Program

Only presentations which have been authorised by speakers are available to view.

MONDAY - QC UPDATE

QC Update
QAP - Past, Present & Future - Ms Janice Gill 
The Role of EQA in Identifying Poor Performance - Ms Vanessa Thomson 
What's New in the QAP? - Ms Kristina Barancek & Ms Sue Scott 
Taking a Closer Look at Analytes - Ms Kristina Barancek & Ms Sue Scott 

TUESDAY - ENDOCRINOLOGY

Plenary 1
Towards the Harmonisation of Immunoassays - Dr Linda Thienpont 

Symposium 1 - PINK DAY - Women's Healthcare
Ovarian & Gynaecological Cancer - Prof Jonathan Carter 

Symposium 2 - BLUE DAY - Men's Healthcare
What we know about the Biochemistry of Mood Disorders? - Dr Paul Friend
Prostate Cancer - Past, Present & Future - Dr Que Lam

Symposium 3 - KIDS DAY - Kid's Healthcare
Childhood Obesity - Prof Kate Steinbeck
Type 1 Diabetes - Prof Martin Silink

Symposium 4 - Thyroid Function Tests
Move to Harmonise TSH, FT4, FT3, Total T4 & T3 Assays - Dr Linda Thienpont
The Clinical Value of Pattern Recognition in Thyroid Testing - Dr Ken Sikaris

WEDNESDAY - BIOMARKERS

Symposium 5 - Kidney Disease
eGFR: A Historical Timeline and Update - A/Prof Chris Florkowski
Recent Developments in Urine Albumin -Ms Helen Martin
Future Lab Markers - Dr Richard MacIssac

Symposium 6 - CVD Disease
ApoB/A1 Ratio and Related Lab Issues - Prof David Sullivan

SRAC Symposium
On-site Urine Drug Screening EQA - Mr Grant Moore
Harmonisation & Standardisation of Chromatography Mass Spectrometry - Dr Ronda Greaves
Common Reference Intervals - Ms Julie Ryan 

THURSDAY - LAB OF THE FUTURE

Plenary 3
Toxicology - The Laboratory of the Future - Dr Marilyn Huestis

Symposium 7 - Mass Spectrometry
Newborn Screening: Clinical Advantages of LCMS - Dr James Pitt
Vitamin D - Acceptable Performance in Routine Labs - Mr Brett McWhinney

Symposium 8 - PoCT
Glucose Meter Testing - Ms Rosy Tirimacco
PoCT Connectivity - Mr Paul Simpson

Symposium 10 - Workforce
Professional Career Development - A/Prof Tony Badrick
Workforce Planning - Prof Leslie Burnett

Symposium 11 - Emerging Diagnostic Technologies
Proteomics & Cancer Detection - Prof Rob Baxter

Symposium 12 - IT and eHealth
The Laboratory's Contribution to eHealth - Mr Robert Flatman
Where does Laboratory Medicine fit in Australia's Person Controlled Electronic Health Record? - Prof Michael Legg

Closing Plenary
The Future of Laboratory Medicine - Dr Graham Beastall