The call for application for travel grants for the "The 10th EFCC Continuous Postgraduate Course in Clinical Chemistry, NEW TRENDS IN CLASSIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF THROMBOPHILIA", Dubrovnik, 23-24 October 2010, is now closed. Course organizers are European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFCC), Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists (CSMB), Slovenian Association for Clinical Chemistry and European Thrombosis Research Organization (ETRO).

There were 26 young applicants from 15 countries. 13 grants are kindly provided by European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFCC), 2 by Inter-University Centre (IUC) from Dubrovnik and 5 by Abbott Laboratories, Croatia.

EFCC grant winners are: Luljeta, Hoxha (Albania), Tomaš Šalek (Czech Republic), Michal Cipok (Israel), Alessandra Malato (Italy), Aleksandra Atanasova Boshku (Macedonia), Ann-Helen Kristoffersen (Norway), Izabella Eva Szasz (Romania), Mirjana Šefik Bukilica (Serbia), Ana Radović (Serbia), Nina Gajšek (Slovenia), Mustafa Serkan Yalcin (Turkey), Sofiya Madych (Ukraine) and Anna Michno (United Kingdom).

IUC grant winners are: Jasenka Wagner (Osijek, Croatia) and Marija Milić (Osijek, Croatia).

Abbott Laboratories (Croatia) grant winners are: Dragana Antočić (Rijeka, Croatia), Josipa Kuleš (Zagreb, Croatia), Nikolina Puc (Koprivnica, Croatia), Marina Čeprnja Šimat (Zagreb, Croatia) and Jelena Culej (Zagereb, Croatia).

We wish to thank to all applicants for their interest and to all sponsors for their continuous support to this course.

Ana-Maria Šimundić, Course President

Dear colleagues,

I wish to bring to your attention the prestigious EFCC/ Labs-are-Vital Award for Excellence in Outcomes Research in Laboratory Medicine. The Award will be issued for the first time during the EFCC Euromedlab/IFCC Worldlab 2011 in Berlin, and is combined with a certificate of recognition as well as a sum of 15.000 Euros. The Award will be issued every two years during the EFCC conference in the future. Please find further information on the Award at www.efcclm.org/awards.

Please find attached the leaflet with the information regarding the award here.

Ana-Maria Simundic

Committe on public relations, President

The 10th EFCC Continuous Postgraduate Course in Clinical Chemistry

NEW TRENDS IN CLASSIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF THROMBOPHILIA

Under the Auspices of IFCC

Organizers:

European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
European Thrombosis Research Organization
Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists
Slovenian Association for Clinical Chemistry
Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik

Scientific committee:

Ana-Maria Šimundić, Croatia
László Muszbek, Hungary
Victor Blaton, Belgium
Barbara Možina, Slovenia

Course secretariat:

Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists
Boškovićeva 18, 10 000 Zagreb
Phone/fax: +385 1 4828 133
E-mail: sanda.berzenji@gmail.com

Language:

The official language of the Course is English.

Venue:

Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik (IUC) (in walking distance from hotels)
Don Frana Bulića 4, 20 000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Phone: +385 20 413 626, fax: +385 20 413 628,
E-mail: iuc@iuc.hr ; http://www.iuc.hr

Scholarships

Scholarships are available for young course participants (under 40 years).
Grant application form may be downloaded here.

Application deadline: June 15th, 2010.

Program (pdf) may be downloaded here.

Registration:

Registration desk will be opened at 08:15, Saturday, 23 October, 2010

Registration fee is 100 € and it covers course proceedings, coffee breaks and get-together-dinner.

Registration form may be downloaded here.

Method of payment:

On site: in Kunas (Croatian currency) or bank transfer to: Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists, Boškovićeva 18, Zagreb, Zagrebačka banka, Zagreb.

IBAN: HR7123600001101318371

Account number for Croatian participants: 2360000-1101318371,
poziv na broj: 24102009 (for Croatian participants)

Transfer from airport:

Dubrovnik Airport Ćilipi is located 22 km from the City (about 30 minutes by car). You can take a taxi from the airport to your hotel. The price is approximately HRK 200 (EUR 25).
There is a continuous bus service from the airport to the City, Main bus station. The price is HRK 25 (EUR 3). Tickets may be purchased on the bus.
From the Main bus station you can take a local bus or a taxi to the hotel.

Accommodation offer:

Rooms at several hotels in Dubrovnik are available at special rates for 10th EFCC course participants.
For complete list of hotels at discounted rates, please visit http://www.iuc.hr/hotels.php.
For reservations please contact travel agency:

GULLIVER Travel d.o.o. (Jelena Vlašić, jelena@gulliver.hr)
O.S.Radića 32,
Dubrovnik,
Croatia
Phone:+385 20 410 880
Fax.+385 20 410 890

For individual participants registering directly to the hotel, please be sure to register as the 10th EFCC course participant, to be eligible for discounted hotel rates.