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
Pinelopi ParaskevopoulouHonorary Member (In Memoriam)
Secretary of i) the Hellenic Society of Medical Biopathology / Laboratory Medicine and ii) the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Pinelopi 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
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe new methodologies for rapid diagnosis and antibiogram radically change the management of septic patients
Current challenges in the microbiological diagnosis of bacterial bloodstream infections
The application of MALDI TOF technology in the diagnosis of bloodstream infections
Syndromic testing applications to the diagnosis of bloodstream infections: Molecular resistance detection versus antibiogram
The role of rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) from positive blood cultures using EUCAST methods and modern technologies
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMPrimary Immunodeficiencies
Infectious manifestations of primary Immunodeficiencies
The diagnostic Approach
The therapeutic Management – Precision Medicine
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 03:30 PMMonocyte distribution width (MDW): A new biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis
Monocyte distribution width (MDW): A new biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis
03:30 PM - 04:00 PMFamilial Hypercholesterolemia: An Underdiagnosed Health Problem
Familial Hypercholesterolemia: An Underdiagnosed Health Problem
04:00 PM - 06:00 PMWhat’s new in pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapeutics in the 21st century?
Gut hormones and neuro-hormonal mechanisms of food intake regulation
What’s new in the pharmaceutical treatment and management of obesity?
Sarcopenic obesity: Epidemiological evidence, pathophysiology and treatment options
06:30 PM - 08:30 PMOpening Ceremony / Welcome Reception
09:00 AM - 10:00 AMOral Presentations
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMOral Presentations
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMOral Presentations
12:30 PM - 01:30 PMSatellite Symposium
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMSatellite Symposium
04:00 PM - 04:30 PMGene therapies – cystic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy
Gene therapies – cystic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy
04:30 PM - 05:00 PMMediterranean diet and immunonutrition as potential intervention on gut microbiome in autoimmunity
Mediterranean diet and immunonutrition as potential intervention on gut microbiome in autoimmunity
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMSjögren Disease: Clinical phenotypes and predictors of lymphoma development in the era of Precision Medicine
Sjögren Disease: Clinical phenotypes and predictors of lymphoma development in the era of Precision Medicine
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMMetagenomics in haematology
Molecular pathways and metagenomics in acute leukemias
Molecular pathways and metagenomics in lymphoproliferative diseases
Molecular pathways and metagenomics in plasma cell malignancies
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMMitochondrial disease diagnosis – Dificulties and controversies
Mitochondrial disease diagnosis – Dificulties and controversies
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 06:00 PMTropical infectious diseases
Immunizations for TID’s
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Climate changes vs. vector-borne diseases
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe role of transfusion medicine laboratory in selected patient populations
Hemostasis and transfusion in management of patients with end liver disease
Hemostasis and transfusion in management in paediatric patients
Hemostasis and transfusion in management in patients with end renal disease
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMTransplantation Immunology – An overview
Matching, mismatching in the view of solid organ transplantation
The role of Immunology and Histocompatibility Laboratory in clinical transplantation
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT): The role of Unrelated Donor Registries
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMLaboratory management and regulatory affairs
When and how will Artificial Inteligent (AI) be implemented in laboratory services?
Comparison of three indirect methods for verification and validation of refernce intervals
Do the IVD-regulations prevent innovations?
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMSYMPOSIUM (TBA)
09:00 AM - 10:00 AMOral Presentations
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMOral Presentations
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMOral Presentations
12:30 PM - 01:30 PMSatellite Symposium
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMSatellite Symposium
04:00 PM - 04:30 PMThe poisoned patient: Teamwork between the laboratory and the clinic
Analytical role in clinical toxicology: Impact on the diagnosis and treatment of poisoned patients
04:30 PM - 05:00 PMThe poisoned patient: Teamwork between the laboratory and the clinic
The autoantibody landscape in inflammatory myopathies: Challenges and Opportunities
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMESKAPE pathogens … A big problem in infection control
ESKAPE pathogens … A big problem in infection control
05:30 PM - 06:00 PMTurbeculosis
Turbeculosis
09:00 AM - 10:00 AMFrom Therapeutic Drug Monitoring to Therapeutic Drug Management
Pharmacodynamic biomakers in TDM: A still emerging tool
TDM in Neuropsychopharmacology
When therapy fails: Adherence testing for lipid lowering and anti-hypertensive drugs
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMClinical Parasitology
Diagnosis of parasites
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMGenomics in common cancers: Diagnosis, treatment and monitoring
Genomics in common cancers: Diagnosis, treatment and monitoring
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMMetabolic Diseases
The role of the microbiome in metabolic diseases
The role of the biochemistry lab
Metabolomics: Diabetes mellitus, obesity, metabolic syndrome
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMClinical Mycology
Candida auris and new antifungals for invasive diseases (Mycology)
Fungal invasive prophylatic and diagnostic strategies
Fungal respiratory infections in Cystic Fibrosis Dermatology
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMOne Health
One Health
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMDiagnostics in Autoimmunity
Recommendations for interpreting and reporting Hep-2 IIFA
ANA results: Focus on their clinical relevance according to the ICAP initiative
The diagnostic approach of the antiphospholipid syndrome with the new classification criteria
Celiac Disease: From genetic to the future
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMNovel biomarkers in acute and chronic disorders
Novel biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in clinical practice: Hope vs Hype
Novel Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lung Cancer
Methods and challenges in the determination of thyroid hormones
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMHIT and VITT
HIT and VITT
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMRhezus null: A challenge to transfusion medicine
Rhezus null: A challenge to transfusion medicine
12:30 PM - 01:30 PMSatellite Symposium
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMSatellite Symposium
04:00 PM - 04:30 PMChallenges in the evaluation of glycated hemoglobin
Challenges in the evaluation of glycated hemoglobin
04:30 PM - 05:00 PMRare Endocrinological Cases: The experience from a European Reference Center
Rare Endocrinological Cases: the experience from a European Reference Center
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMWhy laboratory tests should remain in the hands of laboratory physicians
A critical appraisal of direct to the consumer tests
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMPrenatal screening
Biochemical markers
Advances in the analysis of amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling
Non invasive prenatal screening
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMMicrobiome and haematology
Microbiome and hematological malignancies
Microbiome and haemostasis:
Microbiome and iron metabolism
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMAdvances in biomarkers in gynecology, obstetrics and perinatal medicine (Organized by the 1st Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics NKUA, Athens)
The use of -omics in gynecological diseases.
Implantation failure. The value of diagnostic biomarkers.
Biomarkers in gestational diabetes
OR
Non invasive prenatal testing for chromosomal defects
The use of biomarkers in placental disorders
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMUEMS Session
The Medical Aspect of Laboratory Medicine
TBA “Training in Laboratory Medicine”
UEMS Medical Specialists’ Training Standards
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMLong COVID: Where we stand
The role of microbiome (gut-brain axis)
Biochemistry
Immunology
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMNeurofilaments as emerging biomarkers in a wide range of neurological disorders: Towards precision Neurology
Neurofilaments in Multiple Sclerosis and other Demyelinating and Diseases of CNS
Neurofilaments as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Plasma neurofilament light chain for neurodegeneration: the paradigm of Alzheimer’s Disease
06:30 PM - 08:30 PMClosing Ceremony
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMDiagnosis
Point of Care assays/ tests
Diagnosis of viral infections
Standardization of fungal diagnostics- Rapid tests
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMRecycling old antibiotics to fight new MDR bacteria (Clinical Microbiology)
Recycling old antibiotics to fight new MDR bacteria (Clinical Microbiology
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMMalaria – diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis (Tropical diseases)
Malaria – diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis (Tropical diseases)
12:30 PM - 01:30 PMSatellite Symposium
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMSatellite Symposium
04:00 PM - 06:00 PMImmune response to infection – from pathogenesis to diagnosis
Novel aspects in pathogenesis of invasive fungal diseases
Tuberculosis: Diagnostic challenges- unmet needs
Latent viruses: Laboratory determinants of reactivation and chronicity
06:00 PM - 06:30 PMMpox
Mpox
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMClinical utility and practical aspects of laboratory biomarkers in cardiovascular disorders
Multigenic Risk Assessment in Cardiovascular Diseases
How Biochemistry Labs Shape Critical Choices: Boosting
Emergency Response to Heart Attacks
Biomarkers in Heart Failure
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
12:30 PM - 01:30 PMClinical Virology
Influenza – Avian Influenza
Parvovirus
Monkeypox
Arbovirus – OROV situation
Abstracts
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 24th, 2024, midnight CET time.
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Αthens, the cradle of Western civilization, is not only a historical marvel but also a vibrant modern metropolis that seamlessly blends ancient wonders with contemporary allure. As a destination for a congress, Athens offers an unparalleled experience, where delegates can immerse themselves in the rich tapestry of history, culture, and intellectual discourse. Delegates can explore …
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Venue
Based in the center of Athens, The Athens Conservatoire is the oldest educational institution forthe performing arts in modern Greece. It was founded in 1871 bythe non-profit organization Music and Drama Association.
The institution played a significant role in the advancement of music studies in Greece since day one. Some of the most renowned Greek musical personalities internationally have graduated from the Athens Conservatoire including Maria Callas, and Mikis Theodorakis.
The Athens Conservatoire’s premium location at the heart of Athens and its iconic “bauhaus” building, make it a unique and enviable cultural hub for various contemporary arts and cultural events.