Scientific Agenda

2024 Speakers and Topics

Join us in-person at this incredible location and with over 35 speakers, 37 exhibitors, and social events! But, if you can’t, then you can join us virtually. 11 presentations will be broadcasted virtually across BC.

  • Scientific Agenda/SCHEDULE - coming in may

  • Abstract / Presentation descriptions - coming in may

PRINTABLE CONGRESS POSTERS


Confirmed Speakers - Schedule is coming in May

  • Epigenetics of Eating Well: A Personalized Approach to Nutrition – Brenda Wollenberg

  • Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra Assay performance on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection- an local lab experience of optimizing extrapulmonary TB diagnosis - Dr. Calvin Ka-Fung Lo - Microbiology

  • Surveying the Strain: Understanding Mental Wellness Trends in the Canadian Medical Laboratory Workforce – Denise Neutel

  • ABO Discrepancies: Review & Practice Cases - Dr. Elsire Boulanger Laborit - Transfusion Medicine

  • A Gram Stain Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Dr. Eugene Yeung - Microbiology

  • In Search Of a Happier Workplace: How Understanding SOCIAL STYLE Can Improve Productivity and Reduce Workplace Stress – John Whitehead

  • Immunosuppressant Testing:Continuous Quality Improvement From All Stages of the Testing Cycle - Dr. Junyan Shi - Chemistry

  • Changes in CJD Biosafety - Dr. Kennard Tan - Microbiology

  • Thriving Inside and Out: Emotional Wellbeing at Work and Home - Laurie Shopland

  • Clinical and Economic Value of Anti-Xa Monitoring in Patients Receiving Unfractionated Heparin – Lezlie Rein - Hematology

  • Cell-ock Holmes: The Case of the Curious Blood Films! – Lisa Peterson - Hematology

  • Provincial Digital Pathology - lessons learned from the provincial testbed initiative – Lise Matzke - AP

  • Improving access to STBBI testing through digital health – Meghan McLennan - Microbiology

  • Clinical Cell Therapy: A Therapeutic Approach in Laboratory Medicine - Ralph Leung - Hematology

  • Preanalytical Errors in Lab Medicine: Interesting Cases, What do you guess? - Dr. Ramesh Saeedi - Chemistry

  • Building Confidence for Inclusive Leadership in Medical Laboratory Science – Sheena Yap Chan

  • The Future of Laboratory Science with Pre- and Post-Analytics in Action — How innovations and technologies in Laboratory PPA will transform patient experience and outcomes by unlocking the potential of AI, Data, Robotics and more – Shen Gao - PPA

  • Seized Hospital Samples and the Role of Forensic Toxicology – Clifton Ho - Chemistry

  • Topic coming soon - Dr. Youness Elkhalidy - Hematology

  • Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders: Clinical Presentation and Laboratory Diagnostics - Dr. Andre Mattman - Chemistry

  • Interesting cases in Microbiology - Dr. Diana Whellams - Microbiology

  • Perinatal Transfusion Medicine Testing in BC – Mike Parker - Transfusion Medicine

  • Autoimmune Diseases: Intersection of Surgical Pathology and Clinical Pathology - Dr. Michael Nimmo - AP

  • Dr. Richard Cleve - topic coming soon

  • Sharmen Vigouret Lee - CAMLPR update

  • Colin Carey - DAP topic

  • and 10 more presentations still being confirmed


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