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

Thursday Nov. 13 Friday Nov. 14
09:30 – 10:00 Welcome coffee
10:00 – 12:00 Part 1. Morning session organized by the FAKB/AABC
Chairs: Trainees in clinical biology
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00 Part 2. Screening in hematology (I)
Chairs: TBD
13:30 – 14:00 Thrombophilia testing: When? How?
Prof. K. Devreese, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
14:00 – 14:30 Pre-operative screening in context of patient blood management
Prof. Dr. V. Compernolle, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
14:30 – 15:00 Clinical performance of non-standard hematology parameters
Prof. G. Lippi, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Verona University, Italy
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00 Part 3. Screening in hematology (II)
Chairs: TBD
15:30 – 15:55 Detection of red blood cell disorders and iron deficiency using hematology analyzers
Prof. E. Urrechaga, Senior Consultant Clinical Chemistry, Osakidetza, Bilbao, Basque Country
15:55 – 16:20 Platelet counting: tips and tricks: recommendations from the French Speaking Cellular Hematology Group
Prof. V. Bardet, Department of Hematology-Immunology, AP-HP Hospital Ambroise-Paré, Paris, France
16:20 – 16:45 Athlete biological passport: how to detect doping using hematology parameters
16:45 – 17:00 Oral Communication: Best abstract in Hematology
17:00 – 18:00 Part 4. Key Note lecture
17:00 – 17:15 Best Paper Prize
17:15 – 18:00 Ethical challenges involved in screening asymptomatic individuals
Prof. Dr. W. Van Biesen, Department of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
18:00 – 19:00 Congress Reception
19:30 Congress Dinner

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