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MAGNOLIA EDUCATIONAL TREASURES PRESENTED BY THE ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE and VIRGINIA STATE SOCIETIES OF AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS AND THE FLORIDA COALITION OF LABORATORY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AT THE MAJESTIC BEACH RESORT, 10901 FRONT BEACH ROAD, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA FEBRUARY 25 – 27, 2010 PROGRAMFor more information, call (904) 282 – 9040 or e-mail Kay Fergason at flakaylab@yahoo.com
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010 7:15 am – 8:00 am Coffee/Tea (Ballroom foyer)
7:30 am – 3:30 pm REGISTRATION
8:00 am – 8:50 am 1. FLORIDA LABORATORY PERSONNEL LAW AND RULES 1.0 contact hour Overview of the regulations that all licensees should be familiar with. Law/Rules ROGER BERTHOLF, PhD, Chair, Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel #08-01-10 Professor of Pathology, Director of Clinical Chemistry, Toxicology and Point of Care, University of Florida, Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida * 1 contact hour of Law and Rules CE is Mandatory for re-licensure in Florida
8:00 am – 12:00 noon 2. SPANISH 101 FOR ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 4 contact hours This workshop will provide cultural awareness, key phrases, basic terms, Includes coffee break hand signals and flyers that can be used for initial communication during from 9:50am – 10:10am phlebotomy, x-ray, diagnostic and data entry procedures in healthcare settings. General NAOMI MELVIN, PhD, MT(AMT), President, Patient Care Practitioners, LLC, #08-02-10 Chipley, Florida President, World of Wellness Online2U, Sdn, Bhd, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia JOSE GUETHON, BS, MT(AMT), CLSUP(NCA) Laboratory Consultant, Biomedical International Corp., Miami, Florida NOTE: You MUST attend the entire 4 hours of this workshop to receive the continuing education credit. This workshop will be repeated on SATURDAY morning for those who may have a scheduling conflict.
9:00 am – 9:50 am 3. HIV / AIDS UPDATE 1 contact hour Discussion of disease, modes of transmission, prevention, testing and HIV / AIDS treatment. #08-03 -10 TANEKA MATHIS, Prevention Specialist Bay AIDS Services and Information Coalition, N. W. Florida, Inc., HIV/AIDS Panama City, Fl. * 1 contact hour of HIV/AIDS CE is Mandatory for re-licensure in Florida
9:50am – 10:10 am COFFEE / PASTRY BREAK
10:10am – 12:00 noon Continuation of SPANISH 101 Workshop NOTE: You MUST attend the entire 4 hours of this workshop to receive the continuing education credit.
10:10am – 12:00 noon 4. MEDICAL ERRORS: THE LAB’S ROLE IN PATIENT SAFETY 2 contact hours This interactive session examines the taxonomy of error in the context Medical Errors of Patient Safety, focusing on the important contributions made by the lab. #08-04-10 VALERIE FULDAUER, MT(ASCP), QLC, Ethics, Compliance and Privacy Officer, Integrated Regional Laboratories, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. * 2 contact hours of Medical Errors CE is Mandatory for re-licensure in Florida
12:00 noon – 1:15 pm LUNCH (on your own) – The Market located in Tower I sells sandwiches/drinks, etc. and the classroom next door to it will be set up with tables for your use. Guests of the hotel may wish to eat in their own suites. In addition, a list of restaurants within 3 blocks of the hotel will be provided for your convenience. Lunches on Friday and Saturday will be provided.
1:15pm –1:30pm WELCOME CEREMONIES Color Guard provided by Tyndall Air Force Base
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm 5. KEY NOTE SPEAKER 1 contact hour THE ALLIED HEALTH WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE: CHANGES, General TRENDS, AND IMPACT OF REFORM #08-05-10 Changing healthcare workforce reviewed, focusing on allied health professionals – in particular those in the laboratory and medical assisting. Recent trends in healthcare delivery and health professions education, possible future scenarios and how these may impact allied health professionals will be discussed. CHRISTOPHER A. DAMON, JD, Executive Director American Medical Technologists, Rosemont, Ill.
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm 6. WHAT’S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON D.C. THAT WILL AFFECT YOU 1 contact hour AND YOUR JOB? General Update on the Federal Government legislation that will affect your profession, #08-06-10 including reform, Medicare reimbursement, proposed taxes on laboratory tests, etc. MICHAEL N. MCCARTY, Esquire, Attorney at Law, Washington DC AMT National Legal Counsel Sponsored by Genetic Assays, Inc.
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm EXHIBITS Enjoy spending some quality time with your vendors. Refreshments sponsored by NOVA BIOMEDICAL, Inc.
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm STATE SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010 7:15 am – 8:00 am Coffee/Tea (in Ballroom Foyer)
7:30 am – 1:30 pm REGISTRATION
8:00 am - 8:50 am 7. PROFESSIONALISM IN THE WORKPLACE 1 contact hour How you present yourself (appearance and attitude) will make a General difference in your overall career and life success. #08-07-10 JULIA HARDCASTLE, BS, MT (AMT), Consultant Fairview Community Healthcare Center, Bowling Green, Kentucky Kentucky AMT State Society President, Chair, National AMT Student Activities Committee
8:00 am – 8:50 am 31. THE FUTURE OF POINT OF CARE TESTING IN THE WORKPLACE 1 contact hour (Inpatients. Outpatients, Office patients), ARE WE READY? Chemistry How Point of Care Testing has grown and what internal and external factors General have contributed to this growth; Data management detailed and informatics #8 -31-10 initiatives that have opened opportunities for better patient care; Various ways that Physician Office labs, Clinics and patient self-testing has addressed consumer demand. MARCY ANDERSON, MS, MT(ASCP), Senior Clinical Specialist Medical Automation Systems, Charlottesville, Virginia Sponsored by ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
8:00 am – 9:50 am 8. QUALITY ESSENTIALS – YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW 2 contact hours In this interactive session we will 1) review the essential elements of Immunohematology quality systems, 2) review the evolution of expectations for quality systems Blood Bank in laboratories performing blood banking/transfusion services, and Management #08-08-10 3) discuss future expectations for quality systems in these laboratories. RUTH BIEHL, MT(ASCP), MS, MBA, CQE(ASQ), CMQ/OE(ASQ) Owner / Manager, Biomed Management Solutions, LC, Woodbridge, Va. Independent Quality Management Consultant, previously managed communications with FDA, established the AABB’s Consulting Division and helped members implement quality systems.
9:00 am – 9:50 am 32. CLOT-BASED ASSAYS: PROBEMS AND PITFALLS 1 contact hour This presentation highlights the more challenging aspects of clot-based Hematology assays (PT/INR, aPTT, ACT) in Point of Care testing and includes #08-32-10 suggestions as to possible resolutions. DIANA BLANCO, MT, SC(ASCP), Manager, Clinical Applications, ITC Sponsored by INTERNATIONAL TECHNIDYNE CORPORATION
9:00 am – 9:50 am 9. LEISHMANIASIS 1 contact hour Leishmaniasis, which is common in South America, Mexico and the Middle East, has been reported in many areas of Texas. It is sometimes called the Microbiology “Baghdad Boil” by returning troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. This emerging Texas infection, Leishmania Mexicana” is being seen in patients who have #08-09-10 not traveled to endemic areas. It is a carefully watched disease which is emerging in the United States.
TAFFY DURFEE, MS, MT (AMT), Education Coordinator, CLS Program, St. Joseph Regional Health Center, Bryan. Texas
9:50 am – 10:10 am COFFEE / REFRESHMENT BREAK EXHIBITS
10:20 am – 11:10 am 10. MALARIA IN HUMANS 1 contact hour Disease cycles and diagnostic stages in Humans. Identification of stages will Hematology be by actual microphotographs. Simian and Avian Malaria found in #08-10-10 humans will be covered. FRED MORLEY III, MT(AMT), Senior Lead Technologist, Iasis Healthcare, Mesa, Arizona
10:20am – 12:10 pm 11. NEW ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES 2 contact hours Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of autoimmune diseases including Immunology / Serology an “orphan” antibody that is important but not appreciated by many #08-11-10 clinicians or recognized by many laboratories. Presentation of recent research using a protein microarray for autoantibody profiles. ERIC S. HOY, PhD, SI(ASCP) Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Sponsor: GLOBAL FOCUS MARKETING and DISTRIBUTION, Ltd.
10:20 am – 12:10 pm 33. POINT OF CARE COORDINATOR INTERACTIVE SESSION 2 contact hours Roundtable discussion for POC Coordinators and personnel from 8 states. General Sharing of innovative ideas, problem solving, etc. (Attendee participation) #08-33-10 Facilitators: DIANA BLANCO, MT, SC(ASCP), Manager, Clinical Applications, ITC MARCY ANDERSON, MS, MT(ASCP), Senior Clinical Specialist, MAS 11:20 am – 12:10 pm 12. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 1.0 contact hour Signs and symptoms, how it affects the family (especially the children), General requirements for reporting suspected violence or abuse. #08-12-10 PEARL CAMPBELLl, AS, RMA, (AMT), CMA (AAMA) *AMTIE credit only Retired Healthcare Instructor, Miami, Florida
12:10 pm – 1:10 pm LUNCH (included) EXHIBITS DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm 13. PRENATAL TESTING 1 contact hour Testing to decrease the possibilities of newborn disabilities, morbidity and General mortality from detectable diseases and conditions will be discussed. #08-13-10 KATHLEENE HARDY, AAS, RMA(AMT) Assisted Reproductive Technology Coordinator, Reproductive Medicine Group, Tampa, Florida
1:10 pm – 3:00 pm 14. “THE LEADERSHIP PICKLES” 2 contact hours Addresses skills vital to being a successful laboratory leader – presented in an Management interactive session. It includes materials developed by Bob Farrell to present a #08-14-10 fresh, fun look at three keys of outstanding leadership. Attendees will all take a brief leadership assessment survey (for their own use only – not shared) and will be e-mailed a follow-up survey 60 – 90 days post conference, to help reinforce the leadership skills from the session. TOM PETERS, MT(ASCP), Director , Vanderbilt Pathology Laboratory Services, the Clinical Laboratory and Anatomic Pathology Outreach Program of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm 15. DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE 1 contact hour We all want to be able to experience positive outcomes, keep everyone General happy and handle any situation. Get tips on dealing with difficult patients, #08-15-10 co-workers and demanding bosses. Don’t let “problem” people affect your productivity and well being. ALICE MACOMBER, RN; RMA, RPT, AHI (AMT); Regional Director of Florida Medical Assisting Programs (17 campuses) Keiser University
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm REFRESHMENT BREAK EXHIBITS
3:30 pm – 4:20 pm 16. BASIC CONCEPTS IN QUALITY CONTROL 1 contact hour Selecting a quality control product, sources of error, basic QC statistics, Chemistry review of the most common Westgard Rules and troubleshooting strategies. #08-16-10 MIKE (DUSTY) RHODES, BSMT(ASCP) Quality Systems Specialist, Field Marketing, U.S. Diagnostics Sales Division, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Mobile, Alabama Sponsored by BIO- RAD LABORATORIES, Inc.
3:30pm – 4:20 pm 17. H1 N1 SWINE FLU UPDATE 1 contact hour Epidemic statistics, mode of transmission, related deaths, testing, plus Microbiology status and types of the controversial vaccines. #08-17-10 ZENAIDA MARAGGUN, MS, MT (AMT), CLS, Micro & Immunology Supervisor, Bayne Jones Army Hospital, Ft. Polk, Louisiana President Louisiana State Society AMT Board Member, American Medical Technologists Institute for Education
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm AMT STATE SOCIETY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP/BUSINESS MEETINGS Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia (All AMT members and guests invited)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2010
7:15 am – 8:00 am Coffee/Tea (in Ballroom Foyer)
7:30 am – 1:30 pm REGISTRATION
8:00 am – 8:50am 18. THE SURVEYORS ARE COMING 1 contact hour A practical approach for always being compliant ready for any Supv. / Admin. accreditation agency. (ie: CAP, JCAHO, COLA, CLIA, State, etc.) 08-18-10 Reduce you “Survey Stress” with a plan that starts now. LINDA HAYES JONES, BS, MT (AMT), Vice President of Compliance Quality Management, Select Laboratories Vice President of American Medical Technologists Institute for Education Sponsored by SYNERMED SELECT PARTNERS, Greensboro, N. C.
8:00 am – 10 am 19. MEDICALLY IMPORTANT INSECTS AND ARTHROPODS 2 contact hours Medical Technologists are being asked to identify insects and arthropods Microbiology that sting and infest patients and are being brought in by patients. Diseases #08-19-10 that some of them cause will be presented with a special emphasis on Chagas’ Disease. CAP is considering adding slides of this nature to their surveys and this course will give you a guide to identification. FRED MORLEY III, MT (AMT) Senior Lead Technologist, Iasis Healthcare, Mesa Arizona
8:00 am – 12:00 noon 20. SPANISH 101 FOR ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 4 contact hours This workshop will provide cultural awareness, key phrases, basic terms, Includes coffee break hand signals and flyers that can be used for initial communication during from 9:50am – 10:10am phlebotomy, x-ray, diagnostic and data entry procedures in healthcare General settings. #08-020-10 NAOMI MELVIN, PhD, MT(AMT), President, Patient Care Practitioners, LLC, Chipley, President, World of Wellness Online2U, Sdn, Bhd, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia JOSE GUETHON, BS, MT(AMT), CLSUP(NCA) Laboratory Consultant, Biomedical International Corp., Miami NOTE: You MUST attend the entire 4 hours of this workshop to receive the continuing education credit. (This is a repeat of Thursday’s session – for those who may have had scheduling conflicts)
9:00 am – 9:50 am 21. KEEPING OUR BLOOD SUPPLY SAFE: AN OVERVIEW 1 contact hour With technologic advances in testing, the blood banking industry has Immunohematology strived to achieve a zero risk blood supply. The speaker will describe the Blood bank key steps a blood donor must go through in order to keep our blood supply #08-21-10 safe from transfusion related diseases such as Malaria and Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s disease. Following the donor suitability process, an overview of the infectious disease tests performed on each unit of blood will be discussed. Other strategies to reduce risk including bacterial detection and TRALI reduction methods will also be on the agenda. KAREN KILLAM, MT(ASCP), District Director, Quality Assurance Northwest Florida Blood Services, a Division of Florida Blood Services, Inc.
9:50 am – 10:10 am COFFEE / PASTRY BREAK
10:10am – 12:00noon Continuation of SPANISH 101 Workshop NOTE: You MUST attend the entire 4 hours of this workshop to receive the continuing education credit.
10:10 am – 11:00 am 22. THROMBOSIS RISK ASSESSMENT AND TESTING 1 contact hour It is estimated that 30% of the world’s population will experience a Hematology fatal thrombotic condition, with a significant number of initial thombotic #08-22-10 events going undiagnosed. This program will discuss current knowledge of thrombosis risk factors and review the laboratory approach to laboratory thrombosis risk evaluation. CINDY JOHNS, MSA, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCM Senior IT Technical Specialist, LabCorp
10:10am – 12:00 noon 23. THE POWER OF THOUGHT AND THE SPOKEN WORD 2 contact hours The power of thought and how we can accomplish amazing results with General our intention and thoughts. We will be doing exercises to show how this #08-23-10 visibly works. We will also be discussing energy and how the spoken word *AMTIE credit only affects what we do and the end result. “Visualization” will be explored and how it can change our attitudes and perspectives. VERNELL BOYD, MT(AMT) Retired Medical Laboratory and X-ray Technologist, Pinehurst, Texas Sponsored by IP International Personnel Consulting, Spring, Texas
11:10 am – 12:00 noon 24. EFFECTIVE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 1 contact hour Is inventory time always the “dreaded” time of year? Pick up a few pointers Supv. / Admin. To help manage inventory in a way to impact your bottom line. A good #08-24-10 review of resource control for managers, supervisors and those responsible for supply control. CLAYTON CODY, MBA, CLC(AMT), MT(ASCP)SC DLM CLS(NCA) Director, Materials Management, Rush Health System, Meridian, Miss. Previous Administrative Director of Laboratory and Pathology Services
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm LUNCH (included) DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm 25. ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN DO THAT? 1 contact hour The speaker will discuss and give examples of tasks that may put you at risk General of being in violation of clinical laboratory laws, rules and practices (both #08-025-10 Federal / CLIA and state). PATRICIA L. JAMES, BS, MA, Laboratory Consultant Former Health Services and Facilities Consultant Supervisor Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Lab Unit
1:00 pm –1:50 pm 26. ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS PHYSICIAN PRACTICE RENOVATION 1 contact hour HELP, HINDRANCE OR PIPE DREAM? General The fact is, most physician practices and institutions lose money on an EMR #08-26-10 implementation. Some facilities add staff and increase office hours initially *AMTIE credit only just to accommodate the learning curve and account for conversion issues such as misplaced charts and scanning of old files. Government security requirements including HIPAA often means replacing older wireless equipment, which will need upgrading at a later date. $20 billion in stimulus funds have been dedicated to this venture. Will it be worth it for you and your practice? Creating an electronic health record for every American by 2014 might be easier said than done. LINDA RAVEN, AS, RMA (AMT), Consultant, ABHES Site Evaluator GEORGE RAVEN, BA, EMT, Manager / Director Busch, LLC Vacuum Pumps, Vice President, L & G Consulting Inc.; Governmental Compliance Regulations
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm 27. SCREENING FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME 1 contact hour Increasing prevalence of disease, causes and consequences, diagnosis and treatment. Chemistry SILVIA ROMERO, BS, MT (AMT)(ASCP); MS Health Services Administration; #08-27-10 MSN-Family Practice; ARNP, Take Care Health Clinic @ Walgreens Lab Supervisor, Doctor’s Hospital; Adjunct Faculty, Miami Dade College, Miami
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm 28. MANAGING A PHYSICIAN OFFICE PRACTICE 1 contact hour Front office and clinical responsibilities including: billing issues, record keeping, General inventory, staffing, training, regulatory compliance and patient privacy. #08-28-10 PATRICIA POITIER-SANDS, RMA (AMT), FSSAMT Treasurer/Board of Directors Member, Physician Office Management Consultant, Office Manager, Practice of Vijay Samant, M.D., Boca Raton, Florida
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm 29. U. S. DEPT. OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 1 contact hour ADMINISTRATION TRAINING AND ANNUAL UPDATE General Overview of OSHA guidelines including facts, responsibilities and #08-29-10 compliance. Included will be the latest figures of inspections, violations, and penalties assessed throughout the United States. Reminders related to bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions will be presented. DEBORAH JANECZKO, RMA(AMT), MA-CTE Educational / Healthcare Consultant; On-line Faculty, Keiser University
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm 30. ALZHEIMER’S 1 contact hour Are you a possible candidate? Symptoms, diagnosis, testing and treatment General discussed. #08-30-10 SOLOMON GOLDENBERG, MSc, FRCGP, RMA (AMT), *AMTIE credit only Neurology Associates Group, Miami, Kendall and Plantation (Formerly a Physician from London, England).
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Please circle the sessions you plan to attend: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010: 1 2 3 4 5 6
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010: 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 __29 30___ (Sessions 31, 32 and 33 (Point of Care Programs) are listed on Friday)
Please indicate here if you have special dietary needs for the lunches (vegetarian, etc.) and we will make every effort to accommodate you. ________________________ HOTEL INFORMATION: Majestic Beach Resort - right on the beach of the Gulf of Mexico Reservations: 1-800-874-8686. Booking Code #470. Cutoff date: February 1, 2010
Room rates: Beach front: studio $79 (Queen bed, kitchen, bath)
1 bedroom, 1 bath $89
2 bedroom, 2 bath $109
3 bedroom, 3 bath $149
All rooms are full suites (except the studio) with L/R, Kitchen, dining area plus bedrooms and baths. Most L/R’s have sofa beds. Kitchens are fully equipped with dishes, pots and pans, coffee pot, etc. If you are bringing children under 74 lbs, they also have rooms equipped with x-tra bunk beds for the kids. (View property on line at www.majesticbeachresort.com.)
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