*Please note that this program schedule is subject to change.
Day 1 – Friday, October 20, 2023
Registration/Breakfast
Opening Plenary: Working with Nursing to Improve Specimen Quality
Moderated by Chris Farnsworth, PhD, DABCC | Washington University
Presented by Eugenio Zabaleta, PhD | OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital
Session 1: Preanalytical Informatics and Ordering
Moderated by Sarah Wheeler, PhD | University of Pittsburgh
Presented by:
Edward Leung, PhD, DABCC, FAACC | Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Other faculty to be announced
Learn the informatics components that lead to improved preanalytical processes from ordering until testing. Speakers will provide best practices, tools, and approaches that can be implemented in common informatics infrastructures to improve: ordering, point-of-care testing preanalytical concerns, and tying together the full preanalytical informatics pipeline. Speakers will emphasize changes and best practices that are possible with existing systems. The session will close with a panel discussion.
AM Break and Poster Walkthrough
Take a break and check out the posters on various phases of the preanalytical phase cycle. Submit your abstracts here.
Breakout 1
Concurrent interactive breakout sessions facilitated by faculty on the program. Topics will be announced in the coming weeks.
Lunch/Networking Break
Breakout 2
Concurrent interactive breakout sessions facilitated by faculty on the program. Topics will be announced in the coming weeks.
Session 2: Focus on Sample Collection and Transportation
Moderated by Joe El-Khoury, PhD, DABCC, FAACC | Yale University
Presented by:
Elitza Theel, PhD, ABMM, Mayo Clinic
Joe Wiencek, PhD, DABCC, FAACC | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Other faculty to be announced
In this session, speakers will review the latest science and best practice guidelines on sample collection and transportation to the clinical laboratory. From learning best practices to collect blood while avoiding hemolysis and contamination, to proper dried blood spot collections and appropriately transporting these samples to the laboratory via pneumatic tube systems, robots, drones or couriers. Speakers will also provide key recommendations to help improve the overall process of collecting and getting that sample to your laboratory. The session will close with a panel discussion.
Breakout 3
Concurrent interactive breakout sessions facilitated by faculty on the program. Topics will be announced in the coming weeks.
Reception and Poster Walkthrough
Finish day one of the conference by networking with your colleagues and exploring posters on various phases of the preanalytical phase cycle. Submit your abstracts here.
Day 2 – Saturday, October 21, 2023
Breakfast
Sponsored Educational Symposium
This sponsor-led symposium will focus on a cutting-edge technology. The speaker and topic will be announced in the coming weeks.
Session 3: Laboratory Optimization
Moderated by Amy Pyle-Eilola, PhD | Nationwide Children's Hospital
Presented by:
Ann Gronowski, PhD, DABCC | Washington University School of Medicine
Anna Merrill, PhD, DABCC | University of Iowa
Reid Rosehill, MS, MT (ASCP) | UCSF Medical Center
Learn how to get the most out of your lab by optimizing operations. This session will cover pre-automation, total laboratory automation, and how to extend HIL indices so you can reject fewer samples. Speakers will share their own experiences and practical tips for your laboratories. The session will close with a panel discussion.
Breakout 4
Concurrent interactive breakout sessions facilitated by faculty on the program. Topics will be announced in the coming weeks.
Closing Plenary: Preanalytics and Non-traditional Collection Environments: The Role of the Lab in Underserved Communities
Moderated by Chris Farnsworth, PhD, DABCC | Washington University
Presented by Karissa Culbreath, PhD, D(ABMM) | TriCore Reference Laboratories
The program is expected to conclude by 1:30 pm US Eastern Time.