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Convention
Continuing Education Programs – Schedule at a Glance |
All
"CAMLT Stars of the Laboratory Universe 2008" Continuing Education Programs
will be held at
the Pasadena Hilton Hotel
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FRIDAY |
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| Friday,
9/19 Morning Courses 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
085-100
(3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Capillary Electrophoresis and its Use in Analysis of Serum and Hemoglobin Samples Aigars Brants, PhD Sponsored by: Sebia Electrophoresis USA 085-101 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Developing Quality Systems in the Clinical Laboratory Marianne Silva, MS 085-102 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Part I: Impact of Molecular Based Bacterial and Viral Pathogen Detection on Women's Health; Part II: Molecular Oncology Testing Opportunities, Challenges and Case Studies; Part III: Diagnostic Overview of Hepatitis Nicole Robinson, PhD & Amin C. Riley-Portuges, CLS Sponsored in part by: Roche Diagnostics, Inc. |
| Friday,
9/19
Afternoon Courses 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
085-200
(3.0 CE/Contact Hours) "A banana in my scattergram? A review of automated hematology case studies." Dora W. Goto, MS 085-201 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome William L. Roberts, MD, PhD Sponsored by: ARUP Laboratories 085-202 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Part 1) Current Concepts in Monitoring Heparin Therapy; 2) D-Dimer Analysis: Review and Current Considerations Diana Nelson, MT(ASCP)SH Sponsored by: Diagnostica Stago, Inc. |
| Friday,
9/19 Evening Course 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
085-209
(1.0 CE/Contact Hour - Free with Paid Registration) How California Laboratory Law Got to Where it is Now! Karen Nickel, PhD |
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SATURDAY |
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| Saturday,
9/20 Morning Courses 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
085-300
(3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Overview of Foodborne Infections William F. Vincent, PhD Sponsored by: Meridian Bioscience 085-301 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Linearity, Validation, and Correlation ... pre-analytical handling of new analytes prior to patient testing Edd E. Epstein, MS Sponsored by: HORIBAABX Diagnostics 085-302 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Changing Technology Challenges California Law Karen L. Nickel, PhD & Beatrice R. O'Keefe, MBA 085-303 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) CAP Inspection Preparedness - Maintaining readiness in the era of unannounced inspections Melanie Osby, MD |
| Saturday,
9/20 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon |
085-309 (No CE/Contact Hours) STUDENT FORUM - Free Take the opportunity to see the future! Laboratory students from around the state will present Posters or PowerPoint Presentations. This will provide a chance for attendees to admire the depth of current student learning, and to be reassured that our laboratories will be left in highly capable hands. |
| Saturday,
9/20 Afternoon Courses 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
085-400
(3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Strategies for Appreciating Generational, Communication, and Cultural Differences Jane Swanson, RN, PhD & Reid Swanson, MM 085-401 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) New Challenges with an Old Disease - Clostridium difficile & Blood Culture Pathogen Identification using PNA FISH Margie Morgan, PhD 085-402 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) The Dedicated and Competent Phlebotomist Imelda Gutierrez, CPT1 Sponsored by: Kaiser Permanente 085-403 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Pharmacogenomics and the Role of Companion Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine Lony Lim, PhD Sponsored by: LabCorp |
| SUNDAY | |
| Sunday,
9/21 Morning Courses 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
085-500
(3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Forensic Toxicology and the Role of a Coroner Criminalist Brian Waters, MS 085-501 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) QA ... an Overview Edd E. Epstein, MS Sponsored by: HORIBAABX Diagnostics 085-502 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Part I: Advances in Personalized Medicine: Heart Failure and Osteoporosis Part II: The Value of Oral Fluid Testing Part I: Michael K. Samoszuk, MD Part II: Edward J. Cone, PhD Sponsored by: Roche Diagnostics |
| Sunday,
9/21 Afternoon Courses 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
085-600
(3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Part I: Molecular Testing in the Transfusion Service Part II: Equipment Failure: Product and Process Evaluation in the Transfusion Service Ihab Abumuhor, MS Sponsored by: Bioarray Solutions 085-601 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) An Overview of Human Immunology and Autoimmunity Elizabeth Crabb Breen, PhD 085-602 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) Hemostasis and Coagulopathies Chris Ramsey, PhD Sponsored by: Beckman Coulter |