American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Improving healthcare through laboratory medicine
Northern California Local Section Events

2012 MEETINGS

Please RSVP for events at least one week prior to the program to Shannon Kastner: shannon.kastner@ucsf.edu / Tel: 415-206-3544 (leave message)

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Let us know your suggestions for speakers, particular topics and potential sponsors! Please contact the program chair, Laura Parnas at parnasl@pamf.org or 650-330-5951.

June 21 Improving Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of a Common Genetic Disorder: Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Amy K. Saenger, Ph.D., DABCC
Director, Cardiovascular Laboratory Medicine Director,
Clinical Chemistry Fellowship Program Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, MN

Hong Kong East Ocean Restaurant
3199 Powell Street, Emeryville, CA
510-655-3388

6:00 - 6:45 PM SOCIAL
6:45 - 7:45 PM DINNER
7:45 - 8:45 PM PRESENTATION
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May 16 Genomics to Guide Patients' Treatment in Breast Cancer

Laura van 't Veer, PhD
Professor of Laboratory Medicine Angela and Shu Kai Chan Endowed Chair in Cancer Research Leader,
Breast Oncology Program Director,
Applied Genomics Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, San Francisco CA

Spenger's Fresh Fish Grotto
1919 4th Street, Berkeley, CA
510-845-7778

6:00 - 6:45 PM SOCIAL
6:45 - 7:45 PM DINNER
7:45 - 8:45 PM PRESENTATION
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April 18 From Chaos to Order: The Role of Harmonization

W. Greg Miller, PhD
President of AACC
Professor of Pathology, Director of Clinical Chemistry, Director of Pathology Information Systems
Virginia Commonwealth University 

Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City
1221 Chess Street, Foster City, CA
650-570-5700

6:00-6:45 pm   SOCIAL
6:45-7:45 pm   DINNER
7:45-8:45 pm   DR. MILLER'S LECTURE
8:45-9:00 pm   NATIONAL AACC UPDATE & CLOSING REMARKS
Program Information
Dr. Miller's presentation

February 29 The A6 Cycle and CDC's Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Initiative

Edward Liebow, PhD
Director
Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation
Seattle, WA

Hong Kong East Ocean Restaurant
3199 Powell Street, Emeryville, CA
510-655-3388

6:00-6:45 pm   SOCIAL
6:45-7:45 pm   DINNER
7:45-8:45 pm   PRESENTATION
Program Information

2011 MEETINGS

December 7 Preoperative Laboratory Tests: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Basque Cultural Center
599 Railroad Avenue, South San Francisco, CA
(650) 583-8091
Timothy Hamill, MD
Professor & Vice Chair, UCSF Dept. of Laboratory Medicine
Director, UCSF Clinical Laboratories at Parnassus & China Basin
6:00-6:45 pm SOCIAL
6:45-7:45 pm DINNER
7:45-8:45 pm PRESENTATION
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October 25 Diagnosis of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Spenger's Fish Grotto
1919 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA
(510) 845-7771
Dina N. Greene, PhD, DABCC
R&D Scientist
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Laboratory
6:00-6:45 pm SOCIAL
6:45-7:45 pm DINNER (Buffet)
7:45-8:45 pm PRESENTATION
Program Information
 September 23 BayChem 2011: Emerging Concepts in Autoimmune Disease: Current Practice & Future Promise
Marina Community Center
15301 Wicks Boulevard
San Leandro, CA 94579
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
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June 7 High-throughput DNA Sequencing
Shiva's Indian Restaurant
800 California Street, Mountain View, CA
(650) 960-3802
Scott Boyd, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Director of Sequencing Applications
Department of Pathology, Stanford University
6:00-6:45 pm SOCIAL
6:45-7:45 pm DINNER (Buffet)
7:45-8:45 pm PRESENTATION
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April 28 Nuances of Mass Spectrometry Method Validation
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City
1221 Chess Street, Foster City, CA
(650) 570‐5700
Tom Annesley, PhD, DABCC
Professor of Clinical Chemistry, University of Michigan
Deputy Editor, Clinical Chemistry
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 March 31 Serum protein electrophoresis by capillary techniques: benefits and limitations
Spenger's Fish Grotto
1919 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA
(510) 845-7771
David G. Grenache, PhD, DABCC, FACB
Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Utah
Medical Director of Special Chemistry, ARUP Laboratories
Salt Lake City, Utah
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 January 19 The Analytical & Clinical Complexes of Measuring hCG & "National AACC Update"
Hong Kong East Ocean Restaurant
3199 Powell Street, Emeryville, CA
(510) 655-3388
Ann Gronowski, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology Associate Medical Director, Clinical Chemistry Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, AACC President Richard Flaherty
Executive Vice President, AACC
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