Please Note: The times and schedule are a guide only and are subject to change.

• Day 1
• Day 2

Tuesday 9th December 2025

Theme: POCT EQA Interpretation Chair: Pat Twomey

Meet and greet / Registration – 9:00am – 9:50am

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Introduction / Welcome – 9:50am – 10:00am

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Speaker: Gareth Davies & Samantha Jones Title: POCT EQA Report Interpretation 10:00am – 11:00am

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Break – 11:00am – 11:20am

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Speaker: Samantha Jones Title: POCT EQA Case Studies 11:20am – 12:50pm

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Lunch – 12:50pm – 1:50pm

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Speaker: Gareth Davies & Samantha Jones Title: Weqas Connect Update 1:50pm – 2:10pm

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Speaker: Weqas Title: Connectivity Updates 2:10pm – 2:40pm

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Speaker: Abbott Title: Connectivity 2:40pm – 3:10pm

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Break – 3:10pm – 3:30pm

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Speaker: Siemens Title: Connectivity 3:30pm – 4:00pm

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Speaker: Gareth Davies & Ceri Parfitt Title: POCT Performance Update 4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Conference Dinner Welcome Drinks – 7:30pm Conference Dinner – 8:00pm

Wednesday 10th December 2025

Theme: POCT Applications, a “diagnostic anywhere” approach and innovation Chair: Emma English / Garry John

Meet and greet / Registration – 9:00am – 9:20am

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Introduction / Welcome – 9:20am – 9:25am

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Speaker: Bernie Croal Title: 10-year NHS Plan 9:25am – 10:10am

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Speaker: Katy Heaney Title: Opportunities for high quality diagnostics in community 10:10am – 10:45am

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Break – 10:45am – 11:05am

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Speaker: Philip Turner Title: Implementing IVDs in community healthcare: Challenges and Possible Solutions 11:05am – 11:40am

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Speaker: Sian Hilton Title: POCT Pharmacogenomics, the PALOH-UK Study 11:40am – 12:15pm

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Lunch – 12:15pm – 1:15pm

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Speaker: Eric Kilpatrick Title: Clinical Utility of Ketone Testing 1:15pm – 2:00pm

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Speaker: Emma English Title: POCT Haemoglobin A1c Performance 2:00pm – 2:35pm

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Break – 2:35pm – 2:50pm

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Speaker: Catherine Moore Title: Use of Respiratory Virus POCT in ED, are we detecting current virus strains? 2:50pm – 3:25pm

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Speaker: Annette Thomas Title: Evolving role of pharmacies 3:25pm – 4:00pm

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Speaker: Gareth Davies Title: Future Developments / Conference Closing Speech 4:00pm – 4:25pm

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Close of conference – 4:25pm