Lab Visits

Possibility to visit Toxicology laboratories & emergency departments Date: post-TIAFT2018: Friday 31st of August, afternoon.

Locations:

1. Laboratory of toxicology, part of the department of laboratory medicine, Leuven university hospital, Leuven
   • Maximum number of visitors: not specified
   • DCF/not DCF: both
   • Instrumentation: GCMS (Thermo Polaris Q), LCMSMS (Sciex Triple Quad 5500), LCMSTOF (Sciex TripleTOF 5600)
   • Sample preparation for LCMSMS: dilute-and-shoot methods, for plasma deproteinisation
   • Contact: Dr. Apr. Koen Desmet, +32 16 347026
2. Emergency department of Stuivenberg hospital, Antwerp
   • Maximum number of visitors: not specified
   • DCF/not DCF: both
   • Visit of the department with explanation of protocols, procedures used
   • Contact: Dr. Kurt Anseeuw, kurt.anseeuw@zna.be
3. Laboratory of toxicology, Ghent University
   • Maximum number of visitors: 5
   • DCF/not DCF: both (priority for DCF)
   • Topics: forensic toxicology (general) – DBS-based determination of GHB – bioassay-based screening for NPS
   • Contact: Prof. Christophe Stove, christophe.stove@ugent.be
4. Laboratory of toxicology, department of laboratory medicine, Ghent University Hospital
   • Maximum number of visitors: 8
   • DCF/not DCF: both
   • Topics: Clinical toxicology analyses, screening for drugs in plasma with homogenous immunoassay (CEDIA), use of high-resolution MS for quantitation of therapeutic and narcotic drugs in plasma.
   • Contact: Prof. Alain Verstraete, alain.verstraete@ugent.be