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 AMSYMPOSIUM: The 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 Vs 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 PMSYMPOSIUM: Diagnostics 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 genetics to the future
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 03:30 PMLECTURE
Familial Hypercholesterolemia: An Underdiagnosed Health Problem
03:30 PM - 05:30 PMSYMPOSIUM | Diabetes and obesity: What’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
05:30 PM - 06:00 PMLECTURE
The role of the Gut Microbiome in Alcoholism
06:00 PM - 08:30 PMOpening Ceremony
One Health, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Medical Humanism
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 PMLECTURE
Monitoring treatment of chronic viral hepatitis: The role of the laboratory
04:30 PM - 05:00 PMLECTURE
Mediterranean diet and immunonutrition as potential intervention on gut microbiome in autoimmunity
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMLECTURE
Sjögren Disease: Clinical phenotypes and predictors of lymphoma development in the era of Precision Medicine
05:30 PM - 06:00 PMLECTURE
B Cell Subsets: Diagnostic and Clinical Significance in Common Variable Immunodeficiency
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMSYMPOSIUM: Metagenomics 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 PMSYMPOSIUM: Tropical Infectious diseases
Malaria – diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis
Rare, unusual, and spurious parasitic infections
Climate changes Vs. vector-borne diseases
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMSYMPOSIUM: The 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 of pediatric patients
Hemostasis and transfusion in management in patients with end renal disease
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMSYMPOSIUM: Transplantation 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 PMSYMPOSIUM: Laboratory management and regulatory affairs
When and how will Artificial Intelligence (AI) be implemented in laboratory services?
Indirect methods for verification of reference intervals
Do the IVD-regulations prevent innovations?
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMSYMPOSIUM: The role of laboratory diagnosis in sepsis
Clinical appearance in sepsis
Hematology lab in the diagnosis of sepsis
Novel biomarkers in sepsis: The role of clinical biochemistry sepsis and immunity: the role of the immunological laboratory
09:00 AM - 10:00 AMOral Presentations
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMOral Presentations
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMLECTURE
Current trends in allergy lab diagnostics
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMLECTURE
Monocyte distribution width (MDW): A new biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis
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 PMLECTURE | The 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 PMLECTURE
The autoantibody landscape in inflammatory myopathies: Challenges and Opportunities
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMLECTURE
ESKAPE pathogens … A big problem in infection control
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMSYMPOSIUM: From Therapeutic Drug Monitoring to Therapeutic Drug Management
Pharmacodynamic biomarkers 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 - 12:00 PMLECTURE
Medical Genetics
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMLECTURE
Tumor markers in ovarian cancer
12:30 PM - 01:00 PMLECTURE
Mitochondria in cardiovascular diseases: Looking for biomarkers by translational research
01:00 PM - 01:30 PMLECTURE
Voltage – Gated: Potassium Channels as Regulators of T-Cells Activation Threshold: Implication for Immune Dysregulation
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMSYMPOSIUM: Novel 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 - 01:30 PMSYMPOSIUM | Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC): The Most Common Mycological Infection in Humans
Latest Epidemiological Trends in Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC)
Challenges in Treating VVC: New Antifungals and Vaccines on the Horizon
Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Current Strategies and Suggested Guidelines
Economic and Psychological Impact of Persistent VVC on Women’s Health
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMSYMPOSIUM: Laboratory Medicine and Direct Patient Care
Laboratory Medicine – A lipid clinic
Training in Laboratory Medicine and direct patient care – The United Kingdom approach
Training in Laboratory Medicine and direct patient care – The Ireland approach
Training in Laboratory Medicine and direct patient care – The South Africa approach
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMSYMPOSIUM: Primary immunodeficiencies
Infectious manifestations of primary Immunodeficiencies
The diagnostic Approach
The therapeutic Management – Precision Medicine
09:00 AM - 10:00 AMORAL PRESENTATIONS
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMORAL PRESENTATIONS
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMLECTURE
Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) and Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMLECTURE
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 PMLECTURE
Challenges in the evaluation of glycated hemoglobin
04:30 PM - 05:00 PMLECTURE
Rare Endocrinological Cases: The experience from a European Reference Center
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMLECTURE: Why laboratory tests should remain in the hands of laboratory physicians
A critical appraisal of direct to the consumer tests
05:30 PM - 06:00 PMLECTURE: Tuberculosis
Is there any hope of “Ending Tuberculosis”?
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMSYMPOSIUM: Microbiome and haematology
Microbiome and hematological malignancies
Microbiome and hemostasis
Microbiome and iron metabolism
01:30 PM - 03:00 PMLunch Break
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMSYMPOSIUM: One earth – One health
Rare mycoses in Southeast
Οne earth
Epidimiology – Nosocomial Infection
One Health and the Veterinary sector
AMR- the Veterinary Approach
- Hall A
- Hall B
- Hall C
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMSYMPOSIUM: Advances in biomarkers in gynecology, obstetrics and perinatal medicine
The use of -omics in gynecological diseases
Implantation failure. The value of diagnostic biomarkers
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 PMSYMPOSIUM | Neurofilaments 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
05:00 PM - 07:00 PMSYMPOSIUM: Snapshots in SLE Immunology
Type I Interferons in SLE pathogenesis
Could SLE immune pathophysiology offer reliable biomarkers to solve unmet needs?
Targeting complement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): A translational ‘conundrum’ to be solved
Machine learning in autoimmune disease/systemic lupus erythematosus. Where are we now?
07:00 PM - 09:00 PMClosing Ceremony
09:00 AM - 11:00 AMSYMPOSIUM: Immune response to infection – From pathogenesis to diagnosis
Novel aspects in pathogenesis of invasive fungal diseases
HIV infection: Diagnostic challenges – unmet needs
Latent viruses: Laboratory determinants of reactivation and chronicity
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMLECTURE
Recycling old antibiotics to fight new MDR bacteria (Clinical Microbiology)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMLECTURE
New Microbiological Methods for the Diagnosis of Endocarditis
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 PMLECTURE
Comments on Medical Ethics from Hippocrates to our age
11:30 AM - 01:30 PMSYMPOSIUM: Clinical 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
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMSYMPOSIUM: Clinical virology
Influenza – Avian Influenza
EI in the diagnosis of virus
Arbovirus – OROV situation
05:00 PM - 05:30 PMLECTURE
The management of meningitis in the Μedical Biopathology laboratory and in the community
Abstracts
SUBMISSION HAS CLOSED!
Abstacts must be Submitted by completing the online form. Faxed or emailed abstracts will not be accepted.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 15th, 2024 midnight CET time.
Accommodation
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Venue
The 1st European Congress of Laboratory Medicine/ Medical Biopathology will take place at the the Athens Conservatoire. The Venue is located at the center of Athens.
Adress: Rigillis & Vasileos Georgiou B 17-19, Athens.
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