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Who should attend I
Special Conference Features I
Preliminary Program
Continuing Education Credit I
Travel and Hotel Accommodations
I Registration Form
What are the current, evidenced-based practices in
point-of-care testing? Join us in beautiful Charleston, SC as well-known
experts present critical information regarding the best practices of
point-of-care testing from an evidenced-based perspective. In addition,
representatives from CAP and JCAHO will provide up-to-date information
regarding POCT testing requirements and laboratory standards.
Who should attend:
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Point-of-care coordinators
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Laboratory directors
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Clinical scientists
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Medical technologists
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Industry representatives and researchers
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Regulatory personnel
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Anyone interested in point-of-care testing
Special
conference features:
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Opening reception (Thursday evening)
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Friday evening banquet and entertainment
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Q&A panel discussions with the experts
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Exhibits
Preliminary Program
Friday
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Cardiac Biomarkers as POCT
James H. Nichols, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB
Associate Professor of Pathology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Director, Clinical Chemistry, Baystate Health System
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POC
Coagulation Testing: Clinical Applications and Challenges for the
Laboratory
Paula J. Santrach, M.D. Associate Professor and Interim Chair,
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
Rochester, MN
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Does Tight Glycemic Control Alter Outcome in the Management of ICU
Patients?
William E. Winter, M.D., Professor, Departments of Pathology, Immunology
and Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL
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Rapid HIV Testing: Do You Feel the Need for Speed?
Fredrick Nolte, Ph.D., DABMM
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory
University
Director, Microbiology and Molecular Pathology, Emory University
Hospital, Atlanta, GA
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Evidence-Based Studies: A Fruitless Practice for Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Testing in Critical Care?
Dr. John Toffaletti, Duke University
Saturday
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Complying with Point of Care Testing Requirements for CAP
Accreditation
Barbara Cebulski, MT(ASCP), College of American Pathologists
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JCAHO Laboratory Standards Update
Megan E. Sawchuk, MT(ASCP), Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations
Continuing
Education Credit
We are planning to offer ACCENT® continuing education credit. The ACCENT
program gives clinical laboratory professionals access to valuable
education, and provides a system by which professionals can earn and
document continuing education credits required by many states and
organizations for state licensure and/or professional certification.
ACCENT credit is accepted by the following organizations and states that
require documentation of continuing education credit: American Association
of Bioanalysts, American Society of Microbiology, American Society for
Clinical Laboratory Science, American Medical Technologists, Association
of Clinical Scientists, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry,
National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel, National
Registry in Clinical Chemistry, States of California, Florida, Louisiana,
Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.
Travel and Hotel Information
Charleston, South Carolina, a city rich in history, tradition, and
Southern culture. It's a compelling place to visit with its historic
district lined with tall, narrow houses of peeling, multicolored stucco,
adorned with wooden shutters and ironwork balconies. The Caribbean feel is
augmented by palm trees, a tropical climate and easygoing atmosphere,
while the town's pretty hidden gardens and leafy patios evoke New Orleans.
The Francis Marion Hotel
(www.francismarioncharleston.com), located in the heart of historic
Charleston, was the largest and grandest in the Carolinas when it opened
in 1924. Named for General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American
Revolution, the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston re-opened in 1996 after
a $12 million National Trust award-winning restoration, and is once again
Charleston's Grand Hotel.
A special room rate of $159 per night has been arranged for this
conference. Please make your reservations by contacting the hotel directly
(843) 722-0600 or toll free (877) 756-2121 and identify yourself as a
participant of the SE Section/NC Section AACC Event. Hotel reservations
must be made by Oct. 3, 2006. Reservations made after that date will be
subject to availability and may be at a different rate.
This program is being jointly sponsored by the North Carolina and
Southeast sections of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (www.aacc.org).
Registration
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