Dear Colleagues,
The next IFCC webinar: “The evidence of laboratory tests used in the management of diabetes mellitus” will be held on April 17, 2024.
Evidence-based laboratory medicine is the practice of utilizing the best available evidence to guide the selection, interpretation, and application of laboratory tests to assist clinical decision making and improve individual patient care and outcomes. This promotes the effective use of healthcare resources. Appropriate laboratory test utilisation involves ordering the right test on the right patient at the right time and more than 70% of clinical decisions are reliant on laboratory results. Health-care systems globally are under increasing pressure to reduce costs while continuously providing quality and efficient care. Diabetes mellitus is also known as the “silent” epidemic as cases are increasing worldwide and many of these are undiagnosed. Of concern, cases are increasing in low- and middle-income countries especially in sub Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. This webinar is presented by members of the IFCC Committees for Evidence-based Laboratory Medicine (C-EBLM) and Education on the Use of Biomarkers in Diabetes (C-EUBD). We will look at two markers of glycaemic control, namely HbA1c and Glycated Albumin (GA) and provide the evidence for the use of these tests. Finally, the high rates of diabetes mellitus in developing countries will be discussed as well as the value of laboratory testing in these countries.
This webinar comprises of three following presentations of 20 min each followed by 20 min of panel discussion at the end.
Chair: Prof. Andrew Don-Wauchope
Talk 1- “HbA1c– pros and cons” – Dr. Emma English
Talk 2- “Glycated albumin – what is the evidence?” – Prof. Annalise Zemlin
Talk 3- “Laboratory Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus – Does Global Evidence Warrant Population-wise Differences” – Dr. Prof. Seema Bhargava
- Time Zones: Live presentations starting at: 7:00AM EDT-New York ; 1:00PM CET-Rome; 7:00PM CST-Beijing;
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- Recorded webinar: available on demand
- Certificate of participation: available for all registrants
