Dear list members

The Programme for the ACB National Audit meeting has now been finalised (see below).

Online registration is open at www.acbwm.org.uk.

Please register as soon as possible.  This meeting needs at least 80 registrants to be viable.

Thank you!

Jonathan Middle (Meeting Secretary)

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ACB National Audit Meeting
24th September 2010
Austin Court, Birmingham

The Final Programme is as follows:

10:00        Registration & Coffee

10:40        Introduction and welcome

Morning session         Chair: Annette Thomas

10:45        A national audit of eGFR reporting.  Professor Eric Kilpatrick, Hull

11:25        ‘Add-on’ tests: a national audit of current practice. Dr John Monaghan, Derby

12:05        Results from the second national thyroid audit.  Ms Roberta Goodall, Bristol

12:45         Lunch

Afternoon session    Chair: Peter West

13:30        A pick of regional audits from the UK to be presented orally:

• Audit of glucose tolerance tests in primary care. Oliver Clifford-Mobley, Kingston Hospital, London, Southern Region

• Audit of cycle outcomes in  assisted reproduction : Assessment of candidates based on anti Mullerian hormone (AMH) improves outcomes in induction of ovulation. Ian Laing, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester.  North West Region

• Managing demand for Thyroid function tests: a re audit. Marten C Davies, Leighton Hospital, Crewe.  North West Region

• A high quality and cost effective ‘end to end service’. How small, low cost changes can make a huge impact on total turnaround times. Elizabeth Robinson, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool.  North West Region

15.20        Tea

15.50        Summary & proposals for future national audits

16:30        Close

Eight additional regional audits may be presented as posters during the day

• Audit of laboratory Liver Function Testing (Thames region)
• An Audit of Reference Ranges used by Biochemistry Laboratories (Thames Region)
• A Regional Audit of Laboratory Investigation of suspected Multiple Myeloma (Thames region)
• Audit of PTH and Vitamin D Requests and Results (Southern Region)
• Turnaround times for samples from the neonatal intensive care and maternity wards (West Midlands region)
• Automated laboratory re-run audit (North West region)
• An audit of lipid assays and reporting (Northern Region)
• Audit to Assess the Prevalence of Congenital Hypothyroidism (CHT) in Infants Presenting with Prolonged Jaundice (North West Region)

Charges are :

ACB/IBMS trainees : £50
ACB members (not trainees) : £60
All others : £75

Online registration is at www.acbwm.org.uk

Jonathan Middle, ACBWM Meetings Secretary