Österreichische Gesellschaft für Laboratoriumsmedizin und Klinische Chemie


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Symposium Laboratory Medicine in Seggauberg near Graz
Cutting edge diagnostics for optimized patient care
 
7 - 8 May 2026 Seggau Castle
 
Scientific programme - last changes from 15APR2026
 
THURSDAY 7 May 2026FRIDAY 8 May 2026

 08.30 - 10.30Mass Spectrometry – Session 1
  Chair: M. Herrmann, H. Mangge
  Starting with the Basics: How Does Mass Spectrometry Work
  Caroline Le Goeff, Liege, Belgium
  Utility, and limitations of LC-MS-based TDM
  Thomas Stimpfl, Wien, Austria
  Current status mass spectrometry in clinical steroid analysis
  Christoph Seger, St. Gallen, Switzerland
  Clinical Applications of Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Pediatrics
  Khoshrow Adeli, Quebec, Canada (online)

 10.30 - 11.00Coffee Break, Discussion, get together with specialities from Styria

 11.00 - 12.30Mass Spectrometry - Session 2
  Chair: W. Gössler (requ.), B. Rappold
  Automation of mass spectrometry - opportunities and pitfalls
  Brian Rappold, Raleigh-Durham, USA
  Plasma proteomics and its clinical application
  Giovanny Rodriguez-Blanco, Graz, Austria
  Application of ICP-MS and HPLC-ICP-MS for diagnosis of heavy metal intoxication
  Walter Gössler, Graz, Austria
  Trace elements and the immune function
  Sandra Holasek, Graz, Austria

 12.30 - 12.40SCIEX Presentation

 12.45 - 14.00Lunch

 14.00 - 15.30Decentralized Testing - Session 1
  Chair: G. Freckmann, P. Luppa
  Point-of-care testing (POCT) and evidence-based laboratory medicine (EBLM) - does it leverage any advantage in clinical decision making?
  Andrew Don-Wauchope, Sydney, Australia
  Cardiac-Specific Biomarkers in the Emergency Department: New Insight in Risk Evaluation
  Peter Luppa, München, Germany
  Continuous glucose monitoring
  Guido Freckmann, Ulm, Germany

 15.30 - 16.00Coffee Break, Discussion, get together with specialities from Styria

 16.00 - 17.30Decentralized Testing - Session 2
  Chair: A. Haushofer, T. Vethe
  Apolipoprotein Profiling in Plasma and Dried Blood: Potential for Therapy Monitoring and Vascular Prevention
  Uta Ceglarek, Leipzig, Germany
  Volumetric Finger-Prick Self-Sampling for TDM of Immunosuppressants After Kidney Transplantation: Lessons Learned from the Practice
  Nils Tore Vethe, Oslo, Norway
  Feasibility of Dried Blood Microsampling at Home
  Christophe Stove, Gent, Belgium

 18.30EXIAS presentation (15 min) & Networking evening with dinner in the Castle Tavern

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