ACBWM is hosting a National Audit Meeting on behalf of the
ACB National Audit Group
on 24th September 2010 at Austin Court in Birmingham

 

The Final Programme is as follows:

10:00        Registration & Coffee

10:40        Introduction and welcome

Morning session         Chair: Annette Thomas

10:45        A national audit of eGFR reporting.  Professor Eric Kilpatrick, Hull

11:25        ‘Add-on’ tests: a national audit of current practice. Dr John Monaghan, Derby

12:05        Results from the second national thyroid audit.  Ms Roberta Goodall, Bristol

12:45         Lunch

Afternoon session    Chair: Peter West

13:30        A pick of regional audits from the UK to be presented orally:

• Audit of glucose tolerance tests in primary care. Oliver Clifford-Mobley, Kingston Hospital, London, Southern Region

• Audit of cycle outcomes in  assisted reproduction : Assessment of candidates based on anti Mullerian hormone (AMH) improves outcomes in induction of ovulation. Ian Laing, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester.  North West Region

• Managing demand for Thyroid function tests: a re audit. Marten C Davies, Leighton Hospital, Crewe.  North West Region

• A high quality and cost effective ‘end to end service’. How small, low cost changes can make a huge impact on total turnaround times. Elizabeth Robinson, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool.  North West Region

15.20        Tea

15.50        Summary & proposals for future national audits

16:30        Close

Eight additional regional audits will be presented as posters during the day

• Audit of laboratory Liver Function Testing (Thames region)
• An Audit of Reference Ranges used by Biochemistry Laboratories (Thames Region)
• A Regional Audit of Laboratory Investigation of suspected Multiple Myeloma (Thames region)
• Audit of PTH and Vitamin D Requests and Results (Southern Region)
• Turnaround times for samples from the neonatal intensive care and maternity wards (West Midlands region)
• Automated laboratory re-run audit (North West region)
• An audit of lipid assays and reporting (Northern Region)
• Audit to Assess the Prevalence of Congenital Hypothyroidism (CHT) in Infants Presenting with Prolonged Jaundice (North West Region)

 

Charges are :

ACB/IBMS trainees : £50
ACB members (not trainees) : £60
All others : £75

 

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