American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Better health through laboratory medicine
Florida Local Section Events

2013 MEETINGS

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May 16 Transforming Management of Cardiovascular Disease: The Skinny on LDL-P
Memorial Regional Hospital South
Hospital Auditorium, 3600 Washington St.
Hollywood, FL 33021
Deanna Franke, Ph.D., DABCC
Laboratory Director
Liposcience, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina
Program Information
 
April 18 The Next Generation of Prostate Cancer Detection; How to Make PSA a Better Marker
Beckman Coulter Kendall Campus
11800 SW 147th Ave.
Miami, FL 33196
Bernard Cook, Ph.D.
Senior Manager – Scientific Affairs
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Program Information
 
March 21 Urinalysis: Historical and Clinical Perspectives on a "Divine Fluid"
Memorial Regional Hospital South
Hospital Auditorium, 3600 Washington St.
Hollywood, FL 33021
Leslie Williams, MT(ASCP)
Product Manager - Urinalysis
Sysmex America Corporation
Program Information
 
February 21 Interpretation of Cardiac Troponin: Generations, Populations & Standardization
Hospital Auditorium
3600 Washington St.
Hollywood, FL 33021
Robert H. Christenson, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB
Professor of Pathology, Professor of Medical & Research Technology
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland & AACC President 2013
Program Information
 
January 17 Implementing Mass Spectrometry in the Clinical Laboratory
Hospital Auditorium
3600 Washington St.
Hollywood, FL 33021
JAMES H. NICHOLS, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB
Medical Director, Clinical Chemistry
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville,TN
Program Information
 

2012 MEETINGS

December 6 The Role of Telomerase in the Cancer Profile and Longevity Profile
Hospital Auditorium
3600 Washington St.
Hollywood, FL 33021
EMILE K. SCHANDL, MD, PhD, FACB
Clinical Laboratory Director
American Metabolic Laboratories/Metabolic Research Hollywood, FL
Program Information
 
November 15 Serum Protein Electrophoresis and Immunotyping Using Capillary Electrophoresis
Memorial Regional Hosipital South
Hospital Auditorium, 3600 Washington St.
Hollywood, FL 33021
Aigars Brants, PhD
Scientific Affairs Manager
Sebia, Inc.
Program Information
 
October 18 Measurement of Vitamin D –Clinical Utility and Significance
Memorial Regional Hosipital South
Hospital Auditorium, 3600 Washington St.
Hollywood, FL 33021
Ursula Klause, Ph.D.
Clinical and Scientific Affairs Manager
Roche Diagnostics
Program Information
 
September 19 Patient Safety/ Prevention of Medical Errors
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI
Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute (BCVI)
Conference Room, 5th floor of the BCVI Building –
8900 North Kendall Dr.
Miami, FL 33176
Frank Rivas, M.Sc.
Corporate Laboratory Compliance Officer
Baptist Health South Florida
Program Information
 
May 17 A Case of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
Beckman Coulter Kendall Campus
11800 SW 147th Ave.
Miami, Florida 33196
Larry J. Smith, PhD
Director, Coagulation & Hemostasis Laboratories 
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Program Information
 
April 19 POCT and MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS
Memorial Regional Hospital South
3600 Washington Street
Hollywood, Florida 33021
Frederick L. Kiechle, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Clinical Pathology
Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL
Program Information
 
March 29 HIV/AIDS UPDATE
Memorial Regional Hospital South
3600 Washington Street
Hollywood, Florida 33021
Evelio Velis, MD, PhD
Director & Associate Professor
M.S. Program in Health Services Administration
Program Information
 
February 16 The Lamellar Body Count: How To Develop, Validate, and Introduce It Into Your Laboratory
Memorial Regional Hospital South
3600 Washington Street
Hollywood, Florida 33021
David G. Grenache, PhD, MT(ASCP), DABCC, FACB
Associate Professor
University of Utah & ARUP Laboratories
Program Information
 
January 19 Improving Cervical Cancer Screening Programs:
The Athena Study
Memorial Regional Hospital South
3600 Washington Street
Hollywood, Florida 33021
Denise L. Heaney, PhD
Molecular Clinical Specialist
Roche Diagnostics Corporation 
Program Information