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The XIIIth International Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine
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The XIIIth International Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine (ICPLM) in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 20–22, 2014 provides a unique opportunity to discuss advances in the field of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, and continues a tradition started in 1980 in which specialists in the field gather to exchange ideas. The scientific program for the meeting evolved from the many suggestions of colleagues of the International Advisory Board. A wide array of topics is being presented and should enable a better understanding of the needs of the pediatric laboratory. In this issue of Clinical Biochemistry we have invited the speakers to share their presentations. The papers summarize the talks along with relevant references. It provides a synopsis of the congress and we hope you will find it useful. You will also find abstracts of the poster presentations, some of which have been selected for oral presentation. Meetings such as this one cannot take place without the help of many people. The members of the IFCC Task Force on Pediatric Laboratory medicine (Drs. Klaus Kohse, (Germany) Michael Metz (Australia), Patricia Jones (USA), Sharon Geaghan (USA), Tim Lang (UK)) and our colleagues from Istanbul, (Drs . Feyza Darendeliler, Umit Turkoglu) worked hard to put together this program. We are all grateful for the support of the Organizing Secretariat—MZ Congressi and the IFCC. Several National groups (AACC, CSCC, German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, The Royal College of Pathologists, Turkish Society of Pediatrics, Australian Society of Clinical Chemistry) have provided support for some of our speakers. Several companies
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(Waters, Sarstedt, AB-Sciex, Mayo Medical Laboratories, and Instrument Laboratories (Canada)) also provided financial support. Dr. Neumann & Kindler, Labcore, Bochum (Germany) sponsored the poster awards. Last but not least we thank the Editorial staff of Clinical Biochemistry for agreeing to publish these proceedings.
o Instrumentation and processes must be capable of dealing with small samples. o Many diseases may be specific to childhood and may require specialized testing not readily available. o The clinical interpretation of the tests must take into account the changing metabolism of the growing child.
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Children are not simply little adults. This phrase is often repeated by many who work with children and is especially true when these children are patients. The inherent differences between children and adults dictate differences in the practice of adult and pediatric laboratory medicine. Laboratory testing in children provide many challenges among which are:
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Vijay L. Grey IFCC Task Force Paediatric Laboratory Medicine Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada E-mail address: [email protected].
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Klaus P. Kohse IFCC Task Force Paediatric Laboratory Medicine Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Fakultät für Medizin und Gesundheitswissenschaften, Rahel-Straus-Str. 10, D-26133 Oldenburg, Germany Klinikum Oldenburg gGmbH, Institut für Laboratoriums diagnostik und Mikrobiologie, Rahel-Straus-Str. 10, D-26133 Oldenburg, Germany E-mail address: [email protected].
Michael Metz IFCC Task Force Paediatric Laboratory Medicine SA Pathology at the Women's & Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia E-mail address: [email protected].
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Tim Lang IFCC Task Force Paediatric Laboratory Medicine Consultant Clinical Scientist, Clinical Biochemistry Department, University Hospital of North Durham, North Road, Durham DH1 5TW, UK E-mail address: [email protected].
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.05.008 0009-9120/© 2014 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Please cite this article as: Grey VL, et al, The XIIIth International Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, Clin Biochem (2014), http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.05.008
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Clinical Biochemistry journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/clinbiochem
Editorial
2
The XIIIth International Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine
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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 76
The XIIIth International Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine (ICPLM) in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 20–22, 2014 provides a unique opportunity to discuss advances in the field of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, and continues a tradition started in 1980 in which specialists in the field gather to exchange ideas. The scientific program for the meeting evolved from the many suggestions of colleagues of the International Advisory Board. A wide array of topics is being presented and should enable a better understanding of the needs of the pediatric laboratory. In this issue of Clinical Biochemistry we have invited the speakers to share their presentations. The papers summarize the talks along with relevant references. It provides a synopsis of the congress and we hope you will find it useful. You will also find abstracts of the poster presentations, some of which have been selected for oral presentation. Meetings such as this one cannot take place without the help of many people. The members of the IFCC Task Force on Pediatric Laboratory medicine (Drs. Klaus Kohse, (Germany) Michael Metz (Australia), Patricia Jones (USA), Sharon Geaghan (USA), Tim Lang (UK)) and our colleagues from Istanbul, (Drs . Feyza Darendeliler, Umit Turkoglu) worked hard to put together this program. We are all grateful for the support of the Organizing Secretariat—MZ Congressi and the IFCC. Several National groups (AACC, CSCC, German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, The Royal College of Pathologists, Turkish Society of Pediatrics, Australian Society of Clinical Chemistry) have provided support for some of our speakers. Several companies
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(Waters, Sarstedt, AB-Sciex, Mayo Medical Laboratories, and Instrument Laboratories (Canada)) also provided financial support. Dr. Neumann & Kindler, Labcore, Bochum (Germany) sponsored the poster awards. Last but not least we thank the Editorial staff of Clinical Biochemistry for agreeing to publish these proceedings.
o Instrumentation and processes must be capable of dealing with small samples. o Many diseases may be specific to childhood and may require specialized testing not readily available. o The clinical interpretation of the tests must take into account the changing metabolism of the growing child.
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Children are not simply little adults. This phrase is often repeated by many who work with children and is especially true when these children are patients. The inherent differences between children and adults dictate differences in the practice of adult and pediatric laboratory medicine. Laboratory testing in children provide many challenges among which are:
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Vijay L. Grey IFCC Task Force Paediatric Laboratory Medicine Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada E-mail address: [email protected].
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Klaus P. Kohse IFCC Task Force Paediatric Laboratory Medicine Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Fakultät für Medizin und Gesundheitswissenschaften, Rahel-Straus-Str. 10, D-26133 Oldenburg, Germany Klinikum Oldenburg gGmbH, Institut für Laboratoriums diagnostik und Mikrobiologie, Rahel-Straus-Str. 10, D-26133 Oldenburg, Germany E-mail address: [email protected].
Michael Metz IFCC Task Force Paediatric Laboratory Medicine SA Pathology at the Women's & Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia E-mail address: [email protected].
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Tim Lang IFCC Task Force Paediatric Laboratory Medicine Consultant Clinical Scientist, Clinical Biochemistry Department, University Hospital of North Durham, North Road, Durham DH1 5TW, UK E-mail address: [email protected].
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.05.008 0009-9120/© 2014 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Please cite this article as: Grey VL, et al, The XIIIth International Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, Clin Biochem (2014), http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.05.008
