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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.

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Organizing Committee

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
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Chrysoula Nikolaou - MemberPresident of the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Chrysoula Nikolaou - MemberPresident of the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
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Patrick Twomey - MemberPresident of the UEMS Section of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology
Patrick Twomey - MemberPresident of the UEMS Section of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology
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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
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Lemonia Skoura - MemberSecretary of the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
Lemonia Skoura - MemberSecretary of the Panhellenic Union of Medical Biopathology
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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
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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
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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

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Registration

Early Bird

  20/07/24 - 28/10/24
  • Medical Doctors 550€
  • Scientists 550€
  • Medical Trainnees 450€
  • Healthcare Professionals 300€
  • Students 230€
  • Industry Representatives 550€
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Main Ticket

€€  29/10/24-26/02/25
  • Medical Doctors 700€
  • Scientists 700€
  • Medical Trainnees 550€
  • Healthcare Professionals 400€
  • Students 350€
  • Industry Representatives 700€

On Site

€€€  27/02/25-29/03/25
  • Medical Doctors 780€
  • Scientists 780€
  • Medical Trainnees 630€
  • Healthcare Professionals 480€
  • Students 420€
  • Industry Representatives 780€

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
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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

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.

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.

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