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Slovenská spoločnosť klinickej biochémie SLS

XVI. SSCB Congress 2026

Under the auspices of EFLM

SSCB is a member of IFCC

Dear professional partners, dear colleagues,

the executive board of the Slovak Society of Clinical Biochemistry (SSCB), an organizational unit of the Slovak Medical Society (SMS), would like to invite you to XVI. SSCB Congress a regular professional event with international participation, which will be held on October 4th – 6th, 2026 at the Hotel CHOPOK**** in Demänovska Valley in the Low Tatras, Slovakia.

MAIN TOPICS

  • Artificial Intelligence in Laboratory Medicine: Reality, Limits and Responsibility
  • Rational Indications for Laboratory Tests
  • Pediatrics in Clinical Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry in Intensive Care Medicine
  • Case Studies
  • Pre-Preanalytical Phase – How Can We Really Influence It?
  • Laboratory Biomarkers in Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring
  • POCT from the Perspective of a General Practitioner
  • Various topics
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
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The event is included in the credit system for continuous medical education of the healthcare workers. Registered participants, with the exception of medical doctors, will be issued ‚Certificates of Attendance‘ containing the appropriate number of CME credits (ARS CME). Medical doctors will have their credits credited via an electronic system.

POSTER PRESENTATION

Active participation in the event is possible in the form of a poster. Posters will be presented in electronic form, on LCD touch screens, and should be sent in PDF format by September 15th, 2026 at the latest, to the following address: magula@snzobor.sk

SCIENTIFIC and ORGANISING COMMITTEE
MUDr. Hedviga Pivovarníková, EuSpLM

MUDr. Daniel Magula, CSc.

RNDr. Mária Kačániová

RNDr. Mgr. Marko Kapalla, PhD.

Ing. Jana Netriová, PhD., MPH

MUDr. Jana Šaligová

Ing. Ján Balla

MUDr. Peter Sečník, Ph.D., EuSpLM

 Pavol Vician (SMS)

 

CONGRESS LANGUAGES

Slovak, Czech, English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.

REGISTRATION FEE

The conference fee includes conference materials and refreshments during the coffee breaks of the scientific program.

REGISTRATION
Register

Registration and payment of the conference and catering fees are done using the online registration form.

The online registration deadline is October 3, 2026. We highly recommend that you do not leave your registration until the last minute. We recommend downloading the mobile application SSKB from the Google Play/Apple App Store, where you can find all information about the congress.

ACCOMODATION
Hotel Chopok**** Demänovská Dolina 20,  031 01  Liptovský Mikuláš
  • Twin room 2/2 with breakfast………………………………………………..64,80 €/person/night
  • Single room 1/1 with breakfast…………………………………………….115,60 €/person/night
  • Accommodation fee…………………………………………………………………….2,– €/person/night

The accommodation price includes Wi-Fi, parking and buffet-style breakfast.

Accommodation can be booked by phone at +421 44 559 14 88 at latest until 18th September 2026. Please include KBK26 as a PROMO CODE for your reservation.

Accommodation is paid directly to the hotel.

Riverside hotel*** Demänovská Dolina 22,  031 01  Liptovský Mikuláš
  • Twin room 2/2 with breakfast………………………………40 €/person/night
  • Single room 1/1 with breakfast…………………………….80 €/person/night
  • Accommodation fee…………………………………………….2 €/person/night

The accommodation price includes half board and parking. Accommodation is paid directly to the hotel. Accommodation can be booked by phone at +421 905 566 036 at latest until 30th September 2026.  Please include KBK26 as a PROMO CODE for your reservation.

Bystrina Resort***, Demänovská Dolina 23, 031 01  Liptovský Mikuláš
  • Twin room 2/2 with breakfast………………………………………………….56 €/person/night
  • Single room 1/2 with breakfast………………………………………………..77 €/person/night
  • Accommodation fee…………………………………………………………………2 €/person/night

The accommodation price includes breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking. Accommodation is paid directly to the hotel. Accommodation can be booked by phone at +421 903 533 971 or at the email address bystrinaresort@bystrinaresort.sk at latest until 30th September 2026.  Please include KBK26 as a PROMO CODE for your reservation.

Hotel Tri studničky****, Demänovská Dolina 5, 031 01  Lipt. Mikuláš
  • STANDARD room occupied by 1 person…………………………..99 €/person/night
  • STANDARD room occupied by 2 persons…………………………57 €/person/night
  • COMFORT room occupied by 1 person………………………….. 104 €/person/night
  • COMFORT room occupied by 2 persons……………………………59,50 €/person/night
  • DELUXE room occupied by 1 person………………………………..109 €/person/night
  • DELUXE room occupied by 2 persons…………………………………62 €/person/night
  • Hotel SUITE occupied by 1 person…………………………………. ..129 €/person/night
  • Hotel SUITE occupied by 2 persons…………………………………….72 €/person/night
  • Accommodation fee……………………………………………………………..2,– €/person/night

The accommodation price includes breakfast and Wi-Fi.

Accommodation can be booked online via a reservation form at www.tmrhotels.com, at latest until 14th September 2026. Please include KBK26 as a PROMO CODE for your reservation.

CATERING

Lunch on October 5th will be provided by the event’s general partner. Lunch on October 6th, 2026, at the Chopok**** hotel restaurant must be ordered and paid for in advance. The price of lunch is € 25.

We would like to invite you to the welcome evening/party, which will be held on the opening day of the congress, October 4, 2026. We would also like to draw your attention to the discussion evening, which will be held on October 6, 2026. The price of the ticket for the welcome evening is € 35, and the price of the ticket for the discussion evening is € 30.

Your interest in the lunches must be indicated in the registration form.

TRANSPORTATION

We recommend traveling to the congress by ŽSR trains to the Liptovský Mikuláš station, from where hotel minibus transportation to Hotel Chopok**** will be provided.

During the congress, transportation will be provided for participants from Riverside Hotel***, Bystrina Resort***, and Tri Studničky**** to Hotel Chopok**** before and after the professional program.

We look forward to meeting you.

Members of the Scientific and Organizing Committees