WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

8:00 am - 9:30 am Causes and Prevention of Cervical Cancer

Judy Steele, CT(ASCP)
Cytotechnologist
Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee

Required Data for Error Management

Eva Quinley, MT(ASCP)
QA Manager
Aventis Bio-Services Inc.

Topic TBA

Edward P. Fody, M.D.
Ehrlanger Medical Center

Hematology Review

Thomas Stewart, M.D

(Participants bring microscope, if possible)


9:30 am -10:00 am BREAK

9:30 am EXHIBITS OPEN

10:00 am - 11:30 am What's Professionalism Got To Do With It?

Lynn Ingram, CLS(NCA)
Director, Region III
ASCLS

Laboratory Diagnosis of Hepatitis B Viral Infections

Michael DeLucia
Product Director, Infectious Diseases
Ortho Diagnostics

Student Research Paper Presentations Hematology Review, continued

11:30 am - 12 noon TSCLS AWARDS PROGRAM

12 noon - 1:00 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm BUFFET LUNCHEON IN EXHIBIT HALL

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm OSHA and Needle Safety

Annice Rogers
BioPlexus

The ABC's of Tumor Markers

J.U. Haq, M.D.
Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee

Protecting Yourself from Phlebotomy-Related Lawsuits

Dennis Ernst
Sponsored by Greiner-Meditech

Hematology Review, continued


3:45 pm TSCLS BUSINESS MEETING Open to all members and meeting attendees


THURSDAY, APRIL 26

8:00 am - 9:30 am Positive Patient Identificiation

Craig Tabackin
BD.id Specialist
Becton-Dickinson

Unusual Presentations in Staph infections - case studies

Rosemary Verrall, MT(ASCP)
Vanderbilt Pathology Services

Outreach Express: Lab-based Outreach Ordering Reporting
Jack Redding
Director of E-Business
Specialty Laboratories 		POINT OF CARE:
Engineered to Perfection

(Technology)

Stay on Track with CAP and JCAHO (Regulatory)

9:30 am - 10:00 am BREAK

9:30 am EXHIBITS OPEN

10:00 am - 11:30 am Where Have All The Techs Gone?

Pennell Painter, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Preparedness for Bioterrorism

Stephanie Hall, M.D.
CDC, Knoxville Area

Homocysteine

Jeff Appleyard
Sponsor, Fisher HealthCare

POINT OF CARE, continued

Hop on the IT Train (Connectivity)

Ticket to Success (Optimizing Financial Success)

Sponsor: Roche Diagnostics



11:30 am - 1:00 pm LUNCH IN EXHIBIT HALL

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Molecular Diagnostics in the Third Millennium

Roger Hubbard, Ph.D.
Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratory

Drug Resistant Strep pneumo

Mark Camblin, Ph.D.
St. Mary's Medical Center, Knoxville

Compliance Issues

Mary Harbour

Sponsor: InfoLab

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm DESSERT IN EXHIBIT HALL


Spring Meeting Registration Fees:

TSCLS Member (2 days)$120.00
TSCLS Member (1 day)$ 75.00
Non-Member (2 days)$156.00
Non-Member (1 day)$ 97.50
TSCLS Student Member (2 days)$ 40.00
Student Non-Member (2 days)$ 60.00
Institutional Pass (2 days)$250.00
Late fee (past deadline) additional $ 25.00

Registration Deadline: April 13, 2001 Refunds available if request received in writing prior to April 1, 2001. $30.00 handling fee applicable to refund requests.

CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO:
TSCLS ROOM RATES: $72.00/NITE (SINGLE/DOUBLE/QUAD).
CALL TRACK 29 TO MAKE RESERVATIONS AT 1-800- 872-2529
MENTION TSCLS TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ROOM RATES.


P.A.C.E. (professional education credits by ASCLS) will be assigned to all Sessions, Keynote Address, and attending exhibits. Information for attaining documentation will be available in the final program.

Exhibit Hall will also house Poster Presentations.


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