Focus 2009, The Association for Clinical Biochemistry. The Arena and Convention Centre, Liverpool from 18-21 May 2009

Wednesday 20 May

0800 - 0845 Breakfast Workshops
BW8 Electronic pathology handbook
  Mrs Karen Winder, Merthyr Tydfil
BW9 Polycystic ovary syndrome - clinical and biomedical aspects
  Dr Nuha Haboubi, Carmarthen
BW10 Follow-up testing for positive newborn screens for metabolic diseases by tandem mass spectrometry
  Prof Mike Bennett, Philadelphia, USA
BW11 HRT Update
  Dr Eileen Marks, Liverpool
BW12 The importance of speciation of metals
  Dr Norman Roberts, Liverpool
BW13 Free or total catecholamines and metabolites in catecholamine secreting tumours
  Dr Fraser Davidson, Lanark
BW14 Phosphate metabolism
  Prof William Fraser, Liverpool

0900 - 0945 Plenary Lecture
Flynn Lecture

The Porphyrias
Prof Timothy Cox, Cambridge
0945 - 1015 Break
1015 - 1215 Parallel Symposia
Renal Disease
New developments in chronic kidney disease: implications for laboratory services
Dr Donal O'Donoghue, Salford
Has the use of eGFR resulted in clinical benefit?
Dr Damien Fogarty, Belfast
How should proteinuria be detected and monitored?
Dr Edmund Lamb, Canterbury

Treating renal bone disease.
Monitoring renal replacement therapy

Dr Rana Rustom, Livepool
Inherited Metabolic Disease in Adulthood
Inherited metabolic disease: fertility and pregnancy
Dr Robin Lachmann, London
When to consider an IMD in chronic neurological disease
Dr John M Land, London
Wilson's disease in adulthood
Dr Godfrey Gillett, Sheffield
Diagnosis and monitoring of IMD: what the laboratory can offer
Dr Mick Henderson, Leeds
1215 - 1345 Lunch and Exhibition
1245 - 1330 Workshops
Industry Sponsored Workshops
1245 - 1330 Attend Poster Session
1345 - 1545 Parallel Symposia
Current Management Issues in Pathology
The next generation of procurement for NHS supply chain
Ms Sherry Dobis, Leeds
How pathology delivers the Darzi Report
Dr Ian Barnes, Leeds
Evidence-based health policy for pathology requesting and demand management
Prof Leslie Brnett, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
We are delighted to welcome Prof Burnett, who has been selected by the AACB to deliver this lecture.

 

SAS Symposium
Clinical Cases/Endocrinology
Chair: Prof Colin Self, Newcastle
Amenorrhea and PCOS
Prof Adam Balen, Leeds
Menopause - diagnosing and monitoring therapy
Mr Charles Kingsland, Liverpool
Infertility investigations - including measurement and monitoring ovarian reserve
Prof Bill Ledger, Sheffield
Siemens Medal Award
Oral Communication

1545 - 1615 - Break
1615 - 1700 Plenary Lecture
AACC Transatlantic Award Lecture

Telemedicine/telehealthcare - use of remote testing for long-term conditions
Prof Craig Lehmann, Stony Brook, New York

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