Join us on Friday November 2, 2007 in Minneapolis at the Allina Commons   Agenda RSVP Vendors Directions Parking Hotel   Midtown Exchange Building 2925 Chicago Avenue. Minneapolis, MN 55407-1321   The meeting will be hosted by.   Agenda 8:15am-8:45am Registration, Continental breakfast 8:45am-9:00am Welcome 9:00am-10:15am “Leadership 101 for POCCs” Marcy Anderson MS MT (ASCP), Product manager RALS-Medical Automation Systems 10:15am-10:30am Break 10:30am-11:45am “Preparing for Your CAP Point of Care Inspection” Susan Donatell, MT (ASCP), CLS (NCA), CAP Inspection Specialist 11:45am-1:45pm Lunch, Networking and Vendor Fair 1:45pm-2:15pm Roundtable #1 - entire group “Point of Care Regulatory Issues” 2:20pm-2:45pm 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm -3:25pm Roundtables #1 – Point of Care QA/QI #2 – Point of Care Training and Competency We will split into 2 groups for these roundtables so all will have a chance to discus and share.  We have many experienced and knowledgeable participants in our group.  Please be prepared for lively discussions!  May I suggest that bringing any procedures, QA/QI ideas, forms training or competency examples that you would like to share with the discussion groups.  POCT is a continuously growing and ever changing field that merits special attention.  We all have areas of POC expertise and POC knowledge needs.  This is our chance for all of us to learn from each other and develop POC contacts when in the future we may need to tap another’s expertise or experience.  3:25pm-3:45pm Roundtable Reports 3:45pm-4:00pm Closing – Next Meeting Host Discussion RSVP by October 22, 2007 Lynn McDonald, Point of Care Testing Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN lynn.mcdonald@allina.com 612-863-7509 Vendors Click here to access an Application to Exhibit Form Directions Allina Commons Midtown Exchange Bldg Parking Allina Commons at Midtown Exchange Parking and Logistics – the midtown Exchange ramp is equipped with an automated payment system.  There is no parking attendant at ramp entrances or exits.   Parking for Allina Attendees   Access the parking ramp from either 10th or 11th Avenues South Park in the Short Term parking area Pull a ticket to enter the ramp Bring the ticket with you; do not leave it in your car. Present your Allina photo ID badge and the ticket to the Allina Commons Welcome/Security desk to have the parking ticket validated. To exit the ramp, insert the validated parking ticket into the machine at the ramp gate.   Parking for Non-Allina Attendees (Allina Medical laboratories will Sponsor parking for all non-Vendors attending the meeting – Please note that you must be pre-registered for the meeting for free parking) Access the parking ramp from either 10th or 11th Avenues South Park in the Short Term Parking area. Pull a ticket to enter the ramp. Bring the ticket with you do not leave it in your car. An additional green-pre-validated ticket will be distributed at the registration desk.  Both parking tickets are needed to exit the ramp. To exit the ramp, insert the white ramp ticket first, followed by the green ticket, into the machine at the ramp gate. Vendor parking Access the parking ramp from either 10th or 11th Avenues South. Park in the Short term parking area. Bring the ticket with you; do not leave it in your car. Upon leaving the Midtown Exchange or ramp elevator lobby and before entering your vehicle, you must insert your parking ticket into the “pay-as-you-go” machine to determine the fee owed.  You may pay for parking with cash or credit card, after which the machine returns the ticket marked “receipt paid”.  To exit ramp, insert the receipt into the machine at the ramp gate Hotels Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel Reservations (800) 325-3535 2901 Chicago Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55407 Located next to the Midtown exchange Building and connected via tunnel The Midtown Exchange Bldg is located just minutes from downtown Minneapolis, the MSP Airport and the Mall of America.