Theme: Disruption to Delivery: Diagnostic Chemistry in a Changing Healthcare Landscape
11 February 2026
WHX Labs Dubai
Clinical Chemistry
Overview
Clinical Chemistry underpins much of modern diagnostics, guiding decisions across every stage of patient care. This track convenes leading voices to share the latest advances in testing methodologies, quality assurance, and technology integration. Discussions will focus on translating innovation into routine practice, optimizing workflows, and ensuring laboratories are equipped to deliver accurate, timely, and impactful results for improved patient outcomes.
Chair
Dr Fayha Salah Ahmed
Consultant Pathologist,
Division Chief of Clinical Chemistry, Immunology & POCT, Dubai Health; Vice President, Emirates Clinical Chemistry Society, Dubai, UAE
Key topics
❯ Future Frontiers in Clinical Chemistry
❯ Rethinking Creatinine: Markers for Silent Renal Decline
❯ Steatotic Liver Disease: Lab Readiness for MASLD Diagnosis
❯ Type 1 Diabetes Autoantibodies: Lab Relevance in Screening
❯ Heavy Metals Testing, Diagnostic Advances and Public Health Impact
❯ What We Still Miss in the Pre-Analytical Phase
❯ Reference Intervals Reimagined: Regional Harmonization & Tools
❯ Endocrine Panels: The Art of Clinical Interpretation
❯ AI in the Lab: From Pilot to Practice
❯ Informatics for Quality: Smarter QC and Flags
What’s New
❯ Greater emphasis on clinical chemistry’s role in preventive and precision medicine
❯ Integration of AI and digital tools to improve speed, accuracy, and quality
❯ Expanding lab readiness for emerging and reclassified diseases
❯ Stronger focus on harmonisation and standardisation across regions
❯ Linking laboratory insights more directly to clinical decision-making
Other Events
❯ IFCC WorldLab 2026, 25-29 October 2026, New Delhi, India
❯ Asia Labex 2026, 20-22 March 2026, Chandigarh, India
❯ ESCMID Global 2026, 17-21 April 2026, Munich, Germany
❯ ADLM Clinical Lab Expo 2026, 26-30 July 2026, California, USA