Virtual 2021 RCPA AACB

Chemical Pathology Course


10-12 & 15-17 February 2021


Program

Times are based on Sydney Time, AEDT (UTC +11)

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Wednesday 10th February 2021

9:55 AM - 10:00 AM
 Welcome
10:00 AM - 11:10 AM
 Session 1
10:00-10:20
 Luminescence and Fluorescence (1C) - Dr Elzahn de Waal
10:25-10:45
 Main analyser platforms and automation (1G) - Miss Judy PS Lai
10:50-11:10
 Ion Selective Electrodes (1H) - Mrs Alison Connolly
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
 Networking break
11:35 AM - 12:25 PM Session 2
11:35-12:00
Acid-Base Measurement (1I) – A/Prof Graham Jones
12:05-12:25
 HPLC (1K) – Dr Steven Ramsay
12:25 PM - 12:55 PM Lunch Break (Wed)
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM Session 3
1:00-1:20
Method Comparison (5G) – Mr David Hughes
1:25-1:45
Internal QC (5D) – Ms Kylie Daun
1:50-2:10
External QA (5E) – Mr Peter Graham
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Quiz (Day 1)
2:30 PM Day 1 Closes

Thursday 11th February 2021

10:00 Day 2 - Sessions start
10:00 AM - 11:25 AM Session 4
10:00-10:25
Osmometry (1P) – Mr Steve Weier
10:30-10:55
Enzymology (1Q) – Mr Craig Baker
11:00-11:25
Clinical Enzymology (2G) – Dr Tina Yen
11:25 AM - 11:34 AM Short Break (Thurs)
11:35 AM - 12:20 PM Session 5
11:35-11:55
Potassium (2B) – Mr David Deam
12:00-12:20
Iron Studies (2P) – Mr Robert White
12:20 PM - 12:55 PM Lunch Break (Thurs)
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Session 6
1:00-1:25
Urine Analysis (2Z) – Dr Que Lam
1:30-1:50
Pleural Fluid Analysis (2CC) – Dr Paul Chubb
1:55-2:15
Cases – Ms Jane Kerridge
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM Quiz (Day 2)
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Meet The Examiners
3:00 PM Day 2 Closes

Friday 12th February 2021

10:00 Day 3 - Sessions start
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM Session 7
10:00-10:25
Bilirubin analysis (2J) – Ms Helen Martin
10:30-10:55
Paediatric jaundice (2W) – Dr Jason Chung
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Geoffrey Kellerman Award Presentation
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Networking Break (Fri)
11:35 AM - 12:30 PM Session 8
11:35-12:00
Hypoglycaemia (2F) – Dr Wayne Rankin
12:05-12:30
Pituitary Function (2Q) – Mr Greg Ward
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Lunch Break (Fri)
12:55 PM - 2:10 PM Session 9
12:55-1:20
Cardiac Risk Factors (2L) – Dr Louise Prentice
1:25-1:50
 Natriuretic Peptides (2N) – Miss Francina Thomas
1:55-2:15
Porphyria (2Y) – Ms Virginia Cronin
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM Quiz (Day 3)
2:35 PM Day 3 Closes

Monday 15th February 2021

10:00 Day 4 - Sessions start
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Session 10
10:00-10:25
Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Concepts (4A) – Dr Chris Farrell
10:30-10:50
Drug-metabolism and Pharmacogenetics (4B) - Dr Tze Ping Loh
10:55-11:20
 Genetics and Molecular Oncology (3D) – Mrs Fiona Webb
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Break (Mon)
11:35 AM - 12:20 PM Session 11
11:35-11:55
Digoxin (4D_1) – Dr Oliver Treacy
12:00-12:20
Cyclosporin and immuno-suppressant drugs (4D_2) – Mr Robert White
12:20 PM - 12:55 PM Lunch Break (Mon)
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM Session 12
1:00-1:20
Lithium (4D_3) – Dr Douglas Chesher
1:25-1:45
Anticonvulsant drugs (4D_4) - Dr Samarina Musaad
1:50-2:15
Cases (Mon) – Mr Peter Ward
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM Quiz (Day 4)
2:35 PM Day 4 Closes

Tuesday 16th February 2021

10:00 Day 5 - Sessions start
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Session 13
10:00-10:25
Initial Management and Evaluation of the Poisoned Patient (4E) - Dr Sarah Buller
10:30-10:55
Toxicological Profiles and Interventions for Specific Poisons (4F) - Dr Amanda Caswell
11:00-11:20
 Occupational Health Monitoring; solvents, trace metals (4H) - Dr Simon Handley
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Break (Tues)
11:35 AM - 12:20 PM Session 14
11:35-11:55
Reference Intervals (5H) – Dr Christina Trambas
12:00-12:20
Biological variation (5H) – A/Prof Ken Sikaris
12:20 PM - 12:55 PM Lunch Break (Tues)
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM Session 15
1:00-1:20
Laboratory Safety and Hazard Management (5B) – Mr Robert Flatman
1:25-1:50
 Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine (EBLM) (5I) – Prof Chris Florkowski
1:55-2:15
Clinical audit as a quality improvement tool (5A, 5D) – Dr John Burnett
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM Quiz (Day 5)
2:35 PM Day 5 Closes

Wednesday 17th February 2021

10:00 Day 6 - Sessions start
10:00 AM - 11:10 AM Session 16
10:00-10:20
Methods in diagnostic immunology - Dr Desiree Berry
10:25-10:50
 Autoantibody assays - interpretation and reporting - Mr Richard Fulton
10:55-11:15
QAP and challenges with standardisation in immunoserology - Dr Louise Weinholt
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Break (Wed)
11:35 AM - 12:55 PM Session 17
11:35-12:00
Complement interpretation - Dr Theo de Malmanche
12:05-12:30
IgG4 disease and role of laboratory testing - Dr Phillippa Pucar
12:35-13:00
Sarcoidosis and role of ACE assays - Dr Carel Pretorius
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM Close of Course

Contact

Course Secretariat, AACB Services

Lisa King, Event Manager |    : 0408 904 524 |  : lisa@aacb.asn.au
Sharon Boynes, Events Officer |    : 0427 016 048 |  : sharon@aacb.asn.au