1st European Congress of Laboratory Medicine / Medical Biopathology

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: P. Ntouramani, M. Plota 

Hemostasis and transfusion in management of patients with end liver disease  
D. Moschandreou 

Hemostasis and transfusion in management of pediatric patients  
M. Pape 

Hemostasis and transfusion in management in patients with end renal disease   
M. Plota 

SYMPOSIUM  
Moderators: K. Tarassi, A. Fylaktou 

Matching, mismatching in the view of solid organ transplantation 
I. Doxiadis 

The role of Immunology and Histocompatibility Laboratory in clinical transplantation 
K. Tarassi 

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT): The role of Unrelated Donor Registries 
J. Mytilineos 

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: M. Orth, Ch. Becker 

When and how will Artificial Intelligence (AI) be implemented in laboratory services?  
J. Adler 

Indirect methods for verification of reference intervals 
A. Bertam 

Do the IVD-regulations prevent innovations? 
M. Vogeser

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: D. Theodoridis, D. Zafeiropoulou 

Clinical appearance in sepsis
C. Anastogiannis                                                                  

Hematology lab in the diagnosis of sepsis  
D. Adamou  

Novel biomarkers in sepsis: The role of clinical biochemistry sepsis and immunity: the role of the immunological laboratory  
M. Giannoula 

Sepsis and immunity: The role of the immunological laboratory 
M. Demetriou

Chairpersons: E. Kontou , Chr. Nikolaou , A. Vittoraki

OR17 | QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE TORQUE-TENO VIRUS (TTV) LEVELS AS A BIOMARKER OF IMMUNE FUNCTION IN LUNG TRANSPLANTED PATIENTS
M. Evangelidou

OR18 | PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MYOSITIS-SPECIFIC (MSAs) AND MYOSITIS-ASSOCIATED AUTOANTIBODIES (MAAs) IN PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES
E. Kontou

OR19 | ANTI-PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 RECEPTOR ANTIBODIES AS A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER OF PRIMARY MEMBRANOUS NEPHROPATHY AND COEXISTENCE WITH ANCA
K. Masselou

OR20 | IMPACT OF VACCINATION WITH TOZINAMERAN ON HUMORAL AND CELLULAR IMMUNITY ACTIVATION AMONG KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
A. Fylaktou

OR21 | HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGENS (HLA) CLASS II AND INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE (ILD) ASSOCIATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC AUTOIMMUNE RHEUMATIC DISORDERS (SARDS)
V. Kitsiou

OR22 | THE USE OF DONOR-DERIVED CELL FREE DNA IN POST-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT MONITORING
A. Fylaktou

OR23 | THE ROLE OF nTREGS AND THE IL-23/IL-17 AXIS IN LUPUS NEPHRITIS
A. M. Georgiadou

OR24 | GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN ESTIMATION OF BONE MARROW DONORS, BASED ON HLA-TYPING WITH MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS, IN GREECE
I. Theodorou

OR25 | THE IMPACT OF HLA-DRB1*03 ALLELE IN A HELLENIC PEDIATRIC ONSET MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS COHORT
Ch. Skarlis

LECTURE 
Moderator: : I. Markakis

Voltage – Gated: Potassium Channels as Regulators of T-Cells Activation Threshold: Implication for Immune Dysregulation
K. Poulopoulou

LECTURE 
Moderator: N. Malliaraki      

Rare Endocrinological Cases: the experience from a European Reference Center 
T. Stratigou 

Illumina Solutions for Infectious Disease & Microbiology
F. Valerio

Chairperson: L. Skoura

Syndromic Testing and Rapid Antibiogram: Focusing on Bacteremias
P. Mantzana

LECTURE
Moderators: E. Wieland 

Analytical role in clinical toxicology: Impact on the diagnosis and treatment of poisoned patients 
E.-J.  Franssen 

LECTURE
Moderators: K.  Poulopoulou  

The autoantibody landscape in inflammatory myopathies: Challenges and Opportunities 
C. – P. Mavragani 

LECTURE 
Moderators:  I. Papaparaskevas

ESKAPE pathogens … a big problem in infection control 
H. Cruz 

LECTURE
Moderators: S. Pournaras 

Recycling old antibiotics to fight new MDR bacteria (Clinical Microbiology) 
M. Seruca

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: V. Kusec, P. Twomey 

Pharmacodynamic biomarkers in TDM: A still emerging tool 
M. Shipkova 

TDM in Neuropsychopharmacology 
C. Hiemke 

When therapy fails: Adherence testing for lipid lowering and anti-hypertensive drugs 
E. Wieland 

LECTURE 
Moderator: G. Papadopoulos 

New Medical Genetics: Present and future expectations
E. Frysira 

LECTURE 
Moderator: L. Martins 

Tumor markers in ovarian cancer
H. Gaspar

LECTURE 

  Moderator: V. Kusec 

Mitochondria in cardiovascular diseases: Looking for biomarkers by translational research
F. Sedlic  

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: N. Malliaraki, K. Makedou   

Novel biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in clinical practice: Hope Vs hype 
N. Malliaraki 

Novel Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lung Cancer
A. Gargalionis   

Methods and challenges in the determination of thyroid hormones 
K. Makedou  

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: S. Antonopoulou, J. Meletiadis, A. Velegraki 

Latest Epidemiological Trends in Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) 
P. Nyirjesy

Challenges in Treating VVC: New Antifungals and Vaccines on the Horizon  
A. Powell

Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Current Strategies and Suggested Guidelines 
J. Meletiadis  

Economic and Psychological Impact of Persistent VVC on Women’s Health 
S. Antonopoulou  

SYMPOSIUM
Moderator: P. Twomey 

 Laboratory Medicine – A lipid clinic 
P. Twomey 

Training in Laboratory Medicine and direct patient care – The United Kingdom approach 
A. Ryan 

Training in Laboratory Medicine and direct patient care – The Ireland approach 
C. de Buitleir 

Training in Laboratory Medicine and direct patient care – The South Africa approach 
T. Pillay 

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: M. Kanariou, F. Paliogianni 

Infectious manifestations of primary Immunodeficiencies   
S. Holland 

The diagnostic Approach  
M. Tzanoudaki 

The therapeutic Management – Precision Medicine  
S. Tantou

OR26 | IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CULTURE RESULTS OF RESPIRATORY SPECIMENTS IN NORTHERN GREECE.
M. Exindari

OR27 | EVALUATION OF A RAPID MOLECULAR MULTIPLEX TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS AND RESISTANCE DETERMINANTS FROM POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURE IN A GREEK TERTIARY HOSPITAL
E. Keskilidou

OR29 | A CASE OF INVASIVE TRICHOSPORON ASHAII INFECTION AT A PATIENT WITH HIV INFECTION
A. Tychala

OR30 | ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN HELICOBACTER PYLORI ISOLATES: THE PRESENT CONDITIONS IN GREECE
B. Martinez-Gonzalez

OR31 | QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DETECTION OF NON HELICOBACTER PYLORI HELICOBACTER (NHPΗ) SPECIES IN HUMAN GASTRIC BIOPSIES
N. Moustakas

Chairpersons: M. Plota, D. Zafeiropoulou

OR32 | MONOCYTE DISTRIBUTION WIDTH (MDW) AS A LOW-COST AND EFFECTIVE BIOMARKER FOR SEPSIS PREDICTION AND PATIENT’S OUTCOME
D. Theodoridis

OR33 | USE OF MDW, IL-6 AND TNF-A AS PREDICTORS OF CLINICAL OUTCOME IN SEPTIC PATIENTS
M. Giannoula

OR34 | CASE PRESENTATION OF A HAEMOPHILIC PATIENT WITH INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE DUE TO COMORBIDITY FACTORS
E. Papapetrou

OR35 | POSITIVE MIXING STUDY AS AN INDICATOR OF VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY-INDUCED COAGULOPATHY IN PATIENTS RECEIVING BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY OR VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENTATION
A. Mathaiou

OR36 | EVALUATION OF NEUT-RI AND NEUT-GI AS RELIABLE INFLAMMATORY INDICATORS
A. Papantoniou

OR38 | MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA WITH MYC ABERRATIONS: BIOLOGICAL & CLINICAL FEATURES AND DIAGNOSTIC PITFALLS
D. Liakopoulos

LECTURE 
Moderator: Z. Pallantza 
 
Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) and Vaccine-induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT)     
M. Kechagia

LECTURE 
Moderators: V. Tsagari, M. Plota      

 
Rhezus null: A challenge to transfusion medicine 
M. Mpompola 

Chairpersons: S. Chatzipanagiotou, Chr. Nikolaou

Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL): A Biomarker Game-Changer in Neurodegenerative Diseases
M. Anagnostouli

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM

Moderator: Sp. Pournaras

From RNA- to ATAC- to whole-exome- to metagenomeseq: Versatile high-throughput NGS enabling biomedical discovery
P. Hatzis

Benchmarking of wetlab procedures: From sample collection to shotgun metagenomic sequencing
M. Almeida

LECTURE 
Moderator: A. Gargalionis     

Challenges in the evaluation of glycated hemoglobin 
M. Dalamaga 

LECTURE 
Moderator: S. Chaniotaki  

Monocyte distribution width (MDW): A new biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis  
D. Theodoridis 

LECTURE
Why laboratory tests should remain in the hands of laboratory physicians 
Moderators: St. Chatzipanagiotou 

A critical appraisal of direct to the consumer tests 
M. Orth 

LECTURE
Moderators: D. Papaventsis, S. Karampela 

Is there any hope of “Ending Tuberculosis”? 
F. Drobnewski  

LECTURE
Moderator: E. Angelakis

Current trends in allergy lab diagnostics
I. Skountzou

SYMPOSIUM Microbiome and haematology     
Moderators: A. Lekka, S. Chaniotaki 

Microbiome and hematological malignancies     
S. Korovesi 

Microbiome and hemostasis   
E. Petrou  

Microbiome and iron metabolism  
P. Mazarakou 

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators:  S. Antonopoulou, A. Mavrommati  

Οne earth
A. Velegrakis

Epidemiology – Nosocomial Infection
Th. Zaoutis

Rare mycoses in South East Europe
A. Velegraki

One Health and the Veterinary sector   
O. Karaoulani

AMR- The Veterinary Approach 
M. Linou

Moderator: O. Alataş

Advanced Hematological Parameters In Clinical Practice
M. Kilercik

Laboratory Markers in the Diagnosis of Thrombosis
O. C. Madenci

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: G. Hamilos, F. Paliogianni 

Novel aspects in pathogenesis of invasive fungal diseases 
G. Hamilos 

HIV infection: Diagnostic challenges- unmet needs 
L. Skoura 

Latent viruses: Laboratory determinants of reactivation and chronicity  
C. Castaldo 

LECTURE 
Moderators: K. Patas 

The management of meningitis in the Μedical Biopathology laboratory and in the community 
C. Mousoulis 

LECTURE 
Moderators: E. Angelakis, I. Skountzou

New Microbiological Methods for the Diagnosis of Endocarditis 
P. E. Fournier

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators: E. Angelakis, Chr. Nikolaou 

Influenza – Avian Influenza  
K. Bragstad 
 
Arbovirus – OROV situation 
R. Charrel 

Antiviral drug design, viral diagnostics and therapeutics using Artificial Intelligence 
D. Vlachakis 

SYMPOSIUM
Moderators:  S. Antonopoulou

Malaria – diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis 
E. Patsoula 

Climate changes Vs. vector-borne diseases 
N. Knap 

Rare, unusual, and spurious parasitic infections
E.T. Piperaki