24 April – Full Programme
10:30 - 11:00
Official Opening
11:00 - 11:40
High Sensitive Troponin Assays sets new standards for cooperation between the Laboratory and the Cardiologists
Speaker
Dr David C. Gaze Lecturer in Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science and Technology - University of Westminster
11:00 - 11:40
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH)
Speaker
Dr Cleona Duggan Consultant Haematologist - Cork University Hospital
11:20 - 11:40
Elevate Your Lab Performance – First Look at Alinity
Speaker
- Lisa Harrison Marketing Manager, North Europe - Abbott Diagnostics
11:40 - 11:55
Detection of MRD in Mantle Cell Lymphoma by Flow Cytometry
Speaker
Eoin Kenny Medical Scientist - St James’s Hospital
11:40 - 12:00
Liquid Coverslipper Technology
Speaker
Carmelo Lupo Product Manager - Diapath S.p.A
11:40 - 12:00
Quantification of Salivary Cortisol & Cortisone by Mass Spectrometry and its Clinical Translation
Speaker
Keith Mulready Specialist Medical Scientist - Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
11:55 - 12:10
Evaluation of Sysmex XN Series Optical Red Cell Parameters in Patients with Raised MCHC >36.5g/dL.
Speaker
- Jane Culligan Senior Medical Scientist - Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
12:00 - 12:20
Automated Microtomy in Molecular Diagnostics
Speaker
- Thomas Kerr Principal Biomedical Scientist – Molecular Diagnostics - Southern General Hospital – Glasgow
12:00 - 12:20
GFR Measurement Using Iohexol In a Paediatric Population
Speaker
Carl Talbot Clinical Biochemist - Temple St. Children’s University Hospital
12:10 - 12:25
Haematinics Deficiency and Macrocytosis in middle aged and older Adults
Speaker
Trish Hyland Medical Scientist - Cork University Hospital
12:20 - 12:40
Growth Differentiation Factor-15: A Novel Diabetic Kidney Disease Biomarker
Speaker
Siobhán Hamon Medical Scientist - University Hospital Galway
12:20 - 12:40
Noninvasive Prenatal Screening for Fetal Aneuploidies: Technical and Clinical Aspects
Speaker
- Dr Laure Raymond Medical Geneticist - Eurofins Biomnis France
12:25 - 12:40
Extended Reticulocyte Parameters on the Cell Dyn Sapphire analyser in the Investigation of Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Speaker
- Eadaoin O’Callaghan Medical Scientist - Naas General Hospital
12:40 - 12:55
An Investigation into the Role of Antithrombin in Platelet Function
Speaker
- Anna O’Driscoll Medical Scientist - St James’s Hospital
12:40 - 13:00
How to Build Laboratory Workflows with Very Fast Turn-Around-Times in the Histology Laboratory
Speaker
Arto Laaksonen Workflow Manager - Agilent
12:40 - 13:00
MedLIS Update
Speaker
Mags Hyland National OCM Lead - MedLIS Project
13:30 - 14:05
Does Dublin need a Centralised Pathology Service?
Speaker
Aisling O’Connor Senior Biomedical Scientist Histology - Mater Private Hospital
13:45 - 14:15
CSF Biomarkers in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: Fishing with a line rather than a net
Speaker
Prof Brian Lawlor Consultant Psychiatrist - St James’s Hospital
14:00 - 14:20
Uncertainty of Measurement in the Clinical Lab
Speaker
Alison Canning Online Sales Training Coordinator - Randox Laboratories
14:05 - 14:40
Histopathology Reporting by Scientists – A UK Experience
Speaker
Dr Jo Horne Advanced Practitioner Healthcare Scientist - University Hospital Southampton
14:15 - 14:45
Serological Diagnosis of Neurological Autoimmune Disease
Speaker
Rachel Kiersey Senior Medical Scientist - St James’s Hospital
14:20 - 14:40
Presentation by Biocartis
Speaker
- Sarah Saunders Product Specialist - Biocartis
14:40 - 15:15
Fully Digital @Leeds: The First Year
Speaker
Dr Bethany Williams PhD Fellow in Digital Pathology - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
14:40 - 15:00
Using Lab-generated Data to Achieve Measurably Better Healthcare
Speaker
- Jesus Buso-Cortes Abbott Diagnostics - Professional Service Executive
14:45 - 15:15
Case study. An atypical presentation of GBM antibodies
Speaker
- Mary Casey Medical Scientist - St. Vincent’s University Hospital
15:00 - 15:20
Radiometer Ireland Ltd: What’s NEW in 2018!
Speaker
Rosh Yazdanian Regional Sales Manager – North UK and Ireland - Radiometer
15:15 - 15:45
Laboratory Testing for Allergy – How will we get to where we need to be?
Speaker
Dr Mary Keogan Consultant Immunologist & Clinical Lead, National Clinical Programme for Pathology - Beaumont Hospital
15:15 - 15:45
Naevi, Melanomas & I don’t Knows. The Good the Bad & the Ugly of Melanocytic Pathology
Speaker
- Prof Rob Landers Consultant Histopathologist - University Hospital Waterford
15:45 - 18:00
Plenary Session – Bringing Laboratory Medicine to the Patient
Speakers
Dr Nicola Fleming Consultant, Biomedical Scientist - Primary Care NHS
Ann O’Shea Head of Service - Primary Care and Community Healthcare Dublin South, Kildare and West Wicklow
Ber Jackson POCT Manager - Naas General Hospital
