Laboratory Professionals Program
This new program focuses on laboratory quality improvement and validation solutions. Intended for all laboratory staff, this day-long course also highlights best practices and emerging concepts.
For just $100, you will learn how to ensure quality testing results, drive improvements in the laboratory, and propel advancements in testing.
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Agenda
9:00 AM–9:05 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Raouf E. Nakhleh, MD, FCAP (Moderator)
9:05 AM–10:30 AM
PT Data—Beyond the Grade
Compliance and Grading
Getting the Most From your PT Data
Bradley S. Karon, MD, PhD, FCAP
Christina M. Wojewoda, MD, FCAP
10:30 AM–10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM–11:45 AM
Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical Assays
Jeffrey D. Goldsmith, MD, FCAP
11:45 AM–12:15 PM
Ask the Experts–Breakout Sessions #1
Microbiology
Christina M. Wojewoda, MD, FCAP
Point of Care Testing
Bradley S. Karon, MD, PhD, FCAP
Validation/Verification
James H. Nichols, PhD, DABCC
Lauren Pearson, DO, MPH, FCAP
Molecular and IHC Testing
Annette S. Kim, MD, FCAP
Joel T. Moncur, MD, PhD, FCAP
12:15PM–1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM–2:00 PM
READY, SET, VERIFY—Checklist Revisions for Calibration and AMR Verification
James H. Nichols, PhD, DABCC
Lauren N. Pearson, DO, MPH, FCAP
2:00 PM–2:15 PM
Break
2:15 PM–3:30 AM
The Role of PT in Sorting the Apples: Finding the Worms in Molecular Testing
Annette S. Kim, MD, FCAP
Joel T. Moncur, MD, PhD, FCAP
3:30 PM–4:00 PM
Ask the Experts–Breakout Sessions #2
Microbiology
Christina M. Wojewoda, MD, FCAP
Point of Care Testing
Bradley S. Karon, MD, PhD, FCAP
Validation/Verification
James H. Nichols, PhD, DABCC
Lauren Pearson, DO, MPH, FCAP
Molecular and IHC Testing
Annette S. Kim, MD, FCAP
Joel T. Moncur, MD, PhD, FCAP