Keynote speaker: Hassan Bayat Dr. Bayat is a Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS); graduated as top student from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran and he is a member of Immunogenetics Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. He is also self-educated in quality assurance and presenting many workshops and lectures about … Continued
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Keynote speaker: Sami Blom Application Manager (Fimmic, Finland) Sami Blom is a doctoral student in Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland – FIMM. He has been working with translational cancer research: Research on prognostic tissue biomarkers in prostate cancer. Focus on PI3K/AKT and NFkB pathways Development of immunohistochemical methods and imaging for high-content tissue analysis … Continued
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Keynote Speaker: Vincent Delatour Prinicipal Investigator Biomarkers / Bioanalysis at LNE (French Metrology Laboratory) Vincent obtained his Engineer degree in Biotechnology in 2003 (INSA Lyon, France). He did his PhD thesis in exploratory Oncology in the lab of Marie-France Carlier in CNRS (Gif sur Yvette, France), where he studied cell motility through the development of … Continued
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Keynote Speaker: Tony Badrick BAppSc, BSc, BA, MLitSt (Math), MBA, PhD(QUT), PhD(UQ), FAIMS, FAACB, FACB, FAIM, Member Aust Maths Soc, FRCPA (Hon), FFSc(RCPA). He was Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at Bond University for 4 years before becoming the CEO of the RCPAQAP in 2015. He is an Adjunct Professor … Continued
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Welcome to the International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine 7-8 February 2019 in Helsinki Scientific program of the congress provides two days intensive scientific lectures and two plenary lectures dealing with mega trends in healthcare field. The 2019 Themes are: Quality Control Reinvented? and Digital Health. Please find the full scientific program here. All … Continued
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Labquality Days is one of the largest international congresses in 2019 focused on quality and laboratory medicine. The congress is held at Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre. The 2019 themes are Quality Control Reinvented? and Digital Health. Come and enjoy the inspiring scientifc atmosphere and feel the pleasant cool winter days in Helsinki. Scientific … Continued
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You never know about the Finnish winter weather. Most of the day is dark. It might rain or snow. You might even get hit by a snowstorm. Almost certainly you will need a warm jacket. But at least the Congress atmosphere is warm and enlightning! Welcome to the Labquality Days – International Congress on … Continued
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Quality promotion awards ceremony Labquality´s annual quality promotion awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 8th of February at 17:00 – 17:30 in connection with the International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine in Helsinki. The awards are granded to persons who are dedicated to promote quality in laboratory medicine and healthcare. The award … Continued
Read more Abstract: Diagnostic Pathways in Theory and Practice It is generally accepted that the quality of test ordering impacts all subsequent steps in the laboratory diagnostic process. Nevertheless, significant over- and underuse of laboratory testing has always been a serious issue in medicine [1]. To overcome this problem, the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and … Continued
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Abstract: HbA1c standardisation and clinical outcomes Definitive studies in the 1990s such as the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) in type 1 diabetes and the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) in type 2 diabetes have proven a relationship between HbA1c and diabetes complications. At the time of these studies, there was little … Continued
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