EuroFlow Pre-ESID Flow Cytometry Workshop
The EuroFlow IEI-PID Workshop is designed for clinical immunologists, laboratory (diagnostic/medical) immunologists, and technicians interested in the application of flow cytometry for the diagnosis and classification of IEI-PID patients. Participants will gain knowledge of the standardized, ISO15189-compatible, and clinically validated EuroFlow antibody panels, as well as the corresponding age-related reference data for immune cell subsets, data bases with hundreds of well-defined (genetically annotated) cases, and the software tools for automated gating and classification, providing automated reports, taking age into account.
Key topics include standardization, age-related reference values, data bases, EQA and algorithm-based screening for low-TREC newborns and other IEI-PID patients and novel immune biomarkers to predict clinical outcome in CVID patients.
Program
15.00 Registration
15:30-15:35 Welcome by Moderators - Dr. Paula Fernandez and ESID representative
15.35-15:40 Introduction - Prof. Dr. Jacques J.M. van Dongen
15:40-16:00 Advances in diagnostic screening of Inborn Errors of Immunity with PIDOT - Dr. Martin Pérez-Andrés
16:00-17:00 Live case analysis of IEI patients by experts - Malicorne Buysse and Dr. Martin Pérez-Andrés
17:00-17:20 Short Break
17:20-17:40 Impact of non-infectious complications in CVID management and outcome - Prof. Dr. Susana Lopes da Silva
17:40-18:00 New immunological biomarkers, predicting non-infectious complications and survival in CVID - Dr. Martin Pérez-Andrés
18:00-19:00 Live case analysis of CVID patients by expert - Dr. Martin Pérez-Andrés
19:00-19:20 PIDOT in External Quality Assessment and Educational activities - Dr. Mattias Hofmans
19:20-19:30 Concluding remarks - Prof. Dr. Jacques J.M. van Dongen
Venue
Valk exclusief Hotel Maastricht
Nijverheidsweg 35, 6227 AL Maastricht
The Valk Hotel Maastricht can be easily reached from either the Centre of Maastricht or the MECC where the ESID takes place.
It is a 20 minute walk from MECC and can also be reached by bus (line 7 and 10).
For people travelling by car, free parking is available.
Maastricht can be reached by plane and train (train times below) from:
Maastricht Aachen Airport (45 minutes)
Eindhoven Airport (app. 2 hours)
Schiphol Airport (app. 3 hours)
Cologne Bonn Airport (app. 2h 15 min)
Düsseldorf International Airport (app. 2,5 hours)
Brussels Saventem Airport (app. 2,5 hours)
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (app. 2,5 hours)
Registration
Registration fee is 70 euro for the workshop including coffee, tea, water, and small bites.