The new normal in the Clinical Biochemistry laboratory

ACB Republic of Ireland and ACBI Scientific Meeting

Friday 29^th January 2021

09:30   -   Welcome address: Dr Jennifer Brady, Chair ACB (Republic of Ireland Region)

Session 1 Chair: Dr Jennifer Brady

09:40   -   Dr Orla Neylon, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist UL Hospitals Group

                   Accommodation of a paediatric diabetes out-patient service to a pandemic

10:25   -   Professor Joe Eustace, Director of the HRB Clinical Research Facility at UCC

                  The challenges of undertaking research during the pandemic

11:10   -   break

Session 2 Chair: Dr Sean Costelloe

11:20   -   David Marshall, Senior Clinical Scientist Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

                  Tacrolimus and creatinine analysis by LC-MS/MS using Mitra® microsampling devices

12:00   -   Ruth O’Kelly, INAB Technical Assessor

                  Assessing in the virtual age – challenges and opportunities

12:30   -   Members’ papers  

13:00   -   Prize for best members’ paper

13:15   -   Closing remarks: Dr Sean Costelloe, President ACBI

13:30   -   AGM – open to members of the region only

14:15   -   AGM close

This virtual meeting has been sponsored by:

Price:                  

                             Students/FRCPath trainees             £10 

                             ACB/ACBI members                         £25                             

                             Non-members                                  £40

The meeting organisers have applied to the RCPath and ACSLM for CPD approval

Call for Abstract Submission

All delegates are invited to submit an abstract for oral presentation. Authors of abstracts will be selected to pre-record a short PowerPoint presentation to be shown at this virtual meeting (via Zoom). From these recordings judges will select a winner who will be awarded a prize on the day. We welcome abstracts relating to laboratory audit or novel research. Unfortunately as we are holding the meeting on Zoom we will not be accepting case presentations.

Abstracts should be submitted to [email protected] with the subject heading “ABSTRACT SUBMISSION” by 5pm on Friday 8th January 2021. Successful authors will be notified by Friday 15th January 2021.

Abstract submission guidelines for the joint ACB RoI region and ACBI Scientific meeting 29th January 2021 – instructions for authors
• Abstracts must be typed in Microsoft Office Word format only, using single spacing of 12-point font size in Arial font.
• The title of the abstract should be clear, concise and informative
• The author’s initials and surname should appear below the title. Author’s institutions should be listed numerically, if more than one. The presenting author should be highlighted and their email address included.
• The text of the abstract (excluding title, authors and references) must not exceed 250 words. Figures and tables are not allowed.
• The abstract text should clearly describe the study/audit, results and conclusions. Headings within the text are unnecessary. All abbreviations must be clearly defined. Statistical tests used must be specified. All abbreviations must be clearly defined.
• The presenter is responsible for the content of the abstract and assuring that all authors have been informed of the presentation and have agreed the data submitted.
• The submitting author should also be registered to attend the meeting.