Congress Venue: Cancún Center – Boulevard Kukulcan KM. 9 1er Piso, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico
Official Language
The official language of the Congress is English.
Simultaneous translation in Spanish is provided.
Day 1: Monday 16th November
Moderators: Rosy Tirimacco & Rosa Sierra-Amor
- 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome/Update on PoCT within IFCC – Rosy Tirimacco
- 9:15 – 9:45 How can PoCT assist Cardiovascular Services in Mexico – Gustavo F Mendez Machado
- 9:45 – 10:15 PoCT within Mexican Association of Clinical Laboratory Sciences – Rosa Sierra-Amor
- 10:15 – 10:45 How to set up a Quality Framework for PoCT – Pascal Pernet
- 10:45 – 11:00 Morning Tea
- 11:00 – 11:30 Avoiding Pre-analytical Errors in Blood Gases – Anne Skurup
- 11:30 – 12:00 Blood Gases Made Easy – Trevor Allison
- 12:00 – 12:30 Laboratory preparation for Ebola: Accelerating Diagnosis at the Point of Need – Gerald Kost
- 12:30 – 12:40 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS: Roche. Siemens
- 12:40 – 13:40 Lunch
Moderators: Gustavo F Mendez Machado & Anne Skurup
- 13:40 – 14:10 Setting up a Cardiology Clinical Network – Philip Tideman
- 14:10 – 14:40 PoCT Supporting Management of Diabetic Patients – Melchor Alpizar-Salazar
- 14:40 – 15:10 Update on Molecular PoCT – Ellis Jacobs
- 15:10 – 15:25 Afternoon Tea
- 15:25 – 15:55 PoCT for the Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury – Gustavo F Mendez Machado
- 15:55 – 16:25 Early Detection of Renal Disease – Gregorio Obrador
- 16:25 – 16:55 From Generation to the Interpretation of the Liporenal Toxicosis – Samuel Treviño
- 16:55 – 17.25 Uricosuria: Biochemical Metabolic Dysfunction Footprint recommendations? – Jose Angel Hernandez
Day 2: Tuesday 17th November
Moderators: Sverre Sandberg & Jordi Ordonez
- 9:00 – 9:45 Troponin – When is an Assay High Sensitive? – Paul Collinson
- 9:45 – 10:15 When is an elevated troponin not ACS – Allan Jaffe
- 10:15 – 10:45 Point of Care Troponin Tests – Jordi Ordonez
- 10:45 – 11:00 Morning Tea
- 11:00 – 11:30 Troponin Case Studies: Paul Collinson. Allan Jaffe. Philip Tideman
- 11:30 – 12:00 Management of AF – Philip Tideman
- 12:00 – 12:30 Impact of glucose meter error on efficacy of glycemic control after cardiovascular surgery Brad Karon
- 12:30 – 12:40 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS: Radiometer. Abbott
- 12:40 – 13:40 Lunch
Moderators: Rosa Sierra-Amor & Deborah Francis
- 13:40 – 14:10 Principles of QC – Sverre Sandberg
- 14:10 – 15:00 PANEL DISCUSSION (Moderator: Rosy Tirimacco) Why do I need to run QC and EQC and how often should I run them? Adil Khan. Rosa Sierra-Amor. Ellis Jacobs
- 15:00 – 15:30 Afternoon Tea
- 15:30 – 16:00 PoCT is useful for disaster relief activity. Experience from the laboratory medicine support after the Great East Japan Earthquake – Hideo Sakamoto
- 16:00 – 16:30 PoCT Natriuretic Peptides – How can they help with Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure? – Allan Jaffe
- 16:30 Wrap up and Close – Rosy Tirimacco
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