EPBS Conference ‘Future of Biomedical Science: Dark Clouds or Blue Skies?’

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome / Fernando Mendes, President EPBS

9:15 - 9:30

EPBS: 20 years, a growing / Marie Culliton, Past President EPBS

9:30 - 9:50

Point of Care Testing (POCT) / Christopher Price, UK

9:50 - 10:10

Current and future impact of Genomics / Maria Gazouli, Greece

10:10 - 10:30

Discussion

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:20

Agile and responsive education program for BLS / Mireille Geng, Switzerland

11:20 - 11:40

Translational research and bioinformatics / Cathal O Brien, Ireland

11:40 - 12:00

Challenges for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) / Mette Lundstrøm-Dahl and Liv Kjersti Paulsen, Norway

12:00 - 12:20

Discussion

12:20 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:20

Impact of the European policy on the development of our profession / Fernando Mendes, President EPBS

14:20 - 14:40

Impact of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) / Alan Wainwright, IFBLS president-elect

14:40 - 15:15

Discussion

15:15 - 15:45

Coffee break

15:45 - 16:05

Change in healthcare landscape / Piero Cappelletti, Italy

16:05 - 16:25

One workforce? Opportunities for laboratory medicine / Jo Martin, UK

16:25 - 17:00

Survival of fittests / Patrick Mulhare, Ireland

17:00

Conclusion / Fernando Mendes, President EPBS