Chairpersons:
Laurence Lutteri - Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Liège, Liège, Belgium
Michel Langlois - Department of Laboratory Medicine, AZ Sint-Jan, Brugge, Belgium
| 08:30 – 09:05 | Registration with mini breakfast |
| 09:05 – 09:10 | Welcome |
| 09:10 – 09:30 |
An overview and perspectives of NIS EQA |
| 09:30 – 09:55 |
Detection of antinuclear antibodies: recommendations from EFLM, EASI and ICAP: clinical and methodological aspects including automated microscopy |
| 09:55 – 10:20 |
Detection of antinuclear antibodies: recommendations from EFLM, EASI and ICAP: QA & verification, a practical approach |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Questions |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break + Sponsors visit |
| 11:00 – 11:30 |
LR in autoimmune diagnostics: basic principles |
| 11:30 – 11:50 |
LR: Results of the 2023 survey and practical implementation in the lab |
| 11:50 – 12:00 | Questions |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch + Sponsors visit |
| 13:00 – 13:25 |
APS new classification criteria and daily practice in laboratory diagnosis of APS |
| 13:25 – 13:50 |
Method comparison in Antiphospholipid antibody measurement |
| 13:50 – 14:00 | Questions |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Coffee break + Sponsors visit |
| 14:30 – 14:55 |
Update on auto-immune serology in myositis |
| 14:55 – 15:20 |
Auto-immune serology in interstitial lung disease diagnostics |
| 15:20 – 15:50 |
New antibodies and the role of IP-MS in routine diagnostics |
| 15:50 | Questions and Closing |