We are pleased to share with you the preliminary programme of the meeting.


07:30 – 08:30 Running Tour
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome coffee (Redwood Area)
09:00 – 10:30 Part 1. Driving value in Clinical Chemistry
Chairs: Prof. Damien Gruson & Dr. Matthias Cuykx
09:00 – 09:25 Indirect reference interval determination.
Prof. Dr. Jakob Zierk, Uniklinikum, Kinder- und Jugendklinik, Erlangen, Germany
09:25 – 09:50 Guiding Drug dosing: the French perspective
Prof. Vincent Haudfroit, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
09:50 – 10:15 Clinical decision tools
Dr. William van Doorn, Maastricht Universiteit Medisch Centrum, Nederland
10:15 – 10:30 Oral communication: Best abstract in Clinical Chemistry
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break (Redwood Area)
11:00 – 12:10 Part 2. Recognizing the Value of Laboratory Medicine Specialists
Chairs: Prof. Etienne Cavalier & Mrs. Aurélie Candi
11:00 – 11:15 Presentation BeMedTech abstract in Clinical Chemistry
11:15 – 12:00 Reimbursement
Dr. Mario Berth, Department of Laboratory Medicine, AZ Alma Eeklo; VOorzitter Commissie Klinische Biologie, Belgium
12:00 – 12:20 Discussions
12:20 – 14:00 Lunch break (Redwood Area)
13:00 – 13:30 Guided poster tour (slot 1)
13:30 – 14:00 Guided poster tour (slot 2)
14:00 – 14:45 Part 3. Sponsored Satellite symposium
Chairs: TBD
14:45 – 16:00 Part 4. Hot topics in Clinical Chemistry
Chairs: Dr. Nathalie De Vos & Prof. Caroline Le Goff
14:45 – 15:00 Oral communication: Second Best abstract in Clinical Chemistry
15:00 – 15:25 Value of TDM automation in Laboratory Medicine, a game changer?
Prof. Veronique Stove, Ghent University hospital, Ghent, Belgium
15:25 – 15:50 Transition to 6th-Generation cardiac Troponin T: Implications for the Clinical Laboratory
Prof. Caroline Le Goff, CHU Liege, Belgium
15:50 Wrap up and end of the 2026 RBSLM Annual Meeting
16:00 End of the meeting