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Monday, April 26, 2010
5:30 PM–7:30 PM
Early Registration & Get Acquainted Reception with Refreshments

Day One, Tuesday, April 27, 2010
6:30 AM–8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast

Concurrent Management Master Classes
:
Pat Wolfram 7:00 AM–7:50 AM
New Ways for Labs to Deliver EMR-Centric Lab Orders/Lab Results and "Meaningful Use" to Outreach Physicians
Pat Wolfram, Vice President, Marketing & Customer Services Ignis Systems Corporation - Wilsonville, OR
Pat Wolfram
Earl Buck
7:00 AM–7:50 AM
Proven Strategies to Boost Profitability of Laboratory Outreach Testing
Earl Buck, Vice President
Chi Solutions, Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI

Earl Buck
 
Susan South
7:00 AM–7:50 AM
Optimizing Transfusion and Blood Banking Services by Using Lean and Smart Automation

Susan South, M.A.O.M., MT(ASCP) SBB; Senior Consultant & Six Sigma Black Belt
ValuMetrix Services Ortho Clinical Diagnostics -
Scottsdale, AZ
Susan South  
Chris Christopher
8:00 AM–8:50 AM
Real Time Management of All Operational Domains and Workflows in Your Laboratory

Chris Christopher, MBA, Vice President Global Customer Solutions
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics - Rock Hill, SC

Chris Christopher

Lale White
Lale White

8:00 AM–8:50 AM
Maintaining Your Lab's Cash Flow: Ways to Legally Neutralize Emerging Federal Policies that Will Be Financially Corrosive to Laboratories

Lale White, Executive Chairman and CEO
Rina Wolf, Vice President Strategic Commercialization, Consulting and Industry Affairs
XIFIN, Inc - San Diego, CA


 

Kelly Feist
Tom Wilson
8:00 AM–8:50 AM
ARRA and Stark Legislation: Opportunities and Challenges for your Laboratory Outreach Business

Kelly Feist, Vice President of Marketing

Tom Wilson, In-house Counsel
Sunquest Information Systems - Tucson, AZ
Tom Wilson
 
Ravi Sharma
8:00 AM–8:50 AM
The role of Labs in Meaningful Use: How Opportunities created by Meaningful Use Will Impact the Competitive Lab Testing Marketplace
Ravi Sharma, CEO
4Medica - Culver City, CA
Ravi Sharma
 

General Session:

Robert Michel
9:00 AM–9:40 AM
Lab Medicine's Appointment with Destiny: Skyrocketing Utilization, Inadequate Funding, and the Incredible Diagnostic Value of Molecular Diagnostics

Robert L Michel, Editor-in-Chief
The Dark Report - Spicewood, TX
Robert L Michel  
Jack Shaw

9:40 AM–10:20 AM
JVHL Prepares for Its Third Decade of Hospital Laboratory Outreach Success
Jack Shaw, Executive Director
Joint Venture Hospital Laboratories - Allen Park, MI

Jack Shaw  

10:20 AM-10:40 AM Break
 
Scott Binder, MD
10:40 AM–11:20 AM
How UCLA is Combining Pathology and Radiology to Offer Physicians and Patients an Integrated Cancer Diagnostic Service

Scott Binder, MD, Director, Pathology Clinical Services; Pritzker Professor of Clinical Pathology and Dermatology
Geffen-UCLA School of Medicine - Los Angeles, CA
Scott Binder, MD
Tom Moloney
11:20 AM–12:00 PM
Understanding Ireland's Radical Outsourcing and Restructuring of the Nation's Clinical Lab Testing
Tom Moloney, Executive Officer
Academy of Medical Laboratory Science - Dublin, Ireland

Tom Moloney  
  12:00 PM–2:00 PM Luncheon
 

Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

 
Adam Slone

2:00 PM–2:50 PM
2010 Compensation and Benefits Survey For Clinical Laboratory CEOs and Executives
Adam Slone, CEO/President
Slone Partners - Miami Beach, FL

Adam Slone
Michael Snyder
2:00 PM–2:50 PM
Payers Prepare to Pre-Approve Molecular Tests… Plus, They Want Your Lab's Test Data!

Michael Snyder, President
Laboratory Management Services, LLC - Flemington, NJ
Michael Snyder  
James D. Peele, PhD
2:00 PM–2:50 PM
Using Latest-Generation Lab Automation to Drive Performance to Optimal Levels
James D. Peele, PhD, Director of Clinical Chemistry
Baptist Medical Center - Jacksonville, FL
James D. Peele, PhD
Rob Atlas
2:00 PM–2:50 PM
Taking the HITECH Ground – Understanding Meaningful Use, Connected Care and the future of Lab Outreach
Rob Atlas, CEO
Atlas Medical - Calabasas, CA

Rob Atlas  
Jason Newmark
Jason Newmark
3:00 PM–3:50 PM
Taking Back Control of Reference and Send-out Laboratory Testing Costs: Bay State's Success Story
Jason Newmark, Director, Diagnostic Services
Baystate Medical Center - Springfield, MA
Sharon Scott, Referral Testing & Special Contracts Manager
Baystate Reference Laboratories - Springfield, MA

Rosalee Allan
Rosalee Allan
3:00 PM–3:50 PM
Using New Scheduling Methods to Boost Staff Productivity, Raise Morale, and Lift Revenue

Rosalee Allan, Sr. Vice President/CEO, Pathology Associates
Medical Laboratories (PAML) - Spokane, WA

 
Kent Lewandrowski, MD
3:00 PM–3:50 PM
Implementing Point of Care Testing in the Emergency Department to Improve Outcomes
Kent Lewandrowski, MD, Associate Chief of Pathology;
Director of Clinical Services
Mass General Hospital – Chemistry Lab 5 - Boston, MA
Kent Lewandrowski, MD

3:00 PM–3:50 PM
Using Newest Generation Laboratory Automation to Reduce Operational Costs by as Much as 20%

Marilyn Nelson, Director of Laboratory and Cardiac Services
Ingalls Memorial Hospital - Harvey, IL

Marilyn Nelson
 
Jay Hupp
4:00 PM–4:50 PM
Using the Step-by-Step Automation Approach to Achieve Sequential Performance Gains
Jay Hupp, Laboratory Technical Services Manager
St. Francis Health System - Tulsa, OK
Jay Hupp  
Cindy Ottone
4:00 PM–4:50 PM
Boosting the Value of Lab Testing: How HEDIS Uses Lab Data to Drive Improvement in Health Outcomes

Cindy Ottone, MHA, Director HEDIS Policy
NCQA - Irmo, SC

Cindy Ottone
Jane Pine Wood
4:00 PM–4:50 PM
Fast-Moving Legal Issues: Staying Current with New Developments in Laboratory Compliance and Managed Care Contracting

Jane Pine Wood, Attorney and Partner
McDonald Hopkins LLC - Dennis, MA
Jane Pine Wood
 
Priscilla I. Figueroa, MD

4:00 PM–4:50 PM
Using Lean, Work Flow Redesign, and Similar Methods to Improve Quality and Efficiency in Transfusion Services and the Blood Bank
Priscilla Figueroa, MD, Head, Section of Transfusion Medicine and Director Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Lab, Department of Clinical Pathology, Institute of Pathology and Lab Med
Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, OH

Priscilla I. Figueroa, MD
Alan Mertz 5:00 PM–5:40 PM
How Healthcare Reform Will Change the Financial Fortunes of the Lab Testing Profession
Alan Mertz, President
American Clinical Laboratory Association - Washington, D.C.
Alan Mertz

 
Special Session:
Mergers & Acquisitions for Clinical Laboratories
and Pathology Groups (Tuesday April 27, 2010)
Module One:___________________________________
Chris Jahnle
1:00 PM-1:25 PM
Review of Laboratory Sales Transactions during 2009-10, with Insights on Lab Valuation Trends
Christoper Jahnle, ASA, Managing Director and Owner
Haverford Healthcare Advisors - Paoli, PA

Chris Jahnle  
Doug Brown
Doug Brown

1:25 PM-1:45 PM
Lab Valuation, Capital Availability, Terms for Current Lab M&A Marketplace
Discussion: Chris Jahnle, ASA; Doug Brown, Managing Director
Lazard Middle Market LLC - Charlotte, NC

Module Two:___________________________________
Mark Klimek
1:45 PM-2:20 PM
Tax Aspects of a Laboratory Sale: Key Action Items Before Coming to Market
Mark Klimek, Esquire, Member
McDonald Hopkins, LLC - Cleveland, OH
Mark Klimek  
Module Three:_________________________________________
Ben Davis, MD
Ben Davis, MD

Karim Sirgi, MD

Michael Haile

2:30 PM-3:05 PM
Roundtable: Laboratory Sellers Discuss Do’s and Don’ts When Negotiating a Sale

Moderator: Rick Cooper, Esquire, Member, Chair-National Healthcare Practice Group, Co-Chair Healthcare Restructuring Practice Group
McDonald Hopkins, LLC - Cleveland, OH

Ben Davis, MD, President and CEO
PathGroup, Inc. - Brentwood, TN

Karim Sirgi, MD, President
UniPath PC - Denver, CO

Michael Haile, MBA, Sr. Vice President/CFO
Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare - Utica, NY

Anthony Konkoly
Anthony Konkoly

3:05 PM-3:40 PM
New Legal, Compliance, and Business Issues Surfacing in Recent Lab Sales Transactions
Anthony Konkoly, Esquire, Member
McDonald Hopkins, LLC - Cleveland, OH

Linda Liston, Director of Managed Care Services,
McKesson

 
Module Four:__________________________________
Paul Edgett
Paul Edgett
3:40 PM-4:05 PM
Laboratory Outreach at Catholic Health Initiatives: Strategies to Create Clinical and Financial Value
Paul Edgett, Senior Vice President, National Business Lines
Catholic Health Initiatives - Erlanger, KY

Rick Cooper
Rick Cooper
Chuck Locke
Chuck Locke Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson

4:05 PM-4:40 PM
Panel: Lab Buyers Discuss Current Laboratory M&A Marketplace

Moderator: Rick Cooper, Esquire, Member, Chair-National Healthcare Practice Group, Co-Chair Healthcare Restructuring Practice Group
McDonald Hopkins, LLC - Cleveland, OH
Panelist:

Doug Brown, Managing Director,
Lazard Middle Market LLC - Charlotte, NC

Chuck Locke, VP - Business Development
PathGroup, Inc. - Brentwood, TN


Tim Johnson, MBA, Managing Director
England & Company - Washington, DC

Eugene Chiu, VP of Business Development
Predictive Biosciences - Lexington, MA

Eric Lev, Principle
Water Street Healthcare Partners

Rick Cooper
Rick Cooper

4:40 PM-4:50 PM
Gauging the Next Market Cycle for Laboratory M&A Activity During 2010

Rick Cooper, Esquire, Member
McDonald Hopkins, LLC - Cleveland, OH
Panelists: To Be Announced

 

4:50 PM
End of Laboratory and Pathology Mergers & Acquisition Session

5:45 PM–7:30 PM GRAND RECEPTION
(With food and refreshments
)


 
Special Session CFO Roundtable:
Kurt Rogers
Kurt Rogers

2:00 PM-3:50 PM
CFO Roundtable
Kurt Rogers, MBA, CFO
PAML - Spokane, WA

Robert Reetz, Jr.
Haynes & Boone - Austin, TX

________________________________________

Day Two, Wednesday, April 28, 2010

 

6:30 AM–8:30 AM Continental Breakfast

Concurrent Master Classes:

Denny Lamb

7:00 AM–7:50 AM
Achieving "Best in Class" Performance in How Your Lab Uses Automation
Denny Lamb, MBA, Lab Process Consultant
Roche Diagnostics Corporation - Indianapolis, IN

Denny Lamb
 
Rachel Stoll
7:00 AM–7:50 AM
Every Lab's Stock-out and Customer Supply Conundrum: Five Proven Ways to Manage Supplies and Reduce Lab Costs

Rachel Stoll, Director, Supply Chain Solutions- Scientific Products
Cardinal Health - Roanoke, TX
Rachel Stoll
 
Matt Zubiller
7:00 AM–7:50 AM
How Laboratories Need to Prepare for Pre-Authorization of Genetic and Molecular Tests by Payers
Matt Zubiller, VP & GM, Advanced Diagnostics Mgmt
McKesson - San Francisco, CA
Matt Zubiller  
Philip Foulis
7:00 AM–7:50 AM
Using LOINC to Foster Integration of Clinical Data: Lessons Learned at the Veteran's Administration

Philip Foulis, MD, MPH, Pathologist
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital - Tampa, FL
Philip Foulis, MD, MPH
Sol Green
8:00 AM-8:50 AM
Tracking the Cost of Poor Quality and Errors in Pre-Analytical Processes: Proven Steps Labs Can Use to Boost Patient Outcomes
Sol Green, PhD, Director, Medical Affairs, North and Latin America
BD Diagnostics - Preanalytical Systems - Franklin Lakes, NJ
Sol Green

Eric LaFleche
Eric LaFleche
Susan Dawson
Susan Dawson

8:00 AM-8:50 AM
Combining "Upstream" Workflow Solutions with Traditional lab Automation to Maximize Productivity Within the Laboratory

Eric LaFleche, Marketing Director
Sepehr Seyedzadeh, Marketing Manager Diagnostics IT
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics - Tarrytown, NY
Susan Dawson, MBA, Clinical Laboratory Services Manager
Swedish Covenant Hospital - Chicago, IL
 
Kurt Balhorn
Kurt Balhorn

8:00 AM-8:50 AM
Lessons from the Field: How Top Labs Use Lean to Accelerate Implementation of EMR Interfaces and Other IT Initiatives

Kurt Balhorn, Manager of Laboratory Services
Alegent Health - Omaha, NE
Caroline Ambrose, Senior Consultant,

EthosPartners Consulting - Indianapolis, IN

 

General Session:

David King
9:00 AM–9:40 AM
Understanding Why Laboratory Testing will Underpin Healthcare's Need to Fully Integrate Clinical Care and the Electronic Patient Health Record

David P. King, Chairman and CEO
Laboratory Corporation of America - Burlington, NC
David P. King  
Thomas Grogan, MD
9:40 AM-10:20 AM
Peeking into Pathology's Future: Implications of Personalized Medicine, Companion Diagnostics, and Next-Generation Integrated Diagnostics
Thomas M. Grogan, MD, Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. - Tucson, AZ
Thomas M. Grogan, MD
 
10:20 AM–10:40 AM BREAK
Ajit Singh

10:40 AM-11:20 AM
Looking at Digital Imaging and Anatomic Pathology’s Care Delivery Model
Ajit Singh, PhD, President and CEO
BioImagene - Sunnyvale, CA

Ajit Singh, PhD
 
Mark Chandler, PhD
11:20 AM-12:00 PM
Why New Multiplex Testing Technologies Will Soon Bend the Care Curve in Surprising Ways
Mark Chandler, PhD, President & CEO
Biophysical Corporation - Austin, TX
Mark Chandler, PhD
 
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Luncheon
Special Session CIO Roundtable:
(Wednesday April 28, 2010)
   
David Moore
1:00 PM-2:50 PM
CIO Roundtable

David Moore, Principal Consultant - Greensboro, NC
David Moore  

Concurrent Breakout Sessions: 
Rich Cornell
1:10 PM–2:00 PM
Latest Trends in Pathologist Compensation, Productivity Incentives, and Benefits

Rich Cornell, President
Santé Consulting, LLC - Chesterfield, MO
Rich Cornell  
1:10 PM–2:00 PM
Wall Street Views on the Lab and IVD Industries

Kevin Ellich, Vice President,
RBC Capital Markets - Minneapolis, MN
Bill Bonello, Managing Director,
RBC Capital Markets - Minneapolis, MN
   
Marisa B. Marques, MD
1:10 PM–2:00 PM
How Multidisciplinary Collaboration Led to a Reduction in Red Blood Cell Usage by More than 25% in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Marisa B. Marques, MD, Professor of Pathology
University of Alabama - Birmingham, AL
Marisa B. Marques, MD
Peggy McKee
2:10 PM–3:00 PM
State of the Market for Medical Technologists: Current Trends in Compensation, Recruitment, and Retention
Peggy McKee, Owner and Senior Recruiter
PHC Consulting - Celina, TX
Peggy McKee  
Susan Dawson
2:10 PM–3:00 PM
Going Beyond Lab Automation: Do Less and Accomplish More
Susan Dawson, MBA, Laboratory Services Manager
Swedish Covenant Hospital - Chicago, IL
Susan Dawson
 
Kelley Mitcham

2:10 PM–3:00 PM
Overcoming Obstacles to Change for Improved Financial Performance

Kelley Mitcham, Laboratory Director
LabFirst at Trinity Medical Center - Birmingham, AL
Donna Beasley, National Director
McKesson Revenue Management Solutions - Gulf Breeze, FL

Kelley Mitcham
 
Ralph Rowland

2:10 PM–3:00 PM
Achieving the High Reliability Organization: A New Way to Boost Lab Quality and Performance
Ralph Rowland, Manager - Rapid Response Laboratory
St. John Providence Healthcare System - Detroit, MI

Ralph Rowland
 
Robert L Michel
3:10 PM-3:30 PM
Extracting the Important Lessons from the Executive War College

Robert L. Michel, Editor-in-Chief
The Dark Report - Spicewood, TX
Robert L. Michel  
__________________________________________


Thursday, April 29, 2010

Optional Post-Conference Courses

(Choose one of the three full day courses—full details and speakers below)
7:00 AM–8:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:00 AM–4:00 PM Optional Courses
12:00 PM–1:00 PM Luncheon

A) Molecular Diagnostics for Community Hospital Laboratories!

o Update on best new molecular tests
o Expert advice on necessary steps to earn full reimbursement
o Overview of rapid sequencing and the whole human genome
o Molecular's changing role in infectious disease testing
o What's new in genetic and molecular cancer testing
o How molecular assays support MRSA & Infection Control
o Why patients are turning to hospitals for genetic testing
o Plus much more about profitable molecular testing in hospitals
(Click Here to REGISTER)

B) Disruptive Technologies in Histology and Digital Pathology


o Case Studies by histology labs using automation and Lean
o Experts on breakthroughs and new uses of digital pathology
o Sessions conducted by leading histology automation solutions
o 2-hour exhibition of histology and digital pathology solutions
o Digital pathology roundtable by industry leading-companies
o Exclusive access to innovators and experts
o Plus insights about disruptive consequences of new technology
(Click Here to REGISTER)

C) Lean for Lab Leaders: Achieving Mastery with Concepts, Implementation, and Outcomes


o Special for administrators, managers, and pathologists
o All the knowledge and tools you need
o Includes all the basics of Lean and work flow redesign
o Hands-on mastery of core concepts and advanced applications
o Highly-rated and the third year we've offered this training
o Targeted learning includes case studies
(Click Here to REGISTER)


OPTION A. Details - Thursday, April 29, 2010
Molecular Diagnostics for Community Hospital Laboratories

Rodney C. Arcenas, Ph.D

8:00 AM–8:40 AM
Why Rapid Advances in Molecular Diagnostics Are Changing Clinical Practices
Rodney C. Arcenas, Ph.D., Clinical Scientist, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics
Pathology Consultants of South Broward, LLP/Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL - Hollywood, FL

Rodney C. Arcenas, Ph.D
Mary Lowery-Nordberg, PhD
8:40 AM- 9:20 AM
Doing It Right when Establishing New Molecular Tests in your Hospital or Pathology Laboratory
Mary Lowery, PhD, Director of Molecular Pathology
LSU Medical Center-Dept of Pathology - Shreveport, LA
Mary Lowery, PhD
Jeffrey A Kant, MD, PhD

9:20 AM- 10:00 AM
Molecular Testing Reimbursement: Mastering the Nuances Needed for Full Payment

Jeffrey A Kant, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Human Genetics Director, Division of Molecular Diagnostics
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA

Jeffrey A Kant, MD, PhD
Michael Egholm

10:20 AM- 11:00 AM
How Close Are We to Routine Human Sequencing in the Clinic?
Michael Egholm, PhD, Chief Technology Officer & Vice President of R&D
454 Life Sciences Corporation, A Roche Co. - Branford, CT

Michael Egholm
Trisha Brown
11:00 AM–11:40 AM
Patients and Direct Access Genetic Testing: Demand Soars as Consumers Want to Know

Trisha Brown, Vice President and Director, Clinical Affairs
DNA Direct - San Francisco, CA
Trisha Brown
Joel Lefferts, Ph.D
1:30 PM–2:10 PM
Today’s Hottest Molecular Technologies in Infectious Disease Testing, with a Review of what’s Best in Next-Generation Tests
Joel A. Lefferts, Ph.D, Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - Lebanon, NH
Joel A. Lefferts, Ph.D
Rodney C. Arcenas, Ph.D
2:10 PM–2:50 PM
Best Molecular Testing Playbooks for MRSA and Similar Infection Control Efforts

Rodney C. Arcenas, Ph.D., Clinical Scientist, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics
Pathology Consultants of South Broward, LLP/Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL - Hollywood, FL
Rodney C. Arcenas, Ph.D
3:10 PM–3:50 PM
Doing the Right Thing with Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Testing and Cancer Therapeutics
To Be Announced
 
Rodney C. Arcenas, Ph.D

3:50 PM–4:15 PM
Summary of Proceedings

Rodney C. Arcenas, Ph.D., Clinical Scientist, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics
Pathology Consultants of South Broward, LLP/Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL - Hollywood, FL

Rodney C. Arcenas, Ph.D.
 

4:15 PM
Conclusion to Molecular Diagnostics for Community Hospital Laboratories

 

OPTION B. Details - Thursday, April 29, 2010
Disruptive Technologies in Histology and Digital Pathology

John Gilbertson, MD

8:00 AM–8:30 AM
Overview of Significant Changes in Histology Techniques, Tools, and Workflow -
John Gilbertson, MD, Associate Chief of Pathology, Director of Pathology Information
Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, MA

John Gilbertson, MD
Roberta E. Provencal
8:30 AM–9:10 AM
Case Study: Our Lab’s All New! How We Used Lean, Automation, and Informatics for State-of-the-Art Histology Workflow
Roberta E. Provencal, Director of Laboratory Services
Catholic Medical Center - Manchester, NH
Roberta E. Provencal

9:10 AM–9:50 AM
Case Study: Lessons Learned with Histology Automation and Rapid Processing
Mary Anne D. Haynes, Director of Anatomic Pathology
Children’s National Medical Center - Washington, DC

Mary Anne D. Haynes
Theresa Ford
Theresa Ford

Katja Lehmann, Ph.D
Katja Lehmann, Ph.D

10:10 AM-11:30 AM
Histology Resource Roundtable

It’s a lab industry first! Gathered today are most of the companies actively providing advanced solutions for histology laboratories. Learn about the strengths and different strategies of each firm. Use their experience to advance your knowledge and understanding on this vital topic. (Order of presentations will be determined by drawing lots.)

Dako, Inc.
, Lu Anne Lupfer, Director of Sales – Corporate Accounts, Carpinteria, CA

Leica Microsystems, Inc., Katja Lehmann, Ph.D.,Manager, Workflow Consulting, Bannockburn, IL

Sakura Finetek, Inc., Theresa Ford, Director of Marketing, Torrance, CA

Milestone Medical, Inc., Marco Bellini, General Manger, Sorisole, Italy

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Kelsi Currier, Director of Workflow Consulting, Tucson, AZ

11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Luncheon and Showcase of Histology and Digital Pathology Solutions, Services
Buffet lunch, exhibition, and displays of histology workflow and automation solutions, digital imaging products, digital imaging solutions

   
John Gilbertson, MD

1:30 PM–2:10 PM
Transforming the Paradigm in Anatomic Pathology: How “Digital” Gives Pathologists New Ways to Add Value

John Gilbertson, MD, Associate Chief of Pathology, Director of Pathology Information
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Boston, MA

John Gilbertson, MD
Keith Kaplan, MD

2:10 PM–2:50 PM
How to Best Prepare for Digital Pathology: A Primer on Technologies, Applications, and Clinical Contributions
Keith Kaplan, MD, Pathologist
Charlotte - NC

Keith Kaplan, MD
 

3:10 PM–4:30 PM
Digital Pathology Resource Roundtable

Repeating last year’s successful format, the leading experts and companies in digital scanning, digital pathology systems, and digital pathology solutions will provide essential insights on the function and use of this disruptive technology. (Order of presentations will be determined by drawing lots.)

Olie Eichorn
Ole Eichorn
Gene Cartwright
Gene Cartwright


Aperio Technologies, Inc., Ole Eichorn, Chief Technology Officer, Vista, CA

Apollo PACS, Inc., Mark Newburger, President and CEO, Falls Church, VA

Aurora MSC, Pierre LeFevre, MBA, CEO, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

BioImagene, Inc., Vikram Mohan, Vice President, Marketing, Sunnyvale, CA

Omnyx, LLC, Gene Cartwright, PhD, CEO, Pittsburgh, PA

CRi, Inc., Cliff Hoyt, CTO, Woburn, MA

4:30 PM
Conclusion to Disruptive Technologies in Histology and Digital Pathology

 


Option C. Details - Thursday, April 29, 2010
Lean for Lab Leaders: Achieving Mastery with Concepts, Implementation, and Outcomes

Anne Daley
8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Lean for Lab Leaders: Achieving Mastery with Concepts, Implementation, and Outcomes
Anne Daley, Senior Consultant
Chi Solutions, Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI

Anne Daley
 
Nora Hess, MBA

8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Lean for Lab Leaders: Achieving Mastery with Concepts, Implementation, and Outcomes

Nora Hess, MBA, Operations Managing Consultant

Chi Solutions, Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI

Nora Hess, MBA  
 

4:30 PM
Conclusion to “Lean for Lab Leaders"

 

 

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