Convention Continuing Education Programs – Schedule at a Glance
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All "Discover Your Future Through CAMLT" Continuing Education Programs
will be held at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara

THURSDAY

Thursday, 10/8 MLT Conference - 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

FRIDAY

Friday, 10/9 Educator's Summit - 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, 10/9

Morning Courses

8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
095-100 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
CLIA Updates
Gary K. Yamamoto
Sponsored by: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

095-101 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Bleeding and Thrombosis Beyond the Cascade - A Case Oriented Approach
Wanda Scott, MT(ASCP) SH
Sponsored by: Diagnostica Stago, Inc.

095-102 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Treating HIV disease: Molecular Testing Techniques and the Application of Lab Results in the Clinic
Patrick Joseph, MD; Jeanette Whitcomb, PhD; Birgitt Dau, MD
Sponsored by: Monogram Biosciences

095-103 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Managing Stress in a Stress Filled World
Wesley F. Alles, PhD

Friday, 10/9

Afternoon Courses

1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

095-200 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Hematology: Historical, Medical, and Numerical
Albert Rabinovitch, MD, PhD
Sponsored by: San Francisco Chapter, CAMLT

095-201 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
High Complexity Molecular Testing: An Overview of the Oncotype® DX Breast Cancer Test
Audrey Goddard, PhD & Kim Langone, PhD
Sponsored by: Genomic Health, Inc.

095-202 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Clostridium difficile: A Reemerging Pathogen
James I. Mangels, CLS, MT(ASCP)

095-203 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Part I: Tumor Markers in Early Detection of Breast and Prostate Cancer
Part II: Clinical Utility of B-type Natriuretic Peptides in Acute Cardiac Syndrome (ACS) and Heart Failure (HF)

Monet Sayegh, MD
Sponsored by: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

SATURDAY

Saturday, 10/10 Student Forum - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Saturday, 10/10

Morning Courses

8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
095-300 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours) This workshop is different than listed in the Preliminary Program in Newsline
Clinical Cellular Analysis "Beyond the Cube"; Research Population Data
Nicole Hamming CLS, MT(ASCP)
Sponsored by: Beckman Coulter, Inc

095-301 (6.0 CE/Contact Hours) (Note:  FULL DAY COURSE - You must attend the entire course to receive credit)
Challenges in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Reporting
Janet Hindler, MCLS, MT(ASCP) & Susan Munro, MT(ASCP)
Sponsored by: Thermo Fisher Scientific Remel & Santa Clara Chapter, CAMLT

095-302 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
California Hot Topics: Changes in Clinical Laboratory Regulations, Personnel Shortages, Swine Flu & Preparedness, Genetic Risk Analysis
Robert J. Thomas, MS, CLB & Zahwa K. Amad, PhD

095-303 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
A Transfusion Medicine Medley: Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury, Bacterial Contamination of Platelets and Platelet Refractoriness
Suchitra Pandey, MD
Sponsored by: Blood Centers of the Pacific
Saturday, 10/10

Afternoon Courses

1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
095-400 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Laboratory Evaluation of Hemorrhagic Disorders
Cathy A. Woodman-Speer, CLS, MT(ASCP)

095-301 - continued from morning
(6.0 CE/Contact Hours) (Note: this is the afternoon continuation of this course - you must attend both morning and afternoon sessions of this course to receive credit)
Challenges in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Reporting

095-402 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Optimizing Lab Informatics
Sepehr Seyedzadeh
Sponsored by: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

095-403 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
New W.H.O Classification of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Lymphomas
Jeanna Welborn, MD
Sponsored by: Sacramento Valley Chapter, CAMLT
SUNDAY
Sunday, 10/11

Morning Courses

8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
095-500 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Phlebotomy and the Patient
Mary L. Lavin, CLS
Sponsored by: Santa Clara Chapter, CAMLT


095-501 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Flow Cytometry: Beyond Immunophenotyping
Jolene Bradford, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)
Sponsored by: Invitrogen

095-502 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacogenomics
Alan H. Wu, PhD
Sunday, 10/11

Afternoon Courses

1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
095-600 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
New Technolologies in Electrophoresis Testing
Marilyn Ader
Sponsored by: Sebia Electrophoresis USA, Inc.

095-601 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Effects of PreAnalytical Variables on Chemistry Results
Susan Fisher Gross, MS, MT(ASCP)

095-602 (3.0 CE/Contact Hours)
Co-Development of a Pharmacogenomic Test: the Clinical Laboratory's Role
Dawn Maghakian, Jan Turczyn & Jim Uzgiris
Sponsored by: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

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