“Everything you should know about vaccination”

Geneviève Waeterloos, Head of Biological Standardisation Unit (WIV-ISP) – Wetenschappelijk Instituut Volksgezondheid 

Sinds de door Chinese en Indische gekende 'variolisation' in de 9e eeuw en het principe van de vaccinatie door Louis Pasteur, heeft het  enten van een 'vaccin'  een groot aantal levens van virale zieken gered die de bevolking decimeerde.

Sinds een aantal jaren, wordt nochtans de vaccinatie in twijfel getrokken. We vinden het belangrijk om het goede en het kwade van wat wordt verteld te ontrafelen. Want het is een bijzonder belangrijke kwestie op het gebied van bescherming van de volksgezondheid en ook in de uitgaven voor gezondheidszorg.

"Everything you should know about Precision Medicine in oncology" : A patient centric approach in the digital era"

Jean-Pol Detiffe, oprichter en CEO van OncoDNA

The treatment of cancer has become much more efficient with the revolution of the diagnostic approach. This revolution starts with molecular techniques and ends with the genomic analyses of cancer cells and the creation of a molecular patient profile. Based on this profile, a tailor made treatment for the cancer patient can be set up.

With this personalised treatment, the disease can be treated in a more direct way, which substantially enlarges the chance for recovery. ‘Personalised medicine’ isn’t necessarily more expensive given the fact that is highly focussed, less patients relapse, less hospitalisations needed and the absence through illness is diminished.

This presentation gives you an insight into the recent developments in diagnostics and the choice for the most suited treatments. This for a disease that affects 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women in Belgium.

In 2009, 27.210 people lost their lives to cancer in Belgium.

"Everything you should know about lean in the medical laboratory"

Liesbeth Vloeberghs, Laboratory Analyst Organisatie - Roche Diagnostics

In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) gathers the various analyses techniques of fluids (blood, urine, saliva, ..) collected with the patients and analysed in a laboratory to determine the components. Analyses in medical laboratories contribute for more than 75% to the medical diagnosis. In vitro diagnostics has brought forth unprecedented changes in the last 15 years, not only in terms of new analyses but also in terms of laboratory automation. Well thought out automation and optimal efficiency necessitates a thorough analyses of the different streams of various laboratory processes. The lean (organisational approach) brings along the necessity to come to a suited method. We give here the possibility to lift the veil and to discover the latest techniques in medical laboratories that perform analyses on blood.

"Everything you should know about good weighing practices"

Dr. Martin Huber, Head of the GWP Competence Center  - Mettler-Toledo AG

• Learn how calibration supports you in maintaining your measurement quality
• Understand the relevance of accuracy, measurement uncertainty and the safe
• weighing range
• Discuss the interpretation of calibration certificates
• Use a certificate to quantify the accuracy of all measurements
• in day-to-day use
• Help your company save money on material, waste and rework.