New Frontiers in Health and Laboratory Technology | Labquality

Welcome to the 45th Labquality Days – International Congress on Quality in Laboratory Medicine 8-9 February, 2018 Helsinki.

The 2018 congress scientific program deals with quality issues of laboratory medicine and advanced healthcare technologies. Two inspiring days with world class speakers will guarantee an unforgettable experience.

The Scientific Committee

  “Again many distinguised speakers have accepted our invitation to give their input for the 2018 congress”

Piet Meijer
Ph.D., Director
ECAT Foundation, the Netherlands

 “Labquality Days congress in 2018 deepens our knowledge about innovations in health and laboratory technology”

Dalius Vitkus
Ph.D., Associate Professor
University of Vilnius, Lithuania

 “Together with the Labquality Days project team I am delighted to reveal our high-level scientific topics for 2018”

Päivi Laitinen, Chair
Ph.D., Adjunct Professor
Chief Chemist, HUSLAB, Finland

Scientific Programme 2018

IBM Watson – Shaping the Future of Healthcare?
Henrik Rindel Gudbergsen, PhD, Chief Medical Officer (IMB Nordic, Denmark)

Performance Specifications with Special Emphasis on Biological Variation Data
Sverre Sandberg, Director (NOKLUS, Norway)

Reference Measurement Procedures – Emphasis on Performance Specifications and Operating Laboratories
Linda Thienpont, Professor Emerita (Ghent University, Belgium)

Standardisation and Harmonisation in Laboratory Medicine: a Matter of Patient Safety
Mauro Panteghini, Professor, MD (University of Milan Medical School and “Luigi Sacco” University Hospital)

Traceability and the New EU IVD Regulation
Jonathan Middle, PhD (ALCM Birmingham, the United Kingdom)

Analytical Quality Specifications of Inter-Laboratory Comparisons
Carmen Perich, Quality Director (Vall d’Hebron Hospital Laboratories, SCEQA, Spain)

Diagnostic Pathways in Theory and Practice
Georg Hoffman, Prof. (University of Munich, Germany)

HbA1c Standardization and Clinical Outcomes
Eric Kilpatrick, Professor (Sidra Medical and Research Center, Qatar)

Challenge of Improved Outcomes and Shared Responsibilities in Diabetes Care
Jorma Lahtela, MD, PhD, Adjunct prof., Senior Physician (Tampere University Hospital, Finland),
Timo Kouri, MD, PhD, Adjunct prof., Senior Physician (HUSLAB)

FreeStyle Libre – Enriched Opportunities in Diabetes Management
Alexander Seibold, Regional Medical Director (Abbott Diabetes Care, Germany)

How Genomics is Implemented in Finnish Health Care
Kristiina Aittomäki, Professor, Senior physician (HUSLAB)

New Perspectives on Pharmacogenetics
Ron van Schaik, Professor, Dr (Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Netherlands)

New trends in Alzheimer disease management
Maryline Simon, PhD, eMBA – HSG, Clinical Science Leader (Roche Diagnostics, Switzerland)

Helsinki in February

Welcome to Helsinki – a safe, cool and clean northern winter capital.

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See you in Helsinki!