Brainstorming the future of clinical chemistry and its future role in health care
Basil Doumas, Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin
Eleftherios P. Diamandis, M.D., Ph.D., Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
Ann M. Gronowski, Ph.D., Washington University
Jack Ladenson, Ph.D., Washington University
Mitchel Scott, Ph.D., Washington University
Evangelos Spanos, M.D., M.Sc, Ph.D., Boimedicine Ltd., Athens
Gregory J. Tsongalis, Ph.D., Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
19:00-20:30 |
Reception |
8:45 | Welcome & Purpose - A. Gronowski & G. Tsongalis |
9:00 |
Disruptive innovation / technology in lab medicine- Moderator - E Diamandis |
9:15 | If you dont think Theranos is real, look who is close behind - D. Grenache |
9:30 | Are these companies a real threat and should we be afraid? - Group Discussion |
10:15 | The emergence of digital medicine, where consumers are connected and in control - S. Haymond |
10:30 | Beyond nanotechnology: Have we seen this before? - P. Wilding |
10:45 | Discussion |
11:00 | Break |
11:15 |
The Future of Laboratory Medicine- Moderator - F. Apple |
11:15 | What is the future of accademic laboratory medicine? |
11:45 | Is there a future for the central lab? If so, what and why? - G. miller |
12:00 | Will companies become the next academia? - S. Evans |
12:15 | Discussion |
12:45 |
Reflection |
12:45 | History of the Athena Society: a reflection on 20 years of meetings - B. Doumas |
19:00 | Feature Film "Eternal Life" |
Produced by Eleftherios Diamandis(rated G by the program organizers) | |
20:00 | Dinner at Odysseas Restaurant, Porto Elounda Resort |
8:30 |
Genomic medicine in Clinical Practice- Moderator - C. Wittwer |
8:30 | Genetic testing for the masses- yes - G. Tsongalis |
8:45 | Genetic testing for the masses- no - G. Tsongalis |
9:00 | The rise, fall, and rise? of 23andme - G. Bordor |
9:15 | An update on epigenetics - S. Asa |
9:30 | Discussion |
10:00 | Break |
10:15 |
Big DataModerator - E. Diamandis |
10:15 | Big data- the role of computational biology - P. Bossuyt |
10:30 | Learning from our mistakes: The future of validating complex diagnostics - S. Master |
10:45 | Do we do too many lab tests? - R. Horvath |
11:00 | How can health information systems and EMR's facilitate patient care? - S. Boyages |
11:15 | Discussion |
11:45 | Break |
12:00 |
Global PerspectivesModerator - J. Ladenson |
12:00 | Disparities in laboratory medicine - A. Saenger |
12:15 | Technology in underserved areas: can we benefit from them in the developed world? - T. Amukule |
12:30 | Discussion |
13:00 |
Group Photo |
20:00 |
Dinner with music and dancing - Hosted my Dr. and Mrs. Spanos |
Porto Elounda grassy area by the sea |
8:30 |
New MarkersModerator - A. Jaffe |
8:30 | circulating tumor cell - E. Lianidou |
8:45 | Alzheimers/Stroke - J. Ladenson |
9:00 | Kidney - O. Laterza |
9:15 | Discussion |
9:45 | Break |
10:00 |
Ethical Issue in Laboratory MedicineModerator - M. Plebani |
10:00 | We can do it, but should we? - A. Gronowski |
10:15 | Epedemics and Duty of Care - D. Bruns |
10:30 | Ethical Issues in Publications - N. Rafai |
10:45 | Discussion |
11:15 | Break |
11:30 |
Microbes in The Clinical LabModerator - S. Asa |
11:30 | How to prepare the lab for highly infectious pathogens- or what did Ebola teach us? - D. Sacks |
11:45 | Rapid infectous disease testing: How far, how fast and how cheap can we go? - C. Wittwer |
12:00 | The future of infectious disease testing - C.A. Burnham |
12:15 | How will the Microbiome change laboratory testing? M. Cervinski |
12:30 | Discussion |
13:30 |
Board busses for Guided Tour of Palace of Knossos, Shoping Old Town Heraklion. Dinner on own. |
8:45 |
Summary and take home lessons Panel DiscussionModerator - S. Ezzat |
T. Moyer | |
R. Rej | |
A. Stankovic | |
9:30 | Wrap-up - A. Gronowski & G. Tsongalis |
11:00 |
Bus departs for the airport |
2015 Athena Society Delegates
Name |
Guest |
Country |
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Organization |
Alvarez, Francisco (Paco) |
Rosario |
Spain |
Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias |
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Amukule, Tim |
Steven |
USA |
The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
|
Apple, Fred |
Jan |
USA |
U. of Minnesota |
|
Asa, Sylvia L |
Canada |
Ontario Cancer Institute |
||
Bairaktari, Eleni T. |
Greece |
University of Ioannina |
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Bodor, Geza |
Maggie |
USA |
University of Colorado/VA Med Ctr |
|
Bossuyt, Patrick |
Monique |
Netherlands |
University of Amsterdam |
|
Boyages, Steven |
Stella |
Australia |
U. of Sydney |
|
Bruns, David |
Liz |
USA |
U. of Virginia |
|
Burnham, Carey-Ann |
Ryley |
USA |
Washington U. School of Med |
|
Cervinski, Mark |
Janelle |
USA |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Center |
|
Diamandis, Eleftherios |
Anastasia |
Canada |
Mt. Sinai Hospital/U. of Toronto |
|
Doumas, Basil |
USA |
Med College of Wisconsin |
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Evans, Sue |
USA |
Beckman Coulter |
||
Ezzat, Shereen |
Canada |
University of Toronto |
||
Grenache, David |
Dennis |
USA |
University of Utah |
|
Gronowski, Ann |
Scott |
USA |
Washington U. School of Med |
|
Haymond, Shannon |
USA |
Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL |
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Horvath, Rita |
Australia |
Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney |
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Jaffe, Al |
Teresa |
USA |
Mayo Clinic |
|
Keskineğe, Aytaç |
Turkey |
Ankara U. |
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Kricka, Larry |
Barbara |
USA |
U. of Pennsylvania |
|
Ladenson, Jack |
Ruth |
USA |
Washington U. School of Med |
|
Laterza, Omar |
USA |
Merck |
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Lianidou, Evi |
Greece |
U. of Athens |
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Master, Stephen |
Tina |
USA |
Weill Cornell Medical College |
|
McDonald, Jay |
Sarah |
USA |
University of Alabama Birmingham |
|
Miller, Greg |
Gail |
USA |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
|
Moyer, Thomas |
Diane |
USA |
Retired |
|
Papadaki, Eirini |
Greece |
Biomedicine SA. |
||
Plebani, Mario |
Maria |
Italy |
U. Hospital of Padova |
Rej, Bob |
Yvonne |
USA |
Wadsworth Center for Labs & Rsch |
|
Rifai, Nader |
USA |
Harvard U. |
||
Sacks, David |
Beth |
USA |
NIH |
|
Saenger, Amy |
USA |
Mayo Clinic |
||
Scott, Mitch |
Barb |
USA |
Washington U. School of Med |
|
Spanos, Evangelis |
Mahi |
Greece |
Biomedicine SA. |
|
Spanos, George |
Greece |
Biomedicine SA. |
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Stankovic, Ana |
Serge |
USA |
BD Diagnostics |
|
Tsongalis, Greg |
Nancy |
USA |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Center |
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Wilding, Peter |
Audrey |
USA |
U. of Pennsylvania |
|
Wittwer, Carl |
Noriko |
USA |
U. of Utah |
|
Young, Ian |
Ireland |
Queens University, Belfast |