CLINICAL LABORATORY COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCE,
CLCC 2021, A HYBRID EVENT
JOIN US: May 6-7, 2021
RADISSON HOTEL, DENVER-AURORA
3155 SOUTH VAUGHN WAY, AURORA, CO 80014
In-Person Conference and/or Recorded Sessions to earn over 28 P.A.C.E. APPROVED CEUs;
In-Person VENDOR EXPO, AND STUDENT POSTER SESSION
This will be a “live”, In Person, Hybrid, Conference. Options for earning over 28 CEUs
include actual attendance at the conference venue hotel and/or access to the recorded
sessions for 30 days post conference dates! Visit the meeting website, for all of the
details including the paper registration forms and online registration links beginning in
February, 2021.
CLCC Meeting website is
WWW.CLCCONLINE.ORG
A Special Format for CLCC 2021!
3 Registration and Attendance Options:
1.
In Person Attendance for Individual, Full Hybrid, Registrants only:
Individual Registrants will be able to designate the sessions that they want to attend “live”,
“In-Person”, and visit the Student Poster Session and Exhibitor Expo at the Radisson Hotel,
Denver-Aurora. At the completion of the conference, each individual, Hybrid Conference Registrant, will
have access to all the recordings of the 27 educational sessions including an electronic version of
the Student Poster Session with the ability to earn over 28 CEUs within 30 days post meeting
date of May 7, 2021.
Recorded Sessions ONLY Registration for Individuals or an Institutional Pass:
2.
Individual Registrants
will have access by links to all 27 recorded educational sessions, as well
as an electronic version of the Student Poster Session. Earn over 28 educational CEUs for 30
days post meeting date of May 7, 2021. No In-Person Attendance Available with this Option.
3.
Institutional Pass
is structured for access by links to the specified recorded sessions for the
employees identified of an institution for 30 days post meeting date of May 7, 2021. More
information including the form required to be completed for an Institutional Pass and payment
via check or online is available through the meeting website under Registration. No In-Person
Attendance Available with this Option.
Full Details can be found at
www.clcconline.org
as available starting in February of 2021.
For further information contact Erika Buchanan at
[email protected]
or Cathy McNary at
[email protected]
Schedule at a Glance
Thursday, May 6
7:00-9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00-8:30 Opening Ceremony, Awards, Announcements 8:30-10:00 Keynote 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-11:15 General Session 11:00-1:00 Vendor Expo 11:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:00 Breakout Sessions 2:00-2:45 Break w/ Vendors 2:45-3:45 Breakout Sessions 3:45–4:00 Break 4:00-5:00 Breakout Sessions 5:00-6:30 Tentative Happy Hour with the Vendors6:30-8:00 General Assemblies for ASCLS-CO and ASCLS-WY
Friday, May 7
7:00-9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00-8:30 Opening Ceremony, Student Awards, Announcements 8:30-10:00 General Session 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-11:15 Breakout Sessions 11:00-1:00 Vendor Expo 11:00-1:00 Lunch with Vendors 1:00-2:00 Breakout Sessions 2:00-2:15 Break2:15-3:15 Breakout Sessions
SO LONG, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
* Please print and/or save and
bring this program to the
conference as needed
** Program schedule is tentative
and subject to change
*** Visit the Student Posters all day
Thursday and Friday.
P
rizes will be
awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place
and honorable mentions.
*** Earn additional CEUs for
successful completion of the
Student Poster Quiz.
Come Visit Us Online
www.clcconline.org
Prior to attending the conference, attendees will need to print or
save handouts by visiting the above website. A password will be provided with your registration
confirmation. Recorded Session Links will be available after May 7th for 30 days.
Handouts will NOT be provided at the session.
Directions and a map to the hotel are available online. Online Registration will be
available in February, 2021 at
www.clcconline.org
ASCLS-CO Annual meeting,Thursday, May 6th, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Club Lounge ASCLS-WY Annual meeting,
Thursday, May 6th, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Pikes Peak A/B ______________________
PLEASE VISIT WITH
OUR VENDORS IN THE
EXHIBITS AREA EACH
DAY. WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR THEIR
CONTINUED SUPPORT
AND WANT THEM TO
HAVE THE GREATEST
OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK WITH THEIR
CUSTOMERS DURING
THIS EVENT.
May 6, 2021
-10
DCLS, Curriculum and Diagnostic Management Teams
Christopher Zahner, MD, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch
May 6, 2021 10
-11
The Tools of Success: Build the Perfect Laboratory Team Through
Motivation, Training and Competency Assessment
Erika Montoya BS, MLS(ASCP)cm and Christina Bazanele-Sabatka, BS, MLS(ASCP)cm,
Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP)
May 7, 2021
-10
Career Resilience
Aga Sypniewska, MBA, Kaiser Permanente/Ben Hundall Memorial Trust
This session will introduce participants to the concept of career resilience and how developing it can help employees manage their careers. The presentation will show how resilience is a skill, not a personality trait, and can be developed. The session will also unpack the different characteristics of resilience and explain how each could be strengthened over time. Participants will be able to reflect on their own state of resilience at the very moment and plan how they want to go about strengthening it to benefit their careers and professional lives.
Hotel Information
For Room Reservations call: 800-333-3333 or 720-857-9000
Ask for In-House Hotel Reservations and state you are part of the 2021 Clinical Laboratory Collaborative Conference (CLCC) Group Rate, or reserve your room online at
https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-aurora/deals/clcc
Room Rate! $109/night
Call by 4/12/21 in order to guarantee a room at the conference rate.
Directions to hotel available at www.clcconline.org
Breakout Sessions
Thursday, May 6, 2021 • 1:00 - 2:00pm
Session #3: Biosafety in the Laboratory
— Bob Ellis, PhD CBSP DACVM,Emeritus Biosafety Director, and Emeritus Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University
The focus will be on recent occurrences of exposures, incidents and illnesses in the profession of Clinical Microbiology. How to recognize those hazards and how to prevent such exposures will be incorporated into the discussion by exploring recent case studies.
Session #4: Case Studies in Genetics, from the Laboratory to the Patient
— Leslie Ross, MS, CGC, Oncology Genetic Counselor, UCHealth This session will discuss genetic counseling and genetic testing in the oncology setting with several case studies as examples of how genetic information can influence oncology care and cancer screening.
Session #5: Drug Therapy & Blood Bank Testing Interference — Cami Melland, MLS(ASCP)SBBCMCM, Sr. Director of Reference and
Transfusion Services, Vitalant
The advent of monoclonal drugs for disease therapy is positively impacting and extending the lives of many. The use of these drugs are expanding and there are more being created. This session speaks to anti-CD38 and anti-CD47 function, current interference and workarounds in the blood bank.
Session #6: Enter the Realm of the Unknown and Conquer Your QC Fears — Christina Bazanele-Sabatka, BS, MLS(ASCP)CM and Erika
Montoya BS, MLS(ASCP)CMColorado Mental Health Institute at
Pueblo Laboratory (CMHIP)
This session offers helpful tools to understand Quality Control (QC) by including step by step processes that explores all the aspects of establishing, monitoring, and adjusting QC. This session will provide encourage the participants to apply what they have learned to interactive scenarios and demonstrate how to troubleshoot different QC issues.
Thursday, May 6, 2021 • 2:45 -3:45pm
Session #7: COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2: Whole-Genome Sequencing for Clinical and Public Health
— Noah Hull, MPH, PhD, Global Health Laboratory Technical Manager, Association of Public Health Laboratories
This talk will concentrate on utility of whole-genome sequencing of COVID-19 patient samples. It will discuss how sequencing can inform public health, epidemiology, and contract tracing efforts. It will also address how it can be used in a healthcare, inpatient settings for infection control practices.
Session #8: Procalcitonin: An Effective Biomarker in the Management of Sepsis Patients
— Jared Jaeger, PhD, Clinical Science Liaison, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
This session looks at the human and economic impact of sepsis in the USA. Discussing the clinical utility of procalcitonin in diagnosing the severity of sepsis patients and predicting mortality. Also, discussing how procalcitonin can assess treatment success in sepsis patients and support a decision to discontinue antibiotic therapy.
Breakout Sessions
Thursday, May 6, 2021 • 2:45 –3:45pm cont.
Session #9:Legal Aspects of Phlebotomy, A Case Study Approach
— Karen Myers, MS, MLS(ASCP)SC, Director, The Colorado Center for Medical Laboratory Science
This session will use a case-based approach to illustrate how phlebotomy practice can come under legal scrutiny and how a risk management framework can best assure error prevention. Current regulatory requirements and the phlebotomy “standard of care” will be reviewed as it relates to the training, daily practice and the yearly competency assessment of phlebotomists.
Session #10: Reliability of Point of Care INR Measurements in Various Patient Populations
— Kim Arline, RPh, MEd, Clinical Pharmacist, Parkview Medical Center Discuss lessons learned from a study comparing two POC INR meters using different methods of clot detection to a laboratory benchtop INR instrument. The study evaluated patients in seven different disease states to determine if certain disease states lead to higher INR variability on POC INR meters or not.
Thursday, May 6, 2021 • 4:00–5:00pm
Session #11: CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories Overview and Making a CLIA Laboratory for Human COVID19 Testing
— Kristy Pabilonia DVM, PhD, Director of clinical Diagnostics, Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (CSU VDL) and Tina Dihle MLS(ASCP),Laboratory Manager,Colorado State University Health Network (CSUHN)
The (CSUHN) CLIA certified laboratory partnered with the (CSU VDL) to provide SARS-CoV-2 testing for Larimer County and long-term care facilities across the State of Colorado. The CSUHN assisted the CSU VDL in obtaining CLIA approval and provided expertise on human sample testing operations meeting CLIA guidelines and other federal regulations. With past experiences with high volume outbreak testing in animal populations the CSU VDL facilitated local and state response to SARS-CoV-2 by providing high-throughput diagnostic testing services.This partnership highlights the importancehow laboratories can work together to maximize capabilities.
Session #12: A New Era in Treating Hematologic Diseases, Crispr-Cas9 Genome Editing
— Kristin Landis-Piwowar PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM, Associate Dean, School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, MN
Genome editing has become a precise and efficient possibility for numerous diseases affecting most cell types. This session explains the use of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in the context of hematologic diseases and follows a patient enrolled in the first clinical trial to “cure” sickle cell disease.
Session #13: Pediatric Phlebotomy
— Nicole Buza, MLS(ASCP)CM, , MLT Program Clinical Director, PIMA Medical
Institute
We will explore different methods for easing fears and reducing discomfort, as well as distraction tools that can be employed with our pediatric patients. Best practices for pediatric phlebotomy will be discussed.
Session #14:Leveraging the Power of Data Analytics
— Lisa Vitry, MT (ASCP), POC Informatics Specialist, Siemens Healthineers This session will describe how POC testing can be managed by using data from a POC data management system to drive compliance, ensure high quality testing, drive cost saving initiatives, and communicate the current challenges of POC testing management to Laboratory leadership and C- Suite leaders.
Breakout Sessions
Friday, May 7, 2021 • 10:15 – 11:15pm
Session #16:HIV/AIDS Epidemiology and Clinical Update — Sarah Rowan, MD, Associate Director, HIV and Viral Hepatitis
Prevention, Denver Public Health; Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Denver
In this session we will cover major advances in HIV medicine over the past few years. These will include information about transmission, the undetectable = untransmittable campaign, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and modern antiretroviral options including injectable HIV treatment. I will also cover a snapshot of current trends in HIV incidence and prevalence and HIV elimination goals.
Session #17:COVID-19 Infections and Coagulopathy — Katherine (Katy) Whelchel, MT(ASCP)SH, Technical Sales
Representative, Diagnostica Stago
COVID-19 has dominated the clinical laboratory landscape for the last year. Changes in patients’ coagulation status became apparent early in the pandemic, as did the need for anticoagulation. This lecture will explore the coagulation changes seen in COVID-19 patients and the theories behind these changes.
Session #18:10 Most Common Laboratory Deficiencies: Tools to Resolve and Prevent Them
— Lucia Berte MA, MT(ASCP)SBB, DLM; CQA(ASQ) CMQ/OE, Principal, Laboratories Made Better!
Laboratory accreditation organizations share data from their programs on the most common deficiencies reported by their assessors. Some deficiencies repeatedly appear in these organizations’ top 10. It costs money and time to solve problems that generate deficiencies and drain the budget. This session presents resources for reducing or eliminating deficiencies.
Session #19:Transfusion Reactions, A Case Study Approach — Anna Cobb, MT(ASCP)SBB, Laboratory Director, Memorial Hospital
of Converse County
This session is a review of potential transfusion reactions that can happen, what has to be done when there is a potential transfusion reaction and describe the training requirements for lab staff and nursing staff related to transfusion reactions.
Friday, May 7, 2021 • 1:00 – 2:00pm
Session #20:Antimicrobial Stewardship
— Cyndi Heuer, MT(ASCP)SM, CLS-MB, Microbiology Technical Lead,
Boulder Community Health
In this session we will discuss the history and purpose of Antibiotic Stewardship and review current CDC and regulatory requirements for hospitals with focus on the role of the microbiology laboratory and use of antibiograms.
Breakout Sessions
Friday, May 7, 2021 • 1:00 –2:00pm cont.
Session #21:Quality Management for Your Life
— Lucia Berte, MA, MT(ASCP)SBB, DLM; CQA(ASQ) CMQ/OE, Principal,
Laboratories Made Better!
A quality management system for laboratory services has been published that has as foundation of 12 basic building blocks of quality. In the laboratory environment we knowequipment maintenance, document management, and inventory control. But whathappens when youapply these same requirements to your personal life? Come see!
Session #22: High Sensitivity Troponin - Guidelines & Clinical Utility
— Steven A. Noel, PhD, DABCC, MT(ASCP), Senior Clinical Consultant, Siemens Healthineers
The attendee will understand key changes to serum troponin concentration for diagnosis of myocardial infarction, comparing high sensitivity to conventional assays. They will learn the analytical aspects of the high sensitivity assay as applied to the universal definition. They will be introduced to clinical algorithms that provide optimal clinical utility and efficacy by emergency department physicians and cardiologists for diagnosis of NSTEMI myocardial infarction.
Session #23: Career Options for Medical Laboratory Professionals — Jon Windsor, MLS (ASCP)CM MPH-Epidemiology, Laboratory/Epidemiology
Technical Lead/Project Manager, CU Anschutz; Lisa Vitry, BS, MT(ASP), POC Informatics Specialist, Siemens Healthineers; Chris Olson, MBA,
MLT(ASCP)CM, MCM, CIC, CPHQ, Infection Prevention I Emergency
Preparedness Program Manager, UCHealth -Highlands Ranch;Ian Wallace, BS, MLS(ASCP)CM , Hematology Technical Specialist, Saint Joseph Hospital
Some Lab Science Career options will be presented in a panel format. Hear from medical lab professionals as they share their career paths. Hear from an LIS, Informatics specialist, a POCT Coordinator, a MPH graduate and Lab/Epi Lead Project Manager, an Infection Preventionist, and a Hematology Technical Specialist.
Friday, May 7, 2021 • 2:15 – 3:15pm
Session #24: COVID-19 Serology Control Panel (CCSP)-Test Performance Evaluation Program
-- Jon Windsor, MLS (ASCP)CM MPH-Epidemiology, Laboratory/Epidemiology Technical Lead/Project Manager, CU Anschutz
The COVID-19 Serology Control Panel or CSCP is a kit of 5 well characterized and validated dried tube specimens for labs to use as a resource to help understand the performance of their COVID-19 serology tests. Jon will discuss the development, production, and analysis of the CSCP while sharing fun stories from his interactions with the CDC, WHO, NIBSC, and other groups along the way.
Session #25: Big Blue Uglies in Body Fluid Differentials
— Melissa Ashton, MLS (ASCP)CM, MNM, Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager, Kaiser Permanente
Body Fluid slides are a difficult and crucial part of our work; but identifying the cells can be tricky—especially when EVERYTHING is BLUE! This presentation will help identify the big, blue, ugly cells in your cytospins.
Friday, May 7, 2021 • 2:15 – 3:15pm, Continued
Session #26:Lab Testing Supply Chain and Management, Now and in the Future
— Donna Showers, MT, MS, FACHE, Solutions Sales Executive, Intalere- Division of IntermountainHealthcare
This session will give an overview of today’s global supply chain and how the pandemic affected our ability to procure the necessary supplies to perform Laboratory Sars-CoV2 Testing as well as how we might better prepare for future major disruptions/pandemics. This session will present examples and learnings from Healthcare Providers,
Manufacturers, Distributors, and a National Reference Lab.
Session #27: Resume Writing and Modern Job Search
--- Aga Sypniewska, MBA, Kaiser Permanente/Ben Hundall Memorial Trust The adaptation of artificial intelligence and related applicant tracking technologies, such as databases, in the recruitment process over the last 5 years has dramatically changed how we write resumes and cover letters, prepare for interviews, and network with other professionals. The old approach to writing resumes based on job history is no longer applicable. To be successful in the modern technology-enabled job search, we need to be able to outsmart computer systems. This workshop will show participants how to do so in an efficient, yet fulfilling, way.
INSTITUTIONAL PASS for RECORDED SESSIONS ONLY:
• Each institutional pass costs $360.00, is structured for access by links to the specified recorded sessions to earn PACE approved CEUs for the employees identified of an institution for 30 days post meeting date of May 7, 2021.
• Must complete a separate Institutional Pass form, with payment online or by a mailed check. Institutional Pass form can be found at www.clcconline.org.
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ASCLS-CO is approved as a provider of continuing education in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® (Professional Acknowledgement of Continuing Education) program. Each CLCC session is P.A.C.E.® -approved and may be used for certification maintenance.
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Registration Chair:
Erika Buchanan, 2625 Xanadu way, Unit F, Aurora, CO
80014.
For questions call Erika at (303) 899-6660, or
(720) 236-3025-cell
or
email Erika at:
[email protected]
The links to the Recorded Sessions will be available to registrants after May
7
thand for 30 days in order to view and earn wanted CEUs. Follow
Directions provided to registrants of the conference.
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Speaker Bios and Session Objectives available at
www.clcconline.org at the Program Tab
CLINICAL LABORATORY
COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCE
STRENGTH THROUGH COLLABORATION
May 6-7, 2021
A CLINICAL LABORATORY EDUCATION EVENT
ORGANIZED BY ASCLS-CO AND ASCLS-WY
Radisson Hotel, Denver-Aurora,
3155 South Vaughn Way, Aurora, CO 80014
Thank You to the Sponsors & Speaker Employers
ASCLS-Colorado ASCLS-Wyoming Boulder Community Health Colorado State University Colorado Center for Medical Laboratory Science
Diagnostica Stago, Inc. CU Anschutz Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Laboratory Denver Public Health Intalere
Kaiser Permanente Laboratories Made Better Memorial Hospital of Converse County, WY National Jewish Health Oakland University, MN Parkview Medical Center PIMA Medical Institute Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Quest Diagnostics SCL Health
Siemens Healthineers St. Joseph Hospital
The Binding Site University of Texas Medical Branch University of Colorado School of Medicine and Health System
Vitalant Wyoming Public Health Laboratory
