Join us on Friday November 7, 2008 for our Annual Meeting! At the Gustilo Medical Education Center located in the Lifesciences Building on the Hennepin County Medical Center Campus   Agenda RSVP Vendors Directions Hotel   Agenda 8:15am-8:45am Registration, Continental breakfast 8:45am-9:00am Welcome 9:00am-10:15am “Plan for Quality to Improve Patient Safety at Point-of-Care” Sharon Ehrmeyer, PhD, MT(ASCP) 10:15am-10:30am Break 10:30am-11:45am “Standards Improvement Initiative: Requirements & Impact of GAO 2006 on Laboratory Accreditation Today” Megan Sawchuck, Associate Director Standards Interpretation Group -The Joint Commission 11:45am-12:15pm Q&A with Sharon Ehrmeyer & Megan Sawchuck 12:15pm-1:30pm Lunch, Networking & Vendor Fair 1:30pm-1:45pm Point-of-Care Specialist Certification Program Kerstin Halverson, BA, MS – Program Faculty 1:45pm-2:45pm “Breaking the Communication Barrier” – Linda Livers, RN, BS, MA 2:45pm-3:15pm “The Joys and Challenges of Point-of-Care – Using Communication as the Answer” Roundtable Discussion 3:15 – 3:30pm Closing – Next Meeting Host Discussion RSVP by October 27, 2008 RSVP via email or phone to: Karen Kaestner or Kendra Schmidt Point-of-Care Coordinators                  Hennepin County Medical Center         Minneapolis, MN (612) 873-6141 Click here to send your RSVP via email Vendors Click here to access an Application to Exhibit Form Directions The Gustilo Medical Education Center located in the Lifesciences Building on the Hennepin County Medical Center Campus.   Hennepin County Medical Center Between 7th and 8th Streets Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415   Click here for more >   Coming from the North on 35W: Exit at Washington Avenue and go west to 11th Avenue. Turn left and go to 7th Street. Turn right and go one block to 10th Avenue. A parking ramp is located at 7th Street and 10th Avenue, kitty corner from the Lifesciences Building. Coming from the South on 35W: Exit at 5th Avenue and go north to 8th Street. Turn right on 8th Street and go to 10th Avenue. Turn left on 10th Avenue and go one block to the parking ramp that is kitty corner from the Lifesciences Building. Coming from the West on 94: Merge onto 35W north for about 1/4 mile and exit at 3rd Street. Turn left on Chicago Avenue, drive 5 blocks and go left on 8th Street. Drive 2 blocks and turn left on 10th Avenue and go one block to the parking ramp, which is kitty corner from the Lifesciences Building. Coming from the East on 94: Exit at 5th Street and go west to 11th Avenue. Turn left on 11th Avenue and go to 7th Street. Turn right on 7th Street and go to the parking ramp at 7th and 10th Avenue. The ramp is kitty corner from the Lifesciences Building. Coming from the West on 394: Exit at 6th Street and go East to 11th Avenue. Turn right on 11th Avenue and go one block to 7th Street. Turn right on 7th Street and go one block to 10th Avenue. Turn right on 10th Avenue and go one block to the parking ramp that is kitty corner from the Lifesciences Building. Hotels Near Downtown Minneapolis Radisson Hotel Metrodome 615 Washington Ave S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414 U of M – East Bank Reservations:    (612) 379-8888 http://www.radisson.com/minneapolismn_metrodome Shuttle service can be arranged with the hotel for drop off at the entrance to the Gustilo Medical Education Center.   Near Mall of America Country Inn & Suites 2221 Killebrew Drive, Bloomington, MN 55425 Reservations: (888) 201-1746 US Toll Free Telephone: (952) 854-5555 http://www.countryinns.com/bloomingtonmn   Shuttle service is available to the Mall of America Light Rail station.  The Light Rail can be taken to the Downtown East/Metrodome station.  HCMC campus is located at the corner of Park Ave. and 6th Street, conveniently located just 1-1/2 blocks south of the Downtown East/Metrodome station of the Light Rail Transit line.