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 Pharmacogenetics and new guidelines from the French speaking network of pharmacogenetics (RNPGx)
Prof. Vincent Haufroid, 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 – 12:20 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
Chairs: Prof. Etienne Cavalier & Prof. Dr. Veronique Stove
11:15 – 12:00 Reimbursement
Dr. Mario Berth, Department of Laboratory Medicine, AZ Alma Eeklo; Vicevoorzitter Commissie Klinische Biologie, Belgium
Dr. Bart Demyttenaere, Directeur beleid en studies Solidaris, Brussels, 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 – 14:30 Part 3. Snibe Sponsored Satellite symposiumSnibe
Chairs: Prof. Etienne Cavalier & Prof. Damien Gruson
14:00 – 14:30 Contribution of new markers in cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Mourad Sadelaoud, University of Batna, Algeria
14:30 – 15:45 Part 4. Hot topics in Clinical Chemistry
Chairs: Dr. Nathalie De Vos & Prof. Caroline Le Goff
14:30 – 14:45 Oral communication: Second Best abstract in Clinical Chemistry
14:45 – 15:10 Value of TDM automation in Laboratory Medicine, a game changer?
Prof. Veronique Stove, Ghent University hospital, Ghent, Belgium
15:10 – 15:35 Transition to 6th-Generation cardiac Troponin T: Implications for the Clinical Laboratory
Prof. Caroline Le Goff, CHU Liege, Belgium
15:35 Wrap up and end of the 2026 RBSLM Annual Meeting
15:45 End of the meeting