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About the Event

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to attend the 7th Annual Conference of the Saudi Society for Clinical Chemistry, SSCC 2021 & the 3rd International Meeting on Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine from November 30 to December 3, 2021. Our virtual environment this year is structured like a real event venue, creating an intuitive navigation experience. We have planned an exciting and informative scientific program that has a broad and varied coverage of laboratory medicine. The conference is well-supported by our industry partners, whose presence and Interactive booth exhibition will be an added attraction for the participants.

The virtual event has to offer:

  • 4 Days of scientific Conference & Workshops held in the Auditorium
  • Access to the Auditorium, the Exhibition Hall, Posters Hall and the Lounge Room.
  • Interactive virtual booths
  • Content and resources for visitors
  • 100% mobile compatibility

More than a virtual experience, we would like to offer you a social experience with human exchanges. The Lounge Room with its several chat rooms will allow you to meet other participants and have direct or group chat discussions with them. During live days, you can meet our experts, scientific posters presenters and sponsors & address your questions to them.

Abstract Awards

Once again SSCC 2021 organizing committee invites all interested to submit abstracts in the field of clinical Chemistry for a poster presentation. Abstract prizes are awarded to the top five highest-rated abstracts judged by the Scientific Committee to be the best submissions of their category as the following prizes:

Speakers

Prof. Abderrazek Hedhili

Professor of Toxicology
University of Pharmacy of Monastir - Tunisia

Dr. Ahmed Al-Asmari

Consultant Forensic Toxicology
King Abdul-Aziz Hospital -Jeaddah

Prof. Annalise E. Zemlin

Head of Division; Chemical Pathology
IFCC C-EBLM – South Africa

Dr. Nawal Basri

Medical Director, Medina Dialysis Center
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA)

Dr. Damien Gruson

Professor, Head of the department of clinical biochemistry
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels,-Belgium

Dr. Steven Ness

Director
Medical & Scientific Affairs

Dr Waleed Tamimi

Head of Clinical Chemistry Lab
King Abdulaziz Medical City - Riyadh

Dr. Slavka Penickova

Director/Clinical Biologists
LHUB-ULB Medical Chemistry Laboratory, Brussels, Belgium

Dr. Frank Kühlwein

Head, International Sales
Chromsystems GMBH

Mr. Abdulla Alkhashan

Director General
Alborg Diagnostic, KSA

Dr. Laila Abdulwareth

National Reference Laboratory
Deputy ED & Chief Scientific Officer – Abu Dhabi

Dr. Christopher McCudden

Clinical Biochemist, Division of Biochemistry, The Ottawa Hospital
Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa
Medical/Scientific Director of Information Services & Information Technology & Deputy Chief Medical/Scientific Officer, Eastern
Ontario Regional Laboratory Association – Canada

Dr. Ronald A. Booth, FCACB

Clinical Biochemist, EORLA & The Ottawa Hospital. Associate Professor,
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa.
The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital and Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) - Canada

Dr. Rania Al Sharkawy

Prof. of Chemical Pathology
Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University - Egypt

Dr. Maram Alotaiby

General Supervisor for Laboratory Services, Blood Transfusion and Forensic Medicine services Ministry of Health

Dr. Vinita Thakur

Division Chief/Clinical Biochemist & POCT Scientific Lead
Memorial University, Health Science Center
Eastern Health Authority – Canada

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Agenda
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm
Opening Remarks

Dr. Maram Alotaiby General Supervisor for Laboratory Services, Blood Transfusion and Forensic Medicine services Ministry of Health

1:10 pm – 1:20 pm
Welcome Speech

Dr. Ali Al Othaim SSCC Vice President

1:20 pm – 2:00 pm
Keynote Lecture AFCB

Male Infertility & Trace Metals

Prof. Abderrazek Hedhili Professor of Toxicology University of Pharmacy of Monastir -Tunisia

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SESSION 1: Old Problems & New Challenges

Dr. Salah Al MenshawiToxicology Consultant Head of Toxicology Department in Comprehensive Specialized Clinical Security forces in Jeddah

Moderator

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm

Drug Related Deaths in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia: A Forensic Carboxyhemoglobin Autopsy-Based Study

Dr. Ahmed Al-Asmari Consultant Forensic Toxicology King Abdul-Aziz Hospital -Jeddah

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm

A Post DDT Era

Dr. Ahmed Abo-Khatwa Emeritus Prof. of Biochemistry Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science King Abdul-Aziz University - Jeddah

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm

An Episode of Phosphine Poisoning

Dr. Ahmed Abo-Khatwa Emeritus Prof. of Biochemistry Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science King Abdul-Aziz University - Jeddah

3:00 pm – 3:20 pm

Chronic Inhalation of Pod-based E-cigarette Aerosols on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Central Nervous Peripheral Systems

Prof. Youssef Sari Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences The University of Toledo - Ohio

3:20 pm – 3:40 pm

The Role of Poisons Control Center in Emergency Toxicology

Mr. Magbool Oraiby Laboratory Specialist Poison Control & Forensic Medicine Chemistry Center - Jazan

3:40 pm – 4:00 pm

Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) Applications in Forensic Toxicology

Dr. Torki Alzughaibi Assistant Prof. (Forensic Science)/Senior Specialist Faculty of Applied Medical Science Department of Medical Laboratory Technologies King Abdul-Aziz University - Jeddah

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Question & Answer

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Break

4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
SESSION 2: Modern Forensic Toxicology & Mass Spectrometry Application

Prof. Yousef SariDepartment of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences The University of Toledo - Ohio

Moderator

4:30 pm – 4:50 pm

The Value of High Resolution LC/MS in Forensic and Clinical Toxicology Laboratory

Dr. Asim Jilani Consultant Forensic Toxicologist Poison Control & Forensic Medicine Chemistry Center – Makkah Al-Mukarmah

4:50 pm – 5:10 pm

Silica Monolithic Column Coated with Graphene as Drugs Extraction and Clean Up Procedure

Dr. Amin Khattab Consultant Forensic Toxicologist Poison Control & Forensic Medicine Chemistry Center –

5:10 pm – 5:30 pm

Testing Human Hair for Cannabis

Dr. Farouq Alzahrani Consultant Forensic Toxicologist Medical Department at Presidency of State Security

5:30 pm – 5:50 pm

New Challenges in Forensic Toxicology: Focus on New Psychoactive Substances

Dr. Abdulaziz Aldlgan Consultant Forensic Toxicologist Security Forces Hospital, Toxicology Lab -Riyadh

5:50 pm – 6:10 pm

Forensic Toxicology and Doping Control Drugs Related Analysis

Dr. Mansour Al-zahrani Forensic Toxicologist Senior Specialist Poison Control & Forensic Medicine Chemistry Center

6:10 pm – 6:30 pm

Testing of GHB in Hair Using GC-MS/MS

Mr. Sami Al-Ghamdi Forensic Toxicologist Senior Specialist Poison Control & Forensic Medicine Chemistry Center – Jeddah

6:30 pm – 6:45 pm

Question & Answer

6:45 pm – 7:00 pm

Break

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
SESSION 3: Young Scientist

Dr Ahmad Al AsmariConsultant Forensic Toxicology King Abdul-Aziz Hospital –Jeddah

Moderator

7:00 pm – 7:20 pm

Application of Validated LC-MS/MS Method for the Detection of Synthetic Stimulants in Suspicious Urine Samples from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Abdulaziz AldubayyanDepartment of Analytical, Environmental and Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine King College London, London -UK Toxicology Department Prince Sultan Military Medical City

7:20 pm – 7:40 pm

A survey on public awareness of the relationship of heavy metals: lead & mercury to autism in KSA

Ms. Asia AL-HarbiToxicologist/Medical Researcher Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research King Abdulaziz University – Jeddah

7:40 pm – 8:00 pm

Victims of chemical and biological warfare

Ms. Mashael Al-AsmariSaudi Scientific Working Group for Forensic Toxicology

8:00 pm – 8:20 pm

Detection of Amphetamines in Dried Blood spots

Ms. Huda Alkhalaf Laboratory Specialist Central Military Laboratory & Blood Bank/Toxicology Prince Sultan Military Medical City –Riyadh

8:20 pm – 8:40 pm

The global deadly trend of Novel Synthetic Opioids

Mr. Abdulrahman Assiri Laboratory Specialist Assir Poison Control and Forensic Medical Chemistry Center -Abha

8:40 pm – 9:00 pm

Ethyl Glucoronide and Ethyl Sulfate: Ethanol Biomarkers and their Role in Forensic Toxicology Analysis

Ms. Salma Alsayed Toxicology, Senior Specialist Pathology & Laboratory Department Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital Ministry National Guard Health Affair-Al Madinah,

9:00 pm – 9:15 pm

Question & Answer

9:15 pm – 9:30 pm

Break

1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Opening Remarks

Dr. Samia SobkiSSCC President

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
CONFERENCE Keynote Lecture IFCC

Clinical Decision Limits in Evidence Based Laboratory Guidelines

Prof. Annalise E. ZemlinHead of Division; Chemical Pathology IFCC C-EBLM – South Africa

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SESSION 4: Biomarkers of Diseases

Dr. Waleed Al OmaimConsultant Chemical Pathology Section Head of Automated Core Facility /POCT Department of Pathology and laboratory Medicine King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh

Moderator

2:00 pm – 2:25 pm

Biomarkers of Kidney Diseases

Dr. Nawal Basri Medical Director, Medina Dialysis Center Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA)

2:25 pm – 2:50 pm

The Potential Utility of Exosomes in Diabetes as Early Biomarkers and Treatment

Dr. Anwar Borai Clinical Scientist, Clinical Chemistry King Abdulaziz Medical City-Jeddah

2:50 pm – 3:15 pm

Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) in the Assessment of Fertility & Beyond

Dr. Majed Al Hudhud Consultant Ob/Gyn and IVF and Head of Ob/Gyn Department & IVF Services, Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Arryan Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

3:15 pm – 3:40 pm

Biomarkers of Heart Failure

Dr. Damien Gruson Professor, Head of the department of clinical biochemistry Cliniques Universities Saint-Luc, Brussels,-Belgium

3:40 pm – 4:05 pm

Post –Covid Syndrome: Clinical manifestation and Biochemical Markers

Dr. Nafila Riyami Senior Consultant, Medical Biochemistry Sultan Qaboos university Hospital, SQU-Oman

4:05 pm – 4:15 pm

Question & Answer

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Break

4:30 pm – 6:40 pm
SESSION 5: Pre-analytical Group

Prof. Khalid Al HarbiProfessor and Consultant in Medical Molecular Genetics in King Saud University

Moderator

4:30 pm – 4:55 pm

Improving Patient Safety by Control of Pre-analytic Errors in Clinical Laboratory

Dr. Waleed Tamimi Head of Clinical Chemistry Lab King Abdulaziz Medical City - Riyadh

4:55 pm – 5:20 pm

CBAHI requirements in pre-analytical clinical laboratory

Mr. Jaffar Khiary Acting Head Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

5:20 pm – 5:45 pm

Reducing errors of samples and improving Quality in the Pre-analytical phase: The role of the Laboratory Medicine

Dr. Amani Gusti Senior Specialist Clinical Chemistry Emergency Laboratory King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital – Jeddah

5:45 pm – 6:10 pm

The Need for Quality Control for Serum Indices Detection

Mr. Abubaker Yagoot Supervisor Biochemistry King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs-Jeddah

6:10 pm – 6:25 pm

Question & Answer

6:25 pm – 6:40 pm

Break

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SESSION 6: Laboratory Management

Dr. Nashaat NafouriChair, Health Care Saudi Quality Council

Moderator

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

THE Role of Private Healthcare in Realization of KSA Healthcare Transformation

Mr. Abdulla Alkhashan Director General Alborg Diagnostic, KSA

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Artificial Intelligence in the Clinical Laboratory

Prof. Samer Ellaham Director of Accreditation , Quality and Safety Institute Cleveland Clinic - Abu Dhabi

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
SESSION 7: Quality & General Chemistry

Dr. Abdullah TurjomanConsultant Clinical Chemist Lab Director, Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Hospital - Riyadh

Moderator

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm

Lean Six Sigma Approach in Quality Control Cost Management: A Study from Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Dr. Vinita Thakur Division Chief Clinical Biochemist & POCT Scientific Lead Memorial University, Health Science Center Eastern Health Authority –Canada

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm

HbA1c : not just a number

Dr. Slavka Penickova Director/Clinical Biologists LHUB-ULB Medical Chemistry Laboratory, Brussels, Belgium

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm

Tests to Evaluate Immunological Response to SARS-CoV2 and Correlates of Immunity: The Abu Dhabi Experience

Dr. Laila Abdulwareth National Reference Laboratory Deputy ED & Chief Scientific Officer – Abu Dhabi

3:00 pm – 3:20 pm

Osteoporosis: Overview and Update

Dr. Fahad Alshahrani Consultant Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care King Abdulaziz Medical City -Riyadh

3:20 pm – 3:40 pm

SARS-CoV-2 variants: implications on diagnostic testing and vaccine efficacy

Dr. Sumaya Aljenedil Consultant Chemical Pathologist Clinical Lipidologist King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre - Riyadh

3:40 pm – 4:00 pm

Current status of COVID vaccines and their efficacy against variants

Dr. Ioanna Skountzou Consultant Clinical Pathology, Jeddah Regional Laboratory, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Atlanta, GA

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Question & Answer

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Break

4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
SESSION 8: Low Carbohydrate Session

Dr. Ali MahazriAssistant Professor in Laboratory Medicine Department /Head of Basic Sciences Department Albaha University

Moderator

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Insulin Resistance Conundrum

Mr. Rayyan Al-Sulaimani King Abdullah Medical City- Holy Capital (KAMC)

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Water Fasting Therapy

Dr. Ahmed Alayouby Consultant OBGYN Al Yamama Hospital, Riyadh

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm

T2DM reversal evidence based

Dr. Ammar Tonkal Senior Internal Medicine Resident KFAFH, -Jeddah,

6:00 pm – 6:35 pm

Type Two diabetes reversal and how to sustain (case series)

Dr. Abdulhadi BimaChemical Pathology Consultant Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital

6:35 pm – 6:45 pm

Question & Answer

6:45 pm – 7:00 pm

Break

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
SESSION 9: Protein

Dr. Zuhier AwanMD, MSc, PHD, FRCPC, FAACC Secretary General of Saudi Society for Clinical Chemistry

Moderator

7:00 pm – 7:25 pm

Contemporary Practice in Serum Protein Electrophoresis

Dr. Christopher McCudden Clinical Biochemist, Division of Biochemistry, The Ottawa Hospital Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa Medical/Scientific Director of Information Services & Information Technology & Deputy Chief Medical/Scientific Officer, Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association – CanadaA

7:25 pm – 7:50 pm

Protein Electrophoresis: Recommendations for Standardize Reporting with Case Studies

Dr. Ronald A. Booth, FCACB Clinical Biochemist, EORLA & The Ottawa Hospital. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa. The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital and Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) - Canada

7:50 pm – 8:00 pm

Question & Answer

8:55 pm – 9:40 pm
Closing Session

Dr. Salam SaadeddinConsultant Clinical Scientist Clinical Chemistry Division / CML&BB Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh

Moderator

8:55 pm – 9:25 pm

Poster Presentation/ Awarding

Dr. Salam Saadeddin Consultant Clinical Scientist Clinical Chemistry Division / CML&BB Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh

9:25 pm – 9:40 pm

SSCC Report 2021

Dr. Samia Sobki SSCC President

4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
SESSION 10: POCT

Dr. Saeed AlrashediConsultant Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Head of Specimen Processing/Send out/ Phlebotomy & POCT King Fahad Medical City – Riyadh

Moderator

4:00 pm – 4:20 pm

Effective Governance of POCT Services

Mr. Tony Cambridge Lead Biomedical Scientist Pathology Management University Hospitals NHS Trust - UK

4:20 pm – 4:40 pm

How to trouble shoot inaccurate point-of-care test results

Dr. Adil Khan Medical Director of POCT and Clinical Chemistry & Associate Professor of Pathology Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. USA

4:40 pm – 5:00 pm

Development of Lean Provincial POCT Framework for the Installation of Blood Gas Analyzers within the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Dr. Vinita Thakur Division Chief/Clinical Biochemist & POCT Scientific Lead Memorial University, Health Science Center Eastern Health Authority – Canada

5:00 pm – 5:20 pm

The Evolving Role of Optimum Diabetes Care in Form of Low-Carbohydrate Diet Focused Education, Flash Glucose Monitoring System in Prediabetes Individuals (LCD-FGM)

Mr. Ayman Al HayekHead of Diabetes Education and Insulin Pump Unit Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City

5:20 pm – 5:40 pm

Point of care testing , Quality and accreditation

Prof. Dalal Nemenqani Professor & Consultant of Pathology & Dean of the College Medicine Taif University

5:40 pm – 6:00 pm

POCT Current Practices and Future Perspective: The Egyptian Experience

Prof. Rania Al SharkawyProf. of Chemical Pathology Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University - Egypt

6:00 pm – 6:15 pm

Question & Answer

6:15 pm – 6:30 pm

Closing Remarks

6:40 pm – 9:25 pm
Workshop 1: Automation

Dr. Ali Al ShangitiSSCC Board Member

Moderator

6:40 pm – 7:00 pm

Considerations When Looking QC for Multiple Instruments

Mr. Ayman Enayah Field Application Specialist Bio-Rad Laboratories

7:00 pm – 7:20 pm

Pre-analytical Errors and Quality Indicators

Dr. Vladimir Sashkov Interim EMA Head of Medical Affairs Becton Dickinson, Dubai

7:20 pm – 7:40 pm

How to Automate Sample Workflow Today & Tomorrow

Mr. Ahmad Abbas Workflow & Informatics (WITS) Manager MEA Beckman Coulter MEA – United Arab Emirates

7:40 pm – 8:00 pm

The Importance of Automated Toxicology Drug Screening

Mr. Mahmoud ZaghloulSaudi Arabia Country Sales Manager Thermo Fisher Scientific CDD

8:00 pm – 8:20 pm

Forensic Toxicology and MS applications

Mr. Shailesh Damale Deputy Manager; Application support Shimadzu Middle East and Africa, Dubai

8:20 pm – 8:40 pm

“Most recent innovations in clinical diagnostics for the Analysis of 48 Amino Acid Analysis in Serum/Plasma and Urine via LC-MS – Solutions for the Clinical laboratory.”

Dr. Frank KühlweinHead, International Sales Chromsystems GMBH

8:40 pm – 9:00 pm

FLCs, SAA and Protis Software

Dr. Lenard MullerGlobal Marketing Manager of Plasma Protein at Siemens Healthineers

9:00 pm – 9:20 pm

COVID-19 S-RBD IgG Test Application in Epidemic

Dr. Fadel AlhababiHead of Virology Department, Regional Lab and Blood Bank in Riyadh

9:20 pm – 9:35 pm

Question & Answer

9:35 pm – 9:45 pm

Closing

8:15 pm – 8:55 pm
Workshop 2: (Laser Optical Rotational Red Cell Analyzer ) LORRCA

Dr Abdullah AlmshariPrince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh

Moderator

8:15 pm – 8:45 pm

Determining novel biomarkers for sickle cell disease and other hereditary hemolytic anemia's using the Lorrca instrument.

Dr. Richard van Wijk University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

8:45 pm – 8:55 pm

Question & Answer

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Workshop 3: New Biomarkers of Diseases

Dr Walaa Mohammed saeedAssociate Professor in Clinical Biochemistry, Vice Dean of Applied Medical Science College at Taibah University

Moderator

7:00 pm – 7:20 pm

Clinical Utility of Prostate Health Index

Dr. Steven Ness Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs Beckman Coulter

7:20 pm – 7:45 pm

PVKA II: Biomarkers for HCC

Mr. Rani Besisou Medical Affairs Manager Roche Diagnostics – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

7:45 pm – 8:10 pm

Adopting a new TBI ‘Traumatic Brain Injury’ test in the Emergency Department

Dr. Paul Jarvis Director of Global Medical Affairs, Abbott Consultant Emergency Medicine Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, UK

8:10 pm – 8:30 pm

Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Rapid Antigen Testing During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Dr. Nedim AlbayrakHead of Medical Affairs Integrated Diagnostic Solution, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa Becton Dickinson & Company

8:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Question & Answer

8:45 pm – 9:00 pm

Closing

9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Workshop 4: POCT

Ms. Najwa AdlanCore Lab& Blood Bank Supervisor Al-Dara Hospital And Medical Center Riyadh, KSA

Moderator

9:00 pm – 9:20 pm

Role of POCT in Acute Care Diagnostics

Dr. Valentina Pigozzo Clinical Specialist Acute Care Diagnostics Werfen EEMEIA

9:20 pm – 9:40 pm

The Importance of Accurate Glucose Measurement in Clinically Ill Patient

Dr. Dennis Begos Medical Director, Medical Scientific Affairs Nova Biomedical - USA

9:40 pm – 9:50 pm

Question & Answer

9:50 pm – 10:00 pm

Closing Remarks

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