We are happy to announce that the 1st European Congress of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology will take place in Athens in 2025, hosted by the UEMS Section of Laboratory Medicine/Medical Biopathology, the Hellenic Society of Medical Biopathology / Laboratory Medicine, and the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology!
With the goal of making the congress an institutional event for the medical community going forward, the οrganisation of the first European Congress of Laboratory Medicine is a historic milestone for Greece and the specialty of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology. We believe that it will be a unique opportunity to bring together laboratory doctors across Europe.
1st European Congress of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology
Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Interface ©
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Stelios Chatzipanagiotou - OC PresidentPresident of the Hellenic Society of Medical Biopathology / Laboratory Medicine
Stelios Chatzipanagiotou - OC PresidentPresident of the Hellenic Society of Medical Biopathology / Laboratory Medicine
Chrysoula Nikolaou - MemberPresident of the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Chrysoula Nikolaou - MemberPresident of the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Patrick Twomey - MemberPresident of the UEMS Section of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology
Patrick Twomey - MemberPresident of the UEMS Section of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology
Vesna Kušec - MemberSecretary of the Section of the UEMS Section of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology
Vesna Kušec - MemberSecretary of the Section of the UEMS Section of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology
Lemonia Skoura - MemberSecretary of the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Lemonia Skoura - MemberSecretary of the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Matthias Orth - MemberTreasurer of the Section of the UEMS Section of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology
Matthias Orth - MemberTreasurer of the Section of the UEMS Section of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology
Alexandra Tsirogianni - MemberTreasurer of i) the Hellenic Society of Medical Biopathology / Laboratory Medicine and ii) the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Alexandra Tsirogianni - MemberTreasurer of i) the Hellenic Society of Medical Biopathology / Laboratory Medicine and ii) the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Penelope ParaskevopoulouHonorary Member (In Memoriam)
Secretary of i) the Hellenic Society of Medical Biopathology / Laboratory Medicine and ii) the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Penelope ParaskevopoulouHonorary Member (In Memoriam)
Secretary of i) the Hellenic Society of Medical Biopathology / Laboratory Medicine and ii) the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Agenda
- Day 1 26 March 2025
- Day 2 27 March 2025
- Day 3 28 March 2025
- Day 4 29 March 2025
- Foyer
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
01:30 PM - 02:00 PME-poster Presenatations | HematologyPH02-PH06 | Chairperson: E. Petrou
Chairperson: E. Petrou
PH02 | THE IMPACT OF TRAINING ON LABORATORY QUALITY
M. Kotsila
PH03 | NON-APOPTOTIC CIRCULATING MICROPARTICLES ARE INVERSELY ASSOCIATED WITH PROCOAGULANT BIOMAKERS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
Z. Pallantza
PH04 | REPORT OF A RARE HAEMOGLOBINOPATHY (HbSC) CASE; A POSSIBLE CHALLENGE FOR HAEMOGLOBINOPATHY IN EUROPE
L. M. Gheorghe
PH05 | PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE NEUTROPHIL-TO-LYMPHOCYTE RATIO IN THE PROGNOSIS AND MORTALITY FOR ADULT SEPSIS PATIENTS
E. Moustaferi
PH06 | A RARE FINDING: THE DETECTION OF PROPLATELETS IN THE PERIPHERAL BLOOD SMEAR AS A RESULT OF ACUTE SEVERE TRAUMATIC STRESS
A. Yiaskouri
01:30 PM - 02:15 PME-poster Presentations | BiochemistryPB02-PB07 | Chairperson: M. Kafetzi
Chairperson: M. Kafetzi
PB02 | CIRCULATING INTELECTIN-1 AS A BIOMARKER OF POSTMENOPAUSAL BREAST CANCER
M. Minagia
PB03 | THE LACTATE TO ALBUMIN RATIO AS A PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKER IN SEPSIS
I. Karabela
PB04 | P-SELECTIN INDEX IN COVID-19: PATTERNS ACROSS DELTA AND OMICRON VARIANTS
P. Tsiatsiou
PB05 | QUANTITATIVE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE (G6PD) ACTIVITY AND EVALUATION OF INTERFERING FACTORS
D. Adamou
PB06 | HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDER (SSD) AND MOOD DISORDER (MD) IN-PATIENTS
E. Keskilidou
PB07 | CIRCULATING FETUIN-A IS INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH POSTMENOPAUSAL BREAST CANCER RISK: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
M. Minagia
01:30 PM - 02:15 PME-poster Presentations | ImmunologyPI01-PI08 | Chairpersons: C. Kaliouli - Antonopoulou, V. Kitsiou, Chr. Nikolaou
Chairpersons: C. Kaliouli – Antonopoulou , V. Kitsiou , Chr. Nikolaou
PI01 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF CLINICAL-LABORATORY PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE KIDNEY DISEASE AFTER TRANSPLANTATION
E. Kontou
PI02 | OUR LABORATORY’S EXPERIENCE USING CHEMILUMINESCENCE FOR DIAGNOSING LATENT TUBERCULOSIS
M. Bounta
PI03 | FLOW CYTOMETRY IN ASCITIC FLUID AS A DIAGNOSTIC SOURCE IN BURKITT LYMPHOMA: A RARE CASE REPORT
D. Antaraki
PI04 | B19 TRENDS: A TWO-YEAR STUDY FROM A GREEK REFERENCE LABORATORY
K. Chatzantonaki
PI05 | ANALYTICAL INTERFERENCE OF IODINATED CONTRAST DYE ON CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS (CZE): A CASE REPORT
A. Ioakeimidou
PI06 | CORRELATION BETWEEN IGG INDEX AND NUMBER OF OLIGOCLONAL BANDS IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID IN PATIENTS WITH POSSIBLE MULTIPLE SCLEROSΙS
A. Giannakou
PI07 | LABORATORY PROFILE OF INFECTION CAUSED BY HUMAN PARVOVIRUS B19 AT A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL DURING 2021-2024
O. Kouverianou
PI08 | FREQUENCY OF LATENT TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSES USING QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD PLUS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL
M. Bounta
01:30 PM - 02:15 PME-poster Presentations | MicrobiologyPM01-PM09 | Chairperson: Ch. Mousoulis
Chairperson: Ch. Mousoulis
PM01 | | MOLECULAR DETECTION OF PARVOVIRUS B19 AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR VULNERABLE PATIENTS
E. Horefti
PM02 | | EVALUATION OF CMV SEROPREVALENCE IN A POPULATION SAMPLE OF MAGNESIA PREFECTURE
K. Chatsiou
PM03 | ENTEROVIRUS SURVEILLANCE AMONG HEALTHY REFUGEES RESIDING IN GREEK REFUGEE CAMPS FROM 2017 TO 2023
G. Tzouganatou
PM04 | CRANIOFACIAL MUCORMYCOSIS IN A DIABETIC PATIENT
C. Vossou
PM05 | RESPIRATORY VIRUS PREVALENCE IN GREECE 2023-2024
I. Zoi
PM06 | RECURRENT VAGINITIS ATTRIBUTED TO UNCOMMON FUNGAL SPECIES
D. Vasileiadou
PM07 | INTERACTION OF HUMAN NEUTROPHILS WITH BARTONELLA HENSELAE IN CAT SCRATCH DISEASE
M. Kountatou
PM08 | TRENDS IN CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII COLONIZATION AND INFECTIONS IN A GREEK INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: EFFECT OF ENHANCED INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES
A. G. Baziotis
PM09 | AN UNCOMMON PATHOGEN CAUSING VAGINITIS
D. Vasileiadou
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe new methodologies for rapid diagnosis and antibiogram radically change the management of septic patients By E. Protonotariou, A. Spiliopoulou, T. Naas, T. Giani Moderators: L. Skoura, O. Zarkotou, S. Pournaras
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: L. Skoura, O. Zarkotou, S. Pournaras
Current challenges in the microbiological diagnosis of bacterial bloodstream infections
E. Protonotariou
The application of MALDI- TOF technology in the diagnosis of bloodstream infections
A. Spiliopoulou
Syndromic testing applications to the diagnosis of bloodstream infections: Molecular resistance detection Vs antibiogram
T. Naas
The role of rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) from positive blood cultures using EUCAST methods and modern technologies
T. Giani
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMDiagnostics in autoimmunity By C. Tsigalou, M. Infantino, G. MantzarisModerators: A. Tsirogianni, D.P. Bogdanos, Chr. Papasteriades
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: A. Tsirogianni, D.P. Bogdanos, Chr. Papasteriades
Recommendations for interpreting and reporting Hep-2 IIFA ANA results: Focus on their clinical relevance according to the ICAP initiative
C. Tsigalou
The diagnostic approach of the antiphospholipid syndrome with the new classification criteria
M. Infantino
Celiac Disease: From genetics to the future
G. Mantzaris
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 03:30 PMFamilial Hypercholesterolemia: An Underdiagnosed Health Problem By P. Twomey Moderator: M. Dalamaga
LECTURE
Moderator: M. Dalamaga
Familial Hypercholesterolemia: An Underdiagnosed Health Problem
P. Twomey
03:30 PM - 05:30 PMDiabetes and obesity: What’s new in pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapeutics in the 21st century? By G. Argyrakopoulou, A. Kokkinos, C. Koliaki Moderators: A. Kokkinos, M. Dalamaga
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: A. Kokkinos, M. Dalamaga
Gut hormones and neuro-hormonal mechanisms of food intake regulation
G. Argyrakopoulou
What’s new in the pharmaceutical treatment and management of obesity?
A. Kokkinos
Sarcopenic obesity: Epidemiological evidence, pathophysiology and treatment options
C. Koliaki
05:30 PM - 06:00 PMThe role of the Gut Microbiome in Alcoholism By E. TzavellasModerator: N. Legakis, St. Chatzipanagiotou
LECTURE
Moderator: N. Legakis, St. Chatzipanagiotou
The role of the Gut Microbiome in Alcoholism
E. Tzavellas
06:00 PM - 08:00 PMOpening CeremonyModerators: Chr. Nikolaou, St. Chatzipanagiotou
LECTURE
Moderators: Chr. Nikolaou, St. Chatzipanagiotou
One Heatlh, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Medical Humanism
A. Germenis
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMOral PresentationsOR01-OR11 | Chairperson: E. Hadziyannis
OR01 | ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS IN A GREEK YOUNG NON-CONTACT LENS USER
A. Psina
OR02 | OSELTAMIVIR RESISTANT CASES OF A/H1N1PDM09 INFLUENZA VIRUS DURING THE SURVEILLANCE PERIOD 2023–2024 IN SOUTHERN GREECE: DIFFERENT ROUTES OF OCCURRENCE
M. Emmanouil
OR03 | TYPE I INTERFERON SCORE AND LABORATORY ABNORMALITIES IN ACUTE INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF LONG COVID SYMPTOMS
M. Emmanouil
OR04 | ENDOMETRITIS ATTRIBUTED TO ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS
D. Vasileiadou
OR05 | IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERALES AND VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS: A STUDY ACROSS PRE-, DURING-, AND POST-PANDEMIC PERIODS
Sp. Pournaras
OR06 | THE USE OF SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IN THE EVALUATION OF POSSIBLE FALSE POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURES
S. Makka
OR07 | AGE-SPECIFIC WHITE BLOOD CELL THRESHOLDS AND MACHINE LEARNING INTEGRATION FOR ENHANCED URINARY TRACT INFECTION DIAGNOSIS: A RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
P. Tsilikis
OR08 | NEUTROPHIL EXTRACELLULAR TRAPS (NETS) DECORATED WITH INTERLEUKIN-1BETA DUE TO LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA INFECTION
M. Kountatou
OR09 | A FOUR-YEAR STUDY OF BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL
Sp. Kamariotis
OR10 | INVESTIGATION OF CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE HARBORING DOUBLE RESISTANCE MECHANISMS
O. Koutsopetra
OR11 | RETROSPECTIVE RECORDING OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS IN A GREEK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, 1998-2024
L. Zachariadou
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMOral PresentationsOR12-OR16 | Chairpersons: A. Gargalionis, N. Malliaraki
Chairpersons: A. Gargalionis, N. Malliaraki
OR12 | ASSOCIATIONS OF THE ADIPOKINE INTELECTIN-1 WITH CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER
M. Minagia
OR13 | KINETICS OF CIRCULATING IRISIN IN SEPSIS: DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC ASSOCIATIONS
I. Karabela
OR14 | HOW DOES HOMOCYSTEINE LEVEL CHANGE IN BONE METABOLİSM?
N. Hasanova
OR15 | CRP/ALBUMİN AND INFLAMMATORY INDEX PARAMETERS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH OLIGOCLONAL BAND POSITIVITY IN CSF AND DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
I. Ozen Kukukcetin
OR16 | SPOT URINARY SODIUM MEASUREMENT: A VALUABLE TEST FOR HEART FAILURE DECONGESTION
E. Sdogkos
12:30 PM - 01:30 PMSatellite Symposium by Medicon By P. XaplanteriChairperson: St. Chatzipanagiotou
Chairperson: St. Chatzipanagiotou
Soluble transferrin receptors: When ferritin is not enough
P. Xaplanteri
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMThe Diagnostic Chameleon of Gluten Related Disorders by AESKU group & VARELAS S.A. By Ch. Chatzievangelinou, T. MatthiasChairpersons: M. Infantino, T. Matthias
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Chairpersons: M. Infantino, T. Matthias
Is a gluten free diet always enough? Non-compliance or refractory?
Ch. Chatzievangelinou
New strategy – the earlier the better Gluten related Disorders
T. Matthias
04:00 PM - 04:30 PMMonitoring treatment of chronic viral hepatitis: The role of the laboratory By E. Hadziyannis Moderators: M. Orth
LECTURE
Moderators: M. Orth
Monitoring treatment of chronic viral hepatitis: The role of the laboratory
E. Hadziyannis
04:30 PM - 05:00 PMMediterranean diet and immunonutrition as potential intervention on gut microbiome in autoimmunity By D. P. Bogdanos Moderators: Ε. Bezirtzoglou
LECTURE
Moderators: Ε. Bezirtzoglou
Mediterranean diet and immunonutrition as potential intervention on gut microbiome in autoimmunity
D. P. Bogdanos
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMSjögren Disease: Clinical phenotypes and predictors of lymphoma development in the era of Precision Medicine By A. G. Tzioufas Moderators: E. Andreakos
LECTURE
Moderators: E. Andreakos
Sjögren Disease: Clinical phenotypes and predictors of lymphoma development in the era of Precision Medicine
A. G. Tzioufas
05:30 PM - 06:00 PMB Cell Subsets: Diagnostic and Clinical Significance in Common Variable Immunodeficiency By H. Lalic Moderators: I. Kakkas
LECTURE
Moderators: I. Kakkas
B Cell Subsets: Diagnostic and Clinical Significance in Common Variable Immunodeficiency
H. Lalic
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMMetagenomics in haematology By E. Magiorkinis, A. Ieronymaki, L.-M. Gheorge Moderators: E. Magiorkinis, S. Alexia
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: E. Magiorkinis, S. Alexia
Molecular pathways and metagenomics in acute leukemias
E. Magiorkinis
Molecular pathways and metagenomics in lymphoproliferative diseases
A. Ieronymaki
Molecular pathways and metagenomics in plasma cell malignancies
L.-M. Gheorge
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMClinical utility and practical aspects of laboratory biomarkers in cardiovascular disorders By E. Oikonomou, E. Faviou, I. Giallafos Moderators: E. Faviou, M. Dalamaga
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: E. Faviou, M. Dalamaga
Multigenic Risk Assessment in Cardiovascular Diseases
E. Oikonomou
How Biochemistry Labs Shape Critical Choices: Boosting Emergency Response to Heart Attacks
E. Faviou
Biomarkers in Heart Failure
I. Giallafos
- Foyer
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
01:30 PM - 02:00 PME-poster Presentations | HematologyPH08-PH13 | Chairperson: Em. Magiorkinis
Chairperson: Em. Magiorkinis
PH08 | USE OF FULL BLOOD COUNT PARAMETERS AND HAEMATOLOGY CELL RATIO (MLR) IN SCREENING FOR FEBRILE AND SEPSIS PATIENTS
E. Moustaferi
PH09 | EVALUATION OF SYSMEX XN-2000 WPC CHANNEL FOR DIFFERENTIATING MALIGNANT FROM REACTIVE CONDITIONS
D. Adamou
PH10 | DETERMINING THE ASSOCIATION OF NLR WITH CRP AND D-D LEVELS AMONG COVID-19 PATIENTS IN A GREEK TERTIARY HOSPITAL
I. Maniakis
PH11 | NO SUCH THING AS AN “INSIGNIFICANT” PERIPHERAL BLOOD SMEAR FINDING
M. Kechagia
PH12 | COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FOUR BIOMARKERS IN RELATION TO COVID-19 DISEASE SEVERITY
A. Lanta
PH13 | PLATELET INDICES AS POTENTIAL MORTALITY BIOMARKERS IN SEPTIC PATIENTS
E. Pappi
01:30 PM - 02:10 PME-poster Presentations | MicrobiologyPM10-PM17 | Chairperson: M. Demetriou
Chairperson: M. Demetriou
PM10 | VIRULENCE FACTORS RELATED TO Clostridioides difficile INFECTION (CDI)-REVIEW
P. Xaplanteri
PM11 | ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS (AFP) SURVEILLANCE IN GREECE (2008 – 2023)
V. Baniasadi
PM12 | EVALUATION OF THE SEROPREVALENCE OF SYPHILIS AMONG BLOOD DONORS FRON NORTHERN GREECE. RETROSPECTIVE STUDY FROM 2018 TO 2023
M. Pape
PM13 | RETROPSECTIVE STUDY OF CANDIDURIA IN A SECONDARY HEALTHCARE SETTING
P. Xaplanteri
PM14 | MEASLES VIRUS CASES IN GREECE, FEBRUARY-MARCH 2024
E. Horefti
PM15 | EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE PCR RIBOTYPE 181 AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN NORTHERN GREECE
E. Charisi
PM16 | REGISTRATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS BY PCR AT A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL DURING SEVEN MONTHS
O. Kouverianou
PM17 | RETROPSECTIVE STUDY OF WOUND CULTURES IN A SECONDARY HEALTHCARE SETTING
P. Xaplantari
01:30 PM - 02:10 PME-poster Presentations | MicrobiologyPM18-PM25 | Chairperson: O. Zarkotou
Chairperson: O. Zarkotou
PM18 | PATIENT WITH SEPTIC ARTHRITIS OF GLENOHUMERAL JOINT AND ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
E. Pappi
PM19 | PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE SEPTIC CEREBRAL EMBOLI DUE TO ENDOCARDITIS BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AFTER FINGER PUNCTURE FROM PLANT ZIZIPHUS
E. Pappi
PM20 | BACTERIOPHAGE RESISTANCE AND ADHESIN’S GENE CARRIAGE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM CHILDREN’S INFECTIONS
N. Giormezis
PM21 | FOLLOW-UP OF CHILDREN WITH MIS-C ADMITTED TO A TERTIARY HOSPITAL DURING THE PANDEMIC
E. Vagdatli
PM22 | SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CEFIDEROCOL AGAINST CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII: INSIGHTS FROM CLINICAL ISOLATES IN A GREEK HOSPITAL
A. Demetriou
PM23 | EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CANDIDEMIA AT THE GREEK GENERAL ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL OF KIFISIA “AGIOI ANARGYROI” OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS
A. Ieronymaki
PM24 | MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA (MDR-GNB) ISOLATED FROM BLOOD CULTURES: A FIVE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS AT THE GREEK GENERAL ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL OF KIFISIA “AGIOI ANARGYROI”
A. Ieronymaki
PM25 | HOW NEWER BIOMARKERS OF SEPSIS RESPOND TO NON-BACTERIAL EXACERBATIONS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
E. Vagdatli
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe role of transfusion medicine laboratory in selected patient populations By D. Moschandreou, M. Pape, M. Plota Moderators: P. Ntouramani, M. Plota
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: P. Ntouramani, M. Plota
Hemostasis and transfusion in management of patients with end liver disease
D. Moschandreou
Hemostasis and transfusion in management of pediatric patients
M. Pape
Hemostasis and transfusion in management in patients with end renal disease
M. Plota
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMTransplantation immunology – An overview By I. Doxiadis, K. Tarassi, J. Mytilineos Moderators: K. Tarassi, A. Fylaktou
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: K. Tarassi, A. Fylaktou
Matching, mismatching in the view of solid organ transplantation
I. Doxiadis
The role of Immunology and Histocompatibility Laboratory in clinical transplantation
K. Tarassi
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT): The role of Unrelated Donor Registries
J. Mytilineos
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMLaboratory management and regulatory affairs By J. Adler, A. Bertam, M. VogeserModerators: M. Orth, Ch. Becker
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: M. Orth, Ch. Becker
When and how will Artificial Intelligence (AI) be implemented in laboratory services?
J. Adler
Indirect methods for verification of reference intervals
A. Bertam
Do the IVD-regulations prevent innovations?
M. Vogeser
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMThe role of laboratory diagnosis in sepsis By C. Anastogiannis , D. Adamou , M. Giannoula, M. Demetriou Moderators: D. Theodoridis, D. Zafeiropoulou
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: D. Theodoridis, D. Zafeiropoulou
Clinical appearance in sepsis
C. Anastogiannis
Hematology lab in the diagnosis of sepsis
D. Adamou
Novel biomarkers in sepsis: The role of clinical biochemistry sepsis and immunity: the role of the immunological laboratory
M. Giannoula
Sepsis and immunity: The role of the immunological laboratory
M. Demetriou
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMOral PresentationsOR17-OR25 | Chairpersons: E. Kontou, Chr. Nikolaou, A. Vittoraki
Chairpersons: E. Kontou , Chr. Nikolaou , A. Vittoraki
OR17 | QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE TORQUE-TENO VIRUS (TTV) LEVELS AS A BIOMARKER OF IMMUNE FUNCTION IN LUNG TRANSPLANTED PATIENTS
M. Evangelidou
OR18 | PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MYOSITIS-SPECIFIC (MSAs) AND MYOSITIS-ASSOCIATED AUTOANTIBODIES (MAAs) IN PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES
E. Kontou
OR19 | ANTI-PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 RECEPTOR ANTIBODIES AS A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER OF PRIMARY MEMBRANOUS NEPHROPATHY AND COEXISTENCE WITH ANCA
K. Masselou
OR20 | IMPACT OF VACCINATION WITH TOZINAMERAN ON HUMORAL AND CELLULAR IMMUNITY ACTIVATION AMONG KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
A. Fylaktou
OR21 | HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGENS (HLA) CLASS II AND INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE (ILD) ASSOCIATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC AUTOIMMUNE RHEUMATIC DISORDERS (SARDS)
V. Kitsiou
OR22 | THE USE OF DONOR-DERIVED CELL FREE DNA IN POST-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT MONITORING
A. Fylaktou
OR23 | THE ROLE OF nTREGS AND THE IL-23/IL-17 AXIS IN LUPUS NEPHRITIS
A. M. Georgiadou
OR24 | GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN ESTIMATION OF BONE MARROW DONORS, BASED ON HLA-TYPING WITH MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS, IN GREECE
I. Theodorou
OR25 | THE IMPACT OF HLA-DRB1*03 ALLELE IN A HELLENIC PEDIATRIC ONSET MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS COHORT
Ch. Skarlis
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMVoltage – Gated: Potassium Channels as Regulatorsof T-Cells Activation Threshold: Implication forImmune Dysregulation By K. PoulopoulouModerator: I. Markakis
LECTURE
Moderator: : I. Markakis
Voltage – Gated: Potassium Channels as Regulators of T-Cells Activation Threshold: Implication for Immune Dysregulation
K. Poulopoulou
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMRare Endocrinological Cases: the experience from a European Reference Center By T. Stratigou Moderator: N. Malliaraki
LECTURE
Moderator: N. Malliaraki
Rare Endocrinological Cases: the experience from a European Reference Center
T. Stratigou
12:30 PM - 01:00 PMSatellite Symposium by BIOANALYTICA By F. Valerio
Illumina Solutions for Infectious Disease & Microbiology
F. Valerio
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMSatellite Symposium by BioMerieux By P. MantzanaChairperson: L. Skoura
04:00 PM - 04:30 PMThe poisoned patient: Teamwork between the laboratory and the clinic By E.-J. Franssen Moderators: E. Wieland
LECTURE
Moderators: E. Wieland
Analytical role in clinical toxicology: Impact on the diagnosis and treatment of poisoned patients
E.-J. Franssen
04:30 PM - 05:00 PMThe autoantibody landscape in inflammatory myopathies: Challenges and Opportunities By C. P. Mavragani Moderators: K. Poulopoulou
LECTURE
Moderators: K. Poulopoulou
The autoantibody landscape in inflammatory myopathies: Challenges and Opportunities
C. – P. Mavragani
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMESKAPE pathogens … A big problem in infection control By H. Cruz Moderators: I. Papaparaskevas
LECTURE
Moderators: I. Papaparaskevas
ESKAPE pathogens … a big problem in infection control
H. Cruz
05:30 PM - 06:00 PMRecycling old antibiotics to fight new MDR bacteria (Clinical Microbiology) By Μ. Seruca Moderators: S. Pournaras
LECTURE
Moderators: S. Pournaras
Recycling old antibiotics to fight new MDR bacteria (Clinical Microbiology)
M. Seruca
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMFrom Therapeutic Drug Monitoring to Therapeutic Drug Management By Μ. Shipkova, C. Hiemke, E. WielandModerators: V. Kusec, P. Twomey
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: V. Kusec, P. Twomey
Pharmacodynamic biomarkers in TDM: A still emerging tool
M. Shipkova
TDM in Neuropsychopharmacology
C. Hiemke
When therapy fails: Adherence testing for lipid lowering and anti-hypertensive drugs
E. Wieland
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMNew Medical Genetics: Present and future expectations By Ε. Frysira Moderator: G. Papadopoulos
LECTURE
Moderator: G. Papadopoulos
New Medical Genetics: Present and future expectations
E. Frysira
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMTumor markers in ovarian cancer By H. GasparL. Martins
LECTURE
Moderator: L. Martins
Tumor markers in ovarian cancer
H. Gaspar
12:30 PM - 01:00 PMMitochondria in cardiovascular diseases: Looking for biomarkers by translational research By F. SedlicModerator: V. Kusec
LECTURE
Moderator: V. Kusec
Mitochondria in cardiovascular diseases: Looking for biomarkers by translational research
F. Sedlic
- Foyer
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
01:30 PM - 02:15 PME-poster Presentations | BiochemistryPB08-PB15 | Chairpersons: E. Faviou, A. Gargalionis
Chairpersons: St. Chatzipanagiotou
PB08 | BREATHING TESTS: THE NEW ERA OF TESTING?
C. Castaldo
PB09 | PREDICTIVE BIOMARKERS FOR METS: MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH WITH RANDOM FOREST AND DECISION TREES
A. Sergounioti
PB11 | COMPARISON OF 24-HOUR URINARY PROTEIN AND SPOT URINARY PROTEIN TO CREATININE RATIO IN THE ASSESSMENT OF PROTEINURIA
E. Bozkaya
PB12 | ASSOCIATION OF SUPAR WITH URINE ACR AND eGFR, ACCORDING TO GLYCEMIC STATUS
E. Keskilidou
PB13 | COMORBIDITIES AT DIAGNOSIS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A POPULATION-BASED CASE-CONTROL STUDY
E. Terzepoulou
PB14 | GDF15: A PROMISING BIOMARKER IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE?
E. Keskilidou
PB15 | BIOCHEMICAL PROFILES IN METABOLIC SYNDROME: A COMPREHENSIVE STATISTICAL STUDY
E. Alonaris
01:30 PM - 02:10 PME-poster Presentations | MicrobiologyPM26-PM34 | Chairperson: M. Chatzidimitriou
Chairperson: M. Chatzidimitriou
PM26 | POST-BCG UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS
A. Tagkouta
PM27 | SEPTIC SHOCK, MENINGOELCEPHALITIS AND PANCYTOPENIA IN A PATIENT WITH PERIANAL ABSCESS
E. Pappi
PM28 | AN INTERESTING CASE OF CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS AND PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII PNEUMONIA IN A CIRRHOTIC PATIENT
A. Tsifi
PM29 | A CASE OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT (MDR) Salmonella enterica BACTEREMIA
I. V. Kontoteza
PM30 | COMPLICATED CYSTS IN A PATIENT WITH POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE
E. Pappi
PM31 | AN INTERESTING CASE OF VEILLONELLA PARVULA BACTEREMIA
A. Tsifi
PM41 | SEASONAL TRENDS OF LOWER RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS: INSIGHTS FROM A YEARLONG STUDY
E. Protonotariou
PM32 | AN INTERESTING CASE OF DENGUE FEVER
A. Tsifi
PM33 | RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND VIRULENCE FACTORS IN Helicobacter pylori STRAINS ISOLATED FROM GREEK PATIENTS – IS THERE AN ASSOCIATION?
A. Martinez-Gonzalez
PM34 | Α CASE OF A PAEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION BY CEFIXIME-RESISTANT Escherichia coli WITH AN UNEXPECTED SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN
I. V. Kontoteza
01:30 PM - 02:15 PME-poster Presantations | MicrobiologyPM36-PM43 | Chairperson: P. Mantzana
Chairperson: P. Mantzana
PM36 | EVALUATION OF DNA EXTRACTION PROTOCOLS FROM STOOL SPECIMENS OF REFUGEES FOR DIAGNOSING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
G. Tzouganatou
PM37 | HERPES VIRUS REACTIVATION IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS
M. Bounta
PM38 | COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis data and comparison with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in non-COVID patients
A. Mavrommati
PM40 | RECORD OF CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS CANDIDEMIA AT THE GREEK GENERAL ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL OF KIFISIA “AGIOI ANARGYROI” OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS
A. Ieronymaki
PM42 | CHARACTERISTICS AND RESISTANCE GENES IN CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS WITH BACTEREMIA (ONE YEAR STUDY).
A. Xanthaki
PM43 | THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW COLISTIN AST VITEK®2 SYSTEMS CARD N440 ON CRAB ISOLATES OF A TERTIARY HOSPITAL
C. Kaminioti
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMNovel biomarkers in acute and chronic disorders By N. Malliaraki, A. Gargalionis, K. MakedouModerators: N. Malliaraki, K. Makedou
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: N. Malliaraki, K. Makedou
Novel biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in clinical practice: Hope Vs hype
N. Malliaraki
Novel Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lung Cancer
A. Gargalionis
Methods and challenges in the determination of thyroid hormones
K. Makedou
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMVulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC): The Most Common Mycological Infection in Humans By J. D. Sobel, G. Donders, J. Meletiadis, S. Antonopoulou Moderators: S. Antonopoulou, J. Meletiadis, A. Velegraki
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: S. Antonopoulou, J. Meletiadis, A. Velegraki
Latest Epidemiological Trends in Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC)
P. Nyirjesy
Challenges in Treating VVC: New Antifungals and Vaccines on the Horizon
A. Powell
Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Current Strategies and Suggested Guidelines
J. Meletiadis
Economic and Psychological Impact of Persistent VVC on Women’s Health
S. Antonopoulou
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMLaboratory Medicine and Direct Patient Care By P. Twomey, A. Ryan, C. de Buitleir, T. PillayModerator: P. Twomey
SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: P. Twomey
Laboratory Medicine – A lipid clinic
P. Twomey
Training in Laboratory Medicine and direct patient care – The United Kingdom approach
A. Ryan
Training in Laboratory Medicine and direct patient care – The Ireland approach
C. de Buitleir
Training in Laboratory Medicine and direct patient care – The South Africa approach
T. Pillay
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMPrimary immunodeficiencies By S. Holland, M. Tzanoudaki, S. Tantou Moderators: Μ. Kanariou, F. Paliogianni
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: M. Kanariou, F. Paliogianni
Infectious manifestations of primary Immunodeficiencies
S. Holland
The diagnostic Approach
M. Tzanoudaki
The therapeutic Management – Precision Medicine
S. Tantou
09:00 AM - 10:00 AMOral PresentationsOR26-OR31 | Chairperson: D. Papaventsis
OR26 | IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CULTURE RESULTS OF RESPIRATORY SPECIMENTS IN NORTHERN GREECE.
M. Exindari
OR27 | EVALUATION OF A RAPID MOLECULAR MULTIPLEX TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS AND RESISTANCE DETERMINANTS FROM POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURE IN A GREEK TERTIARY HOSPITAL
E. Keskilidou
OR29 | A CASE OF INVASIVE TRICHOSPORON ASHAII INFECTION AT A PATIENT WITH HIV INFECTION
A. Tychala
OR30 | ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN HELICOBACTER PYLORI ISOLATES: THE PRESENT CONDITIONS IN GREECE
B. Martinez-Gonzalez
OR31 | QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DETECTION OF NON HELICOBACTER PYLORI HELICOBACTER (NHPΗ) SPECIES IN HUMAN GASTRIC BIOPSIES
N. Moustakas
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMOral PresentationsOR32-OR38 | Chairpersons: M. Plota, D. Zafeiropoulou
Chairpersons: M. Plota, D. Zafeiropoulou
OR32 | MONOCYTE DISTRIBUTION WIDTH (MDW) AS A LOW-COST AND EFFECTIVE BIOMARKER FOR SEPSIS PREDICTION AND PATIENT’S OUTCOME
D. Theodoridis
OR33 | USE OF MDW, IL-6 AND TNF-A AS PREDICTORS OF CLINICAL OUTCOME IN SEPTIC PATIENTS
M. Giannoula
OR34 | CASE PRESENTATION OF A HAEMOPHILIC PATIENT WITH INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE DUE TO COMORBIDITY FACTORS
E. Papapetrou
OR35 | POSITIVE MIXING STUDY AS AN INDICATOR OF VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY-INDUCED COAGULOPATHY IN PATIENTS RECEIVING BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY OR VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENTATION
A. Mathaiou
OR36 | EVALUATION OF NEUT-RI AND NEUT-GI AS RELIABLE INFLAMMATORY INDICATORS
A. Papantoniou
OR38 | MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA WITH MYC ABERRATIONS: BIOLOGICAL & CLINICAL FEATURES AND DIAGNOSTIC PITFALLS
D. Liakopoulos
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMHeparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) and Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) By M. KechagiaModerator: Z. Pallantza
LECTURE
Moderator: Z. Pallantza
Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) and Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT)
M. Kechagia
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMRhezus null: A challenge to transfusion medicine By M. MpompolaModerators: V. Tsagari, Μ. Plota
LECTURE
Moderators: V. Tsagari, M. Plota
Rhezus null: A challenge to transfusion medicine
M. Mpompola
12:30 PM - 01:30 PMSatellite Symposium by SIEMENS HealthineersChairpersons: S. Chatzipanagiotou, Chr. Nikolaou
Chairpersons: S. Chatzipanagiotou, Chr. Nikolaou
Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL): A Biomarker Game-Changer in Neurodegenerative Diseases
M. Anagnostouli
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMMetagenomics and Biomarker Discovery in the Era of Next Generation Sequencing by VARELAS S.A. & MGI By P. Hatzis, M. AlmeidaModerator: Sp. Pournaras
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: Sp. Pournaras
From RNA- to ATAC- to whole-exome- to metagenomeseq: Versatile high-throughput NGS enabling biomedical discovery
P. Hatzis
Benchmarking of wetlab procedures: From sample collection to shotgun metagenomic sequencing
M. Almeida
04:00 PM - 04:30 PMChallenges in the evaluation of glycated hemoglobin By M. DalamagaModerator: A. Gargalionis
LECTURE
Moderator: A. Gargalionis
Challenges in the evaluation of glycated hemoglobin
M. Dalamaga
04:30 PM - 05:00 PMMonocyte distribution width (MDW): A new biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis By D. TheodoridisModerator: S. Chaniotaki
LECTURE
Moderator: S. Chaniotaki
Monocyte distribution width (MDW): A new biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis
D. Theodoridis
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMWhy laboratory tests should remain in the hands of laboratory physicians By M. OrthModerators: S. Chatzipanagiotou
LECTURE
Why laboratory tests should remain in the hands of laboratory physicians
Moderators: St. Chatzipanagiotou
A critical appraisal of direct to the consumer tests
M. Orth
05:30 PM - 06:00 PMTuberculosis By F. DrobnewskiModerators: D. Papaventsis, S. Karampela
LECTURE
Moderators: D. Papaventsis, S. Karampela
Is there any hope of “Ending Tuberculosis”?
F. Drobnewski
06:00 PM - 06:30 PMCurrent trends in allergy lab diagnostics By I. SkountzouModerator: E. Angelakis
LECTURE
Moderator: E. Angelakis
Current trends in allergy lab diagnostics
I. Skountzou
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMMicrobiome and haematology By S. Korovesi, E. Petrou, P. Mazarakou Moderators: A. Lekka, S. Chaniotaki
SYMPOSIUM Microbiome and haematology
Moderators: A. Lekka, S. Chaniotaki
Microbiome and hematological malignancies
S. Korovesi
Microbiome and hemostasis
E. Petrou
Microbiome and iron metabolism
P. Mazarakou
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMOne earth - One health By A. Velegraki, A. Velegrakis, Th. Zaoutis, O. Karaoulani, M. Linou Moderators: S. Antonopoulou, A. Mavrommati
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: S. Antonopoulou, A. Mavrommati
Οne earth
A. Velegrakis
Epidemiology – Nosocomial Infection
Th. Zaoutis
Rare mycoses in South East Europe
A. Velegraki
One Health and the Veterinary sector
O. Karaoulani
AMR- The Veterinary Approach
M. Linou
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMSymposium | This symposium will be organized by the Turkish Society of Clinical Biochemistry, Türkiye By M. Kilercik, O. C. MadenciModerator: O. Alataş
Moderator: O. Alataş
Advanced Hematological Parameters In Clinical Practice
M. Kilercik
Laboratory Markers in the Diagnosis of Thrombosis
O. C. Madenci
- Hall A
- Hall B
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMAdvances in biomarkers in gynecology, obstetrics and perinatal medicine By K. Papa, N. Thomakos, D. Zaharakis, A. Papapanagiotou Moderators: A. Papapanagiotou, Sp. Marinopoulos
SYMPOSIUM
(This symposium will be organized by the 1st Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics NKUA, Athens)
Moderators: A. Papapanagiotou, Sp. Marinopoulos
The use of -omics in gynecological diseases
K. Papa
Implantation failure. The value of diagnostic biomarkers
N. Thomakos
Biomarkers in gestational diabetes
D. Zaharakis
The use of biomarkers in placental disorders
A. Papapanagiotou
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMUEMS Session By P. Twomey , Ch. Becker, V. KusecModerators: L. Martin, Ch. Becker
UEMS SESSION
Moderators: L. Martin, Ch. Becker
The Medical Aspect of Laboratory Medicine
P. Twomey
Training in Laboratory Medicine
Ch. Becker
UEMS Medical Specialists’ Training Standards
V. Kusec
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMNeurofilaments as emerging biomarkers in a wide range of neurological disorders: Towards precision Neurology By E. Sotirchos, A. Daponte, Ch. KorosModerators: St. Chatzipanagiotou, M. Anagnostouli
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: St. Chatzipanagiotou, M. Anagnostouli
Neurofilaments in Multiple Sclerosis and other Demyelinating and Diseases of CNS
E. Sotirchos
Neurofilaments as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A. Daponte
Plasma neurofilament light chain for neurodegeneration: The paradigm of Alzheimer’s Disease
Ch. Koros
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMSnapshots in SLE Immunology By A. Psarras, I. Gkougkourelas, D. Mastellos, I. Theodorou Moderator: P. Boura, Chr. Nikolaou
SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: P. Boura , Chr. Nikolaou
Type I Interferons in SLE pathogenesis
A. Psarras
Could SLE immune pathophysiology offer reliable biomarkers to solve unmet needs?
I. Gkougkourelas
Targeting complement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): a translational ‘conundrum’ to be solved
D. Mastellos
Machine learning in autoimmune disease/systemic lupus erythematosus. Where are we now?
I. Theodorou
07:00 PM - 07:30 PMComments on Medical Ethics from Hippocrates to our age By V. Christopoulou - KokkinouModerator: P. Twomey
LECTURE
Moderator: P. Twomey
Comments on Medical Ethics from Hippocrates to our age
V. Christopoulou – Kokkinou
07:30 PM - 09:00 PMClosing CeremonyModerators: S. Chatzipanagiotou, P. Twomey , C. Nikolaou
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMImmune response to infection – From pathogenesis to diagnosis By G. Hamilos, L. Skoura, C. Castaldo Moderators: G. Hamilos, F. Paliogianni
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: G. Hamilos, F. Paliogianni
Novel aspects in pathogenesis of invasive fungal diseases
G. Hamilos
HIV infection: Diagnostic challenges- unmet needs
L. Skoura
Latent viruses: Laboratory determinants of reactivation and chronicity
C. Castaldo
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMThe management of meningitis in the Μedical Biopathology laboratory and in the community By C. Mousoulis Moderators: K. Patas
LECTURE
Moderators: K. Patas
The management of meningitis in the Μedical Biopathology laboratory and in the community
C. Mousoulis
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMNew Microbiological Methods for the Diagnosis of Endocarditis By P. E. FournierModerators: E. Angelakis, I. Skountzou
LECTURE
Moderators: E. Angelakis, I. Skountzou
New Microbiological Methods for the Diagnosis of Endocarditis
P. E. Fournier
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMClinical virology By K. Bragstad, R. Charrel, D. VlachakisModerators: E. Angelakis, Chr. Nikolaou
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: E. Angelakis, Chr. Nikolaou
Influenza – Avian Influenza
K. Bragstad
Arbovirus – OROV situation
R. Charrel
Antiviral drug design, viral diagnostics and therapeutics using Artificial Intelligence
D. Vlachakis
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMTropical Infectious diseases By E. Patsoula, N. Knap, E.T. PiperakiModerator: S. Antonopoulou,
SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: S. Antonopoulou
Malaria – diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis
E. Patsoula
Climate changes Vs. vector-borne diseases
N. Knap
Rare, unusual, and spurious parasitic infections
E.T. Piperaki
Abstracts
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SELECTED ABSTRACTS WILL BE AWARDED!
Award of the Conference Organizing Committee:
A cash prize οf 1500 € will be awarded in memory of Penelope Paraskevopoulou for the best research oral presentation.
UEMS Awards of the Section of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology:
- free registration to the 2nd European Congress of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology for the best oral presentation
- free registration to the 2nd European Congress of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology for the best E-poster presentation
Honorary Awards of PEIB and EEIB/EI :
- for the best oral presentation
- for the best E-poster presentation
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