Programme

25-May-2010

09
00

Welcome & Introduction

(NOTE: The registration desk will be open from 8:00 - or the evening before (24th of May) from 18:00 to 22:00!)

09
10

SESSION 1 - Introduction

09
15

The significance of decision making in modern society

The consequences for millions of people in our society is lying in the hands of the (relatively few) experts who are responsible for making the right ...

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10
00

EU legislation and Analytical Laboratories : business as usual ?

How are the potentials – and pitfalls – of the analytical laboratories seen in the light of the EU New Legal Framework?
- by Dr. Philip Taylor, EU Co ...

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10
45

BREAK

11
15

Monitoring the limits – the importance of market surveillance

Consumers all around Europe rely on a tight system of market surveillance and for many product types the analytical laboratories plays a crucial role in that system. ...

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12
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Securing the basis for making the right decision: Correct understanding of analytical results

You never get THE TRUTH – but what is actually an analytical result and how is it to be interpreted correctly and handled in the right context?
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12
45

LUNCH

13
45

What can analytical results really tell??

Better understanding of the whole setting of making analytical measurements – from the procurement of a representative sample to optimizing the process for e. ...

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14
30

How can the information about measurement uncertainty be handled?

A presentation of principles in the Eurachem Guide “Use of uncertainty information in compliance assessment”
- by Dr. Bertil Magnusson, Statens Provningsanstalt, Sweden
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15
15

BREAK

15
30

WORKSHOP

17
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Closing of day 1

17
05

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18
30

Conference Dinner

21
00

26-May-2010

09
00

SESSION 2 - Introduction

09
05

Setting the limits - how and why?

What is the rationale behind setting up specific limit values and how is the uncertainty on the analytical results taken into consideration. ...

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09
45

The principle of risk assessment in use of analytical results.

Making decisions is often a question of choosing the right balance between being sure and taking a risk of mistake - especially if you can never be 1 ...

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10
30

BREAK

11
00

From microbial analysis to decision: the use of risk assessment

Decision making in the area of microbiological food safety control largely depends on analytical test results, but these are attended by many uncertainties. ...

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11
45

Where breaking the limits really matters. Specifications in Clinical Chemistry!

Making a diagnosis in the hospital based on results from the clinical laboratory can have consequences for life or death. Hear about the use of analyt ...

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12
30

LUNCH

13
30

Any limits for analytical results in research papers?

Also results produced in research laboratories and published in scientific journals must stand the test of reliability!
- by Ass. Prof. Dr. ...

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14
00

Securing safe foods. What is safe – and what is not, looking at analytical results !!!

Securing safe foods for the consumers requires a very wide range of different analytical procedures to test the possible undesirable contents (e. ...

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14
30

BREAK

15
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WORKSHOP

16
45

Closing of Conference

17
00

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