DAY 2
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Day 2 Sessions / Topics / Educational Courses
at Northeast Region Conference and Exhibition 14 APRIL
Management | Quality
| Point of Care Testing
| Biomarkers | Emerging
Technologies | Phlebotomy
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HANDOUTS (IF AVAILABLE) ARE LISTED ADJACENT TO THE SPEAKER NAME.
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Day 2 Break Sponsored by: Iris Diagnostics
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Day 2 Lunch Sponsored by: |
Management
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Benchmarking Performance:
How to Become a Leader in Labor Productivity and Expenses |
9:00-10:00 AM |
| Paul Camara & Sharon M. Brommer (download
handout) (ZIP
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Benchmarking Performance II
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11:00 - 12:00 PM |
| Paul Camara & Sharon M. Brommer (download
handout) |
Benchmarking III
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2:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Paul Camara & Sharon M. Brommer (download
handout) |
| Benchmarking IV |
3:30 - 4:30 PM |
| Paul Camara & Sharon M. Brommer (download
handout) |
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HANDOUTS (IF AVAILABLE) ARE LISTED ADJACENT TO THE SPEAKER NAME.
[ADOBE PDF FORMAT]
ALL HANDOUTS ARE COPYRIGHT ©
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Quality
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Challenges and Opportunities
in Molecular Diagnostics of Cancer |
9:00 - 10:00 AM |
| Dan Jones, MD, PhD |
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| Using Barcode Technology to Improve
Patient Safety |
11:00 - 12:00 PM |
| Nancy Smith |
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Laboratory Quality Control Based Upon Risk
Management
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2:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Dr Jan S. Krouwer (download
handout) |
Meeting the Challenges of Early Morning
Phlebotomy Draws and
The Need for Rapid Turnaround Times |
3:30 - 4:30 PM |
| Mary Ellen Cortizas, Lori Zanin,
Stacey Melanson |
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Point of Care Testing Workshop
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How Do We Achieve Concordance
Between POCT and Central Lab Test Results
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HANDOUTS TO BE POSTED SOON!
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| Point of Care Glucose Testing How Do We
Measure Up, What Standards Apply and Where Are We Headed? |
9:00 - 10:00 AM |
| Jeffrey Dubois, Ph.D., FACB |
Are Glucose Meters Accurate and Precise Enough
to Meet Clinical Needs? |
11:00 - 12:00PM |
| Martha E Lyon, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB |
| POCT for Creatinine: Benefits and Challenges |
2:00 - 3:00 PM |
| William A Clarke, Ph.D., MBA, DABCC |
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Biomarkers
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| Progress in Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome |
3:30 - 4:30 PM |
| Geralyn M. Messerlian, Ph.D. |
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Emerging Technologies
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High Throughput SMA Carrier Testing and Prenatal
Diagnosis:
Reference Laboratory Based Clinical Testing Program |
9:00 - 10:00 AM |
| Narasimhan Nagan, PhD, FACMG, DABCC. |
| Addressing Sample Integrity Issues
with Proper Sample Selection and Novel Blood Collection Tubes |
11:00 - 12:00PM |
| Jeffrey Chance PhD |
| Update on autoantibody testing:
Anti-CCP, ANA testing, and the rest of the alphabet soup |
2:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Michael Astion, MD, PhD |
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Emerging Technologies for the Laboratory
Diagnosis
of Clostridium difficule Infection |
3:30 - 4:30 PM |
| Denise Geiger, Ph.D. |
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Phlebotomy
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| Pre Analytical Variables in
Laboratory Testing |
9:00 - 10:00 AM |
| Kathleen Finnegan (download
handout) |
| Challenging Case Studies in Hematology |
11:00 - 12:00 PM |
| Kathleen Finnegan (download
handout) |
How Pre-Analytic Measures Can Affect Test
Results...
Let Me Count the Ways |
2:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Becky Socha |
| Phlebotomy: An Update on Education |
3:30 - 4:30 PM |
| Becky Socha |
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A Free Wine and Cheese Social Hour
will be held Tuesday evening April 13th at 5PM in the Atrium.
(Day 1)
All attendees are invited to this event.
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| *Program/Sessions may change
without notice. Check your brochure for speaker/time changes.
Last minute changes will be announced at the meeting. |
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