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Dear Mailbase members,
Please see below 2nd announcement of the ICPLM and attached programme. I would also like to highlight the generous travel scholarships being offered by the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolisms (www.ssiem.org)
to attend this conference,
Many thanks
Dr Tim Lang
Vice-chair of IFCC Task Force on Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (TF-PLM)
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the XIV International Congress of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (ICPLM) and the Task Force on Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (TF-PLM) of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and
Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), we invite you to the Congress in Durban, South Africa on October 20th-22nd 2017.
The Congress will be organized in cooperation with the African Federation of Clinical Chemistry.
The Congress will focus on the latest scientific and technological achievements in all areas of paediatric, clinical and diagnostic laboratory medicine and we are certain that all participants will
be enthused by the program.
Taking place immediately before the IFCC World Lab Durban 2017, the congress offers you the
unique opportunity to gather the latest information in laboratory medicine for children as well
as for adult patients.
The scientific program will cover a wide range of topics and includes sessions on genetically determined diseases in children, metabolic disorders, newborn screening, allergy testing, nutrition, endocrinology, paediatric reference intervals,
infectious diseases, challenges of the paediatric laboratory, and many other topics. We would also like to encourage you to submit your latest scientific research results to be presented in scientific poster sessions.
The program will attract a wide variety of participants including laboratory physicians, scientists
and technologists, as well as practicing clinicians in paediatrics, neonatology, infectious disease
and family medicine.
Detailed information about the 2017 ICPLM Durban and its program can be found at the following link:
www.icplm2017.org
Durban which is the third largest city in South Africa is a natural paradise known for its gorgeous,
safe swimming beaches and subtropical climate, warm Indian ocean, variety of restaurants and
rich cultural diversity. Durban is situated on the eastern coast of Africa in Kwa-Zulu Natal province where summer is all year long.
Please save these dates in your calendar – we look forward to hosting you in Durban in October
2017.
TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP
The Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolisms (www.ssiem.org) have kindly offered 10 travel grants of 500 euro to support individuals with an interest in inherited metabolic diseases to attend the XIV International Congress
of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine
The criteria for the grants are described below:
Applications for the grants will be considered by a sub-group of the organising committee of the ICPLM. There will be five grants available to applications from the African continent and 5 grants to the rest of the world. Application will
be welcomed from those that have shown an interested in inherited metabolic diseases. Grants are open to all regardless of age, position or seniority providing that the individual is a member of the IFCC member society of their country.
If it is necessary to distinguish between applicants priority will be given to those who are to present oral or poster presentations at a meeting, those who have particular financial difficulties and those whom at the discretion of the
Committee have shown commitment to the furtherance of the management and study of metabolic disease.
Application deadline is fixed on 15th June 2017.