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2016 Meetings
November 2
Procalcitonin (PCT) Use in Sepsis Management and Antibiotic Treatment Decisions
Dr. Jingzi Sherman, MD, MS, CCRA
Senior Scientific Affairs Manager - Medical and Scientific Affairs,
Roche Diagnostics Corporation
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121
5:30 – 6:50 PM Registration & Networking (Green Acres Restaurant)
7:00 – 8:00 PM Lecture (Conference Room C)
8:00 – 8:30 PM Additional time for networking.
Program Information
2015 Meetings
December 1
Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury
Dr. Nandkishor Chindarkar
Scientific Director- Chemistry, Kaiser Regional Laboratories, Berkeley, CA
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121
Conference Room C, on the SE side of the building; first parking lot on the right as you enter the complex.
5:15 – 6:30 Registration & Networking at Green Acres Restaurant
6:30 – 7:30 Lecture
7:30 – 8:00 Additional time for networking.
Program Information
September 24
Utilization Management in Medical Microbiology
“What is the deal with βhCG: Will assays calibrated to the 5th International Standard affect anything?”
Dr. David Koch, PhD
President the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC), Director Clinical Chemistry, Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA 92121
Conference Room C, on the SE side of the building; first parking lot on the right as you enter the complex.
Program Information
June 25
Utilization Management in Medical Microbiology
John Branda, MD,
Asst. Pathologist, Assoc. Director, Microbiology Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital
Asst. Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Program Information
May 21
Toxicology Lab and the Emergency Room: Partners in Poisoning
Dr. Robert Fitzgerald
Professor of Pathology, UCSD
Dr. Binh Ly
Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCSD
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Program Information
April 22
The Future of LDT Oversight
James Nichols, PhD
Director, Clinical Chemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Peter Kazon, JD
Senior Counsel, Alston & Bird, Washington, DC
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Program Information
March 12
Promoting the Value of Clinical Laboratory Testing: We can all do more
Dr. Alan Wu
Professor Laboratory Medicine
Chief, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory
San Francisco General Hospital
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Program Agenda
Program Flyer
February 26
Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing Opportunities and Challenges
Linnea M. Baudhuin, PhD, DABMG,
Assistant Professor of Laboratory
Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, MN
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Program Information
2014 MEETINGS
December 9
Current Issues in Laboratory Testing for Rheumatoid Arthritis
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Marvin Fritzler, PhD, MD
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Program Information
December 4
Laboratory Reimbursement Update 2015
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Charles Root, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, CodeMap, Barrington, IL.
Peter Kazon, JD
Senior Counsel, Alston & Bird, Washington, DC
Program Information
November 11
Progress and Challenges in Antiphospholipid Testing
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Gabriella Lakos, MD, PhD
Medical Director and Director of Research, INOVA Diagnostics, San Diego, CA
Program Information
October 14
Celiac Disease: Advances in Diagnosis and Testing
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Melissa R. Snyder, PhD
Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
Program Information
Sept 10
The New Guidance on LDTs: A Q&A with the FDA
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Alberto Gutierrez, PhD
Director, Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices, FDA, Silver Spring, MD
Program Information
Sept 2
Stroke Biomarkers: Current Status, Future Promise
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Robert Christenson, PhD
Professor of Pathology and of Medical and Research Technology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Director of the Clinical Chemistry, Toxicology, and Core Laboratories and Point of Care Services at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Program Information
May 21
The Case of the Missing TSH
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Julia C. Drees, PhD
Scientific Director, Chemistry; Kaiser TMPG Regional Laboratories
Northern California, Richmond, CA
Program Information
May 13
Mass Spectrometry 101
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Thomas M. Annesley, PhD
Emeritus Professor in the Department of Pathology
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Program Information
April 29
Mass Spectrometry Applications in Designer Drugs of Abuse Testing
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD
Senior Investigator; Chief, Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, MD
Program Information
April 8
Why Do Lean Implementations Usually Fail and How to Overcome the Odds
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Linda Nesberg (Presenter)
Operations Manager
Mayo Medical Laboratories
Rochester, MN
Michael Astion, MD, PhD, (Moderator)
Division Chief of Laboratory Medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital, and a Clinical Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Program Information
March 11
Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Women Considering Menopausal Hormone Therapy
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH,
Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine and Co-Director, Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women's Health and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Program Information
January 21
Career Essentials: 10 Ways for Chemists, Techs, and Other Laboratory Professionals to Increase Their Value
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Ann M. Gronowski, PhD
Professor Pathology & Immunology and Obstetrics & Gynecology
Washington University School of Medicine, and Associate Medical Director, Chemistry Laboratory, Barnes
Program Information
2013 MEETINGS
December 10
San Diego Local Section Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Testing for Hepatitis C Virus in the Era of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy
USCD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Alexandra Valsamakis, MD, PhD
Director, Clinical Virology and Molecular Microbiology,
Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology,
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Program Information
November 21
Achieving Concordance Between POC Test Results and Central Lab Test Results
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Brad S. Karon, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Program Information
November 12
Understanding the Role of Biomarkers in the Sepsis Diagnosis Algorithm
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Alison Woodworth, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Jessica Colon-Franco, PhD
Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Program Information
October 15
Modern Approaches to Quality Control: Moving Averages and Beyond
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Mark A. Cervinski, PhD, DABCC
Director of Clinical Chemistry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,
Assistant Professor of Pathology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Program Information
October 8
Multiplex Nucleic Acid Tests for Respiratory Viruses: Technology, Applications, and Clinical Relevance
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Frederick S. Nolte, PhD
Professor, Director of Clinical Laboratories, and Director of Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine,
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Program Information
September 24
Designing an Effective Quality Dashboard for the Clinical Laboratory
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Kristina Martin
University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Program Information
September 10
Using cTn to Assess Chest Pain Patients: The Accuracy versus Turnaround Time Debate
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Kent Lewandrowski, MD
Pathologist, Associate Chief for Laboratory and Molecular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Alan H.B. Wu, PhD
Chief of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology, San Francisco General Hospital; Professor of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Program Information
August 27
Novel Biomarkers for Diagnosing and Managing Heart Failure
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Christopher deFilippi, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology,
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Program Information
August 22
Creating, Communicating and Maintaining Effective Laboratory SOPs
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Otelah M. Perry, MS, MT, MB(ASCP), CQPA
Quality Systems Manager,
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,
Hanover, NH
Program Information
July 9
Beyond "Good" and "Bad" Cholesterol: Is it Time to Consider a Particle Alternative?
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
James Otvos, PhD
Founder, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, LipoScience, Inc., Raleigh, NC
Program Information
June 19
Essential Tools to Implement Meaningful Use in the Clinical Laboratory
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Pam D. Banning, MLS(ASCP)CM, PMP,
Medical Informatics
3M Health Information Systems
Portland, OR
Program Information
June 11
Toxicological Testing in the Clinical Lab: Balancing Current Needs, Clinical Expectations and Reality
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Robert Middleberg, PhD
Vice President, Quality Assurance, Laboratory Director, and Forensic Toxicologist, NMS Labs, Willow Grove, PA
Program Information
May 15
Kawasaki Disease: Diagnosis & Treatment
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Adriana H. Tremoulet, MD, MAS
Associate Director, Kawasaki Disease Research Center
University of California San Diego
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
Program Information
May 14
Optimizing LC-MS/MS for TDM of Immunosuppressants
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
James Ritchie, PhD
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Associate Director, Core and Toxicology Laboratories, Emory University Hospital, and Director, Core Laboratory, Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Program Information
May 9
Using Metrics in the Quality Laboratory: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Geoffrey S. Baird, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pathology,University of Washington, Seattle, and Director of Clinical Chemistry, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle
Program Information
April 17
The New CLIA Competency Assessment for Laboratory Personnel
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Judy Yost, MA, MT (ASCP)
Director, Division of Laboratories, CMS, Baltimore, MD
Program Information
April 16
Tweeting vs. Knitting: Overcoming Generational Conflicts in the Clinical Laboratory
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Carmen Wiley, PhD, DABCC, FACB
Co-director of Chemistry, Immunology, and Point-of-Care Testing,
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Director, Bioanalytics
Laboratory, PAML, Spokane, WA
Program Information
April 9
The Labs Role in Pain Management
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Catherine Hammett-Stabler, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Program Information
March 26
Resurgence of Pertussis Whooping Cough and the Role of Laboratory Testing
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Xuan Qin, PhD, DABBM
Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine and Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Seattle Children's Hospital, Department of Laboratories, Seattle, WA
Program Information
March 14
Connecting Laboratory Staff to the Patient Experience: A Recipe for Success
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Corinne R. Fantz, PhD
Associate Professor, Emory University, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Co-Director, Core Laboratories and Point of Care Testing, Emory Medical Laboratories, Atlanta, GA
Program Information
March 12
Advances in Prostate Cancer Detection: What's Next for Clinical Labs?
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
William J. Catalona, MD
Director of Clinical Prostate Cancer Program
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Program Information
February 27
Determining Pediatric Reference Ranges: Traditional and New Approaches to a Challenging Issue
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Sharon Geaghan, MD, (Moderator)
Patricia M. Jones, PhD, DABCC, FACB
Amy L. Pyle, PhD, DABCC
Program Information
February 12
New Developments in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Full Presentation Slides
Color Presentation Handouts
How to claim Continuing Education
UCSD Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
UC San Diego
10300 Campus Pointe Dr.
San Diego, CA 92121
Callum G. Fraser, PhD
Program Information