Association
of Clinical Biochemists
Southern Region Winter Meeting
Tuesday 12th December 2006
In Honour of the Retirement of Dr Bill Richmond
Lipids and Cardiovascular Disease
C
ockburn Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor QEQM Wing,
St Mary's Hospital, South Wharf Rd , London W2 1PG
9.30 Coffee & Registration
10.15 Prof Desmond Johnston: Welcome & Introduction.
10.30 Prof RS Elkeles : Research in lipids and cardiovascular disease at St. Mary's.
11.00 Dr MD Feher: CHD prevention in type 2 diabetes.
11.30 Dr M Schachter : Developments in lipid lowering strategies.
12.00 Prof SE Humphries : Potential of genetic testing in the diagnosis and pharmacotherapy of dyslipidaemia.
12.30 Lunch
2.00 Dr M Caslake: The attainment of accuracy in lipid and lipoprotein measurements.
2.30 Dr R Cramb: Routine laboratory performance in lipid measurements …. Fit for purpose?
3.00 Prof G Ferns: The place of specialist tests and the SAAS service for Cardiovascular Biomarkers.
3.30 Prof PN Durrington : Apoproteins AI and B as therapeutic targets and risk indicators.
4.00 Dr Bill Richmond: Concluding Remarks
4.15 Drinks and Close
Cost of meeting: Cost of meeting: ACB members £15.00 (Grade A trainees/temporarily retired members/retired members are required to submit a £15 deposit which will be returned at the meeting) £25 for non-members.
Closing date for registration: Friday 1 st December 2006
For further information contact : Dr Pat Kyd ( p.kyd@imperial.ac.uk)
Dept of Chemical Pathology, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street , London W2 1PG