Speakers
Science & Education
Room: Elizabeth Room
The popular interactive session that will test your diagnostic prowess:
Niamh Horton 14:30 – 14:40 Mind the gap
Neil Gilmore 14:40 – 14:50 Plumbing the dePTHs
Lorna Maddox 14:50 – 15:05 Expect the unexpected
Gavin Mercer-Smith 15:05 – 15:20 First Statin, thrice removed
Kate Rice-Davies 15:20 – 15:35 The final blow. Witch doctor, which drug?
Sue Oddy 15:35 – 15:50 Getting to the heart of the matter
Rebiye Chakartash 15:50 – 16:05 Watch out for blocks
Charles Van Heyningen 16:05 – 16:30 Yin-Yang during pregnancy
MB BS, FRCPath., EuSpLM
Consultant Chemical Pathologist , Associate Physician in Endocrinology, Director of Pathology, and Joint Medical Director of Bedfordshire Hospitals
Trained in medicine at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London, and then further training in Clinical Biochemistry and Endocrinology at the RFHSM and the Middlesex Hospital, University of London.
Nationally, elected Vice President of Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) (2008 - 2011)
National member of the Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (ACB) Council 2011 - 2015. Currently, UK member of the (EFLM) Working Group on Post Analytic Phases 2018 to 2022.
Chair of Lab Tests Online Board UK (2012 - ) A Peer reviewed, Non Commercial , Patient Centered website
Main interests include clinical endocrinology, point of care testing and, importantly, the value of laboratory testing with regard to patient safety and patient outcome.
Over 100 publications in peer review journals including Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Clinical Biochemistry and 10 book chapters.
Nominated as one of the TOP 100 International Power List of Influential Laboratory Medicine Professionals ( November 2015)
In 2018, awarded the very prestigious award of Honorary Membership of the ACB for her International work in Laboratory Medicine.