Opening Keynote

9-10am

Driving Employee Engagement and Decreasing Turnover with Frontline Healthcare Workers

Doug Hamilton, DBA, DLM(ASCP)cm

Sponsor: Quest Diagnostics

Chemistry/General

Optimizing Liver Function Test Interpretation in NAFLD: Transaminases, Uric Acid, and the Critical Role of Provider Education

Mark Kellogg, PhD, MLS(ASCP)

Why QC Keeps Getting Worse 

Sten Westgard, MS

Westgard Rules at 45: These are Not (My) Father's Rules

Sten Westgard, MS

Sponsor: Beckman

Hematology

Precision in Practice: Advancing Quality and Compliance Across Coagulation Laboratories 

LaShanta Brice, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)^CMSH^CM

The Clinical Value of ESR and the Benefits of Modern ESR Testing

Susan Evans, PhD, FADLM

Sponsor: Alcor

Hematology Case Studies

Luz Flaherty, MPH,MLS(ASCP)

Microbiology

Break the STI Cycle with Accurate ​ Mycoplasma genitalium (M. gen) Testing

Diana R. Hernandez, PhD

Sponsor:  Hologic

Back to Basics –

Respiratory Cultures

Strongyloidiasis:

Hiding in Plain Sight  

Transfusion Medicine

The Intersection of Organ Donation and Clinical Laboratory Science

Christopher Curren, CTPC, CTBS,CTOP

Challenging Immunohematology Cases in the Setting of Stem Cell Transplantation

Epidemiologic Survey of Babesia in Adult Blood Donors in Rhode Island After Implementation of NAT 

Monday Lunch

From Empathy to Impact: Design Thinking in the Laboratory 

Allison G. Butler, M.Ed.,Ph.D

Chemistry/General

Current Applications and Future Potential of

Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers

Michael Kelliher, PhD, DABCC, FADLM

Sponsor: Roche Diagnostics

Iron, Hepcidin, and

Cardiovascular Risk

Kyle Riding, PhD, MLS(ASCP)^cm

The Clinical Laboratory’s Impact

on Health Literacy

Kyle Riding, PhD, MLS(ASCP) ^cm

Pre and Post Analytical Variables in Hemostasis

Alexandra Reese, MLS (ASCP)^cm

Sponsor: Sysmex

Flow Cytometry: Immunophenotype of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Including Those with Defining Genetic Abnormalities

Karen Ferreira PhD, MS,MLS(ASCP)

Non-neoplastic Disorders of Granulocytes and Platelets with Peripheral Blood Manifestations

Dariusz R. Stachurski, MD

A New Paradigm: HPV Primary Testing Genotype Risk & Self-Collection in Cervical Cancer Screening

John Birdsall, ND

Sponsor: Abbott Diagnostics

"Parasite AI Has Entered the Chat": Parasitology Finally Leads the Field in Clinical Microbiology

Marc Roger Couturier Ph.D., D(ABMM)

Interesting, Intriguing, and Possibly Disgusting Cases in Parasitology

Marc Roger Couturier Ph.D., D(ABMM)

Manufacturing and Use of Cellular Therapy Products

Olive J Sturtevant MHP, MLS(ASCP) SBB,SLS, ASQ(CQA)

Antibody Identification:

Should we Automate?

Melissa Laufer, BS, BB/SBB(ASCP)

Sponsor: Bio-Rad

Empower Group O Care for Your Hospital

Fay Bernadette West, M.D.

Sponsor: American Red Cross

Health Policy For Clinical Laboratory Scientists 

 Michael Fine, M.D.

Closing Keynote Speaker

2:45pm to 3:45pm followed by Awards Ceremony

Reflections on My Life as a Medical Laboratory Professional