Annual Conference of the Association for Clinical Biochemists in Ireland (ACBI).

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The 48th Annual ACBI Conference will provide a two-day programme of continuing professional education for those working in clinical biochemistry and related disciplines. Delegates will hear from invited speakers and colleagues presenting selected abstracts, with opportunities to view posters and engage with current developments in laboratory medicine.
The programme will explore the contribution of clinical biochemistry to chronic disease management and routine patient care, including the use of laboratory data and point-of-care testing. It will also consider the application and governance of artificial intelligence, analytical performance and the assessment of assay suitability. Sessions on patient access to results, direct-to-consumer testing and the wellbeing of the laboratory workforce will address wider changes affecting the profession and its services.
The conference is intended to support learning, reflection and discussion by connecting scientific and clinical perspectives with practical laboratory experience. It will also provide opportunities for delegates to share work, exchange ideas and build professional links across the clinical biochemistry community.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Clinical Biochemists, Medical Scientists, Chemical Pathologists, Other Clinical Laboratorians, Medical/Nursing Staff, Researchers and Students.

SPEAKERS

• Dr. Maria O'Brien - General Manager, Enhanced Community Care Programme - Chronic Disease Management - HSE
• Dr Claire McRory - Operational Lead, Chronic Disease Management (CDM) service, HSE
• Ms Francesca Patton - Chief Medical Scientist - Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal
• Dr Sarah Moran - Consultant Nephrologist, Cork University Hospital
• Prof. Austin Stack - Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospital Limerick
• Prof. Nataliia Kozpas - Dept of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Ukraine
• Dr. Stephen R Master - Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/ University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
• Ms Erin Daly - Operations Manager, Pillar Centre for Transformative Health, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Dr Rachel Marrington - Deputy Director and Consultant Clinical Scientist, Birmingham Quality (UK NEQAS), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
• Dr Rav Sodi - Consultant Clinical Biochemist, Broomfield Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Trust.
• Dr Matthias Orth - Medical Director, Institute for Laboratory Medicine, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Germany
• Prof Maria Hagglund - Uppsala MedTech Science & Innovation Centre, Uppsala University Sweden
• Mr Stephen McMahon - Director, Irish Patients' Association
• Dr Eamonn O'Shea - General Practitioner, Claddagh Medical Centre; Cardiovascular Lead, Irish College of General Practitioners
• Prof Brendan Kelly - Consultant Psychiatrist, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin

For more information, please contact: [email protected].