Conference Program

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(this program is preliminary and subject to change)

Friday May 1

Morning

CACB Oral Exams

Afternoon

CACB Oral Exams

Saturday May 2

Morning

CACB Oral Exams

Afternoon

CACB Oral Exams

Sunday May 3

Morning

CACB Oral Exams

CSCC Council

1300-1500

Fun Walk/Run

Afternoon

CACB Oral Exams

CSCC Council

CACB Board of Directors

1645-1745

Lightning Talks

1800-1815

Opening Ceremonies

1815-1915

Opening Keynote
Christine T. Chambers, PhD RPsych
Canada Research Chair in Children’s Pain (Tier 1)
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology & Neuroscience
Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia

1930-2200

Opening Reception at Alexander Keith’s Brewery

Monday May 4

0800-0900

Committee & SIG Meetings

0915-1215

Symposium 1 – Rural Healthcare Access

1215-1400

Lunch & Exhibit Viewing

1400-1500

Industry Workshops

1500-1600

Best Poster Presentations

1600-1700

Industry Workshops

1700-1900

Wine & Cheese Reception & Exhibit Viewing

Poster Viewing (posters staffed 1700-1800)

Tuesday May 5

0800-0900

Committee & SIG Meetings

0915-1215

Symposium 2 – Cytokines: “New Kids on the Block”

1215-1330

Lunch & Exhibit Viewing

1330-1430

Industry Workshops

1430-1500

Break & Exhibit Viewing

1500-1630

Roundtable Discussions

1600-1700

Scientific Workshops

1700-1800

Scientific Workshops

1830-2330

President’s Reception and Gala Banquet at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Wednesday May 6

0900-1200

Symposium 3 – Using evidence-based medicine to guide utilization of laboratory testing
Presented by the IFCC Evidence-Based Laboratory Committee

1200-1215

Closing Remarks