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36th Annual Symposium/Convention Program at a Glance

 
Saturday, September 25, 2010
 
8:00am - 4:30pm

WS# 1
Practicing the ASCP HT/HTL Examination
Woodward
WS# 2
Quantitating Multiple Proteins in Tissue Sections:
Staining, Imaging and Analysis
van der Loos; Dwyer
WS# 3
Perfecting Patient Care with Lean Thinking
Mahood; Taninencz

 
8:00am - 11:30am

WS# 4
Troubleshooting Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining
Feldman
WS# 5
Lesion Description (Don’t Get the Pathologist Mad…Write an Accurate Lesion Description on Your Pad)
Hilchie
WS# 6
Antibody Challenge: 2010
Jones; Shamoon; Gordon
WS# 7
A ‘Back To The Basics’ IHC Wet workshop
Dorner; Hesch; Bowden
WS# 8
Coaching for Performance - Getting Our Ducks in a Row
Breckenridge
WS# 9
Bar coding the AP Lab -- Why and How
Schmidt; Fleming
WS# 10
Transmission Electron Microscopy in the Diagnostic and Research Laboratory
Sadowski; Wells
WS# 11
Dermatopathology: A Guide for the Histologist
Chapman
WS# 12
Forensic Pathology: A Crime Scene Investigator Approach to Identifying Time Since Death and Cause
Tate

 
1:00pm - 2:30pm

WS# 13
Animal Models of Atherosclerosis - Comparative Histochemistry and Immunohistochemistry
Turk; Felder; Casati
WS# 14
Histotechnology as a Career: A Workshop on Recruitment and Team Development
McDermott
WS# 15
Visual Management of Histology Workflow in Real Time and Day By Day
Lehmann
WS# 16
To Err is Human, Patient Safety is Devine
Hesch; Voutyras
WS# 17
Quality Biospecimens for Personalized Molecular Healthcare
Robb
WS# 18
I Think I Smell A Rat!
Suttie; Sharp
WS# 19
Keys to a Successful Laser Microdissection Project
Stockton; Golubeva
WS# 20
Muscle Histochemistry
Nixon
WS# 21
Improvements in Reagents and Methods Make In Situ Hybridization (ISH) “As Easy As I-H-C”
Myers; Henshall-Powell

 
3:00pm - 4:30pm

WS# 22
Green Histology
Patton
WS# 23
Mentoring Works! It Works For You, It Works For Me, It Works For Everybody!
Mack; Georger
WS# 24
Assessment of HER2 (c-erbB2) Status: A Comparison of Commonly Used IHC and ISH Methods Used in Histopathology Laboratories
Henshall-Powell; Natar
WS# 25
In situ hybridization: Step-by-step from Tissue Preparation to Signal Detection
Shughrue
WS# 26
Carcinogenesis: Transformation of Normal Cells to Cancer Cells
Ajibade
WS# 27
Using Automation to Drive Efficiency in the Lab
Nelson
WS# 28
Mohs at a Glance
Rodriquez
WS# 29
Grossing for the Histotech: Technique & Regulations
Rath
WS# 30
Hard, Harder & Hardest: Choosing the Right Process for your Bone Project
Ryan

 
Sunday, September 26, 2010
 
8:00am - 9:30am
NSH Lecture Series
C.F.A. Culling Memorial Lecture:            Gerald Hoeltge, MD, FCAP, President, The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
           
12:30pm - 4:00pm

WS# 31
The Eyes Have It
Hilchie
WS# 32
Identifying Artifacts, Pigments and Minerals
Durkin; Dunne
WS# 33
Validation,  Quality Control, and Troubleshooting in Immunohistochemistry: A Clinical, Research, and Vendor Perspective
Myers
WS# 34
Histochemical and Immunocytochemical Methods: Ancillary Techniques for Cytologic Specimens
Mulford-Russell; Benson
WS# 35
Effective Management Techniques--How To Be an Effective Manager Without Losing the Personal Touch!
Soto; Childs
WS# 36
Leading and Managing Change: Strategies and Communications
Torossian
WS# 37
CISH the FISH
Hicks; Mcmahon
WS# 38
Competency Assessment
Gardner
WS# 39
Laboratory Safety: What you need to know!
Burrill
WS# 40
To See Or Not To See: Fundamentals of Microscopic Imaging
Hard
WS# 41
Mineralized Bone Staining and Bone Histomorphometry - A Tutorial
Villanueva
WS# 42
Quality Assurance and Staining
Carson

 
 
Monday, September 27, 2010
 
8:00am - 5:00pm

EF
One Day Educator’s Forum
Panel
WS# 43
Photoshop Basics
Mendel; Mendel; Nyquist
WS# 44
Cryotomy for Clinical and Research Applications
Callis; Mailhiot; Horn
WS# 45
The Gold Standard of Leadership
Brown, Newkirk

 
8:00am - 11:30am

WS# 46
Controls in Histopathology. What Can and What Should Be Controlled
Floyd
WS# 47
A Novel HIER Technique for Free Floating IHC
Van Meter; Natar
WS# 48
Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry in Veterinary Applications
Woodward
WS# 49
Immunochemistry Update
Cartun
WS# 50
Design a Laboratory from Scratch
Lehmann; Feher
WS# 51
Prostate Cancer and PC IHC Markers
DeGeer
WS# 52
Instrument and Method Validations
Dwyer; Siena
WS# 53
Muscle Mania: A 180 Minute Workout for Better Muscle Techniques
Lehmann; Hunter

 
 
1:30pm - 5:00pm
 

WS# 54
What is Your Diagnosis?
French
WS# 55
Where Innovation Meets Research Histology
Randolph-Habecker; McLemore; Knoblaugh
WS# 56
Pathology of Disease - From Basics to Beyond
Bryant
WS# 57
You Can Do it Better! A Review of Some Key Factors Influencing the Quality of Sections and Stains
Rolls; Tarbet
WS# 58
Antibodies 2010: Organ by Organ
Tacha
WS# 59
Utility of Immunohistochemistry and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Lesions of Breast and Prostate
Amin; Molner
WS# 60
Let's Be Civil! How Considerate Conduct Impacts the Workplace
Hood
WS# 61
Anatomic Pathology CPT Coding and Compliance
Younes
WS# 62
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Role of Pathology in Diagnosis and Drug Development
Maxwell
WS# 63
Rethinking Vitamin, Mineral and Herbal Supplements---Benefit or Harm ?
Elias

 
 
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
8:00am – 4:30pm

MF
One Day Management Forum
Panel

 
8:00am - 11:30am

WS# 64
More Fun With Photoshop
Mendel; Mendel
WS# 65
From Nose to Toes or Paws to Jaws? Is It All The Same - Where Do I Start?
Hughes; Louro
WS# 66
CytoPrep Techniques for Histotechs
Ouattara
WS# 67
The Immunofluorescence Triple Lindy! - Advanced Techniques for Dual and Multicolor Immunofluorescence
Randolph-Habecker; Melton; Goodpaster
WS# 68
Molecular Techniques: Basics to Benchmarks
Lewis
WS# 69
Lean Times Down Under: Designing a New Laboratory on Lean Principles
Ditchmen
WS# 70
GLP Compliance in the Histopathology Laboratory
Wiley
WS# 71
Reducing the Amount of Hazardous Waste in Anatomic Pathology
Kummerfeldt
WS# 72
Anatomy Of The Heart With Focus On Congenital Heart Disease
Erickson

 
 
1:00pm - 4:30pm

WS# 73
The Right Stain - Troubleshooting Histology Stains
Grover
WS# 74
Sectioning Artifacts: Causes and Cures for Paraffin and Frozen Sections
Wenk
WS# 75
Techniques, Tips and Troubleshooting from a Preclinical Research Perspective: An IHC Forum Panel of Experts (AND YOU)!
Geraci-Erck; Watson; Lewin; Kennedy
WS# 76
The Association of Cancer and Infectious Agents
Lear; Martin
WS# 77
Does Your Histology Engine Need a Tune Up? - LEAN Tuning and Adjustment for High Performance
DeSalvo; Jones
WS# 78
Intermediate Cell Biology
Freeland
WS# 79
The Unannounced Inspection: Scenarios for Survival
Chhieng; Roberson; Hortin
WS# 80
Working With Machines Not Against Them: Workplace Ergonomics
Grisley
WS# 81
Resin Talk: Q&A for The Hard Tissue Histologist
Ratliff; Wimer
WS# 82
Tissue Microarrays: The Principles, Construction and Image Analysis
Fedor

 
 
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
 
8:00am - 11:30am

WS# 83
Simple and Standardized: Precision Tissue Processing
DeSalvo
WS# 84
Frozen Sectioning: Methods, Mediums and Mastery
Barone
WS# 85
Immunohistochemistry for Beginners
Ostrander
WS# 86
Validation and Quality Control for Immunohistochemistry
Morken; Ruegg; McMahon
WS# 87
Consolidating the Histology Labs at the Request of the Pathology Department
Luff, Simmons, Dintiz
WS# 88
Cultural and Religious Considerations in Pathology
Wenk; Buxo
WS# 89
Being OK with the EPA
Doran; Talley
WS# 90
Understanding Flow Cytometry
Martin; Radford
WS# 91
Ethics in Imaging - When is it OK to Tweak Your Picture?
Lewin
WS# 92
Unlocking the Block-New Prognostic Markers and Integrated Studies of Pathologic Specimens
Haas

 
 
1:00pm - 4:30pm

WS# 93
Cytopreparation for Histotechnologists
Chhieng; Roberson; Schofield
WS# 94
Get the Most Out of Your Immunohistochemistry
Rees; Westra
WS# 95
Improving Productivity and Reducing Errors in the Laboratory Using Lean Principles: Just Do It!
Scalise; Wheeler
WS# 96
Standardization and Documentation – Confused, Irritated or Complacent?
Willis
WS# 97
How to Become a Specialist in Lab Safety Even if You Don't Take the Exam
Zeitner
WS# 98
Evolving Roles in Pathology: Tissue Dissection by the Histotechnologist
Hurst
WS# 99
Histotechnology: Skin as Model
Mondragon
WS# 100
Your Tool Kit for Research Immunohistochemistry
Clarke; Bucknell