16th
Annual Executive War College
May 3-4, 2011
| New Orleans, LA |
Sheraton New Orleans

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April 2010 Agenda Below...
Monday,
April 26, 2010
5:30 PM–7:30 PM
Early Registration & Get Acquainted Reception with Refreshments
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Day
One, Tuesday, April 27, 2010
6:30
AM–8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
Concurrent
Management Master Classes:
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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
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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
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Earl
Buck
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| Susan
South |
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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
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| Chris
Christopher |
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Lale
White
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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
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Kelly
Feist
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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
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Tom
Wilson
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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
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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 |
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| Jack
Shaw |
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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 |
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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
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| Tom
Moloney |
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12:00
PM–2:00 PM Luncheon |
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Concurrent
Breakout Sessions:
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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
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Adam
Slone
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| Michael
Snyder |
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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
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| James
D. Peele, PhD |
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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
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| Rob
Atlas |
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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
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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
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| Kent
Lewandrowski, MD |
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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
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Marilyn
Nelson
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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
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| Jay
Hupp |
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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
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| Cindy
Ottone |
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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
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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
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| Priscilla
I. Figueroa, MD |
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Special
Session:
Mergers & Acquisitions for Clinical Laboratories
and Pathology Groups (Tuesday April 27, 2010) |
| Module
One:___________________________________ |
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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
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| Chris
Jahnle |
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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
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| Module
Two:___________________________________ |
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| Mark
Klimek |
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| Module
Three:_________________________________________
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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
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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
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Four:__________________________________
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Paul Edgett
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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 |
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Rick
Cooper
Chuck
Locke 
Tim
Johnson
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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
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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
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4:50 PM
End of Laboratory and Pathology Mergers & Acquisition
Session
5:45 PM–7:30 PM GRAND RECEPTION
(With food and refreshments)
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| Special
Session CFO Roundtable: |

Kurt
Rogers |
2:00
PM-3:50
PM
CFO
Roundtable
Kurt Rogers, MBA, CFO
PAML - Spokane,
WA
Robert Reetz, Jr.
Haynes
& Boone - Austin, TX
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Day Two, Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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6:30 AM–8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
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Concurrent
Master Classes:
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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
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Denny
Lamb
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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| Sol
Green |
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Eric
LaFleche

Susan Dawson
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Kurt
Balhorn
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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
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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 |
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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
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| Thomas
M. Grogan, MD |
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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
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Ajit
Singh, PhD
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| Mark
Chandler, PhD |
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Luncheon |
Special
Session CIO Roundtable:
(Wednesday April 28, 2010) |
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1:00
PM-2:50 PM
CIO Roundtable
David
Moore, Principal Consultant - Greensboro, NC
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| David
Moore |
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| Concurrent
Breakout Sessions: |
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| Rich
Cornell |
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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 |
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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
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| Marisa
B. Marques, MD |
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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
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| Peggy
McKee |
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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
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Kelley
Mitcham
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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
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Ralph
Rowland
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| Robert
L. Michel |
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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
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| Rodney
C. Arcenas, Ph.D |
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| Mary
Lowery, PhD |
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| Jeffrey
A Kant, MD, PhD |

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| Michael
Egholm |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Rodney
C. Arcenas, Ph.D |
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3:10
PM–3:50 PM
Doing the Right Thing with Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer
Testing and Cancer Therapeutics
To Be Announced |
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| Rodney
C. Arcenas, Ph.D. |
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4:15 PM
Conclusion to Molecular Diagnostics for Community Hospital
Laboratories
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OPTION
B. Details - Thursday, April 29, 2010
Disruptive Technologies in Histology and Digital Pathology
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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
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| John
Gilbertson, MD |
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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 |
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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
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| Mary
Anne D. Haynes |

Theresa
Ford

Katja
Lehmann, Ph.D
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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 |
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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
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| John
Gilbertson, MD |
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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
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| Keith
Kaplan, MD |
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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.)
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Ole
Eichorn 
Gene
Cartwright
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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
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Option
C. Details - Thursday, April 29, 2010
Lean
for Lab Leaders: Achieving Mastery with Concepts, Implementation, and
Outcomes
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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
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Anne
Daley
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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
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| Nora
Hess, MBA |
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4:30 PM
Conclusion to “Lean for Lab Leaders"
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