Dear Colleagues,after the successful fi rst two strategic meetings in Milan (2014) and Mannheim (2018) with great pleasure we wish to invite you to the 3rd EFLM Strategic conference: „Demand management“, to be held on 27-28 Nov 2020 in Zagreb (Croatia).

Demand management is a highly relevant topic for laboratory medicine. Inappropriate test requests lead to the huge waste of human and fi nancial resources, they negatively affect laboratory productivity and put patient safety at risk. The conference program will focus on the growing problem of over- and under-utilization of laboratory tests and how it affects medical decisioning and patient safety. Conference will deliver latest data on the topic and offer some game-changing solutions, delivered by key opinion leaders and experts. We will

give you a truly global perspective of the problem and respective challenges.

An important goal of the conference will be to agree on the right strategy, that we as a profession should use to successfully address the inappropriate utilization of laboratory resources. Our strategy will consider everything from the defi nition of the necessary competences and skills for laboratory professionals, our role and position in the healthcare, to the practical tools to be used in order to achieve our goals.We are determined to provide a highly dynamic environment, in an engaging and interactive format.

Save the date and join us in Zagreb in 2020! Let us shape our future together.

Ana-Maria Šimundićon behalf of Conference Organizers

3rd EFLM Strategic Conference DEMAND MANAGEMENT

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27 - 28 November 2020

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Chair:Ana-Maria Simundic, Croatia

Janne Cadamuro, Austria Giuseppe Lippi, Italy

George Lundberg, USA Mario Plebani, Italy

Maria Salinas, Spain Ian Young, UK

WELCOMEADDRESSES

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

OPENING SESSION - h. 8.45 - 9.45Chair: Ana-Maria Šimundić (HR)

Introductory noteAna-Maria Šimundić (HR)

Opening lecture: Why do physicians order laboratory tests and what do they do with the results?George Lundberg (US)

Coffee break

Session 1 - h. 10.30 - 12.15DEFINING THE ROLE OF LABORATORY MEDICINEChairs: George Lundberg (US), Tomris Ozben (TR)

The role of laboratory medicine in integrated clinical pathwaysGiuseppe Lippi (IT)

How to measure the contribution of laboratory medicine? Mario Plebani (IT)

How to effectively integrate knowledge and data into clinically actionable information?Janne Cadamuro (AT)

Practical examples (2 presenters, each 5-7 minutes)

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Session 2 - h. 13.30 - 15.25HOW TO MANAGE THE DEMAND FOR LABORATORY TESTING? Chairs: Ian S. Young (UK), Pilar Fernandez Calle (ES)

Roundtable discussion: Who should decide what tests are performed?

The Laboratory perspectiveEnrique Rodriguez Borja (SP)

The Clinician’s perspectiveAntoine Guillon (FR)

Interactive discussion with the audienceModerated by chairs

Existing tools and guidelines for demand managementMaria Salinas (ES)

Lessons from diagnostic imagingBoris Brkljačić (HR)

Practical examples (2 presenters, each 5-7 minutes)

Coffee break

Session 3 - h. 16.00 - 17.45CHALLENGES AND BENEFITSChairs: Janne Cadamuro (AT), Maria Salinas (ES)

Barriers and challenges in implementing demand management interventionsAna-Maria Šimundić (HR)

Benefi ts to the laboratoryMarielle Kaplan (IL)

Benefi ts for the healthcare system (to the clinician, to the patient and economic benefi ts)Bernard Croal (UK)

Practical examples (2 presenters, each 5-7 minutes)

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Session 4 - h. 8.30-10.15VIEWS FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS – PART IChairs: Mario Plebani (IT), Dalius Vitkus (LT)

The Patient’s perspectiveCharlotte J. Haug (NO)

The Clinician’s perspective Anthony S Wierzbicki (UK)

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Session 5 - h. 11.00-13.30VIEWS FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS – PART IIChairs: Giuseppe Lippi (IT), Eric Kilpatrick (QA)

Policy makers and public health perspectiveIan S.Young (UK)

View of the IVD industry 10′ presentations each, followed by the moderated discussion.

This session will address following questions:- What actions are IVD companies undertaking to address demand management issues?- Why is doing less tests good for IVD company?- Can we do something together to address the problem of under- and over-utilization of tests? Roche (to be defined), Ortho (to be defined)

Interactive discussion with the audience Moderated by chairs

Is the education and training of specialists in laboratory medicine fit for the future?Gilbert Wieringa (UK)

Roundtable discussion (questions and voting)

Concluding remarks

All attedees must register to the conference.

REGISTRATION FEES

EFLM Academy Members Early registration (within September 15) - Regular fee Euro 250 - Young Scientists Euro 100 Late registration and on-site (from September 16) - Regular fee Euro 300 - Young Scientists Euro 125

Non-EFLM Academy Members Early registration (within September 15) - Regular fee Euro 350 - Young Scientists Euro 150 Late registration and on-site (from September 16) - Regular fee Euro 400 - Young Scientists Euro 175

The registration fee includes:- Coffee break & lunch as indicated in the programme- Certificate of participation CANCELLATIONS- Registrations cancelled within July 31, 2020 will result in a 20% penalty- Cancellations between August 1 and October 10, 2020 will be subject to a 50% penalty- Afterwards, registrations will result in a 100% penalty

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ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT

MZ Congressi srlVia Carlo Farini, 8120159 Milano - ITALYMs Barbara ZorziPh. +390266802323 ext. 932 barbara.zorzi@mzcongressi.com

VENUEThe Westin Zagreb

Krsnjavoga 1, Zagreb

www.westinzagreb.com

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EFLM thanks the followingcompanies for the kind and

unconditional support