Association of Clinical Biochemists (N.I. Region) and Association of Clinical Biochemists in Ireland Scientific Meeting Friday 28th March 2003 Undergraduate Lecture Theatre, Belfast City Hospital 10.15 Registration and coffee 10.55 Opening remarks Mr Peter Auld Chairperson, N.I. Region ACB 11.00 Metabolic Muscle Disease Dr Victor Patterson Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast 11.35 Investigation of Hypoglycaemia in Childhood: problems and pitfalls Dr Jim Bonham Sheffield Children’s Hospital 12.10 Implications of New Diagnostic and Cardiac Marker Guidelines in Acute Coronary Syndromes Dr Sean Cunningham St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 12.45 Lunch 14.00 Interpretation of Dynamic Endocrine Tests Dr David McCance Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast 14.35 Clinical Applications of Electrospray MS/MS Dr Neil Dalton Guy’s Hospital, London 15.10 Modernised Pathology in a Modernised NHS and What It Means for Staff Mr Geoff Lester Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading 15.45 Lipid Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Mr Tony McGill St James Hospital, Dublin 16.20 Close of meeting and Coffee Chairperson : Miss Liz McClean Belfast City Hospital Chairperson : Dr Mike Ryan United Hospitals, Antrim Further information available from : Dr Peter Sharpe, Clinical Biochemistry, Craigavon Area Hospital, Craigavon, BT63 5QQ Tel. O28 38612657; e-mail: psharpe@cahgt.n-i.nhs.uk Dr Martin Healy, St James Hospital, Dublin Tel. 01 4537941 ext. 2024; e-mail: mhealy@stjames.ie