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Dear All A gentle reminder that the below meeting is now open for registration. ACB South West & Wessex Region Autumn meeting Thursday 28th of November 2013 Lecture Theatre, Peninsula Medical School, Royal Devon & Exeter, Wonford, Barrack Road, EXETER, EX2 5DW Trace elements and Toxicology Programme 9:30 Registration and Tea & Coffee Morning session (Chair: Dr Maurice Salzmann, RD&E) 10:30 Brief overview of iron homeostasis and laboratory investigation Dr Wayne Thomas - Consultant Haematologist, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth 11:15 Trace elements in nutrition Dr Ruth Ayling - Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth 12:00 “Measuring wear” in metal on metal hips: the role of trace element analysis. Mr Barry Sampson - Consultant Clinical Scientist and Honorary Lecturer, Charing Cross Hospital, London 12:45 pm Lunch Afternoon session 13:45 Clinical Biochemistry Live Chair: Dr Andrew Day - Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare 3:15 pm Tea Chair: Dr John O’Connor, RD&E 3.30 pm Forty Years of Trace Element Toxicity Dr Andrew Taylor - Consultant Clinical Biochemist, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guidford 4.15 pm Metal on Metal hip: A clinical perspective Mr Alun John - Consultant Orthopaedics Cardiff and Vale UHB - Trauma & Ortho, Cardiff 5:00 pm Close CPD accreditation: 5 points Travel information Information about travel can be followed and downloaded from below. http://www.rdehospital.nhs.uk/patients/where/default.html It is recommended to use public transport where possible as parking is extremely restricted on site! Kind regards Dr Aabha Sharma and Dr Mathangi Balasubramani (Meeting Secretary) ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/