Agenda

The UKMedLab conference on 13 and 14 June has been accredited by the Royal College of Pathologists for up to 11 CPD points.

Training Days 

Monday 12 June - Biochemistry Training Day

Monday 12 June
9am – 9.30am
Registration

Registration

9.30am – 10.30am
Abbott Diagnostics presents: Procurement options – managed service contracts, reagent rental, capital purchase. The pros and cons.

Biochemistry Training Day

10.30am – 11am
Procurement in the real world: Challenges you will face, and how to overcome them

Biochemistry Training Day

11am – 11.15am
Coffee break

Break

11.15am – 12.30pm
Management scenarios: An interactive session

Biochemistry Training Day

12.30pm – 1.30pm
Lunch break

Break

1.30pm – 2.45pm
Real world statistics

Biochemistry Training Day

2.45pm – 3pm
Coffee break

Break

3pm – 3.45pm
An overview of liver metabolism with clinical cases

Biochemistry Training Day

3.45pm – 4.30pm
Advances in the laboratory diagnosis of liver disease

Biochemistry Training Day

4.30pm – 4.45pm
Discussion

Biochemistry Training Day

Monday 12 June - Microbiology Training Day

Monday 12 June
9am – 9.30am
Registration

Registration

9.30am – 10.30am
Abbott Diagnostics presents: Procurement options – managed service contracts, reagent rental, capital purchase. The pros and cons.

Microbiology Training Day

10.30am – 11am
Procurement in the real world: Challenges you will face, and how to overcome them

Microbiology Training Day

11am – 11.15am
Coffee break

Break

11.15am – 12.30pm
Management scenarios: An interactive session

Microbiology Training Day

12.30pm – 1.30pm
Lunch break

Break

1.30pm – 2.15pm
Properties of antimicrobial drugs

Microbiology Training Day

2.15pm – 2.45pm
Infection control for clinical scientists

Microbiology Training Day

2.45pm – 3pm
Coffee break

Break

3pm – 4.45pm
Interactive case discussions

Microbiology Training Day

Conference

Tuesday 13 June
8am – 9am
Registration

Registration

9am – 9.20am
Welcome from ACB

Plenary

9.20am – 9.50am
The International Award Lecture - Lessons in chemistry

Plenary

9.50am – 10.15am
Coffee break

Break

10.15am – 11.45am
The Leeds experience

Trent, Northern & Yorkshire

Neuroendocrine tumours

Northern Ireland

11.45am – 1.45pm
Lunch & poster rounds - Royal Armouries Hall

Break

12pm – 1pm
Industry sponsored workshops

Industry sponsored workshops

1.45pm – 2.15pm
The Impact Award Lecture: Development of a national home finger-prick blood laboratory testing service for clinicians of Paediatric Highly Specialist Services for complex conditions

Plenary

2.15pm – 3.45pm
Specialist interest updates in heavy metals, drugs of abuse and bile acid malabsorption

West Midlands

Diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in Scotland: The past, present and future

Scotland

3.45pm – 4pm
Coffee break

Break

4pm – 5.30pm
The pre and post analytical phases

South West and Wessex

4pm – 5.40pm
The Medal Award Finalists Presentation

UKMedLab23

Wednesday 14 June
8am – 9am
Registration

Registration

9am – 10.30am
Point of Care Testing: Wriggly worms out of the can

UKMedLab23

A selection of topics from the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

10.30am – 11am
Coffee break

Break

11am – 12.30pm
The Southern region response to challenges in laboratory medicine

Southern

Myths, legends and WLIMS

Wales

12.30pm – 2.30pm
Lunch & poster rounds - Royal Armouries Hall

Break

1pm – 1.30pm
Industry sponsored workshops

Industry sponsored workshops

1.30pm – 2.15pm
ACB Annual General Meeting

ACB Annual General Meeting

2.30pm – 3pm
President's address

Plenary

3pm – 3.30pm
The Foundation Award Lecture: Metamorphosis - from retrospective confirmation to management tool, the evolution of cardiovascular biomarkers.

Plenary

3.30pm – 3.45pm
Coffee break

Break

3.45pm – 5.15pm
Interactive clinical case presentations

UKMedLab23

Innovation and specialist biochemistry in the North West

North West

5.15pm – 5.30pm
Closing ceremony & awards

Plenary