The AACC has 14 Divisions, 13 permanent and 1 provisional. If you’re not familiar with the Division structure, AACC Divisions are groups of AACC members who are brought together by common interests, for example Molecular Pathology or Animal Clinical Chemistry. The Divisions are a forum for actively involved members with mutual interests and similar career paths to interact and often to accomplish things which are difficult for single individuals to accomplish. The AACC Divisions are generally focused on achieving educational, research and clinical objectives related to their specific field of clinical chemistry.
The AACC AM is a busy time for the Divisions because it provides a great opportunity for members who are geographically widely separated to come together and interact. The Divisions take full advantage of this opportunity and many of them hold executive board meetings and/or membership meetings during the week of the AM. There are also many, many Division-sponsored educational sessions during the week, including symposia, short courses … basically every type of session possible. Along with that, many Divisions have special events planned and are presenting various awards. In this post I’ve attempted to list the Division meetings, the special Division-sponsored activities and the Division awards. I also tried to include the award winners, but if I couldn’t determine the winner, I simply listed the award. I apologize up front if I’ve missed your Division’s activity or award. I very quickly discovered that there’s A LOT of activity going on among the 14 Divisions. You might wish to try to attend as many of these events as you can and perhaps you’ll discover a group of people with interests similar to your own.
The Divisions below are listed in no particular order, mostly because I get bored with always listing things in alphabetical order. Hey, I have to have SOME fun doing this blog. I started listing them as they returned information to me. Of course this random scheme does make it a little interesting to locate your specific Division. Sorry if you have to search a little. Consider it an opportunity to scan and see what everyone is doing!
Therapeutic Drug Management and Toxicology (TDM/Tox) Division:
Meetings:
Division Membership Meeting: Monday, July 26th, 12:30 pm
Awards: to be acknowledged at the Division lunch meeting
TDM/Tox Abstract Awards to
Lindsay Hardy, MD of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA for "Ethylene Glycol Screening: Adapting the CATACHEM Enzymatic Assay to Minimize False Positives" (#E-70)
Roy Gerona, PhD of San Francisco General Hospital / UCSF, San Francisco, CA for "Clinical Utility of an LC-MS/TOF Seizure Panel in Emergency Department's Seizure Patients" (#E-120)
TDM/Tox Young Investigator Awards to
Stacy Melanson, MD, PhD of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA and
Christine Snozek, PhD of Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Critical and Point of Care Testing (CPOCT) Division:
Meetings:
Executive Committee Meeting: Sunday, July 25th, 3:30 pm
Division Membership Meeting: Tuesday, July 27th, 5:30 pm
Awards:
Point of Care Coordinator of the Year to be awarded at the CPOCT Mixer on Tuesday evening (winner to be announced in the CPOCT newsletter)
Events:
8th Annual POCC Forum
Thursday morning, July 29th from 7:30 – 10:00 am with a $20.00 registration fee.
CPOCT Mixer and Awards Ceremony
Tuesday evening, July 27, 6:00 – 8:00
Pediatric and Maternal-Fetal (PMF) Division:
Meetings:
Executive Committee Meeting: Saturday, July 24th, 4:00 pm
Awards:
Outstanding Contributions to Pediatric and Maternal-Fetal Clinical Chemistry to
Edward Ashwood MD, of ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT to be awarded at the Joint Mixer
Best Poster Award
Qingge Li, Xiamen University, China
Student and Young Faculty Poster Award
Christina Lockwood PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Events:
Pediatric Reference Range Initiative Forum and Update
Tuesday, July 27th, 12:30 – 3:00 pm
Pediatric Maternal-Fetal, Industry, Molecular Pathology Joint Mixer and Awards Celebration
Tuesday, July 27th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Management Sciences and Patient Safety (MSPSD) Division:
(the AM also marks the roll-out of this Division’s new name!)
Meetings:
Executive Committee Meeting: Saturday, July 25th, 8:00 am
Awards:
2010 MSPSD Outstanding Contribution to Management Sciences and Patient Safety Award to
James Hernandez, MD from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2010 AACC Management Sciences Division Abstract Award for Outstanding Project in Laboratory Management and Patient Safety to
Denise Uettwiller-Geiger PhD, John T Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY for “The Clinical laboratory’s critical role in decreasing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) hospital infection (HAI) by implementing a rapid screening program in a community hospital” (A-129)
Events:
15th Annual Management Sciences and Patient Safety Leadership Seminar
Manage your Employee Training Needs with Asynchronous Learning
Saturday, July 24th, 5:30 – 8:30 pm with a $20.00 registration fee
Industry Division:
Meetings:
Division Membership Meeting: Tuesday, July 27th, 4:00 pm
Awards:
Louis J. Dunka Jr. Memorial Service Award to be awarded at the Business Meeting, Tuesday, July 27, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Best Abstract of Interest to the Industry Division to be presented at the Joint Mixer
Events:
Industry, Pediatric Maternal-Fetal, Molecular Pathology Joint Mixer and Awards Celebration
Tuesday, July 27th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Animal Clinical Chemistry Division (DACC):
Meetings:
Executive Committee meeting: Tuesday, July 27th, 8:30 am
Division General Business Meeting: Tuesday, July 27th, 12:30 pm
Awards:
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Clinical Chemistry
Outstanding Research in Animal Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Proteomics Division:
Awards:
Award for Outstanding Research in Proteomics
Events:
Proteomics Division Annual Meeting and Debate:
Tuesday, July 27th, 7:00 am
Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology Division (CDID):
Meetings:
Business Meeting: Tuesday, July 27th, 6:00 pm
Awards:
Carl Jolliff Award for Lifetime Achievement in Clinical or Diagnostic Immunology
Outstanding Research in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology
International Travel Grant to
Margarita de Cabral, Asociacion de Bioquimicos del Paraguay ABP, Asuncion, Paraguay
Nutrition Division:
Awards:
Gary Labbe Award for Contributions to Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status to
Michael M. Meguid, MD, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Nutrition Division Service Award to
Sandy Botnen, Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, ND
Events:
Annual Nutrition Division Networking Seminar
Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status
Saturday, July 24th, 5:30 – 9:30 pm with a $20.00 registration fee
Clinical Translational Science (CTS) Division:
Meetings:
Executive Committee Meeting: Sunday, July 25th, 9:00 am
Awards:
Outstanding Research in Translational Medicine
Molecular Pathology Division:
Meetings:
Board of Directors Meeting: Tuesday, July 27th, 3:30 pm
General Membership Meeting: Tuesday, July 27th, 4:30 pm
Awards:
Outstanding Research in the Area of Molecular Pathology or Pharmacogenomics
Young Investigator Award for Outstanding Research in Molecular Pathology or Pharmacogenomics
Student/Medical Technologist Award for Outstanding Research in Molecular Pathology or Pharmacogenomics
Events:
Molecular Pathology Division Poster Awards:
Monday, July 26th, 12:00 pm
Molecular Pathology, Industry, Pediatric Maternal-Fetal Joint Mixer and Awards Celebration
Tuesday, July 27th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
History Division:
Meetings:
Division Meeting: Tuesday, July 27th, 12:00 pm
Awards:
Carraway-Meites Award for Enhancing our Knowledge of the History of Clinical Chemistry
Lipoproteins and Vascular Diseases Division (LVDD):
Meetings:
Executive Committee and Membership Meeting: Sunday, July 25th, 8:00 am
Awards:
Cooper Award for Outstanding Contributions to Service in the Area of Lipoproteins and Vascular Diseases
Pacific Biometrics Research Foundation Award for Contributions to the Technology of Clinical Chemistry
Outstanding Article in Fats of Life Newsletter
Poster Award Winners
Events:
Annual LVDD Dinner Meeting
Current Topics in Cardiovascular Disease
Monday, July 26th, 5:30 – 9:30 pm with $50.00 registration, limited to first 90 LVDD members
International Lipoprotein Standardization Forum
Tuesday, July 27th,6:00 – 9:30 pm with $35.00 registration, limited to first 60 LVDD members
Laboratory Information Systems and Medical Informatics (LISMI) Division:
Meetings:
Annual Business Meeting: Monday, July 26th, 7:00 am
Awards:
Award for Outstanding Research in Medical Informatics
Events:
LIS Forum
The Pathology Laboratory: Critical in Promoting Patient Safety and Containing Health Care Costs
Saturday, July 24th, 6:00 – 8:30 pm with a $10.00 registration