Clinical Laboratorians – The Diagnostic Forces of the North!

2017Annual CLSA Conference

Westmark Fairbanks Hotel

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Time
0730-0830 /

Registration

0830-1000
1.5 CE / Topic: Clinical Utility of Immature Cell Indices: Beyond the Routine CBC
Speaker:Jason Anderson #1 / Topic: “NT-proBNP: The Gold Standard Biomarker in Heart Failure”
Speaker: Setanta Moran #2
1000-1015 /

Break

1015-1145
1.5 CE / Topic:Untangling Tau: Targeting Tau with Antibodies for Alzheimer's Disease
Speaker:Gai Ayalon #3 / Topic: LEAN Process Improvement and the Impact on Hospital Laboratories
Speaker: Rita Hofberg #4
1200-1400 / Lunch with Exhibitors
1400-1530
1.5 CE / Topic: Latent TB Screening with New Tools: IGRA Use and Results Interpretation
Speaker: Reid Hadley #5 / Topic: Choosing the Correct ANA Technology
Speaker: David Tomichek #6
1530-1545 /

Break

1545-1715
1.5 CE / Topic:ImmunogeneticAnalysis of Auto-immune Hepatitis in Alaska Native People
Speaker: AndreaFerrante #7 / Topic: Hematology QC(The Facts plus Tribal Knowledge)
Speaker:Kathy Davidson Altig #8
1730-1930 /

Exhibitors Reception Silent Auctionto benefit theInterior Alaska Cancer Association

Thursday, April 6, 2017

0730-0830 / Registration
0830-1000
1.5CE / Topic: CLIA Update: So What Is New?
Speaker: Francisca Lehr #9 / Topic: Cancer 101 – A General Approach to Cancer Through Case Based Discussions
Speaker: Dr Andrew Cox #10
1000-1015 / Break
1015-1145
1.5 CE / Topic:Heart Failure and the Use of Natriuretic Peptides
Speaker: Jared Jaegar #11 / Topic: Hematology Case Studies - Every Picture Tells a Story
Speaker: Jason Anderson #12
1200-1400 / Lunch with Exhibitors
1400-1530
1.5 CE / Topic: Pharmacogenetic Testing and Medication Response
Speaker: Kelly Olson #13 / Topic: HIV Testing – Historical Review and Preparing for the Future
Speaker: David Tomichek #14
1530-1545 / Break
1545-1715
1.5 CE / Topic:Estate Planning Basics
Speaker:Derek Averett #15 / Topic:Clinical Applications for Molecular Testing in Coagulation
Speaker: SaraLassila #16
1800-2100 / CLSA Thursday Evening Networking Event:
Experience the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum

Friday, April 7, 2017

0730-0830 / Registration
0830-1000
1.5 CE / Topic:Zika (ZIKA)-A flavivirus on the move
Speaker: Grace Leu-Burke #17 / Topic: OSHA Topics For Medical Lab Work Environment
Speaker: Seth Wilson #18
1000-1015 / Break
1015-1145
1.5 CE / Topic: Community Acquired MRSA – What, Where, Why
Speaker: Grace Leu-Burke #19 / Topic:Investigating Virulence of and Immunity to Rabies Variants in Captive Bats
Speaker: Shannon Morgan #20
1200-1400 / Lunch and CLSA General Membership Meeting
1400-1530
1.5 CE / Topic:The Secret Life of Fat
Speaker:DrMuhammed Ahmed #21 / Topic:Introduction to Molecular Diagnostic Techniques in Virology
Speaker: Shannon Morgan #22
1530-1545 / Break
1545-1715
1.5 CE / Topic:Digital Cell Morphology, Improving Quality and Efficiency in the Clinical Laboratory. Presented with relevant case studies
Speaker: Scott Dunbar #23 / Topic:Application of Next Generation Sequencing for the Detection of Viral Pathogens in Clinical Specimens
Speaker: Jayme Parker #24