ATHENA SOCIETY EST. 1994

Brainstorming the future of clinical chemistry and its future role in health care

 

Ninth Meeting of The Athena Society

September 4 -7, 2023

AKS HINITSA BAY
Porto Heli, 21061
Argolida, Peloponnese, Greece

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Program and Agenda

2023 Porto Heli

Ninth Meeting of The Athena Society for Laboratory Medicine

2023 Organizers:

Special Thanks to Eirini Papadaki of Biomedicine SA. (epapadaki@bioiatriki.gr) for her organizational skills and overseeing the logistics of the meeting. Without her, we would not be here!

 

2023 Athena Program

Download the program here (PDF)

 

Session

Topic

Speaker

Monday, September 4

19:30-21:20

Reception at hotel (dinner on own)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 5

 

 

 

8:00-8:15

 

Welcome, Purpose, Housekeeping, Introduction

Gronowski

 

 

 

 

Data, data, data

 8:15-9:00

Debate

Large language models (ChatGPT4) AI in medicine - Full speed ahead!

Haymond

 

Debate

Large language models (ChatGPT4) AI in medicine - Put on the breaks!

Young

9:00-9:15

 

Harnessing the power of the EMR (Predictive models, standardizing care, patient safety)

Bossuyt

9:15-9:30

 

Digital Image Analysis-where is it going?

Baylis

9:30-10:00

 

Discussion

 

10:00-10:30

Break

 

 

10:30-11:15

Debate

Reference Intervals should be created using patient data? Oh yeah!

Fantz

 

Debate

Reference Intervals should be created using patient data? No Way

Badrick

 

 

 

 

New Technology

11:15-11:30

Raman and physical methods: new methods for clinical labs

Wittwer

11:30-11:45

 

Wearable Technology

Wang

11:45-12:00

 

Adopting new diagnostic methods--Ethical Considerations

Trainor

12:00-12:30

 

Discussion

 

12:30-12:45

 

Tribute to Dr. Evangalos Spanos

Ladenson/Scott

12:45-1:00

 

Group Photo

 

 

 

 

 

 Afternoon on own

 

19:30

Group Dinner to be hosted by Bioiatriki Location TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 6

 

 

 

Where will lab testing be performed in the future?

8:00-8:45

Debate

TLA is the greatest idea ever!

Burnham

 

Debate

TLA is the worst idea ever!

Farnsworth

 

 

 

 

8:45-9:00

 

De-centralized Labs should be the future!

Patel

9:00-9:15

 

Trend towards noninvasive and remote, patient collection

Schroeder

9:15-9:30

 

What if Amazon took over healthcare?

Gronowski

9:30-10:00

 

Discussion

 

10:00-10:30

Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready for Diagnostic use?

10:30-10:45

Microbiome as a diagnostic

Yarbrough

10:45-11:00

 

Pharmacogenomics: paving the way to personalized therapeutics

Dimitris Nikoloudis

11:00-11:15

 

Brain Injury, Alzheimer’s-Do we need better markers? What's the endgame?

Demarco

11:15-11:30

 

Rapid WGS neonates-should be standard of care!

Baudhuin

11:30-12:00

 

Discussion

 

 

 

Pick up Boxed Lunches

 

13:00

Group Excursion Hydra

 

 

20:00

Athena Group dinner.  on site

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, September 7

 

 

 

It’s a Changing World

 8:00-8:45

Debate

Implementation of cell free analysis
(micro from serum, metagenomics)

Lockwood

Debate

Rapid WGS neonates-should NOT be standard of care!

Bodor

 

 

 

 

8:45-9:00

 

World instability: Climate change and world conflict -  How does this effect laboratories and healthcare?

Rifai

9:00-9:15

 

Disaster Preparedness-What do we need to do?

Saenger

9:15-9:30

 

Environmental sustainability in medicine

Zinder

9:30-10:00

 

Discussion

 

10:00-10:30

Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Next Generation

10:30-10:45

Science Communication-What's the best way? media, future of journals, textbooks, pre-prints

El Khoury

10:45-11:00

 

Creating a strong workforce-Workplace culture, DEI, quiet quitting

Evans

11:00-11:15

 

What role should race play in the EMR?

Peck-Palmer

11:15-11:30

 

Adapting education to new ways of teaching (asynchronous, interactive, adaptive)

Cervinski

11:30-12:00

 

Discussion

 

12:00-12:15

Summary & Lessons Learned

 

Sacks

 

Meeting Adjourned

 

 

Name  Guest(s) Email Organization
Badrick, Tony Lyn Tony.Badrick@rcpaqap.com.au Royal College of Pathologists AU
Balis, Ulysses Jenni ulysses@med.umich.edu University of Michigan
Baudhuin, Linnea Bob baudhuin.linnea@mayo.edu Mayo Clinic
Bodor, Geza Maggie geza.bodor@ucdenver.edu University of Colorado
Bossuyt, Patrick p.m.bossuyt@amc.uva.nl University of Amsterdam
Burnham, Carey-Ann Ryley cburnham@wustl.edu Pattern Bioscience
Cervinski, Mark Janeen & Paul mark.a.cervinski@hitchcock.org Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Demarco, Mari John mdmrco@mail.ubc.ca Univ British Columbia
ElKhoury, Joe Nora joe.el-khoury@yale.edu Yale University
Evans, Sue sueevans@att.net BioDecisions Consulting
Fantz, Corinne cfantz0220@gmail.com Roche Diagnostics
Farnsworth, Chris Rosalie cwfarnsworth@wustl.edu Washington University
Gronowski, Ann Scott gronowski@pathology.wustl.edu Washington University
Haymond, Shannon Ryan SHaymond@luriechildrens.org Lurie Children's Hospital
Jaffe, Al  Teresa  Jaffe.Allan@mayo.edu Mayo Clinic
Ladenson, Jack Ruth ladenson@wustl.edu Washington University
Lockwood, Tina Chris tinalock@uw.edu University of Washington
Patel, Khushbu Anurag patelk35@email.chop.edu Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania
Peck-Palmer, Octavia palmerom@upmc.edu University of Pittsburgh
Rifai, Nader rifai@tch.harvard.edu Boston Children's Hospital
Rankin, Seth Seth@londonmedicallaboratory.co.uk London Medical Laboratories
Sacks, David  Beth david.sacks2@nih.gov National Institute of Health
Saenger, Amy saen0006@umn.edu Univ. Minnesota
Schroeder, Lee leeschro@med.umich.edu University of Michigan
Wang, Ping Ping.Wang2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania
Wittwer, Carl Noriko & Tori ctwittwer@gmail.com University of Utah
Trainor, Betsy Wonderly Gordon bwt@bu.edu Boston University/CARB-X
Yarbrough, Melanie myarbro@wustl.edu Washington University
Young, Ian Catherine i.young@qub.ac.uk Queens Universit, Belfast
Zinder, Oren ozinder@matav.net.il Rambam Medical Center, Israel
Spanos, George gspanos@bioiatriki.gr Bioiatriki Healthcare Group
Spanos -Calmon, Alini acalmon@bioiatriki.gr Bioiatriki Healthcare Group
Vlahakos, Dimitris dvlahakos@gmail.com Bioiatriki Healthcare Group
Papadaki, Eirini epapadaki@bioiatriki.gr Bioiatriki Healthcare Group
Polymerou, Vania vpolymerou@bioiatriki.gr Bioiatriki Healthcare Group
Nikoloudis, Dimitris dnikoloudis@bioiatriki.gr Bioiatriki Healthcare Group
Spanos Mahi mspanou@bioiatriki.gr Bioiatriki Healthcare Group