At this international webinar, the speakers will focus on the current state of Newborn Screening (NBS) and gaps/challenges in both the developed and developing world, as well as the latest advances in the field. 

Speaker Panel: Prof. Piero Rinaldo (USA), Prof. Jim Bonham (UK), Dr. Pranesh Chakraborty (Canada)

Chair: Prof. Khosrow Adeli (Canada)

Schedule: 20 min per speaker plus 20 min panel discussion

Date: 4^th November 2020

Time Zones: Live presentations starting at 9 AM Eastern Standard Time; 3 PM European Time; 10 PM Beijing Time.
Important: Please ensure that you carefully determine the time that the presentation will start in your global time zone. To calculate this, you can use the time zone converter tool at www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html.

Recorded webinar: available on demand.

Certificate of Participation: available for all registrants 

A link for registrations will be soon available

Don’t miss it! A limit of 5000 attendees.

The webinar will be held on 

Education and Management Division

• Executive Committee (EMD-EC): one member position - time in office 2021-2023. 
  Deadline to receive nominations: 15^th December 2020.
• Committee on Point of Care Testing (C-POCT): one corporate member position - time in office 2021-2023. 
  The deadline to receive nominations has been extended to 10^th December 2020.

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Scientific Division

• Executive Committee (SD-EC): Secretary position - time in office 2021-2023. 
  Deadline to receive nominations: 10^th December 2020.
• Committee on Nomenclature, Properties and Units (C-NPU) in collaboration with International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC): one member position - time in office 2021-2023. 
  Deadline to receive nominations: 10^th December 2020

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Task Forces

• New IFCC Taskforce on Global Newborn Screening (TF-NBS): a chair and 4 full members - time in office 2021-2023.
  Deadline to receive nominations: 30^th October 2020.
• New IFCC Taskforce on Global Lab Quality (TF-GLQ): a chair and 4 full members - time in office 2021-2023.
  Deadline to receive nominations: 30^th October 2020.
• New IFCC Taskforce on Global eLearning/eAcademy (TF-GEL): a chair and 4 full members - time in office 2021-2023.
  Deadline to receive nominations: 15^th November 2020.

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Applications for these positions should be submitted by IFCC members (National Societies or Corporate members). If you are interested, please refer to your National Representative or Corporate Representative for information on procedures for nominations. Find your representative HERE

For further information on the open Calls for Nominations, please visit the IFCC Call for Nominations page.

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Next webinars of the IFCC Live Series Fall 2020 are

November 4, 2020 

IFCC Newborn Screening (NBS) Initiative: Reducing Infant Mortality Through Early Diagnosis

• Worldwide Gaps and Challenges in NBS
• A New IFCC Strategy on Global NBS
• Proposed model for NBS Implementation in Developing Countries

November 25, 2020

Value and Impact of Laboratory Medicine in Patient Care: Developing the Evidence

• The critical role of the clinical laboratory in healthcare delivery: What is the Evidence?
  
• The Essential Need for New Retrospective and Prospective Outcome Studies
• A New IFCC Strategy to Develop the Evidence in Key Areas of Clinical Medicine

More information will be soon available

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IFCC eNews: October 2020
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IN THIS ISSUE:

• EDITORIAL
  • Message from the eNews editor
• THE VOICE OF IFCC
  • IFCC President message - September 2020
  • IFCC Live Webinar Series – fall 2020
  • Call for manuscript submissions for a thematic eJIFCC issue
• IFCC: THE PEOPLE
  • Open positions within the IFCC
• IFCC: THE YOUNG SCIENTISTS
  • IFCC Professional Scientific Exchange Programme (PSEP): my experience at the Ingham Institute, Australia
• CONTRIBUTE TO IFCC eNEWS
  • Countdown to November 16, 2020
  • Life with the virus: a new norm
• NEWS FROM REGIONAL FEDERATIONS AND MEMBER SOCIETIES
  • News from the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEQCML): the European Union selects the Galiat Study as a model of innovative management
  • JIB 2020: Innovation, cultural changes and redesigning lab medicine in the COVID era
• IFCC WELCOMES A NEW CORPORATE MEMBER
  • Megalab, JSC
• IFCC'S CALENDAR OF CONGRESSES, CONFERENCES
  • Calendar of IFCC Congresses/Conferences and Regional Federations' Congresses
  • Calendar of events with IFCC auspices
  • Other events with IFCC auspices

The IFCC Executive Board, in consultation with the Korean Society of Clinical Chemistry and MZ Organising Secretariat, has arrived at the difficult and undesired decision to reschedule the upcoming WORLDLAB Congress to 2022 because of the uncertainties and the revolving scenarios with regards to COVID-19 in the coming months, including major international travel restrictions.

The 24th International Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine will now be held on
26-30 June 2022.

The venue remains the same: the Coex Convention and Exhibition Center in SEOUL, South Korea.

Please mark this new date in your calendar. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and look forward to seeing you on 26-30 June 2022. More detailed information will be sent directly to Symposia Speakers, Registered Attendees, Posters Presenters, Sponsors, and Exhibitors by the Organising Secretariat very soon.

IFCC is pleased to announce a brand new virtual event next year: the IFCC Virtual Conference to be held in February 2021. This will be a completely online scientific conference and will be focused on “Critical Role of Clinical Laboratories in Covid-19 Pandemic”.

More information about the virtual conference will be circulated very soon.

Stay safe and talk soon!

Prof. Khosrow Adeli

IFCC President

IFCC COVID-19 Guidelines on Molecular, Serological and Biochemical/Hematological Testing

was broadcast on 23^rd September 2020

Speaker Panel: Giuseppe Lippi (Italy), Andrea Rita Horvath (Australia), and Khosrow Adeli (Canada).

Chair: Khosrow Adeli

• IFCC Guidelines on Molecular Diagnostic Testing of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infection (Giuseppe Lippi)
• IFCC Guidelines on Serological Testing of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies (Khosrow Adeli)
• IFCC Guidelines on Biochemical and Hematological Monitoring of Patients with COVID-19 (Andrea Rita Horvath)

Schedule: 20 min per speaker plus 20 min panel discussion

For those who registered to the event, the recording is now available to view On Demand by clicking on this link.

If you have not registered, register first at: https://www.workcast.com/Register?cpak=6827351465814213

IFCC eNews: September 2020
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IN THIS ISSUE:

• EDITORIAL
  • Message from the eNews editor
• THE VOICE OF IFCC
  • IFCC President message - September 2020
  • IFCC Live Webinar Series – fall 2020
  • Call for manuscript submissions for a thematic eJIFCC issue
• IFCC: THE PEOPLE
  • In memory of Prof. Donald S. Young
  • In memory of Prof. Jan-Olof Jeppsson
• IFCC: THE YOUNG SCIENTISTS
  • Mentorship interview: Dr Ann Gronowski and Prof Zhen Zhao
• CONTRIBUTE TO IFCC eNEWS
  • Leading Healthcare Excellence: a conversation with Dr. Ellie Dow and Dr. Tim James
  • Graham Beastall passes on his staff and his mantle at the JCTLM
  • A dose of AI in developing vaccines at pandemic speed
  • Opinion: Carpe diem - Let’s seize the moment in this pandemic
  • “Getting together apart”: dealing with IFCC meetings remotely - a personal reflection and some tips
• NEWS FROM REGIONAL FEDERATIONS AND MEMBER SOCIETIES
  • News from the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEQCML)
  • AACB members embrace online learning
  • SAACB: Coping with the restrictions of the pandemic
  • New recent EFLM publications
  • XIII Uruguayan Congress of Clinical Biochemistry
  • News from the Ethiopian Medical Laboratory Association (EMLA)
• IFCC WELCOMES A NEW CORPORATE MEMBER
  • Wuhan Life Origin Biotech Joint Stock Co., Ltd. – Szybio
• IFCC'S CALENDAR OF CONGRESSES, CONFERENCES
  • Calendar of IFCC Congresses/Conferences and Regional Federations' Congresses
  • Calendar of events with IFCC auspices
  • Other events with IFCC auspices

IFCC COVID-19 Guidelines on Molecular, Serological and Biochemical/Hematological Testing

23^rd September 2020

Speaker Panel: Giuseppe Lippi (Italy), Andrea Rita Horvath (Australia), and Khosrow Adeli (Canada);

Chair: Khosrow Adeli

• IFCC Guidelines on Molecular Diagnostic Testing of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infection (Giuseppe Lippi)
• IFCC Guidelines on Serological Testing of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies (Khosrow Adeli)
• IFCC Guidelines on Biochemical and Hematological Monitoring of Patients with COVID-19 (Andrea Rita Horvath)

Schedule: 20 min per speaker plus 20 min panel discussion

Date: 23rd September 2020

Time Zones: Live presentations starting at 8 AM Eastern Standard Time, 2 PM European Time, 10 PM Sydney (Australia). Recorded webinars to be re-broadcast on demand.

For registrations click on this link

Don’t miss it! A limit of 5000 attendees.