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Lecture Programmes: Clinical Chemistry

Congress's lecture programme offers the opportunity to hear about the latest professional developments, scientific techniques and technical innovations directly from the people making them.

All lectures are CPD-credited to enable delegates to demonstrate learning outcomes for Health Profession Council CPD requirements.

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Clinical Chemistry
Cellular Pathology
Cytopathology
Education, Training & Management
Haematology
Immunology
Medical Microbiology
Transfusion Science
Virology
Plenary Session

Please note: parallel sessions are displayed in time order

Monday 26 September

Clinical Chemistry

09.00 - 10.00

Fluid Proteins Chairman: Mr Derrick Edgerton

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Urine protein electrophoresis

Mr Jean Deenmamode, Homerton University Hospital

09:30 ‑ 10:00
Clinical Utility of Fluid Protein Measurement

East Kent Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

10.30 - 12.00

POCT Chairman: Mr Steve Snewin
Sponsored by: Roche Diagnostics Limited

10:30 ‑ 11:00
POCT: opportunity knocks?

Gilbert Wieringa, Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

11:00 ‑ 11:30
POCT: the commissioner perspective

Les Martin, Commissioning Business Services, NHS North Lancashire

11:30 ‑ 12:00
POCT: the industry perspective

Dr Stuart Rosen, Imperial College London

Tuesday 27 September

Clinical Chemistry

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session

08:15 ‑ 09:00
Minimum Analytical Performance Standards (MAPS) – clinically relevant analytical standards for the laboratory.

Mr Darren Ames, St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust

Sponsored by UNA Health Ltd

09.00 - 10.00

Vitamins Chairman: Mr David Cameron
Sponsored by: DiaSorin Ltd

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Clinical usefulness of water-soluble vitamins

Dr Dinesh Talwar, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

09:30 ‑ 10:00
The role of vitamin D in diagnosis and treatment

Dr Sandra Rainbow, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust

10.30 - 12.00

Mass Spectometry Chairman: Mr David Wells

10:30 ‑ 11:00
The use of biomarkers to diagnose childhood diseases

Dr Kevin Mills, Great Ormond Street Hospital

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Tandem MS/MS: A universal approach to screening

Mr Adeboye Ifederu, Great Ormond Street Hospital

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Using ICP-MS for clinical sample analysis

Dr Simon Nelms, Thermo Fisher Scientific

14.00 - 15.30

The Poisoned Patient Chairman: Mr David Whittle

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Metals

Dr Andrew Taylor, Royal Surrey County Hospital

14:30 ‑ 15:00
Alcohol and other volatiles

Mr Peter Streete, St Thomas' Hospital

15:00 ‑ 15:30
Drugs

Dr A F Jones, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust

16.00 - 17.00

Cardiovascular Risk Factors Chairman: Mr Geoffrey Lloyd
Sponsored by: Roche Diagnostics Limited

16:00 ‑ 16:30
Clinical usefulness of cardiac markers

Dr Dev Datta, University Hospital of Wales

16:30 ‑ 17:00
Novel cardiac markers

Prof Alistair Hall, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics

Wednesday 28 September

Clinical Chemistry

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session (Jointly with Immunology)

08:15 ‑ 09:00
Molecular methods in blood sciences

Mr. David Wilson, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary & Mr Nigel Brown Kings College Hospital, London

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Dr Nigel Brown

09:00 ‑ 10:00
Short papers

Poster judges: Mr Graham Wilson, Mr David Cameron

Short paper judges: Mr Graham Wilson, Dr Nigel Brown

10.30 - 12.00

Biochemical Monitoring Chairman: Dr Tim James

10:30 ‑ 11:00
Biochemical monitoring overview – primary care

Dr Stuart Smellie, Bishop Auckland General Hospital

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Monitoring of diabetes mellitus

Prof Andrew Farmer, Exeter College, Oxford University

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Monitoring with POCT

Mr Ian Smith

14.00 - 15.30

Session 3 Chairman: Mr Mark Pugh

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Clinical biochemistry of the acutely ill adult and child

Dr David Housley, Luton and Dunstable, NHS Trust

14:30 ‑ 15:00
Fluid and electrolytes in the critically ill

Dr Peter Gosling, University Hospitals, Birmingham

15:00 ‑ 15:30