MLS is present on the RBSLM Annual meeting, Symphony of the Heart in Brussels

Annual meeting RBSLM – Symphony of the Heart

The Royal Belgian Society of Laboratory Medicine is delighted to invite you to its 2023 Annual Meeting, which will take place both on-site and virtually on November 17, 2023.

We have opted for a hybrid format of the meeting. You have now the possibility to access our annual event virtually too.

Physical event:

Virtual event:

  • Date: live sessions on 17/11/23
    The virtual platform will remain accessible during 6 months.
  • Virtual platform: All connection details, practical information and access codes will be sent to all duly registered participants a few days before the meeting.

Programme:

08:00 – 08:50 Welcome coffee
08:50 – 09:00 AMI: the fourth definition of myocardial infarction
Prof. C. Beauloye, Pole of Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital Saint Luc, UC Louvain
09:25 – 09:50 AMI: the impact of the use of the 0/1h algorithm in a routine clinical laboratory
Prof. C. LeGoff, Department of Laboratory Medicine, CHU Liège
09:50 – 10:30 Diagnosis of heart failure: first universal definition published in 2021
Prof. M. De Pauw, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Ghent
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30 Role of the GP in the diagnosis and follow-up of chronic heart failure (with possible added value POC NT-proBNP)
Prof. Dr. J. Verbakel, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven; Academisch Centrum voor Huisartsgeneeskunde
11:30 – 11:45 Oral Communication – Best Paper Prize
11:45 – 12:00 Oral Communication – Best Abstract Chemistry
12:00 – 12:15 Oral Communication – Second Best Abstract Chemistry
12:15 – 12:30 Oral Communication – Best Abstract Hematology
12:30 – 12:45 Oral Communication – Best Abstract Microbiology
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch Break and visit of the Posters and Sponsors
14:00 – 14:30 Adult cardiomyopathy due to inborn errors of metabolism
Prof. Dr. W. Meersseman, Department of Metabolic diseases, University Hospitals Leuven
14:30 – 15:00 Laboratory diagnosis in adults with cardiomyopathy
Prof. P. Vermeersch, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven
15:00 – 15:30 Infectious myocarditis
Prof. B. Gerber, Department Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Saint Luc, UC Louvain
16:00 Wrap up and end of the meeting