Labquality Days preliminary program

Congress theme:

Quality in diagnostics: Important pieces of quality puzzle towards better patient care and safety

Scientific Program of Thursday 

10:30-12:00

Lab of the future

1. The future of laboratory medicine   
Graham Beastall, UK
2. Laboratory errors and patient safety – IFCC’s LEPS project and MQI
Mario Plebani, Italy   
3. Molecular genetics and individualized medicine
Juha Kere, Finland/Sweden

12:00-13:30
Lunch and exhibition

13:30-15:00

QC update - Where should we aim

1. Different quality goals and best practices – How good is good enough?
Solveig Linko, Finland
2. ISO/DIS 15189: 2011: New requirements and implementation concepts
Folker Spizenberger, Germany
3. Challenges in QC procedures with qualitative assays. Virology labs experience
Jukka Suni, Finland

15.00-15:30
Coffee and exhibition

15:30-17:00

Preanalytical quality - Incidents before the test

1. The impact of preanalytical variables on laboratory efficiency & patient care
Kathrin Schlueter, Germany
2. How to screen populations - role of organised screening programs in saving lives
Nea Malila, Finland
3. Experience from questionnaire surveys and venous blood sample low-level haemolysis studies to monitor venous blood sample collection staff practises
Kjell Grankvist, Sweden

Scientific Program of Friday

10:00-11:30

Analytical quality -How to assess the clinical effectiveness of laboratory / POC tests

1. Harmonizing laboratory assays
Linda Thienpont, Belgium
2. Industry’s role and perspective putting new tests in the market
Thomas Brinkmann, Switzerland
3. Laboratory and patient perspective. Diagnostic use of PSA as an example
Ulf-Håkan Stenman, Finland

11:30-13:00
Lunch and exhibition

13:00-14:30

Postanalytical quality - How to interpret test results

1. The extra-analytical phase: What information should we communicate to the clinicians?
Sverre Sandberg, Norway
2. Clinical Decision Support System and Quality Metrics
Timo Haikonen, Finland
3. Post-analytical EQA surveys - lessons learnt
Dunja Rogic, Croatia

14:30-15:00
Coffee and exhibition

15:00-16:30

EQA update – The role of EQA for better patient safety

1. EQA’s role: laboratory’s perspective
Dalius Vitkus, Lithuania
2. Visions about the ideal EQAS
Dietmar Stöckl, Belgium
3. The impact of ISO/IEC 17043 accreditation to EQA and EQA providers
Harri Laitinen, Finland