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

 

 

PROGRAM

For 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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