SAD NEWS

Upon learning the sad news of the passing of professor Victor Blaton, the Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia feels obliged to remember our many years of scientific and expert collaboration and personal friendship with him. Professor Victor Blaton first came to Belgrade as the president of the FESCC in June 2005, to join the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia and Montenegro. On this occasion, the First Symposium for Balkan Region was held, entitled Education, Management and Standards in Laboratory Medicine, which, as the president of the FESCC, professor Blaton wholeheartedly supported and even asked for such symposia to be regularly organized. The tradition of holding this Symposium has lasted to this day. Professor Blaton was a coordinator, teacher and participant of practically every Symposium held. As the president of the FESCC, he promoted the importance and goals of this European organization, bringing it closer to our medical biochemists. Professor Blaton was also a welcome guest and teacher at our national congresses, as well as the Congresses of the Balkan Federation, of which four were organized in Serbia with great success. For his contribution to the promotion of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine in our country, the Balkan region and globally, the Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia presented professor Blaton with the highest reward of the Society, our Honorary Diploma.

Professor Blaton last stayed in Belgrade in May 2015, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia and the 12th EFLM Symposium for Balkan region. Professor Blaton truly wanted to get to know the way of life, the customs and the people of Serbia and the Balkan, and I will never forget his desire to learn about the wines that can be found in Serbia. I knew he was a wine connoisseur, but once he confused me with a question: how to obtain the wine called »Probus« from Fruska Gora? I had never heard about this brand of wine, however, upon my request, some colleagues soon brought two bottles of this rare wine that he took to Belgium. They are probably still in his collection. The last time we met was in October of last year in Tirana, at the Congress of the Balkan Federation of Laboratory Medicine. We were all very happy to see each other again and evoke memories of previous meetings and events.

All of us who loved and valued him had a hard time hearing about his sudden death, so in this way we would also like to pay our respect and express our condolences to his great family.

I have chosen several photographs from the rich collection of the Society to remember Professor Victor Blaton and help us to never forget him.

Nada Majkić-Singh
Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia


Professor Victor Blaton, FESCC President addressed to the participants of the 50th Anniversary of SMBS and FESCC
Symposium for Balkan region, 2005

Professor Victor Blaton receiving Award »Diploma« from Nada Majkić-Singh granted to EFCC from the Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia	Professor Victor Blaton, FESC President addressed to the participants of the XI BCLF Meeting

Professor Victor Blaton receiving Honorary Diploma of the Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia


Professor VIctor Blaton with other lecturers on 7th EFCC Symposlium for Balkan Region, 2011


SMBS Honorary Diploma granted to Professor Victor Blaton


Professor Victor Blaton with Serbian colleagues and lecturers on the 11th EFLM Symposium for Balkan Region, 2015

9th Congress of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and laboratory medicine (CSMBLM) with International Participation

NEWS-Report from 13th EFLM Symposium

BCLF MEETING IN TIRANA
ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 20 AUGUST 2016

www.bclf2016.org

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4th Joint EFLM-UEMS Congress, Warsaw 2016

www.eflm-uems.warsaw2016.eu
List of topics (13 MB)

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XXth CONGRESS OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Program (3.8 MB)

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12th EFLM SYMPOSIUM FOR BALKAN REGION
Under IFCC Auspices

REGISTRATION FOR 12th EFLM SYMPOSIUM (120 KB)
REGISTRATION FOR 12th EFLM SYMPOSIUM (117 KB)
Reservation Form Templete (167 KB)
Program (800 KB)

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60th Anniversary of the SMBS & 11th EFLM Symposium for Balkan Region

Download (450 KB)
REGISTRATION FORM (1.2 MB)

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9th EFLM Symposium Programme


Programme (700 KB)
Registration Form (300 KB)

Broj Odluke ZSS-a: 153-02-2848/2013-01 od 16.08.2013. godine
Evidencioni broj programa: G-48/2013
Predavač: 15 bodova
Slušaoc: 9 bodova

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21st meeting of Balkan Clinical Laboratory Federation and First Montenegrian Conference of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
www.bclf2013.org


Second Announcement (3 MB)

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21st meeting of Balkan Clinical Laboratory Federation and First Montenegrian Conference of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
www.bclf2013.org


First Announcement (1 MB)

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EFLM Corner


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55-GODIŠNJICA DRUŠTVA MEDICINSKIH BIOHEMIČARA SRBIJE

Flajer55.pdf (280 KB)

 

IFCC & EFLM, April 2012


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2nd EFCC-UEMS European Joint Congress
Laboratory medicine at the clinical interface
Dubrovnik (Croatia) 10-13 October, 2012

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Call for Abstracts

2nd EFCC-UEMS European Joint Congress - Laboratory medicine at the clinical interface Dubrovnik (Croatia) 10-13 October, 2012

We take this opportunity to inform you that Scientific Program and Abstract Submission are now available at www.dubrovnik2012.com.

Dates to remember:

Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 May 2012
Early Registration Deadline: 1 May 2012

Please note that Travel grants are available for Young participants. For more details please visit: www.efcclm.eu

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BCLF 2012 BELGRADE MEETINGS



The Society of Medical Biochemists of Belgrade has the pleasure of inviting you to the 20th Meeting of the Balkan Clinical Laboratory Federation to be held in Belgrade, on September 18–22, 2012, joined together with the 8th EFCC Symposium for the Balkan Region and 18th Congress of Medical Biochemists of Serbia.

www.bclf2012.org

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THE 30TH WORLD CONGRESS OF BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
18-22 AUGUST, BERLIN, GERMANY



www.ifbls-dvta2012.com

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EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

EFCC Newsletter April 2011.pdf (5 MB)

IFCC e-NewsLetter - January / February 2012

· Recent News from the IFCC Executive Board

· News from Regional Federations and National Associations

· IFCC-Task Force for Young Scientists

· IFCC Welcomes new Corporate Members

· Forthcoming meetings

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IFCC e-NewsLetter - November / December 2011

· Recent News from the President

· New IFCC Website Launched

· News from Regional Federations and National Associations

· IFCC Professional Scientific Exchange Program (PSEP)

· News from Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

· Forthcoming Meetings

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IFCC e-NewsLetter - July - August 2011

· Report from the IFCC Council Meeting - Graham Beastall - President

· The IFCC Office

· Nomination of the Editor-in Chief of the IFCC eJournal

· News from Regional Federations and National Associations - History of the Spanish Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology

· Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia - SEMINAR ON EDUCATION OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTS TODAY

· News from the Canadian scene - July-August 2011

· Honorary Life Membership Awarded by CSCC to Dr J Gilbert Hill

· South African Association for Clinical Biochemistry SAACB News Report

· IFCC Young Scientists - Clinical Biology - an education program that needs adjustments

· Laboratory medicine in South Africa - A paradoxical state

· News from Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute CLSI - July-August 2011

· Forthcoming meetings - July-August 2011

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WCPW Congress (2 MB)

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7TH EFCC SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM

Program.pdf (5 MB)
Registration Form.pdf

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BioSystems, Balkan Award for Clinical Laboratory Research 2011

Balkan Award 2011.pdf (3.1 MB)

The reception of articles for Balkan Award 2011 is postpone up to 30 of May

Note: Amandments to Award Procedure 2011.

a) only researchers up to 39 years old (i.e. under 40) can apply;
b) a winner (or a runner up) of Balkan Award cannot participate for the second time in the competition
c) an executive summary of up to 3 pages is not necessary

Link: www.biosystems.es

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1st EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON PREANALYTICAL PHASE
1-2 APRIL 2011, PARMA, ITALY

Link: www.preanalytical-phase.org

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BIOSYSTEMS ANNOUNCED THAT 2010 BALKAN AWARD FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING PAPERS:

FIRST PRIZE FOR THE BALKAN AWARD 2010:

"INFLUENCE OF DETECTION OF PRETREATMENT CYTOGENETIC ABNORMALITIES ON FIRST COMPLETE REMISSION AND SURVIVAL IN ADULT ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL)"

FROM AUTHORS MILENA G. VELIZAROVA, EVGUENIY A. HADJIEV, KAMELIA V. ALEXANDROVA, IVANKA I. DIMOVA, DRAGA TONCHEVA AND NADYA E. DIMITROVA
Bulgaria

SECOND PRIZE FOR THE BALKAN AWARD 2010:

"GENETIC ASPECTS OF EARLY ISCHEMIC STROKE: LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM AS POTENTIAL RISK FACTOR "
FROM AUTHORS SANJA STANKOVIC, SANJA GLISIC, MILIKA ASANIN, DRAGAN ALAVANTIC, NADA MAJKIC-SINGH, Serbia

BioSystems, Balkan Award for Clinical Laboratory Research 2010



Balkan2010 (711 KB)

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THE 5th EFCC SYMPOSIUM FOR BALKAN REGION
Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nada Majkic-Singh, President of the Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia

The Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia and the Institute of Medical Biochemistry of the Clinical Centre of Serbia jointly organized the Fifth EFCC Symposium for the Balkan Region entitled “Proteins: from electrophoresis to proteomics” in Belgrade, from October 8-19, 2009. The Symposium was organized under the auspices of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFCC) and the Balkan Clinical Laboratory Federation (BCLF), as well as under the Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia. The Society, as the member of IFCC and EFCC, greatly appreciates the role it has in the continuing development of our discipline according to the IFCC mission and the Strategic plan. The symposium coordinators were Prof. Dr Nada Majkić-Singh, Chair of the Meeting, and Professor Victor Blaton, EFCC Past President.

The idea of this EFCC Symposium was to show how the continuum of different electrophoretic techniques for protein profiling can contribute to proteomics by allowing the detection and measurement of a wide array of proteins, and the definition of their structures and functions.

The proteome is defined as the entire array of proteins, including their post-translational modifications, produced by an organism or system. Thus the proteome will vary with time and physiological or pathological events, or stresses, that a cell or organism undergoes. Proteome analysis is emerging as a potentially powerful tool to decipher pathophysiological processes, resulting in the establishment of the field of clinical proteomics. One of the main goals of clinical proteomics is to discover biomarkers for diseases in biological fluids and tissues. The complexity of the proteome requires a separation step by different electrophoretic techniques before the analysis by mass spectrometry.

The 1st part of the 5th Symposium covered the clinical utility of serum protein electrophoresis (Xavier Bossuyt, Belgium), agarose gel electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis in clinical chemistry (Jean-Francois Giot, France), the use of lab-on-chip electrophoresis and other methods in protein profiling (Olgica Trenčevska, North Macedonia), MADGE-Microplate array diagonal gel electrophoresis (Sanja Stanković, Serbia), isoelectrofocusing and PCR amplification-reverse hybridization assay in evaluation of alfa-1-antitrypsin deficiency (Anđelo Beletić, Serbia) and application of proteomics techniques in biomarker discovery (Antonia Vlahou, Greece).

The 2nd part of Symposium covered the urinary proteome analysis using capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry as a powerful tool in clinical diagnosis, prognosis and therapy evaluation (Harald Mischak, Germany), glucocorticoid receptors in health and disease (Gordana Matić, Serbia) and molecular diagnosis of phenylketonuria: from detective protein to disease-causing gene mutation (Sonja Pavlović, Serbia).

The following lectures covered experiences in clinical protein arrays: biochip cardiac array technology (Grazyna Sypniewska, Poland), cytokine and growth factor array (Hans J. van Pelt, The Netherlands), colorectal cancer array – simultaneous analysis of DNA alternations with biochip array technology (Andrew Cartwright, UK) and multiparameter testing of colorectal cancer (Bernhard Risse). Jim Thorn (United Kingdom) presented the use of the Analis CDT assay for screening for alcohol abuse.

The organization of the 5th EFCC Symposium for Balkan Region was the result of work and effort of coordinators and of the Organizational Committees. More then 300 participants from Serbia and Balkan counutries participated actively in the Symposium. During the Symposium a permanent exibition of equipment and reagents organized by different companies has been display.

All lectures are published in Journal of Medical Biochemistry 2009; 28: 221-326 (www.versita.com) the National Journal of the Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia.


Lecturers of the 5th Symposium for Balkan Region(From left to right): Anđelo Beletić, Olgica Trenčevska, Sanja Stanković, Nada Majkić-Singh, Antonia Vlahou, Victor Blaton, Andrew Cartwright, Svetlana Ignjatović, Jim Thorn, Xavier Bossuyt

Program: 5th_EFCC.pdf (400 KB)
Registration.pdf (90 KB)

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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT BCLF-2010

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 20th July 2010
REDUCED REGISTRATION FEE DEADLINE: 30th August 2010
NEW DEAD-LINE JULY 10th FOR SENDING PAPERS

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT BCLF-2010 (2 MB)

Link: www.bclf-2010.org

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Registration (109 KB) - Program (379 KB)

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XVI Meeting of Balkan Clinical Laboratory Federation, 16-18 oktobar 2008, Athens

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7th National Congress on Laboratory Medicine
3rd National Symposium on Immunopathology
3rd National Congress of Clinical Laboratory Assistants


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Dear Colleagues and Friends,

It gives us great pleasure to announce that the 7th Romanian Society of Laboratory Medicine Congress 2008 will be held in Bucharest, Romania, from Monday 20th to Wednesday 22nd October 2008. The Meeting will be held under the auspices IFCC, EFCC, BCLF, WASPaLM and under the patronage Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences...

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VI CONGRESS OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
with international participations
&
4th FESCC SYMPOSIUM FOR BALKAN REGION
Organized under IFCC and FESCC auspices

Will held in Belgrade, June 17-21, 2008

Organizers

1. SOCIETY OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTS OF SERBIA
2. CHAMBER OF BIOCHEMISTS OF SERBIA
3. INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA

ADDRESS

Institute for Medical Biochemistry
CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA
Višegradska 26,
11000 Belgrade
SERBIA

Tel/Fax: + 381 361 56 31 or: + 381 36 35 301

XVI Congress - Programme (410 KB)
XVI Congress - Registration (120 KB)

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4th EFCC Symposium for Balkan Region

is organized under the Auspices of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC)
European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFCC)
Balkan Clinical Laboratory Federation (BCLF)



Meeting Organisers

Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia
Institute of Medical Biochemistry,
Clinical Center of Serbia
Symposium coordinators:
Nada Majkić-Singh (Serbia)
Victor Blaton (Belgium)
Sol Green (USA)

Programme (1.0 MB)
Registration (88 KB)

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Tenth Annual Ivan Berkes Conference
Dedicated to life and work Professor Ivan Berkes


Dr Ivan Berkes
(1910-1997. godine)

Venue and date:
Tuesday, December 4. 2007.
in Military Medical Academy Amphitheatre,
Crnotravska 17, Belgrade

Sponsors
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
ADOC
BioMerieux B.V.
BIOTEC INTERNATIONAL
INTERLAB exim
JUGOMONTANA
MAKLER
MEDICOM
OLYMPUS
TECHNOFARM
VICOR
YUNYCOM

Information
Institute of Medical Biochemistry,
Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade
Tel/Faks: +381(0)11/361-56-31

Organizer
Profesor Nada Majkić-Singh

X_godina_Berkes.pdf (178 KB)

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BioSystems, Balkan Award for Clinical Laboratory Research 2010



Balkan2010 (711 KB)

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5th EFCC SYMPOSIUM FOR BALKAN REGION



Program: 5th_EFCC.pdf (400 KB)
Registration.pdf (90 KB)

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INFORMATION ON THE 16th CONGRESS OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTS OF SERBIA
AND THE 4TH EFCC SYMPOSIUM FOR BALKAN REGION

By Professor Dr. Nada Majkic-Singh
President of the Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia
And the Scientific Committees of the Congress and Symposium

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17th MEETING OF BALKAN CLINICAL LABORATORY FEDERATION



Abstract Form.doc (81 KB)
Registration Form.doc (275 KB)
Second Announcement.pdf (856 KB)

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Registration (109 KB) - Program (379 KB)

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BALKAN AWARD - for Clinical Laboratory Research 2009.

BioSystems S.A. is sponsoring annually the BALKAN AWARD for Clinical Laboratory Research with the collaboration of the different societies in the countries within the Balkans region.

BALKAN AWARD 2009.



BioSystem (592 KB)

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Tenth Annual Ivan Berkes Conference
Dedicated to life and work Professor Ivan Berkes

Dr Ivan Berkes
(1910-1997. godine)

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