Abstract – Labquality Days 2018 The FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System – enriched opportunities in diabetes management The prevalence of diabetes is achieving epidemic proportions and a multifactorial approach is required to reduce the risk of complications and consequent morbidity and mortality. Glycemic control remains key to reducing microvascular complications and long-term macrovascular … Continued
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International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine 8-9 February, 2018 The 2018 congress has already attracted medical laboratory and quality management professionals form 40 countries to Helsinki to participate to the most interesting congress on laboratory medicine and healthcare technology field in Europe. The scientific program deals with quality issues of laboratory medicine and … Continued
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Abstract – www.labqualitydays.com Role of Laboratories Timo Kouri, MD PhD, Senior Physician (HUS) Role of clinical laboratories is focused on accuracy and traceability of multiple measurements used to treat diabetes patients. This activity is officially described in ISO 15189:2013 standard (Medical laboratories. Requirements for quality and competence), and a parallel ISO 22870:2016 standard (Point-of-care … Continued
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Follow us on Twitter #LQD2018 You can find the International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine from Twitter by @LabqualityDays. We have already more than 1500 followers on Twitter and the community is growing fast. Join us and get updated by the latest news and related activities. The official hashtag for the 2018 congress … Continued
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Abstract Adverse drug reactions are a major problem in todays medicine: it is responsible for 5-7% of hospitalizations. A substantial part of this is due to interindividual variation in drug metabolism: the same drug dose will result in different blood concentrations and thus different outcomes in patients. Predicting the capacity of patients to metabolize drugs, … Continued
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Abstact The identification and validation of biomarkers for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are critically important. Until now ELISA measurement of β-amyloid(1–42), total Tau and phospho-Tau (181P) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were the most advanced and accepted method to diagnose probable AD with high specificity and sensitivity. Today automated assays … Continued
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Labquality Days – International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine is an unique congress on medical laboratory field focusing to quality management and new diagnostic technologies. Labquality Days congress attracts every year around 1000 medical laboratory professionals to Helsinki to meet colleagues and share new ideas. Register now and ensure your participation to the most … Continued
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International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine 8-9 February, 2018 Helsinki Welcome to Helsinki and International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine. The inspiring scientific atmosphere of the Congress attracts every year medical laboratory and quality management professionals to Helsinki to exchange ideas and meet colleagues. The 2018 congress scientific program deals with quality issues … Continued
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