Expert voices

Dr Reid Aikin from the WADA explains how an Athlete Biological Passport works and which haematologic parameters are of importance.

Anaemia is a very common disorder among small animals and something veterinary practices must address quite often. The early differentiation of the underlying cause of canine anaemia is one of the biggest diagnostic challenges that veterinary clinicians currently face.

IDEXX is one of the largest veterinary laboratories in Europe. Lab Manager Medine Ilbaz talks on the pitfalls of tiger blood and how the company at the Kornwestheim site is saving time with the XN-V Series.

We discuss with Dr Vanessa Nivaggioni the development of a new algorithm for hereditary RBC diseases with the aim to guide the use of complementary examinations for the diagnosis.

Dr Eloisa Urrechaga, a senior expert in clinical chemistry at Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo in Spain, shares her passion for pushing boundaries of laboratory medicine for better diagnosis and management of sepsis.

In this interview, PD Dr med. Hönemann points out the benefits of the parameter RET-He in clinical practice of the anaemia outpatient clinic at the Marienhospital Vechta, Germany.

Patient blood management is a project close to Dr Stefanie Grützner’s heart. In this interview, the director of the Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Haemostaseology describes how Augsburg University Hospital implements this concept.

Watch Dr Jürgen Riedl, clinical chemist and haematology expert in The Netherlands, describing digital imaging as the standardised way to perform morphology analysis and apply it as a pathology filter to distinguish disease from non-disease.

Dr Cohen from Geneva University Hospital speaks about how the CBC-O application helps to optimize result reporting for MCHC elevated samples in the haematology lab.

The XN-Series with integrated WPC channel and XN stem cell application helps in finding the ideal time for stem cell apheresis.

A clinical perspective on the past, present and future importance of the markers Hypo-He, RET-He and Delta-He as monitoring tools of iron supply to the bone marrow in haemodialysis patients.

A laboratory perspective on the diagnostic benefit of RET-He and Delta-He in the diagnosis and monitoring of inflammation and systemic bacterial infections.

Learn about how Sysmex's haemostasis testing solutions are implemented at the Montpellier University Hospital in France.

Read about the improvements that the Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital in Norway experienced when they integrated the Tosoh G11 with the Sysmex automated haematology XN-series. And how automation of the HbA1c analysis significantly improved the lab workflow, freeing up resources for other tasks.

Read how Bettina Madsen-Mogensen from Holbæk hospital in Denmark describes the integration of the Tosoh G11 for HbA1c testing in their XN-9000 automation solution.

Microalbuminuria increasingly becoming the focus of attention. Up to now, the diagnosis has been complicated and costly. New test strips from Sysmex make the process much cheaper and easier.

How flow cytometry improves the workflow in microbiology and allows early diagnoses as well as targeted antibiotics treatment programmes

Dr François Vergez, Toulouse University Hospital, shares his experience in applying automation to sample preparation at the ESCCA 2021 Virtual.

Dr José Medina-Polo gives us insight on the status of antimicrobial resistance in the field of urology and how education is the biggest hurdle we have in addressing it, whether on the medical specialist level or on a public policy level.

Interview with Dr med. Peter Keller, who shares his experiences with AMR, the effect of the current pandemic, and much more