that delegates have a wide choice of scientific                   Professor Howard Morris,                                                 lectures, symposia, educational workshops and poster sessions.           We sincerely hope that you enjoy EuromedLab Barcelona 2019.
meetings with limited time and resources. We congratulate you                  President IFCC                                                           Plenary lectures and symposia will deal with the most relevant
                                                                                                                                                        issues in Laboratory Medicine presented by outstanding                   With warmest regards,
                                                                                                                                                        international speakers. EuroMedLab Barcelona 2019 has                    Dr. Imma Caballé
                                                                                                                                                        received a record number of 1544 abstracts, many of those from           President Congress and Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine

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EFLM PRESIDENT INVITATION

                                                                                 Professor Neumaier                                            Dr. Imma Caballé
                                                                                     EFLM President
                                                                                                                                               President SEQCML
                                                                                                                                                  Howard
                                                                                                                                                   Howard Morris
                                                                                                                                                          Morris

Dear Colleagues and Friends,                                            Laboratory Medicine as we know it will undergo profound changes
                                                                        in the coming years due to the developments that digitalization
EUROMEDLAB, the IFCC-EFLM European Conference for                       will introduce into health, health care and modern medicine.
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine is near now.                 New analytical technologies, extended data processing and              Dr. Imma Caballé
2019 sees the 23rd edition of this major conference, this time          advanced means of integration and interpretation of laboratory                 Morris
to held in Barcelona, Spain from the 19th to 23rd of May. The           findings will greatly influence the way we – as diagnostic
EUROMEDLAB format has been immensely successful in the                  laboratory - participate in the future medical dialogue. The
past, and we look forward to the EUROMEDLAB Barcelona                   medical laboratory professions will also need to reflect on future
2019 to and become another important milestone.                         relationships with stakeholders outside the realm of the classical
                                                                        health care professional. Specifically, concepts like “the patient-
In a very productive collaboration, the international, national         oriented laboratory medicine” and “the empowered patient” will
and local organizers have done a great job to assemble an               have a greatly extended meaning in the era of digitalization and
interesting scientific and professional program for you. This           need to be addressed. The future will require us to set and adjust
program will give you state-of-the-art accounts not only on the         standards in education and training programs in order to attract
latest analytical developments and diagnostic strategies in the         the young generation of professionals with an interest in our
classical fields of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine,         multifaceted field of technical, analytical and medical expertise.
but also will provide seminal insights into future concepts and
evolutionary potentials in our field. Next to research and health       I am certain that the high quality programme of EUROMEDLAB
care, education and training as well as continuous professional         2019 will reflect this and will provide you with ample opportunities
development in medical laboratory sciences will be broadly and          for invigorating old contacts, making new ones and having fruitful
competently addressed during the conference. Finally, the in-           discussions during the upcoming EUROMEDLAB. Therefore, on
vitro diagnostic industry will be present displaying the latest         behalf of the EFLM I am looking forward to welcoming you in
technologies around the medical laboratory. A broad range of            Barcelona.
international speakers, key opinion leaders and stakeholders
will bring all these developments to life discussing important          Prof. Michael Neumaier
issues around science, health care and professional matters.            EFLM President
                                                                        Member of the Organizing Committee

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DIAGNOSTICS   COMMITTEES

                                                                                                            CONGRESS ORGANISING COMMITTEE
                                                                                                            Maurizio Ferrari, Chair
                                                                                                            Imma Caballé, Congress President
                                                                                                            Eric Kilpatrick, SPC Chair
                                                                                                            Ralf Lichtinghagen
                                                                                                            Stefano Montalbetti

WELCOME TO THE
                                                                                                            Michael Neumaier
                                                                                                            José M. Queraltó

COLLABORATORY
                                                                                                            Jaime Vives
                                                                                                            James Wesenberg

                                                                                                            SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
                                                                                                            Eric Kilpatrick, Chair
WHEN BARRIERS ARE REMOVED,                                                                                  Sergio Bernardini
THE WHOLE SYSTEM WORKS BETTER TOGETHER                                                                      Antonio Buño Soto
                                                                                                            Imma Caballé, Congress President
                                                                                                            Damien Gruson
                                                                                                            Sverre Sandberg
                                                                                                            Ian Young

                                                             of physicians say they
                                                             would value additional                         INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
                                                       77%   interpretation from the                        Andrea Griesmacher (Austria)
                                                             lab to support diagnosis*                      Radivoj Jadric (Bosnia Herzegovina)
                                                                                                            Kamen Tzatchev (Bulgaria)
                                                                                                            Daria Pašalić (Croatia)
                                                                                                            Spyroula Christou (Cyprus)
                                                                                                            Richard Prusa (Czech Republic)
                                                                                                            Liisa Kuhi (Estonia)
                                                                                                            Anna Linko-Parvinen (Finland)
                                                                                                            Michel Vaubourdolle (France)
                                                                                                            Michael Vogeser (Germany)
                                                                                                            Katherina Psarra (Greece)
                                                                                                            Ajzner Éva (Hungary)
                                                                                                            Ingunn Thorsteinsdottir (Iceland)
                                                                                                            Marielle Kaplan (Israel)                  MEDIA PARTNERS
                                                                                                            Giuseppe Lippi (Italy)
                                                                                                            Dalius Vitkus (Lithuania)
                                                                                                            Sonja Kuzmanovska (Macedonia)
                                                                                                            Robert de Jonge (Netherlands)
                                                                                                            Anne Lise Bjørke Monsen (Norway)
                                                                                                            Katarzyna Fischer (Poland)
                                                                                                            Henrique Reguengo (Portugal)
                                                                                                            Zorica Sumarac (Serbia)
                                                                                                            Gustáv Kováč (Slovak Republic)
                                                                                                            Evgenija Homsak (Slovenia)
                                                                                                            Antonio Buño Soto (Spain)
                                                                                                            Mats Ohlson (Sweden)
Visit Abbott Diagnostics at EuroMedLab 2019 to see the impact collaboration                                 Michel F. Rossier (Switzerland)
can have on your laboratory and the entire healthcare institution!                                          Dogan Yucel (Turkey)
                                                                                                            Maurice O’Kane (United Kingdom)

www.diagnostics.abbott                                                              CHOOSE TRANSFORMATION                                         7

ADD-00066208   * Data on file at Abbott Laboratories
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executive boards

IFCC EXECUTIVE BOARD
Howard Morris, President
Maurizio Ferrari, Past President
David Kinniburgh, Secretary
Tomris Ozben, Treasurer
Rolf Hinzmann, Corporate Rep.
Adekunle B Okesina, African Federation of Clinical Chemistry (AFCC)
Abderrazek Hedhili, Arab Federation of Clinical Biology (AFCB)
Sunil Sethi, Asia-Pacific Federation for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (APFCB)
Sverre Sandberg, European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM)
Rosa Sierra-Amor, Latin-American Confederation of Clinical Biochemistry (COLABIOCLI)
Ann Gronowski, North American Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (NAFCC)

EFLM EXECUTIVE BOARD
Michael Neumaier, President
Sverre Sandberg, Past President
Ana-Maria Simundic, President-Elect
Giuseppe Lippi, Secretary
Huibert Storm, Treasurer
Joao Tiago Guimaraes, Member-at-Large
Tomas Zima, Member-at-Large

SEQC EXECUTIVE BOARD
Imma Caballé, President
Francisco Bernabeu, Vice-president
José Ángel Cocho, Treasurer
Josefina Mora, Secretary
Antonio Buño, Member
Antonio Moreno, Member
Ángeles Giménez, Member
Álvaro González, Member
Dolors Balsells, Member

       For information on any specific topic,
       please refer to the following e-mails:
       General information:                        info@euromedlab2019barcelona.org
       Abstracts & Posters (information only):    posters@euromedlab2019barcelona.org
       Companies:                                 companies@euromedlab2019barcelona.org
       Registrations:                             registrations@euromedlab2019barcelona.org
       Scientific programme & speakers:           speakers@euromedlab2019barcelona.org
       Hotel reservation:                         ekurtz@kenes.com

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bursaries & awards

IFCC Travel Scholarships
Mengist Hylemariam Mihiretie      Ethiopia
Sohini Sengupta                   India
Dwi Astuti Handayani              Indonesia
Gramos Begolli                    Kosovo
Shah Sanjaya Kumar                Nepal
Igene Itua Akhabue                Nigeria
Imran Sheharbano                  Pakistan
Arias Randell Santos              Philippines
Boudaya Mariem                    Tunisia
Shurko Nataliya                   Ukraine

EFLM Bursary Programme
Katrien Eeckhout                  Belgium
Elisabet González Lao             Spain
Lenka Hanousková                  Czech Republic
Cuma Mertoglu                     Turkey
Marija Saric Matutinovic          Serbia
Ivana Špaková                     Slovak Republic
Sara Tartaglione
Jasmijn van Balveren
                                  Italy
                                  The Netherlands                        ELEVATE YOUR PERFORMANCE.
Alen Vrtarić
Mustapha Zendjabil
                                  Croatia
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                                                                          and advance patient care.
EFLM Cardiac Marker Award
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SUNDAY 19 MAY
                                                                                                                                                                 FORUM AUDITORIUM
                                                                                                                                                 17.00 - 20.00   Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                 Welcome Reception

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    MONDAY 20 MAY
                                                                                                                                                                 ROOM 117              ROOM 113                 ROOM 114                  ROOM 115              ROOM 116               EXHIBITION HALL
                                                                                                                                                 09.00-10.00     PLENARY
                                                                                                                                                                 Recent progress
                                                                                                                                                                 on the mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                 of aging and
                                                                                                                                                                 its medical
                                                                                                                                                                 applications
                                                                                                                                                 10.00-10.30                                                                             BREAK
                                                                                                                                                 10.30-12.30     SYMPOSIUM             SYMPOSIUM                SYMPOSIUM                 SYMPOSIUM             SEQC
                                                                                                                                                                 New developments      Point of Care            Principles and            Ethical issues in     New trends in
                                                                                                                                                                 in old diseases       Testing. From            applications of           laboratory medicine   the diagnosis of
                                                                                                                                                                                       quality assurance        epigenetics                                     inborn errors of
                                                                                                                                                                                       strategies to clinical                                                   metabolism

Enhanced sample quality for
                                                                                                                                                                                       utility and patient
                                                                                                                                                                                       outcomes
                                                                                                                                                 12.30-13.30     EDUW 1                EDUW 2                   EDUW 3                    EDUW 4                EDUW 5                 10.00-17.30
                                                                                                                                                                 Abbott                Beckman Coulter          Mindray                   Roche                 Sysmex                 EXHIBITION OPEN

improved patient safety!
                                                                                                                                                 13.30-14.45     VIEWPOINT                                             POSTER SESSION LUNCH
                                                                                                                                                                 Who should lead a
                                                                                                                                                                 medical laboratory?
                                                                                                                                                 14.45-15.45     EDUW 6                EDUW 7                   EDUW 8                    EDUW 9                EDUW 10
Preanalytical errors may delay effective diagnosis and impact treatment. At BD,                                                                                  Beckman Coulter       Abbott                   Siemens                   Snibe                 Randox

we know how important it is to get it right from the beginning. We drive safe and                                                                16.00-17.00     EDUW 11
                                                                                                                                                                 Sysmex
                                                                                                                                                                                       EDUW 12
                                                                                                                                                                                       ThermoFisher
                                                                                                                                                                                                                EDUW 13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Siemens
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          EDUW 14
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Menarini
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                EDUW 15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Binding Site
accurate sample management—from collection to analysis—and throughout the                                                                        17.00-18.00     VIEWPOINT
patient journey.                                                                                                                                                 Meet the Thyroid
                                                                                                                                                                 Expert

Attend the BD educational workshop                                                                                                                                                                                  TUESDAY 21 MAY
Point-of-care testing: right sample in the right place, with the right                                                                                           ROOM 117              ROOM 113                 ROOM 114                 ROOM 115               ROOM 116               EXHIBITION HALL
                                                                                                                                                 09.00-10.00     PLENARY
result                                                                                                                                                           Cancer Pharmaco-
                              Room 113                                                                                                                           Epigenetics
                                                                                                                                                 10.00-10.30                                                                             BREAK
                              Wednesday, 22nd May                                                                                                10.30-12.30     SYMPOSIUM             SYMPOSIUM                SYMPOSIUM                SYMPOSIUM              SEQC
                                                                                                                                                                 Financing             Advances in in-vitro     A new era in             Stroke and CNS         EQA programs
                              12:30 to 13:30                                                                                                                     Laboratory
                                                                                                                                                                 Medicine
                                                                                                                                                                                       fertilisation            communicating
                                                                                                                                                                                                                diagnostics data to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         biomarkers in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         clinical practice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                in SEQCML
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Spain. Almost 30
Panelists:                                                                                                                                                                                                      patients                                        years’ experience
Dr. Ulf Martin Schilling, Consultant in emergency medicine, Linköping, Sweden                                                                                                                                                                                   evaluating the Total

                                                                                                                                      Visit us
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Testing Process
Dr. Andrei Tintu, Laboratory data manager, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
                                                                                                                                                 12.30-13.30     EDUW 16               EDUW 17                  EDUW 18                  EDUW 19                EDUW 20
Dr. Suzanne Bench, Associate professor, London, The United Kingdom
                                                                                                                                     at booth
                                                                                                                                                                 Beckman Coulter       Abbott                   Mindray                  Roche                  Randox                 10.00-17.30
Dr. Tracy Ellison, Director of medical affairs, BD Lifesciense, Europe                                                                                                                                                                                                                 EXHIBITION OPEN
                                                                                                                                                 13.30-14.45     VIEWPOINT             VIEWPOINT                                       POSTER SESSION LUNCH

                                                                                                                                      no. 97
                                                                                                                                                                 Young Scientist       Blood-based cancer
                                                                                                                                                                 session               testing – status quo
                                                                                                                                                                                       and where to go
                                                                                                                                                 14.45-15.45     EDUW 21               EDUW 22                  EDUW 23                  EDUW 24                EDUW 25
                                                                                                                                                                 Randox                Sysmex                   Siemens                  Snibe                  Sebia
                                                                                                                                                 16.00-17.00     EDUW 26               EDUW 27                  EDUW 28                  EDUW 29                EDUW 30
                                                                                                                                                                 Gentian               Biorad                   Siemens                  Horiba                 Fujirebio
                                                                                                                                                 17.00-18.00     VIEWPOINT
                                                                                                                                                                 CRISPR
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WEDNESDAY 22 MAY
              ROOM 117               ROOM 113                ROOM 114             ROOM 115            ROOM 116             EXHIBITION HALL
                                                                                                                                               Visit us on stand 212
09.00-10.00   PLENARY

                                                                                                                                                                                 Workshop
              The microbiome
              and biodiversity

10.00-10.30
              hypothesis of health
                                                                                  BREAK                                                          Binding
10.30-12.30   SYMPOSIUM
              Preparing the
                                     SYMPOSIUM
                                     Laboratory
                                                             SYMPOSIUM
                                                             External Quality
                                                                                  SYMPOSIUM          SEQC
                                                                                  Haemoglobin A1c in Personalised
                                                                                                                                                     Site
              profession for         Medicine training       Assurance in the     clinical practice  immunosuppression
              compliance with the    in Europe - In          digital era                             to improve clinical
              new IVD Regulation
              2017/746 in Europe
                                     partnership with the
                                     IFCC Task Force
                                                                                                     outcomes
                                                                                                                                               Monday 20th May, 2019
                                     for Young Scientists

12.30-13.30   EDUW 31                EDUW 32                 EDUW 33              EDUW 34             EDUW 35
                                                                                                                           10.00-17.30         16:00 - 17:00, Room 116 - Level 1
                                                                                                                           EXHIBITION OPEN
              Siemens                Becton Dickinson        Ortho Clin. Diag.    Roche               Buhlmann
13.30-14.45   VIEWPOINT
              Instrument
                                                                    POSTER SESSION LUNCH
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14.45-15.45                          EDUW 37                 EDUW 38              EDUW 39             EDUW 40
                                     Diasorin                Tosoh                ThermoFisher        ThermoFisher                             Dr. Juan Miguel Guerrero - Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Spain
16.00-17.00   VIEWPOINT
              Data security:                                                                                                                   Speakers:
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                                                                                                                                               Dr Ilenia Infusino - Italy: “The place of Optilite system in a decision-making
                                                               THURSDAY 23 MAY                                                                 based laboratory department”
              ROOM 117               ROOM 113                ROOM 114             ROOM 115            ROOM 116
09.00-10.00   PLENARY
              Noninvasive
              prenatal testing
              by cell-free fetal
              DNA analysis:
              Translating
              innovations into
              clinical practice
10.00-10.30                                                        BREAK
10.30-12.30   SYMPOSIUM              SYMPOSIUM               SYMPOSIUM            SYMPOSIUM           SEQC
              Preanalytical phase    Dyslipidemia            Performance          Big Data in         Chronic liver
              – still challenging    guidelines in           specification        Laboratory          disease: The role
              for laboratory         Europe and need         in Laboratory        Medicine            of the Clinical
              professionals          for Standardization     Medicine                                 Laboratory
                                     of traditional and
                                     new cardiovascular
                                     disease biomarkers
                                     – addressing
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MONDAY, 20 MAY
        SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

SUNDAY, 19 MAY                                                                                                                                  MONDAY, 20 MAY
17:00-19:00		               Forum Auditorium                                                                                                    9:00-10:00		             Room 117
OPENING CEREMONY                                                                                                                                Plenary Lecture
                                                                                                                                                Chair: S. Sandberg (Norway)
Welcome addresses
President of EuroMedLab Barcelona 2019 Imma Caballé                                                                                             HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK (HDR UK):
President of IFCC Howard Morris                                                                                                                 OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH DATA SCIENCE
President of EFLM Michael Neumaier                                                                                                              A. Morris (UK)
Announcements of Awards                                                                                                                                                                                                                   A. Morris

Opening Lecture
Chair: M. Neumaier (Germany)                                                                                    M. Serrano
RECENT PROGRESS ON THE MECHANISMS OF AGING AND ITS MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
M. Serrano (Spain)                                                                                                                              Professor of Medicine                               Since August 2017 ANDREW MORRIS has been the inaugural
                                                                                                                                                Director of Health Data Research UK                 Director of Health Data Research UK, the multi-funder UK Institute
Manuel Serrano obtained his PhD in 1991, from the Universidad              remodeling processes during embryo development. The Serrano          Vice Principal, Data Science                        for health and biomedical informatics research that will capitalise
Autónoma de Madrid. From 1991 to 1996, Serrano worked in                   team was pioneer in the generation of genetically-modifed mice       University of Edinburgh                             on the UK’s renowned data resources and research strengths to
the team of David Beach in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY.              resistant to cancer and found a link between tumor suppressor                                                            transform lives through health data science. He is seconded from
During this period, Serrano made his most important discovery with         genes and aging.                                                                                                         his position as Professor of Medicine, and Vice Principal of Data
the identification and characterization of the gene p16, one of the                                                                                                                                 Science at the University of Edinburgh, having taken up position
most important genes for anti-cancer protection. Serrano returned          In recent years, the research interests of Manuel Serrano have                                                           in August 2014. Prior to this Andrew was Dean of Medicine at the
to Spain in 1997 to lead a research group, first at the National           extended to metabolism and cellular reprogramming in relation                                                            University of Dundee.
Center of Biotechnology (CNB), and then, from 2003 to 2017, at the         to aging. The Serrano laboratory was first in demonstrating that
Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), both in Madrid.            cellular reprogramming into pluripotency is possible within an                                                           Andrew was Chief Scientist at the Scottish Government Health
In 2017, Serrano moved to the Institute for Research in Biomedicine        organism, and this discover was considered Advance of the Year                                                           Directorate (2012-2017) and has served and chaired numerous
(IRB), in Barcelona.                                                       2013 by Nature Medicine. More recently, Serrano has reported in                                                          national and international grant committees and Governmental
                                                                           Science that in vivo reprogramming is enhanced by the coexistence                                                        bodies.
Manuel Serrano is internationally recognized in the field of tumor         of tissue injury thanks to the production of the interleukin IL-6.
suppression. In addition to the discovery of p16, one of his main                                                                                                                                   Andrew was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent
discoveries has been the identification of cellular senescence             The focus of his laboratory is now to apply their knowledge on                                                           Order of the British Empire) in the 2018 New Year’s Honour’s List.
as a main anti-oncogenic response. Recently, his laboratory has            senescence and reprogramming to degenerative diseases such as
also shown that cellular senescence participates in several tissue         lung, kidney and heart fibrosis.                                                                                         His research interests span informatics and chronic diseases. He
                                                                                                                                                                                                    has published over 300 original papers and has attracted over
                                                                                                                                                                                                    £50million in grant funding.
19:00
Welcome Cocktail

20:00
Concert by
Orquesta Maravella

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MONDAY, 20 MAY                                                                                                                                                                        SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MONDAY, 20 MAY
10:00-10:30
Break

10:30-12:30		               Room 117                                                                                         10:30-12:30		               Room 114
Symposium                                                                                                                    Symposium
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN OLD DISEASES                                                                                             PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF EPIGENETICS
Chairs: E. Kilpatrick (Qatar/UK), P. Laitinen (Finland)                                                                      Chairs: C.Abi Khalil (Qatar/USA), J. Oriola (Spain)
                                                                                           E. Kilpatrick    P. Laitinen                                                                                                     C. Abi Khalil      J. Oriola
What is new in cardiac markers?                                                                                              Basic principles of epigenetics: DNA methylation, histone modifications and non-coding RNAs
P. Laitinen (Finland)                                                                                                        T. Ozben (Turkey)

Vitamin D for conditions other than bone disease: an update of the evidence                                                  Epigenetics in humans: from early development to ageing
H. Morris (Australia)                                                                                                        M. Fraga (Spain)

New diabetes treatments and the role of the laboratory                                                                       Epigenetics in diabetes and cardiovascular disease
S. Atkin (Qatar)                                                                                                             C.Abi Khalil (Qatar/USA)

Old and new biomarkers for kidney disease                                                                                    Epigenetics in advancing drug development and personalised medicine
E. Cavalier (Belgium)                                                                                                        L. Altucci (Italy)

                                                          P. Laitinen     H. Morris            S. Atkin        E. Cavalier                                                             T. Ozben           M. Fraga              C.A. Khalil      L. Altucci

10:30-12:30		             Room 113                                                                                           10:30-12:30		 Room 115
Symposium                                                                                                                    Symposium
POINT OF CARE TESTING. FROM QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES                                                                     ETHICAL ISSUES IN LABORATORY MEDICINE
TO CLINICAL UTILITY AND PATIENT OUTCOMES                                                                                     Chair: A. González Hernández (Spain), M. O’Kane (UK)
Chairs: A. Buño Soto (Spain), S. Sandberg (Norway)                                         A. Buño Soto     S. Sandberg                                                                                                    A. González Hernández M. O’Kane
                                                                                                                             Ethical dilemmas in laboratory medicine
Quality control and analytical performance specifications for                                                                M.J. McQueen (Canada)
different clinical POCT settings. Should they be different?
S. Sandberg (Norway)                                                                                                         Personalised genomic medicine: ethical considerations
                                                                                                                             J.J. Jonsson (Iceland)
20 years’ experience on quality assurance strategies of a large and ISO 22870 accredited POCT multiparameter network
P. Oliver (Spain)                                                                                                            Ethical issues in direct-to-consumer testing
                                                                                                                             A. Cambon-Thomsen (France)
How the use of POCT has changed the clinical pathways and outcome for patients with infectious diseases in Africa
R. Erasmus (South Africa)                                                                                                    Ethical issues in biomedical publication
                                                                                                                             M. O’Kane (UK)
SensUs Student Competition: Global education and innovation in POCT
E. Rutten (the Netherlands), M.V. Enrich (UK)

                                        S. Sandberg        P. Oliver          R. Erasmus       E. Rutten       M.V. Enrich                                                             M.J. McQueen       J.J. Jonsson          A. Cambon-Thomsen M. O’Kane

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MONDAY, 20 MAY

10:30-12:30		              Room 116
SEQC Symposium
NEW TRENDS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM
Chair: H. Rocha (Portugal), R. Yahyaoui (Spain)
                                                                                           H. Rocha		         R. Yahyaoui
Precision medicine meets newborn screening: the path forward
P. Rinaldo (USA)

Untargeted metabolomics in the diagnosis of metabolic disorders
J. Jans (The Netherlands)
                                                                                                                              ENABLING
Inborn errors of metabolism diagnosis in Next Generation Sequencing era: opportunities and difficulties
B. Pérez (Spain)                                                                                                              SOLUTIONS THAT BOOST
Integrative approaches for the diagnosis of
inborn errors of metabolism
H. Rocha (Portugal)
                                                                                                                              LAB PRODUCTIVITY
                                                        P. Rinaldo         J. Jans            B. Pérez          H. Rocha
                                                                                                                              Don’t Miss Our Educational Workshop at EuroMedLab 2019

                                                                                                                              Reporting Reliable Patient Results: from Analytical Goals
13:30-14:45                                                                                                                   to Risk Management
Poster Session
                                                                                                                              Tuesday 21 May | 16:00-17:00 | Room 113
13:30-14:30		            Room 117
Viewpoint                                                                                                                     Reporting reliable analytical results from patient samples is a fundamental goal of medical laboratories.
WHO SHOULD LEAD A MEDICAL LABORATORY?                                                                                         Analytical performance specifications focused on biological variation will be presented in the workshop.
Chair: J. Wesenberg (Canada)                                                                                  J. Wesenberg
                                                                                                                              Chairman
The case for the Physician
M. Neumaier (Germany)                                                                                                         Dr. Carmen Ricos, Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEQC-ML), Analytical Quality
                                                                                                                              Commission, Barcelona, Spain
The case for the Technologist
M. Nora Roald (Norway)                                                                                                        Speakers
The case for the Clinical Scientist                                                                                           Dr. Jorge Diaz-Garzón, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
G. Wieringa (UK)                                                                                                              Analytical performance specifications agreed in the Milan consensus. Focus on biological variation:
                                                                                                                              where the data comes from, strength and limits of this approach.
                                                                           M. Neumaier        M. Nora Roald     G. Wieringa
                                                                                                                              Dr. Curtis Parvin, Retired (formerly Manager of Advanced Statistical Research, Bio-Rad Laboratories,
                                                                                                                              Quality Systems Division)
17:00-18:00		         Room 117
Viewpoint
                                                                                                                              Presentation of a Method, based the CLSI EP23-A: Laboratory Quality Control Based on Risk
MEET THE THYROID EXPERT                                                                                                       Management risk model, for using a quality control strategy, test method performance, and test
Chair: C. Wiley (USA)                                                                                                         method reliability to compute the predicted probability of patient harm from erroneous test results.

D. Gruson (Belgium)
                                                                                            C. Wiley          D. Gruson

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COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS MONDAY, 20 MAY
    COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

                                                                                                                            			   EDUW 6 - 14.45-15.45		        ROOM 117
MONDAY, 20 MAY                                                                                                                    TAKE CONTROL WITH DXA 5000—AN INNOVATIVE AUTOMATION SOLUTION TO DELIVER
                                                                                                                                  SUPERIOR WORKFLOW AND IMPROVE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE
                 EDUW 1 - 12.30-13.30		       ROOM 117
                                                                                                                                  Chair: W. Korte (Switzerland)
                 ENHANCED PATIENT CARE, REDUCED COSTS AND MEASURABLE BETTER HEALTHCARE
                 PERFORMANCE THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF INTELLIGENT LIVER FUNCTION TESTING
                                                                                                                                  The world’s first—DxA 5000 and its impact on sample-TAT and healthcare delivery
                 (iLFT)
                                                                                                                                  R. Doolman (Israel)
                 Chair: L. Lennartz (Germany)
                                                                                                                                  Revolution, not evolution—a customer experience with DxA 5000
                 Speakers
                                                                                                                                  M. Langan (UK)
                 E. Dow (UK)
                 J. Dillon (UK)
                                                                                                                                  EDUW 7 - 14.45-15.45		           ROOM 113
                                                                                                                                  BIOTIN, A NEW INTERFERENCE
                 EDUW 2 - 12.30-13.30		 ROOM 113
                                                                                                                                  Chair: R. Schneider (USA) and G. Avery (UK)
                 REDUCING MANUAL STEPS AND IMPROVING QUALITY WITH CLINICAL INFORMATION
                 MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A MODERN LABORATORY
                                                                                                                                  Biotin, a challenging interference or Biotin, an interference to be aware of
                 Chair: S. Kookal (USA)
                                                                                                                                  M.L. Piketty (France)
                 DxA supported by clinical informatics to reduce manual work, provide transparency and improve quality
                 M. Langan (UK)
                                                                                                                                  EDUW 8 - 14.45-15.45		   ROOM 114
                                                                                                                                  LABORATORY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDES FOR IMPROVED DIAGNOSTICS AND RISK
                 Initiation, optimization, and application of real-time exponentially weighted moving average analysis in
                                                                                                                                  OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT HIGH-SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN I
                 the clinical laboratory
                                                                                                                                  Chair: A. Ortisi (Italy)
                 C. Crutchfield (USA)
                                                                                                                                  Introduction
                                                                                                                                  A. Ortisi (Italy)
                 EDUW 3 - 12.30-13.30		      ROOM 114
                 PERFORMANCE OF THE BC-6800 PLUS IN SAMPLES WITH HEMATOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES
                                                                                                                                  Laboratory Medicine’s Role in Appropriate Clinical Utilization of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin
                 Chair: G. d’Onofrio (Italy)
                                                                                                                                  Assays
                                                                                                                                  F. Apple (USA)
                 BC-6800Plus clinical evaluation: preliminary results
                 G. Zini (Italy)
                                                                                                                                  Clinical Interpretation of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays in the Emergency Department
                                                                                                                                  N. Mills (UK)
                 EDUW 4 - 12.30-13.30		     ROOM 115
                 APPLIED USE OF DIGITAL SOLUTIONS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE
                                                                                                                                  EDUW 9 - 14.45-15.45		     ROOM 115
                 Chair: P. Quirke (UK)
                                                                                                                                  CLINICAL STUDIES OF SPECIAL ASSAYS ON SNIBE MAGLUMI CLIA SYSTEM
                                                                                                                                  Chiar: M. Plebani (Italy)
                 Challenges & Opportunities for a large automation laboratory to build the digital future
                 E. Gasparetto (Brazil)
                                                                                                                                  Validation of Chemiluminiscent assays for hormones measurement
                                                                                                                                  M. Plebani (Italy)
                 Implementation of a digital ecosystem to develop clinical algorithms
                 P. Quirke (UK)
                                                                                                                                  Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 level - Association with the acute coronary syndrome and the
                                                                                                                                  thrombotic burden
                                                                                                                                  J.M. Pego (Portugal)
                 EDUW 5 - 12.30-13.30		         ROOM 116
                 THOUGHTFUL AUTOMATION - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE CLINICAL FLOW CYTOMETRY
                 LABORATORY?
                                                                                                                                  EDUW 10 - 14.45-15.45		            ROOM 116
                 Chair: Dr. T. Sieber (Germany)
                                                                                                                                  DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL EVALUATION OF AN AUTOMATED MULTI-ANALYTE BIOCHIP
                                                                                                                                  ARRAY FOR RAPID STROKE DIAGNOSIS.
                 Speaker
                                                                                                                                  Chairs: M.M. Corsi Romanelli (Italy) and J. Lamont (UK)
                 C. Walker (UK)
                                                                                                                                  Speaker
                                                                                                                                  E. Harte (Ireland)
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COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS MONDAY, 20 MAY

                  EDUW 11 - 16.00-17.00         ROOM 117
                  SYSMEX CARESPHERETM – THE SMART WAY OF OPTIMIZING YOUR LABORATORY IN THE
                  DIGITAL AGE
                  Chair: P. Steenhuis (Germany)

                  Speaker
                  C. Matz (Germany)

                  EDUW 12 - 16.00-17.00    ROOM 113
                  EASE-OF-USE WITHOUT COMPROMISE IN CLINICAL LC-MS/MS                                                                     ALL OUR TECHNOLOGY
                  Chair: C. Kowalski (USA)
                                                                                                                                          IN A NEW DIMENSION
                  Speaker
                  P. Van Overwalle (USA)

                  EDUW 13 - 16.00-17.00        ROOM 114
                  TRANSFORMING CARE DELIVERY WITH THE ULTIMATE CORE LABORATORY
                  Chair: J.-C. Clouet (France)

                  Introduction
                  J.-C. Clouet - (France)

                  Optimization of Lab Operations to Deliver More with Less
                  J. L. Bedini (Spain)

                  Multi-Site Performance Evaluation of Assays on the Atellica Chemistry and Immunoassay Analyzers
                  A. Buño Soto (Spain)

                  EDUW 14 - 16.00-17.00      ROOM 115
                  AN OLD LADY CAN STILL BE CHARMING: HOW IFA IS EVOLVING TOWARDS AUTOMATION
                  Chair: N. Bizzaro (Italy)

                  Introduction
                  N. Bizzaro (Italy)

                  IFA attempts of standardization from the manufacturing point of view and from a routine daily lab work.
                  Automation as a step forward standardization.
                  P. Carulla i Sanmartí (Spain)

                  Zenit PRO: analytical evaluation of the system. How the use of a completely automated system can
                  streamline the complete IFA protocol.
                  M. Fabris (Italy)

                  EDUW 15 - 16.00-17.00         ROOM 116
                  OPTIMISE YOUR TIME, SIMPLIFY YOUR DAY – OPTILITE DELIVERS
                  Chair: J. M. Guerrero (Spain)

                  Optilite workflow efficiency
                                                                                                                                                             Delivers the difference
                  R. Cartwright (UK)

                  The place of Optilite system in a decision making based laboratory department
                  I. Infusino (Italy)
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME TUESDAY, 21 MAY

                                                                                                                                                                           TUESDAY, 21 MAY

                                                             Aim higher!                                                                                                   9:00-10:00		 Room 117
                                                                                                                                                                           Plenary Lecture
                                                                                                                                                                           Chair: A.M. Simundic (Croatia)

                                                             Add specialty to your routine.                                                                                CANCER PHARMACO-EPIGENETICS
                                                                                                                                                                           M. Esteller (Spain)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            M.Esteller

                                                                                                                                                                           Manel Esteller (Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain,        Author of 485 original publications in peer-reviewed scientific
                                                                                                                                                                           1968) graduated in Medicine from the Universidad de Barcelona              journals, sixteen of them categorized as “Highly Cited Paper” by
                                                                                                                                                                           in 1992, where he also obtained his Ph.D. degree specialising in           Thomson Reuters. Dr Esteller has a Total Impact Factor of 4,488.212
                                                                                                                                                                           molecular genetics of endometrial carcinoma, in 1996. He was               and a Total Number of Citations of 56,846, having an h-Index of 116.
                                                                                                                                                                           an Invited Researcher at the School of Biological and Medical              He is also a Member of numerous international scientific societies,
                                                                                                                                                                           Sciences at the University of St. Andrews, (Scotland, UK) during           Editorial Boards and reviewer for many journals and funding
                                                                                                                                                                           which time his research interests focused on the molecular genetics        agencies. Dr Esteller is also Associate Editor for Cancer Research,
                                                                                                                                                                           of inherited breast cancer. From 1997 to 2001, Esteller was a              The Lancet Oncology, Carcinogenesis, Genome Research and The
                                                                                                                                                                           Postdoctoral Fellow and a Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins          Journal of The National Cancer Institute. He is also Editor-in-Chief
                                                                                                                                                                           University and School of Medicine, (Baltimore, USA) where he               of Epigenetics.
                                                                                                                                                                           studied DNA methylation and human cancer. His work was decisive
                                                                                                                                                                           in establishing promoter hypermethylation of tumour suppressor             His work has received, among other, the Carcinogenesis Award
                                                                                                                                                                           genes as a common hallmark of all human tumours. From October              (2005), Beckman-Coulter Award (2006), Fondazione Piemontese
                                                                                                                                                                           2001 to September 2008 Manel Esteller was the Leader of the CNIO           per la Ricerca sul Cancro (FPRC) Award (2006), Swiss Bridge
                                                                                                                                                                           Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, where his principal area of research        Award (2006), Innovation Award from the Commonwealth of
                                                                                                                                                                           were the alterations in DNA methylation, histone modifications and         Massachussets (2007), Human Frontier Science Program Award
                                                                                                                                                                           chromatin in human cancer. Since October 2008, Dr Esteller is the          (2007), DEbiopharm-EPFL Award (2009), Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer
                                                                                                                                                                           Director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC)              Research Award (2009), Lilly Foundation Preclinical Biomedical
                                                                                                                                                                           of the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL) in            Research Award (2009), World Health Summit Award (2010), the
                                                                                                                                                                           Barcelona, Chairman of Genetics in the School of Medicine of the           European Research Council Advanced Grant (2011), “Rey Jaime
                                                                                                          Join us for coffee                                                University of Barcelona, and an ICREA Research Professor. His              I” Research Award (2013), Severo Ochoa Award in Biomedicine
                                                                                                             and see our                                                   current research is devoted to the establishment of the epigenome          (2014), National Award in Oncology (2014), “Dr Josep Trueta
                                                                                                          automated CLEIA                                                  maps of normal and transformed cells, the study of the interactions        Medal” Generalitat de Catalunya, Catalan Goverment (2015),
                                                                                                              analyzers                                                    between epigenetic modifications and non-coding RNAs, and the              National Research Award of the Catalan Goverment (2015), Gold
                                                                                                            BOOTH 126                                                      development of new epigenetic drugs for cancer therapy.                    Medal, Parlament of Catalonia (2016), International Award of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Catalonia (2016), Falcó Carlemany Award (2017) and Innovation in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Healthcare Oncology Award (2018)

JOIN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MAY 21ST WITH TWO EMINENT SPEAKERS:
                                                                                                                              © Fujirebio Europe, February 2019, FRE-161

Sjoerd van den Berg (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam) and Daniel Alcolea (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona)
Reviewing a new Anti-Mullerian hormone assay and the first complete panel for fully automated biomarker
testing in Alzheimer’s disease

Educational Workshop #30 (Room 116 – Level 1) on Tuesday, May 21st from 16.00 to 17.00
More information at: www.fujirebio.com/specialty

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME TUESDAY, 21 MAY                                                                                                                                                                           SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME TUESDAY, 21 MAY

10:30-12:30                 Room 117                                                                                             10:30-12:30                Room 114
Symposium                                                                                                                        Symposium
FINANCING LABORATORY MEDICINE                                                                                                    A NEW ERA IN COMMUNICATING DIAGNOSTICS DATA TO PATIENTS
Chairs: I. Caballé (Spain), D. Gruson (Belgium)                                                                                  Chairs: K. Adeli (Canada), M. Calvo (Spain)
                                                                                           I. Caballé          D. Gruson                                                                                                      K. Adeli             M. Calvo
Integrating laboratory medicine into national and hospital health budgets                                                        Classification and benchmarking apps for patients and professionals
T. Marti (Spain)                                                                                                                 S. Jovicic (Serbia)

Transformation of the health technology sector: real world data and patient driven innovation                                    Personalised communication of results to patients
C. Velasco Muñoz (Spain)                                                                                                         I. Watson (UK)

Broadening access for innovative diagnostic solutions                                                                            Electronic apps and medical diagnostics data management
N. Farkas (Switzerland)                                                                                                          K. Adeli (Canada)

Round table with speakers                                                                                                        Online resources for patients and healthcare professionals
                                                                                                                                 T. Pillay (South Africa)

                                                                             T. Marti           C. Velasco Muñoz N. Farkas                                                                 S. Jovicic         I. Watson           K. Adeli           T. Pillay

10:30-12:30               Room 113
Symposium                                                                                                                        10:30-12:30               Room 115
ADVANCES IN IN-VITRO FERTILISATION                                                                                               Symposium
Chairs: J. Olofsson (Sweden), C. Sánchez Pozo (Spain)                                                                            STROKE AND CNS BIOMARKERS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
                                                                                                                                 Chairs: A. Haliassos (Greece), J. Montaner (Spain)
Reproductive medicine in 2019 – the 7 key Questions:                                       J. Olofsson         C. Sánchez Pozo                                                                                                A. Haliassos         J. Montaner
Who, What, Why, When, Where, How, How Much?                                                                                      Stroke Biomarkers Discovery
N. Polyzos (Spain)                                                                                                               J. Montaner (Spain)
Fertility preservation a look into the future                                                                                    Guiding stroke therapy with the use of blood biomarkers
A. Arav (Israel)                                                                                                                 A. Bustamante (Spain)
Advances in ovarian stimulation regimens and monitoring during in-vitro fertilisation                                            Are stroke biomarkers ready for research and clinical use? Focus on the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical variability
J. Olofsson (Sweden)                                                                                                             K. Makris (Greece)
The role of the laboratory in IVF success                                                                                        CSF Xanthochromia in the investigation of suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage
J. Hreinsson (Sweden)                                                                                                            G. Burrows (UK)

                                                          N. Polyzos         A. Arav            J. Olofsson      J. Hreinsson                                                              J. Montaner        A. Bustamante       K. Makris          G. Burrows

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10:30-12:30		            Room 116                                                                                                         13:30-14:45		            Room 113
SEQC Symposium                                                                                                                            Viewpoint
EQA PROGRAMS IN SEQCML SPAIN. ALMOST 30 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE                                                                                 BLOOD-BASED CANCER TESTING – STATUS QUO AND WHERE TO GO
EVALUATING THE TOTAL TESTING PROCESS                                                                                                      Chair: V. Haselmann (Germany), G. Shannan (Syria)
                                                                                                F. Ramón Bauzá        C. Ricós Aguilá                                                                                                V. Haselmann         G. Shannan
Chairs: F. Ramón Bauzá (Spain), C. Ricós Aguilá (Spain)
                                                                                                                                          Liquid biopsy from a clinical point of view
Quality specifications in EQA of Total Testing Process. Is there an international agreement?                                              M. González Cao (Spain)
P. Fernández-Calle (Spain)
                                                                                                                                          Advances of circulating tumor DNA in diagnostics and early detection of cancer
Achievement of quality specifications based on biological variation. Is there a positive evolution?                                       D. van de Broek (the Netherlands)
C. Ricós Aguilá (Spain)
                                                                                                                                          The molecular tumor board as imperative for integrating blood-based cancer testing into clinical decision making
Evolution of state-of-the-art over almost 30 years: imprecision and bias detection trough EQA. Interaction among EQA organizers,          A. Ferreira-Gonzalez (USA)
IVD and participant laboratories
C. Perich Alsina (Spain)

Evolution of quality indicators over more than 20 years.
Looking back and forward
M. Ibarz Escuer (Spain)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     M. González-Cao    D. van de Broek      A. Ferreira-Gonzqalez
                                                           P. Fernández-Calle C. Ricós Aguilá      C. Perich Alsina     M. Ibarz Escuer

13:30-14:15		             Room 117                                                                                                        17:00-17:45		            Room 117
Viewpoint                                                                                                                                 Viewpoint
YOUNG SCIENTIST SESSION                                                                                                                   CRISPR
Chairs: J.M. Bauçá (Spain), J.R. Bauzá (Spain)                                                                                            Chair: T. Zima (Czech Republic)

Worldwide YS groups/organizations. Different boarding models                                    L.M. Bauçá            J.R. Bauzá          Speaker                                                                                    T. Zima              L. Montoliu
C. Imperiali (Spain)                                                                                                                      L. Montoliu (Spain)

Publishing key points, how can I succeed publishing in top journals?
A.M. Simundic (Croatia)

Young Scientist: Career prospect, research, and networking
R. Shrestha (Japan)

                                                                              C. Imperiali         A.M. Simundic        R. Shrestha

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COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TUESDAY, 21 MAY

                                                                                                                  TUESDAY, 21 MAY
                                                                                                                                    EDUW 16 - 12.30-13.30      ROOM 117
                                                                      Come and visit us                                             EARLY SEPSIS INDICATOR - A NOVEL SEPSIS BIOMARKER: CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND
                                                                       at our booth #271                                            CASE STUDIES
                                                                                                                                    Chair: M. Plebani (Italy)

                                                                                                                                    MDW: A New Early Sepsis Indicator—Performance in clinical trials and case studies
                                                                                                                                    K. Bicking (USA)

                                                                                                                                    First results on MDW performance on patients in ED and ICU in University Hospital Germans Trías i
                                                                                                                                    Pujol
                                                                                                                                    B. Catalán Eraso (Spain)

                                                                                                                                    EDUW 17 - 12.30-13.30            ROOM 113
                                                                                                                                    USING LABORATORY TESTS TO TRANSFORM POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                                                    Chairs: R. Schneider (USA), C. Galli (Italy)

                                                                                                                                    Risk stratification of general practice patients using hs Troponin I
                                                                                                                                    A. Shah (UK)

                                                                                                                                    Health economic evaluation of using high sensitivity troponin I for cardiovascular risk prediction in the
                                                                                                                                    BiomarCaRE cohort
                                                                                                                                    N. Makarova (Germany)

Wish to find the answer                                                                                                             Tackling Hepatitis C Elimination - are we flying blind?
                                                                                                                                    J.V. Lazarus (Spain)
for laboratory challenges?
                                                                                                                                    EDUW 18 - 12.30-13.30              ROOM 114
Do not miss our Workshop!                                                                                                           NEW BIOMARKERS IN SEPSIS
                                                                                                                                    Chairs: M. M. Corsi Romanelli (Italy), J. He (China)
Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 – 16:00 – 17:00
Room 115, level 1                                                                                                                   New generation biomarkers of infection
                                                                                                                                    E. Galliera (Italy)

We are pleased to invite you
to our 3-session workshop about:                                                                                                    EDUW 19 - 12.30-13.30       ROOM 115
                                                                                                                                    EVIDENCE-BASED VALUE CARE DELIVERY
                                                                                                                                    Chair: A. L. Justel (Spain)
1. The HELO* Solution - supporting customer validation and ISO 15189 accreditation in the UK.
Ms. Mandy CAMPBELL - HORIBA Medical, UK                                                                                             Reinventing Healthcare
                                                                                                                                    L. Engelen (Netherlands)
2. Performance of Yumizen® H2500/H1500 versus main high range hematology manufacturers.
Pr. Sukesh C. NAIR - Christian Medical College, Vellore, India                                                                      Value Based Innovation in Heart Failure patient management
                                                                                                                                    A. L. Justel (Spain)
3. Interest of Yumizen® H1500/H2500 technology in patients with Diff abnormalities due to malignant
blood disease or after chemotherapy treatment.
Dr. Francoise DURRIEU - Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France                                                                         EDUW 20 - 12.30-13.30              ROOM 116
                                                                                                                                    SECRETED PHOSPHOLIPASES A2 AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
                                                                                                                                    Chairs: M.M. Corsi Romanelli (Italy), J. Lamont (UK)
We look forward to welcoming you!
                                                                      *HORIBA Evolutive Laboratory Organisation                     Speaker
                                                                                                                                    S. Hammond (UK)
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COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TUESDAY, 21 MAY                                                                                          COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TUESDAY, 21 MAY

			                EDUW 21 - 14.45-15.45		            ROOM 117                                   EDUW 25 - 14.45-15.45		        ROOM 116
                   NOVEL MULTIPLEX MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS: A CROSS-PLATFORM COMPARISON            WHAT’S NEW IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA DIAGNOSIS: FROM SEBIA FLC CLINICAL VALIDATION
                   Chairs: M.M. Corsi Romanelli (Italy) , J. Lamont (UK)                         TO SOFTWARE ASSISTED INTERPRETATIONS OF SERUM PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS
                                                                                                 PROFILES
                   Speaker                                                                       Chair: H. Jacobs (Netherlands)
                   M. Crockard (UK)
                                                                                                 The diagnosis of protein disorders in a decision making-based laboratory department
                                                                                                 A. Dolci (Italy)
                   EDUW 22 - 14.45-15.45		       ROOM 113
                   GAINING INSIGHT WITH REVEALING TECHNOLOGY: FROM INFECTION TO INFLAMMATION     Clinical validation of the new sebia FLC on a population of Multiple Myeloma patients
                   AND IMMUNE RESPONSE                                                           T. Dejoie (France)
                   Chair: A. Wevelsiep (Germany)

                   Infections in urinalysis – the need for rapid and differentiated results      EDUW 26 - 16.00-17.00		    ROOM 117
                   C. Alonso-Tarrés (Spain)                                                      PLASMA CALPROTECTIN: A PROMISING EARLY BIOMARKER FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF
                                                                                                 BACTERIAL INFECTIONS AND SEPSIS
                   Visualising immune response using XN technology                               Chair: A. Havelka (Norway)
                   R. Jammal (Lebanon)
                                                                                                 Diagnosis of severe infections and sepsis: Challenges with current biomarkers
                                                                                                 J. Rello (Spain)
                   EDUW 23 - 14.45-15.45		      ROOM 114
                   EVOLVING ROLE OF BIOMARKERS IN PRENATAL CARE                                  Calprotectin as a risk marker in emergency department patients with acute dyspnea
                   Chair: E. Rojas-Kenney (USA)                                                  T. Ruge (Sweden)

                   Speakers
                   E. Gratacós (Spain)                                                           EDUW 27 - 16.00-17.00		   ROOM 113
                   M. L. Hortas (Spain)                                                          REPORTING RELIABLE PATIENT RESULTS: FROM ANALYTICAL GOALS TO RISK MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                 Chair: C. Ricós (Spain)

                   EDUW 24 - 14.45-15.45		         ROOM 115                                      Analytical performance specifications agreed in the Milan consensus. Focus on Biological variation,
                   CLINICAL APPLICATION OF SPECIAL LIVER DISEASES MARKERS AND DIABETES MARKERS   where the data come from, strength and limits of this approach.
                   Chair: W. Tamimi (Saudi Arabia)                                               J. Díaz-Garzón (Spain)

                   Clinical validation of Hyaluronic Acid in patients with liver diseases        Presentation of a Method, based the CLSI EP23-A: Laboratory Quality Control Based on Risk
                   W. Tamimi (Saudi Arabia)                                                      Management risk model, for using a quality control strategy, test method performance, and test method
                                                                                                 reliability to compute the predicted probability of patient harm from erroneous test results.
                   New trends in clinical diagnostic                                             C. Parvin (USA)
                   S. Cuesta de Juan (Spain)

                                                                                                 EDUW 28 - 16.00-17.00		     ROOM 114
                                                                                                 FLC KAPPA AND LAMBDA TESTING IN CSF TO SUPPORT DIAGNOSIS OF NEUROLOGICAL
                                                                                                 DISEASES
                                                                                                 Chair: C. Prümper (Germany)

                                                                                                 Introduction
                                                                                                 C. Prümper (Germany)

                                                                                                 Free light chain kappa index to identify patients with oligoclonal bands
                                                                                                 A. Dressel (Germany)

                                                                                                 Cerebrospinal fluid free light chains as a diagnostic biomarker in neuroborreliosis
                                                                                                 H. Hegen (Austria)

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COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TUESDAY, 21 MAY

                  EDUW 29 - 16.00-17.00     ROOM 115
                  SCIENTIFIC, OPERATIONAL AND REGULATORY CHALLENGES FOR THE HIGH COMPLEXITY/
                  HIGH THROUGHPUT HEMATOLOGY LABORATORIES
                  Chair: M. Cloës (USA)

                  The HELO solution (HORIBA Evolutive Laboratory Organization) - supporting customer validation and
                  ISO 15189 accreditation in the UK
                  M. Campbell (UK)

                  Performance of HORIBA Medical Yumizen® H2500/H1500 versus main high range hematology
                  manufacturers
                  S. C. Nair (India)

                  Interest of HORIBA Medical Yumizen® H1500/H2500 technology in patients with Diff abnormalities due
                  to malignant blood disease or after chemotherapy treatment
                  F. Durrieu (France)

                  EDUW 30 - 16.00-17.00        ROOM 116
                  ADD SPECIALTY TO YOUR ROUTINE: REVIEWING A NEW ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE
                  ASSAY AND THE FIRST COMPLETE PANEL FOR FULLY AUTOMATED BIOMARKER TESTING IN
                  ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
                  Chair: R. Maertens (Belgium)

                  Detailed insight into the low range performance of Lumipulse G AMH
                  S. van den Berg (Netherlands)

                  A complete CSF biomarker profile for Alzheimer’s disease in the era of automation and standardization
                  D. Alcolea (Spain)

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY                                                                                                                                                               SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY

WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY
                                                                                                                            10:30-12:30		            Room 115
9:00-10:00		              Room 117                                                                                          Symposium
Plenary Lecture                                                                                                             HAEMOGLOBIN A1c IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chair: D. Kinniburgh (Canada)                                                                                               Chairs: M.L. Granada (Spain), G. John (UK)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      M.L. Granada         G. John

THE MICROBIOME AND BIODIVERSITY HYPOTHESIS OF HEALTH                                                                        Diagnosis of Diabetes using HbA1c: More than just the glucose concentration to consider
T. Haahtela (Finland)                                                                                                       E. English (UK)

                                                                                                                            External Quality Assessment of HbA1c; lessons learnt and future prospects for quality targets
                                                                                           T. Haahtela
                                                                                                                            C. Weykamp (Netherlands)

                                                                                                                            Should HbA1c POCT be accepted for diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
                                                                                                                            E. Lenters-Westra (Netherlands)
                                                    Dr Tari Haahtela is professor emeritus of clinical allergology from     When and how is a person with Type 2 Diabetes in Remission
                                                    University of Helsinki. He is the former Head of Skin and Allergy
                                                                                                                            C. Le Roux (UK)
                                                    Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital. He has been the Chair of the
                                                    Finnish Asthma Programme 1994-2004 and Allergy Programme
                                                    2008-2018. Studying the environmental and lifestyle determinants
                                                    of allergy and asthma led to the so called biodiversity hypothesis of
                                                    health. He was Honorary President of the EAACI Helsinki Meeting
                                                    2017.
                                                                                                                                                                                    E. English         C. Weykamp           E. Lenters-Westra C. Le Roux

                                                                                                                            10:30-12:30		                Room 113
                                                                                                                            Symposium
                                                                                                                            LABORATORY MEDICINE TRAINING IN EUROPE
                                                                                                                            In partnership with the IFCC Task Force for Young Scientists
                                                                                                                            Chairs: P. Dabla (India), E. Homsak (Slovenia)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      P. Dabla		            E. Homsak
                                                                                                                            Practical knowledge and skills management- why to participate?
                                                                                                                            E. Homsak (Slovenia)

                                                                                                                            Research opportunities & skills - gateway for career enhancement
                                                                                                                            P. Dabla (India)

                                                                                                                            Current status of training in Labs - gaps and needs
                                                                                                                            L. Parnas (USA)

                                                                                                                            European Young Scientists: Training and Career
                                                                                                                            G. Boursier (France)

                                                                                                                                                                                    E. Homsak          P. Dabla             L. Parnas         G. Boursier

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY                                                                                                                                                                  SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY

10:30-12:30 		              Room 114                                                                                            10:30-12:30		              Room 116
Symposium                                                                                                                       SEQC Symposium
EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE DIGITAL ERA                                                                                   PERSONALISED IMMUNOSUPPRESSION TO IMPROVE CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Chairs: P. Meijer (Netherlands) A. Thomas (UK)                                                                                  Chairs: M. Brunet (Spain), T. van Gelder (Netherlands)
                                                                                          P. Meijer            A. Thomas                                                                                                   M. Brunet		       T. van Gelder
The digital era: a paradigm shift in external quality assurance                                                                 Monitoring tacrolimus intracellular concentrations:
A. Thomas (UK)                                                                                                                  would it help better predicting graft clinical outcome?
                                                                                                                                F. Lemaitre (France)
Challenges in EQA and POCT
A. Stavelin (Norway)                                                                                                            Pharmacogenetic Biomarkers Predictive of the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Immunosuppressive Drugs
                                                                                                                                T. van Gelder (Netherlands)
Present and future possibilities of virtual EQA
I. Juhos (Hungary)                                                                                                              Improving clinical outcome using TDM in paediatric liver transplantation
                                                                                                                                E. Frauca (Spain)
Can patient medians replace or give additional value to the traditional external quality assessment schemes?
L. Thienpont (Belgium)                                                                                                          The role of biomarkers in transplantation
                                                                                                                                M. Brunet (Spain)

                                                          A. Thomas        A. Stavelin        I. Juhos           L. Thienpont                                                             F. Lemaitre      T. van Gelder       E. Frauca        M. Brunet

10:30-12:30		             Room 117                                                                                              13:30-14:15		 Room 117
Symposium                                                                                                                       Viewpoint
PREPARING THE PROFESSION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH                                                                                    Chairs: A. Gronowski (USA), R. Sierra Amor (Mexico)
THE NEW IVD REGULATION 2017/746 IN EUROPE                                                                                       INSTRUMENT VERIFICATION: TIME WELL SPENT?                                                  A. Gronowski      R. Sierra Amor
Chairs: C. Cobbaert (Netherlands), J. Vives (Spain)
                                                                                          C. Cobbaert          J. Vives
                                                                                                                                Yes
The new IVD Regulation 2017/746 and consequences for Laboratory Medicine                                                        C. Sturgeon (UK)
C. Cobbaert (Netherlands)
                                                                                                                                No
A Comprehensive Framework for Test Evaluation under the new IVD regulation                                                      E. Kilpatrick (Qatar/UK)
R. Horvath (Australia)

What type of Clinical Evidence and Clinical Performance Study designs are required under the new IVDR era?                                                                                                                     C. Sturgeon      E. Kilpatrick
P. Bossuyt (Netherlands)

Defining Clinical Performance Specifications in the new IVD era
S. Lord (Australia)                                                                                                             16:00-17:00		              Room 117
                                                                                                                                Viewpoint
                                                                                                                                DATA SECURITY: A LABORATORY PERSPECTIVE
                                                                                                                                Chair: J.T. Guimaraes (Portugal)

                                                                                                                                Speaker
                                                                                                                                J. Rossler (Belgium)
                                                          C. Cobbaert      R. Horvath         P. Bossuyt         S. Lord
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           J.T. Guimaraes    J. Rossler

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                                                                                                                        COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY

                                                                                                                    WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY
                                                                                                                                          EDUW 31 - 12.30-13.30    ROOM 117
                                                                                                                                          EFFECTIVE PATIENT MANAGEMENT THROUGH EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
                 The path to a more effective lab starts here:                                                                            Chair: D. Brivio (Italy)

                                                                                                                                          Automating A/C ratio in systematic urinalysis for early detection of kidney disease
                                                                                                                                          F. Cava Valenciano (Spain)

                                                                                                                                          Leveraging patient-side testing in emergency medical interventions
                                                                                                                                          E. Corral Torres (Spain)
           LEARN                    EXPLORE                  EMBRACE                       PREVENT
    How biomarker guided       Exceptional technology.     Digital Chemistry and         with Ortho Care™, an
                                                                                                                                          EDUW 32 - 12.30-13.30      ROOM 113
     therapy can reduce           Excellent quality.      deliver enhanced patient     exclusive holistic support
     acute kidney injury         Extraordinary care!      care, more effective data   model that anticipates your
                                                                                                                                          POINT-OF-CARE TESTING: RIGHT SAMPLE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, WITH THE RIGHT RESULT
      and dialysis rates!                                and improved throughput!     laboratory evolving needs!                          Chair: A. Ahuja (USA)

                                                                                                                                          Panelists:
                                                                                                                                          U. M. Schilling (Sweden)
                                                                                                                                          A. Tintu (Netherlands)
                                                                                                                                          S. Bench (UK)
   EduWS 33                  Wednesday 22 May. Room 114                                 12h30–13h30                                       T. Ellison (UK)

                                                                                                                                          EDUW 33 - 12.30-13.30    ROOM 114
The clinical use and performance of high-sensitivity (hs) Cardiac Troponin assays                                                         THE CLINICAL USE AND PERFORMANCE OF HIGH-SENSITIVITY (HS) CARDIAC TROPONIN
with the ESC 0-1 hour algorithm: overcoming challenges in implementation.                                                                 ASSAYS WITH THE ESC 0-1 HOUR ALGORITHM: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN
                                                                                                                                          IMPLEMENTATION
                                                                                                                                          Chair: F. Apple (USA)
 Chairman/Scientific coordinator
                                                                                                                                          Speakers
  Fred S Apple, PhD                                                                                                                       F. Apple (USA)
                                                                                                                                          J. Boeddinghaus (Switzerland)
Co-Director Clinical & Forensic Toxicology
Laboratory, Hennepin Healthcare/Hennepin
County Medical Center; Principal Investigator,                                                                                            EDUW 34 - 12.30-13.30              ROOM 115
Cardiac Biomarkers Trials Laboratory (CBTL),                                                                                              CAUSES AND IMPACT OF LAB RESULT MISINTERPRETATION
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute                                                                                                    Chair: L. Giovanella (Switzerland)
(HHRI); Professor, Laboratory Medicine &
Pathology, University of Minnesota.                                                                                                       Immunoassay Interferences: facts, insights and a pragmatic approach
                                                                                                                                          N. Tran (USA)
  Speaker
                                                                                                                                          The clinicians’ approach to immunoassay results
  Jasper Boeddinghaus, MD                                                                                                                 L. Giovanella (Switzerland)

Physician at the Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Basel.

EUROMEDLAB BARCELONA. 19-23 May 2019
More about ORTHO at www.orthoclinicaldiagnostics.com
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COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY                                                                                                           COMPANIES’ EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY

                  EDUW 35 - 12.30-13.30		    ROOM 116                                                                      EDUW 40 - 14.45-15.45		   ROOM 116
                  IBD BIOMARKER FECAL CALPROTECTIN - FROM NICHE TO FULL AUTOMATION – STATE OF                              PROCALCITONIN TESTING: DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE LINKED TO SAFE MANAGEMENT
                  THE ART MANAGEMENT FOR WORKFLOW OPTIMIZATION                                                             OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
                  Chair: A. Havelka (Norway)                                                                               Chair: J. Ordóñez (Spain)

                  Clinical Aspects of Fecal Calprotectin in IBD                                                            PCT 2019 - The Clinical Perspective
                  P. F. Van Rheenen (Netherlands)                                                                          M. Bassetti (Italy)

                  Laboratory Workflow Optimization in the Field of Fecal Calprotectin Testing                              PCT 2019 – The Perspective of the Laboratory
                  L. Germagnoli (Italy)                                                                                    M. Plebani (Italy)

                  Fecal Calprotectin in Modern Clinical Chemistry
                  L. Bestmann (Switzerland)

                  Full Automation – The Future Laboratory
                  M. Redondo (Switzerland)

                  EDUW 37 - 14.45-15.45		   ROOM 113
                  NEW APPROACHES TO LATENT TB DETECTION AND TREATMENT
                  Chair: D. Goletti (Italy)

                  Latent Tuberculosis and TB control today
                  J. P. Zellweger (Switzerland)

                  LIAISON QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus: automation in LTBI testing
                  C. Labdon (UK)

                  EDUW 38 - 14.45-15.45		    ROOM 114
                  NEW INSIGHT IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF DIABETIC PATIENTS
                  Chair: A. León (Spain)

                  Diabetes monitoring: new international guidelines
                  A. Lapolla (Italy)

                  Biomarkers: improvement in analytical and interpretative features
                  M. Zaninotto (Italy)

                  EDUW 39 - 14.45-15.45		       ROOM 115
                  ENSURING A HEALTHIER TOMORROW: NOVEL TOOLS FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH
                  Chair: D. Bhattacharyya (USA)

                  Tuborflow online sample extraction and multi-channel LC-MS/MS as versatile tools for clinical research
                  laboratories
                  M. Brambilla (Italy)

                  Identification of Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias - A prospective study of up to 5.000 newborn
                  sample for clinical research
                  T. Wiesinger (Austria)

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME THURSDAY, 23 MAY

                                                                                                                                               THURSDAY, 23 MAY
                                                                                                                                               9:00-10:00                  Room 117
      DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH WORLDWIDE                                                                                                  Plenary Lecture
                                                                                                                                               Chair: M. Ferrari (Italy)

                                                                                                                                               NONINVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING BY CELL-FREE FETAL DNA ANALYSIS:
                                                CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYSERS                                                                   TRANSLATING INNOVATIONS INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE
                                                The RX series clinical chemistry analysers offer high quality semi-automated and               R. Chiu (Hong Kong)
                                                fully automated testing. Renowned for quality and reliability, the RX series excels
                                                by combining robust hardware, intuitive software and a world leading test menu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 R. Chiu
                                                featuring routine and novel high performing reagents.

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                                                                                                                                               Chief of Service of the Department of Chemical Pathology, Prince           fetal genome and to assess tissue-of-origin of pathologies. To date,
                                                instrument-specific settings for a wide range of biochemistry analysers.
                                                                                                                                               of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. Prof Chiu studied medicine at the            Prof Chiu has published over 150 peer-reviewed research articles
                                                                                                                                               University of Queensland, Australia and later pursued her Doctor           and has over 250 granted patents or patent applications. Prof Chiu
                                                IMMUNOASSAY ANALYSERS                                                                          of Philosophy studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.              has received a number of awards for her research, including the
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