WARSAW th September 2016 Venue: Double Tree by Hilton, Warsaw

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1 4th Joint EFLM UEMS Congress European Union of Medical Specialists Section of Laboratory Medicine/Medical Biopathology Laboratory medicine at the clinical interface WARSAW th September 2016 Venue: Double Tree by Hilton, Warsaw Under the auspices of: Under the auspices of: The Congress Newsletter N 6

2 Page 2 LAST CHANCE FOR Online Registration!!! On behalf of the Congress Organizing Committee it is a great pleasure to invite you all to the 4 th Joint EFLM-UEMS Congress in Warsaw, the largest European event in Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Diagnostics in We would like to remind you that registration is accessible till the end of August at: eflm-uems.warsaw2016.eu/registration.html However online registration is still available, there will also be a possibility to register at the venue. We would like to proudly announce that 90 speakers and chairs confirmed their attendance and over 550 participants have registered for the Congress so far. 350 abstracts have been evaluated, 24 have been chosen for oral presentation during parallel sessions and 47 have been selected for short presentation during poster walks. The abstracts will be published online in the EFLM-UEMS Congress Abstracts Book at Clin Chem Lab Med and available on memory sticks. The 5 EFLM bursaries have been announced. The winners come from Belgium, Finland, Italy, Poland and Spain. Deadline for online registration: August 30 th, 2016 Please feel encouraged to take a part of our Social Evening on Friday, September 23rd. We ve prepared a panoramic sightseeing tour followed by a gala dinner with Polish cuisine. For more details visit our website. We are looking forward to seeing you all in Warsaw!!! Traveling to Poland you need to know September is the last month of the summer in Poland. Average temperatures are pleasant, usually fluctuating between degrees, depending on the humidity (it usually doesn t rain too much). In Poland the currency is Polish Zloty (PLN). Foreign currency can be exchanged at the airport as well as at private exchange offices throughout the center of Warsaw. Nevertheless there is a possibility to pay in Euros in majority of shops and supermarkets in the city. There is also a possibility to withdraw Euro currency from the Euronet cash machines. Credit and debit cards are accepted in all Polish restaurants and shops. The electric current is 220V AC with a frequency of 50 Hertz. European standard plugs with two round pins are used. Warsaw is on Central European Time zone, one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1). In September there will still be the summer time. Telephone numbers: European Emargency: 112 Country Code: +48 City Code: 22 Taxi service is commonly available. Average price from the airport to the Congress Venue (18 km) should not exceed 15 Euro (60 PLN); from the airport to the city center (5 km): 5-10 Euro (30-40PLN). Open WiFi service is provided by the City of Warsaw in most attended public places, including the center of the town and public transport. There are 150 HotSpots, with the speed transfer of 512Kb/s (download/upload). WiFi access will also be available at the Double Tree by Hilton Congress Venue. Prof. Grazyna Sypniewska (EFLM, PTDL) President of the Congress and Organizing Committee Chair Prof. Eberhard Wieland (UEMS) Scientific Programme Committee Chair And remember about Must See in Warsaw: Interactive Warsaw Rising Museum; Warsaw Old Town Royal Lazienki Palace and Park; King s Castle; POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews; Multimedia Fountain Park Mermaid of Warsaw ; Residence of Jan III Sobieski in Wilanow.

3 Page 3 Pre-congress Symposium Clinical utility of bone markers measurement in metabolic diseases Wednesday, September 21 st. 10:30-13:00 Double Tree by Hilton Warsaw, Hall Cedar and Magnolia, 1st Floor Chair : Edgard Delvin (CA) 10:30-11:15 Howard Morris (AU) Clinical usefulness of bone turnover marker levels in osteoporosis: 2016 update. 11:15-12:00 Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch (AT) ECTS lecture on bone markers 12:00-12:30 Roman Lorenc (PL) Clinical use of bone turnover markers in Central Europe. 12:30-13:00 Grażyna Sypniewska (PL) Practical aspects of measurements of bone turnover markers, sources of variability, standardization of methods. The Pre-congress Symposium is free of charge to all participants registered for the Congress. Fee for those not-registered (80,-PLN) should be paid in advance to: Global Congress Sp. z o.o.; Nowogrodzka Street 62B/22, Warsaw, Poland; (NIP): ; MBANK SA; Bank address: Krolewska Street 14, Warsaw, Poland; SWIFT CODE: BREX PL PW WA1 IBAN: ; Payment purpose: Pre-congress symposium 2016 Your Name Don t want to travel with your poster? Forget about all the difficulties of carrying your poster during your trip to a conference, especially at the airport and onboard or on whatever public transport. We have made it possible to print it in advance at the venue. All you need to do is to prepare your poster in pdf format and it to us. Your poster will be waiting for you printed at the reception point. All the details about how to prepare the pdf file will be available soon on: eflm-uems.warsaw2016.eu/registration.html Prof. Roger Bouillon (BE) Roger Bouillon is professor in internal medicine (endocrinology) at the University and University Hospitals of the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in Belgium. He obtained his MD degree from the KU Leuven in 1968 and a PhD degree in He has been chair of the clinical department of endocrinology of the University Hospitals of the KU Leuven and of the Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology till 2009 (followed by obligatory emeritus status ). In these functions he has combined a clinical appointment with basic, translational and clinical (medical) research. He has been president of several international professional organizations [founding member and later President of the European Board of Endocrinology (UEMS )], and of several major international science organizations (including presidency of the International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS). He has extensive experience with science policy at the level of his University, of his country and internationally, as Vice President for Research in his university ( ) and member of the Board of Directors of this University and it s University Hospitals (Gasthuisberg), member of the Science Advisory Board of the Flemish Government ( ) and member of the European Medical Research Council. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Medicine (Belgium) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London). He is a coauthor of more than 600 peer reviewed papers. Endocrinology in general and hormonal regulation of bone metabolism and vitamin D remained the primary focus of his research although the laboratory of endocrinology and endocrine clinic is/was also involved in many other endocrine diseases, including diabetes, endocrinology of intensive care patients, Debate I: Vitamin D To test or not to test Thursday, September 22 nd starting 17:00 Pro: Roger Bouillon (BE) Contra: Ian Young (GB)

4 Page 4 The Congress Venue getting there. By air The Warsaw Chopin Airport (Lotnisko Chopina) is located 8 km from the city centre, which is easily get-at-able by taxi (approx minutes) or bus nr 175 (about 30 minutes). Tickets can be purchased from tickets machine inside the bus, one journey = 4,40 PLN). By train The Central Railway station (Warszawa Centralna) is situated in the city centre, it has direct connections with Europe s capitals like: Berlin, Vienna, Prague. Double Tree by Hilton Hotel and Conference Centre Warsaw, Skalnicowa str 21 The hotel Double Tree by Hilton is situated outside the city centre, 19 km from the Frederick Chopin International Airport in Warsaw; transfer from the airport by taxi takes minutess. Special taxi fares (15,-Euro) will be offered by the organizers The SAWA Taxi. If necessary, shuttle buses will be arranged for participants from the city centre hotels of different classes to the venue at DTbH twice a day. From the airport and central railway station you can get to congress venue by taxi or by city transport. City transport Bus nr 142 from Wiatraczna bus terminus (towards Aleksandrów) boarding bus stop Wiatraczna 14, destination bus stop Ośrodek szkoleniowy, trip duration about 23 minutes. Bus nr 702 from Wiatraczna bus terminus (towards Urząd Miasta) boarding bus stop Wiatraczna 14, destination bus stop Ośrodek szkoleniowy, trip duration about 24 minutes Wiatraczna bus terminus can be easily reached: - from the centrum of Warsaw by bus (141, 143, 521, 523) or by tram (6, 9, 22, 24, 26) - from the airport by bus nr 188 (towards Gocławek Wschodni), destination stop Wiatraczna, trip duration about 31 minutes Bus N72 a night bus from Dworzec Centralny (towards Olecka), destination bus stop Ośrodek szkoleniowy, trip duration about 33 minutes, goes every hour from 23:15 till 4:15 All city transport schedules and timetables are available at:

5 Page 4 The 4 th Joint EFLM-UEMS Congress is sponsored by: The Congress is also supported by: ASIA-PACIFIC FEDERATION FOR CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE Newsletter Editors: Katarzyna Bergmann Anna Stelmaszczyk-Emmel Rafał Wlazeł