Programme Symposium 2026

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14th ECAT Symposium 

PROGRAMME TOPICS

Thursday 24 September 2026                                                                  Time: 9.30 — 17.00 hr.

  • What is the right test and the right time for the right patient?
  • J. Thachil
  • Novel treatment options for haemophilia patients
  • G. Young
  • Haemophilia: a challenge for the laboratory?
  • J. Muller
  • Fibrinolysis and the role of the diagnostic laboratory
  • T. Lisman
  • Measurement uncertainty in coagulation testing
  • S. MacDonald
  • NOPAM: a program for internal and external quality assessment based on patient results
  • A.K. Aarsand
  • ECAT Survey results 
  • ECAT Team
  • Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA): pathophysiology and diagnosis
  • M. Scully
  • Diagnostic EQA for TMA: a new initiative
  • M. Subhan
  • Diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
  • A. Bowyer
  • EQA for functional HIT testing
  • ECAT Team
  • Reference Measurement Procedure for PT/INR: consequences for EQA
  • C. van Rijn
  • Integral quality control management based on Bayesian statistics
 
  • P. Tsiamyrtzis

  Haverkate Lecture 2026

“How laboratory testing in blood coagulation has evolved”       
              by Dr. S. Kitchen       

 Friday 25 September 2026                                                                        Time: 9.00 — 15.30 hr.

  • Thrombosis: women-related issues.
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  • Long-term performance of apixaban measurements
  • A. Stoobants
  • The heparin interactome and the consequences for heparin monitoring
  • T. Lecompte
  • How well do laboratories perform vWF testing?
  • A. Cunningham
  • Laboratory Medicine in this regulatory Era: from evolution to revolution
  • C. Cobbaert
  • How do diagnostic companies see the future of coagulation testing?
  • Debate
  • From Complexity to Clarity: Diagnosis and Management of DIC in the Age of Precision Medicine
  • M. Othman
  • The diagnosis and treatment of acquired haemophilia A
  • A. Riddel
  • Patient-based real time quality control
  • H. van Rossum
  • Harmonization of anticardiolipin and anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibody results by evaluation of ‘real life’ sample results in an external quality control program
  • V. Pas
  • The future of EQA
  • P. Meijer
   

Congress Dinner : On Thursday night a symposium dinner is organised at “Brasserie Buitenhuis in Valkenburg (Price € 67,50 per person, including drinks. VAT is included)

Dates and Prices: Thursday 24 September and Friday 25 September 2026
Price for participation in the ECAT Symposium is € 175,- for one day or € 250,- for the two days symposium. Lunches will be provided on both days. (Excluding 9% VAT)

Please also check our ECAT Special Symposium on laboratory issues related to the treatment of haemophilia patients held on Wednesday 23 September.