ACB Focus

Focus 2020 - The National Meeting of the Association for Clinical Biochemistry & Laboratory Medicine, 13th-15th May 2020 in Belfast. See you there.

[Association for Laboratory Medicine @LabMedNews]

Are you ready for Focus 2020 @ACBFocus? Join us in Belfast on 13-15 May for the ACB's biggest national meeting.

Highlights include:
- Big data
- Pregnancy & Paediatrics
- Lab Science of the future

More details coming soon...

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Focus 2020 is coming to Belfast 13th-15th May.
Highlights will include: Big data, Pregnancy and Paediatrics, POCT, Laboratory Science of the future and Management of the 21st Century. Plus opportunities to present at the Medal award and interactive cases sessions.

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Didn't make it to Glasgow, or just want to relive great memories? June's ACB News is packed with highlights from Focus 2019 - read it here!

https://t.co/ZmGWJJNosQ

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And that’s it for Focus 2019! A huge thank you to everyone who helped to make the conference such a success.

As we say goodbye to Glasgow, we’re already looking forward to seeing you in Belfast next year!

[Gareth McKeeman @gcmckeeman]

It's goodbye to Glasgow for @ACBFocus 2019 after another great meeting. Looking forward to next meeting in Belfast 2020. A great city to visit 😃 #FOCUS_2019

[Association for Laboratory Medicine @LabMedNews]

Bill Bartlett outlines NHSScotland’s National Laboratories Programme describing a distributed service model #focus_2019

[Judith Strachan @jstrachan10]

Great to be at @ACBFocus with our poster in the use of FIT in Primary Care @alphalabs @NHSTayside

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Interactive Clinical Case Presentations now underway in the Alsh Room...

[Lance Sandle @SandlePath]

Any resemblance to Sydney Opera House is entirely coincidental. This is the Scottish Event Centre, the venue for @ACBFocus. Off to introduce this year's Flynn lecturer on behalf of @RCPath and chair the Informatics session.

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Prof Alison Avenell receiving the Flynn Award after giving the 2019 RCPath Flynn Lecture.

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Finishing the day, Dr Joanna Sheldon gave the ACB Foundation Lecture on Harmonisation and Standardisation in Proteins and Immunology, before being presented with the ACB Foundation Award by ACB President Prof Ian Young.

[Gareth McKeeman @gcmckeeman]

Really interesting discussion on the problems with accreditation and challenges of EQA. There is a need for lab professionals to agree key performance standards that can be related to patient outcomes & assure quality, not compliance. @ACBFocus #FOCUS_2019

[Claire Lawrie @ClaireLawrie]

Martin Myers kicks off the #demandoptimisation section of @ACBFocus talking about all things #girft

[James Logie @jamesjohnlogie]

Highlighting the issues of specimen contamination faced by clinical laboratories @ACBFocus from a National audit recently published in @AnnClinBiochem

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The afternoon parallel sessions are underway. “Focus on Service” looks at Demand Optimisation, while “Focus on Science” sees presenters competing for the ACB Medal Award.

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The “Challenging Science” session gets up and running with Dr Emma Ritchie addressing the issue of how best to calculate adjusted calcium.

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Delighted to welcome Dr Carmen Wiley, AACC President, to give the ACB/AACC Transatlantic Lecture on Immunoassay Interferences and their Impact on Patient Care.

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And we’re off! Prof Ian Young, ACB President, welcomes delegates at the Opening Ceremony of Focus 2019.

[Association for Laboratory Medicine @LabMedNews]

#FOCUS_2019 start of the full scientific programme today @ACBFocus

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Looking forward to a great day - see you soon!