Agenda/Schedule
Thursday March 5
- Where Have We Come From? - With Eleanor Hooley and Anna Schweers
- Why #1?: How do you approach a person with no limbs (no arms or legs) for blood collection? - Dr. Richard Cleve
- Every Step of the Way - Building Success Through Community. - With Evan Dunfee
- The Future of Laboratory Science with Pre- and Post-Analytics in Action . - With Shen Gao
- What Are My Occupational Risks of Contracting Communicable Diseases in Specimen Collection Centres? - Dr. Eugene Yeung
- MLAs to the Rescue: Rapid Strep Testing And Other Developments in Molecular Microbiology Diagnostics - With Dr. Jaswinder Khattra
- Collections in the Emergency Room – with Dr. Carolyn Shiau
Friday March 6
- The Emotional Well-Being Advantage: In the Lab and Beyond – with Laurie Shopland
- New Testing, Products Services, Technology – with Bobbi Spruston
- Why #2?: How accurate are lab test results after a massive transfusion? For example, if a patient receives a Vitamin D test shortly after a large-volume transfusion, would the result reflect their true Vitamin D level, or could it be affected by the transfused blood? - Dr. Richard Cleve
- Bridging Generations: Mentorship and Communication for the Modern Laboratory Leader – with Jim Shopland
- Non-Traditional MLA's Career Pathways – with Jackson Wu, Rajiv Raj, Tania Gardner, Breanne Thompson
- Responding to Growing Laboratory Demand: Pre- and Post-Analytical Innovations in a High-Volume Laboratory – with Dr. Junyan Shi
- Why #3? Why can’t we use expired butterfly needles for blood collections? - Dr. Richard Cleve
- Coming soon – with Dr. Vilte Barakauskas