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The 5th National Congress of Biochemistry Clinic was held from June 5 to 7 in Asunci�n, Paraguay�s Capital, within the frame of the 6thParaguayan Congress of Chemistry. More than 450 participants attended the event,including clinical laboratory professionals and Biochemistry students fromseveral universities. The event benefited from the invaluable and tireless workof 12 volunteers from the Biochemistry Students Association, that together withthe Organizing Committee, coordinators and secretaries of the lecturers,contributed to the full achievement of the proposed objectives.
The scientific program consisted of three intra-congress courses of six hours each: �Administration and Management for laboratories�,�Update on Celiac disease�, �The Clinical Laboratory in Pediatrics�. It also included 8 Symposia, 3 Lectures and Selected Topics. The symposia dealt withSerology, Endocrinology, Oncology, Molecular Techniques applied to diagnosis and surveillance of infectious disease. The lectures addressed: �Management of the biochemical information�, �The role of the biochemist in the health team�, �ISO 17025 - ISO15189 with emphasis in the microbiology laboratory�. Finally, the Post-GraduateCourses of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences, UNA, were oriented toward Quality Management in clinical laboratories, Hematology, Infectious diseases, Microbiology, and Natural products as a new treatment of leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.
Dr. Carlos Navarro, Dr. Patricia Gentili and Dr. Maria Lasta (Argentina), Dr. Alan Fournet (France), Dr. Carmen Melchor D�az (Mexico) and Dr. Stella Raymondo (Uruguay) were the foreign lecturers. There were also twenty national lecturers.
Dr.Hernan Fares Taie (Argentina), as a lecturer of the IFCC Visitor Lecturer Program (VPL), sponsored by ABBOTT Diagnostics Paraguay, developed the eight-hourpre-congress course �Evidence Based Medicine and Management of Clinical Guidelines� that was attended by 120 people. It was a complete success in terms of participation as the audience was the largest recorded up to now in the modality of pre-congress courses in the area of Biochemistry in Paraguay. Importantly,attendees of the Vth National Congress of Clinical Biochemistry could also access of part of the lecture content on �Management of the knowledge in Clinical Biochemistry�and of the Symposium on Quality Management in the clinical laboratories �Usefulness of clinical guidelines�.
Prof. Dr.Stella Raymondo (Uruguay, EMD member) reported the most important findings obtained during the first Uruguayan Survey on Creatinine Standardization. This project, supported by a grant from the NKDP and the Uruguayan EQAS, receives the collaboration of the Uruguayan Nephrologist Society. Dr Raymondo also stressed the importance of MDRD for studying renal disease, and gave an enthusiastic explanation of this activity that was recently declared of National Interest by the Uruguayan Government.
Dr. Hernan Fares Taie (Speaker Visitor Lecturer Programme, IFCC) Dra Montserrat Blanes President Paraguayan Biochemisry Association and President 5th National Paraguayan Biochemistry Congress, Ing Elisa Flessnner President Paraguayan Chemistry Federation and President 6th Paraguayan Chemistry Congress,
Dra. Cristina Cuevas (Py), Dra Montserrat Blanes (Py) , Dra Stella Raymondo, (Uy) Dra M Asunci�n Vallejos de Zayas (Py) Dra M del Carmen Miranda de Soto (Py).
The launching of �Lab Are Vital�, the slogan of which is was �TOGETHER WE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE�, was also a memorablemoment. The presentation was made during the Pre-Congress course as well as during the Congress. It received optimum acceptance by all participants as it was well perceived that it contributes to the recognition and visibility of the activities of health professionals within clinical laboratories by the general public.
A country-wide survey including 500 professionals was launched in order to assess the level of partnership and the level of knowledge of what �Lab are Vital� represent. The efforts of Index SACI and sponsorship of ABBOTT Diagnostics Paraguay, that made the presentation and the production of the banners and survey results possible, must be emphasized. The invaluable volunteer contribution of the Biochemistry Student Association of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences, and that of the National University of Asuncion, in making the survey possible must also be highlighted.
In terms of cultural and social activities, the participants enjoyed a beautiful guitar concert during the opening ceremony. A �Siamese twin-guitar� performance surprised the audience. While classical music was played on one,music with sounds typical of the littoral was played on the other with a very special sounds. Paraguayan typical dances were also admired, while beautiful girls danced with grace and charm carrying Paraguayan pitchers on their heads.The night ended with a toast to the Paraguayan Culture and Hospitality.
The closing dinner was held in a relaxed and joyous atmosphere that reflected the success of the Congress and the fulfillment of the set objectives. There was an background of warm relationship and companionship that characterize each of our Congresses that gather biochemists, students and suppliers of the industries related to the area of the clinical laboratory.
Members of Executive Committee Paraguayan Biochemist Association and International speakers 5th National Paraguayan Biochemistry Congress: Dra Stella Raymondo (Uy) Dra Montserrat Blanes (Py) Patricia Gentili (Arg) Dra Maria Lasta(Arg) Dra Alicia Lird (Py) Dra Carmen Melchor (Mx) Dra Ivalena Guillen (Py) Dra Silvia Siciolli (Py).
The following awards were given for the scientific presentations:
The �LAB CIENCIA Prize� for originality, quality of the work and multidisciplinary character:
Guill�n, R.; Vel�zquez, G.; Lird, G.; Esp�nola, C.;Laconich, M.; Meyer, M.; Carpinelli,L.; Menacho, C.; Ortellado, J.; Fari�a, N., Franco, L.; Russomando, G.Multicentric study of wide spectrum beta lactamaseproducing enterobacteriaceae: detection of blaCTX-M2 and blaPER-2genes�.
Two �Honor Mentions� fororiginality, methodological rigor and impact on Public Health:
Mereles L; Michajluk J; Piris P; Wiszovaty L; CaballeroS. Content of alimentary fiber inflavored soy juices, nectars and jams nationally produced.
S�nchez, V.A., Nunez, Z. y Vargas, E. Prevalence of antibodies against the lymphotrophic virus of T I and II human cells in blooddonors in Paraguay in 2007.
�Special Mention� for originality as an experimental research in basic chemistry and a high participation of students.
Zarate, C ; Yubero, F : Torre, M.H; Arango, M ; Laneri, J.C ; N��ez, R; Fretes, S. Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of transition metal complexes with essentials amino acids of bioinorganic interest. |