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Registration
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Program |
Click
here to download the program |
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Registration Form |
Click here to access the Attendee
Registration Form |
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Questions? |
Edwina Szelag
at
edwina.szelag@aol.com
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Kay Fergason at 904-282-9040
flakaylab@yahoo.com
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November 18th |
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7:30 am –
1:30 pm |
REGISTRATION |
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8:00 am –
8:50 am
(1 contact hour)
Microbiology |
1. DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING SEPSIS
SYNDROME: THE EMERGING ROLE OF BEDSIDE
ANALYTE TESTING
CHRISTIE BUDRIS, RN, BSN, Clinical
Consultant, Critical Care Group, Alere North
America
Sponsored by Alere North America, Inc. |
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9:00 am – 9:50 am
(1
contact hour)
Law / Rules |
2. FLORIDA LABORATORY PERSONNEL LAW
AND RULES
BRENDA VAN DER HEYDEN, BSMT (ASCP),
Governor Appointee and Chair of the Florida
Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel |
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9:50 am –
10:15 am |
COFFEE /
DONUT BREAK -
VISIT
WITH YOUR EXHIBITORS |
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10:15 am –
12:00 pm
(2 contact hours) |
3. FEATURE
SPEAKER
ACHIEVING QUALITY AT THE POINT OF CARE
JAMES H. NICHOLS, Ph.D.,
DABCC, FACB, Professor of Pathology, Tufts
University School of Medicine Medical
Director, Clinical Chemistry, Baystate
Health, Springfield, Mass.
Sponsored by Blue Medical Supply, Inc. |
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12:00
pm –
1:00 pm |
LUNCH -
VISIT
WITH YOUR EXHIBITORS |
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1:00
PM - 2:20 pm (1.5 contact hour) |
4. CLIA
AND AHCA UPDATES with AHCA focus on
Alternate Site Testing Rule
GWENDOLYN WILLIAMS, MS, MT (ASCP),
Laboratory Consultant, CLIA Regional Office,
CMS, Atlanta, Georgia; DAYLE D. MOONEY,
Program Administrator, Laboratory Unit ;
KAREN RIVERA, MS, Laboratory Unit Manager,
Florida Agency for Healthcare
Administration. Tallahassee |
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2:20
pm - 2:40 pm |
REFRESHMENT BREAK- VISIT
WITH YOUR EXHIBITORS |
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2:40 pm –
3:30 pm
(1
contact hour) |
5.
HOT TOPICS IN TRANSFUSION
MEDICINE
Clinical
significance and mitigation strategies of
bacterial contamination in platelets;
Immunohematology overview of platelet
additive solutions risk and benefits; pros
and cons of remote allocation from a
centralized transfusion service and
pertinent current issues RICHARD GAMMON, MD,
Medical Director, Medical Services
Department, Florida Blood Centers, Orlando |
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3:40
pm – 4:30 pm
(1 contact hour) |
6. POINT
OF CARE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Sharing of information and ideas with
audience participation.
EDWINA F. SZELAG, MHM, BSMT(ASCP), Associate
Healthcare Consultant, Huron Consulting
Group, Chicago
MARY JO GRODSKY, BS, MLS(ASCP), Lab
Coordinator, Point of Care Testing
Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando
Health |
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November
19th |
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7:30 am –
1:30 pm |
REGISTRATION |
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8:00
am – 9:20 am
(1.5 contact hours) |
7.
MONITORING ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY: BEYOND THE
APTT
CINDY JOHNS, MSA, MASCP, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCM ,
Sr. IT Technical Specialist, LabCorp |
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8:00
am – 12:00 noon
1:00
pm – 4:10 pm
(7
contact hours) |
8.
MEDICAL ASSISTANT REVIEW and Review for
upcoming national certification
examinations, earn continuing education
credits for your re-certification or just
refresh your skills and knowledge base.
ALICE MACOMBER, RN, RMA, RPT, AHI (AMT),
CPI, BXO, Medical Assisting Medical
Assisting University Department Chair,
Florida Keiser Universities
DEBORAH JANECZKO, RMA (AMT), MA-CTE,
Educational / Healthcare Consultant, Program
Director / Faculty,
* AMTIE credit only” notice on the Medical
Assistant Review course signifies that this
course is not lab related - therefore may
not be used for renewal credits of your
Florida Laboratory license. RMA’s will
receive credits towards their AMT Continued
Competency Points. All other courses are
approved for State (CE Broker) and AMTIE
credits. |
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9:20
am – 9:40 am |
COFFEE
BREAK -
VISIT WITH YOUR EXHIBITORS |
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9:40
Am – 10:30 Am (1 contact hour) |
9.
HIV /
AIDS UPDATE
KAREN KELLY, MT (ASCP), Microbiology
Supervisor, HIV /AIDS Watson Clinic,
Lakeland *Mandatory for laboratory licensure
and re-licensure in Florida
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10:40
Am – 12:00 pm
(1.5
contact hourS)
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10. pH
INFLUENCE ON TESTS IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
ERIC S. HOY, PhD, SI(ASCP), Clinical
Associate Professor
Chemistry Department of Medical Laboratory
Sciences
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center, Dallas
Sponsored by Global Focus Marketing and
Distribution, Ltd. |
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12:00pm – 1:00pm |
LUNCH
(included) DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS
VISIT WITH YOUR
EXHIBITORS |
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1:00
pm – 2:50 pm
(2.0
contact hours) |
11.
MEDICAL ERRORS
NAOMI MELVIN, PhD/EdD, MPH, CLC/MT (AMT),
CLS/ MLS(ASCP)
Medical Errors President, Patient Care
Practitioners, LLC, Chipley,
President, World of Wellness Online2U, Sdn,
Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Mandatory for laboratory licensure and
re-licensure in Florida |
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Continuing
Education |
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Provider |
STATE
OF FLORIDA CE BROKER Provider: # 50 – 2288 |
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Provider |
AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS INSTITUTE
FOR EDUCATION : # 823307 |
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Directions to the
Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel |
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Directions |
Your host
hotel (home of the legendary “Why Not
Lounge”) is located at 320 West State Road
436, Altamonte Springs, 32714 (Orlando). It
is within blocks of multiple restaurants and
a huge shopping mall and only 8 miles north
of downtown Orlando.
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Take
I-4 to exit 92 (Semoran Blvd / Hwy 436),
go west to the first traffic light.
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Turn
left on Wynmore Road. and you will see
the hotel entrance on the right (behind
the Walgreen’s).
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Lodging |
For those
who will be staying overnight, please ask
for the AMT/POC special rate of $59 plus
tax, rooms surrounding the pool or $69 plus
tax for a room in the Executive building.
Call (407) 862 – 4455 to make your
reservation early, as rooms are limited. |
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Vendor Opportunities |
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Vendor
Space |
Purchase of vendor
space (click
here for the vendor form) |
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Sponsorships |
To sponsor a break or lunch
contact Edwina Szelag
at
edwina.szelag@aol.com or
Kay Fergason at 904-282-9040
flakaylab@yahoo.com |
