Welcome
We are delighted to welcome you to the 48th ACBI annual conference, taking place this year in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin. This year’s programme brings together leading experts and practitioners to explore the evolving role of laboratory medicine in modern healthcare. Across two days, the conference will examine how innovation, digital transformation and new models of care are reshaping diagnostics while reinforcing the importance of quality, governance and clinical responsibility. With a strong focus on patient-centred approaches and the sustainability of lab services, this programme offers valuable insights, practical learning and opportunities for collaboration for all those working in clinical biochemistry and beyond.
This will be a fantastic opportunity to share your work through abstract submission from which we will select a number for oral presentation.
The conference dinner will be held in the Gibson Hotel, and will be a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues and friends. Places for the dinner are limited so book early!
Abstract Submissions
Poster abstracts will be considered on any topic that is deemed, by the Conference Committee, to be relevant to the discipline of Clinical Biochemistry. Abstracts submitted are eligible for consideration as oral abstract presentations during the conference.
Abstract Submission Deadline is 15th September
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Friday 6th November
- 08:30 - 09:00Arrival and Registration
- 09:00 - 09:10Opening RemarksDr. Lucille Kavanagh, Principal Clinical Biochemist, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin - Chairperson, Conference Organising Committee 2026
- 09:10 - 09:25President's AddressKelly Foley ACBI President - Principal Clinical Biochemist, Cork University Hospital.
- Session 1Chronic Disease ManagementChair – Karen Heverin, Principal Clinical Biochemist, Galway University Hospital.
- 9:30 - 10:00Evolving Chronic Disease Management: from framework to future impact.Dr. Maria O'Brien - General Manager Enhanced Community Care Programme Chronic Disease
- 10:00 - 10:30POCT to support CDM in the community.Dr Claire McRory, Operational Lead CDM Service, HSE and Ms Francesca Patton, Chief Medical Scientist, LUH, Donegal.
- 10:30 - 11:00Biomarkers in Chronic Kidney DiseaseDr. Sarah Moran - Consultant Nephrologist, Cork University Hospital
- 11:00 - 11:40Tea/Coffee and poster viewing
- Session 2Routine Services - When Routine Matters Most.Chair: Dr Paula O'Shea, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, MMUH and Our Lady's Hospital, Navan.
- 11:40 - 12:10Diagnostics & Clinical ImpactProf. Austin Stack - Consultant Nephrologist at University Hospital Limerick.
- 12:10- 12:40Challenges in standardizing urinalysis in medical laboratories across UkraineProf. Nataliia Kozpas - Department of Clinical Laboratory diagnostic, Danylo Halytskji Lviv National Medical University, Ukraine.
- 12:40 - 13:10Oral presentation 3x 10 min Oral presentations from selected abstracts.
- 13.10 - 14:15LunchLunch and poster viewing.
- 14:15 - 14:30Premium Event Partner Showcase
- Session 3Artificial Intelligence in Laboratory MedicineChair - Dr Micheál Mac Aogáin, Senior Clinical Biochemist, St James’s Hospital; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Trinity College Dublin
- 14:30-15:00TBC
- 15:00-15:30Governance of AI in Healthcare: opportunities and challenges of AI in clinical practiceErin Daly - Operations Manager, Pillar Centre for Transformative Health, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
- 15:30-16:00Tea/Coffee and poster viewing
- Session 4Analytical performance challenges - detection and mitigation strategiesChair - Carl Talbot, Principal Clinical Biochemist, The Coombe Hospital, Dublin.
- 16:00-16:30Long-term management of poor-performing assayRachel Marrington, Deputy Director and Consultant Clinical Scientist at Birmingham Quality (UK NEQAS), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- 16:30-17:00When to tolerate, suppress or replace an assay: practical and legal perspectivesDr. Rav Sodi. Consultant Clinical Biochemist at Broomfield Hospital, Mid & South Essex NHS Trust.
- Dinks reception from 18:30
Saturday 7th November
- Session 5Biochemistry Beyond the Laboratory: Patient Access in the digital ageChair - Dr Jennifer Brady, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, Children's Health Ireland.
- 09:15-09:45Direct to Consumer Testing - Biochemistry outside the LaboratoryDr. Matthias Orth, Medical Director of the Institute for Laboratory Medicine at Marienhospital Stuttgart, Germany.
- 9:45-10:15Patient Access to ResultsProfessor Maria Hagglund, Uppsala MedTech Science & Innovation Centre, Uppsala University, Sweden.
- 10:15-10:45Irish Perspective on Patient Access to ResultsStephen McMahon, Director of the Irish Patients' Association (IPA).
- 10:45-11:15Tea/Coffee and Poster viewing
- Session 6The Head and The Heart, Burnout and BalanceChair - Dr Heloise Tarrant, Principal Clinical Biochemist, St. Vincent's, Hospital, Dublin.
- 11:15-11:45Oral presentations3 x 10 min oral presentations from selected abstracts
- 11:45-12:15The use of NTproBNP in Cardiovascular Disease in Primary CareDr Eamonn O'Shea, General Practitioner, Claddagh Medical Centre & Cardiovascular Lead, Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP).
- 12:15-12:45Burn Out and Balance and the Modern Laboratory WorkforceProf. Brendan Kelly, Consultant Psychiatrist, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin.
- 12:45-12:55Medals and Awards PresentationACBI President - Kelly Foley, Principal Clinical Biochemist, Cork University Hospital,.
- 12:55-13:00Meeting Closing AddressACBI President - Kelly Foley, Principal Clinical Biochemist, Cork University Hospital,.
- Lunch to go.
Venue
The Gibson Hotel is located at Point Square, North Dock, Dublin D01 X2P2. The Gibson Hotel
Travelling by Car
The Gibson Hotel is located in the Point Square beside the 3 Arena. Hotel residents receive a preferential rate of €25 at Point Square Car Park when paying at hotel reception on departure.
Get Directions to Point Square Car Park here on Google Maps.
*Please note; there is a height restriction on the car park of 1.9m
From Dublin Airport
By Taxi:
Taxis are available from outside arrivals of both terminals, although availability may be limited during peak travel times. Please be advised taxi’s in Dublin run via a taxi meter. Expect to pay approximately €30 from Dublin Airport.
By Bus:
Aircoach route 702 and Dublin Express route 783 both operate 24-hour services that will bring you from Dublin Airport to the 3Arena stop, located next to the hotel.
Luas Tram
Our hotel is located right at the Luas tram stop ‘The Point’.
This is on the red line service and travels into the city centre every 10 minutes, giving guests easy access into the city centre.
Luas tickets can be purchased from machines on the platforms.
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Abstract Submissions
Poster abstracts will be considered on any topic that is deemed, by the Conference Committee, to be relevant to the discipline of Clinical Biochemistry. Abstracts submitted are eligible for consideration as oral abstract presentations during the conference. Selected oral abstract presentations will be in two sessions: one for Clinical Cases; and one for any other abstracts. The abstract title must not exceed 20 words and the text (excluding title, authors, and author affiliations) should be no more than 300 words. Figures and tables should not be included in the abstract. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that spelling, grammar, and syntax are correct. It is understood that all abstracts submitted have been reviewed and approved for submission by all contributing authors. Abstracts not adhering to the above instructions may be rejected.
Scientific abstracts must be structured, with appropriate headings, and must:
- Give background/context to the work described
- State the specific aim of the study
- Clearly describe the methods used and the study design, as appropriate
- Give details of compliance with the 2018 Health Research Regulations and ethics approval where appropriate
- Summarise results obtained
- State conclusions reached
- Statements such as ‘data will be presented’ or ‘results will be discussed’ may lead to rejection.
Where data or results have been published elsewhere (e.g. peer reviewed journal articles, letters, conference proceedings, posters, oral presentations, guidelines), this should clearly be stated at abstract submission. Where previously presented work has been augmented such that the authors feel it represents new work, this should likewise be stated. Any adjudications on the novelty or otherwise of abstract submission will be made by the Conference Committee. When submitting abstracts, authors should indicate if they wish to be considered for an oral presentation. Submissions of original work will automatically be eligible for consideration for the conference poster prize. Work declared by the authors, or deemed by the Conference Committee, to have been published previously may be submitted but will be ineligible for consideration for the poster prize. The Conference Committee will review all submitted abstracts. Their decision is final.
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