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Thursday, April 16, 2015

The National Conference Center

At the Holiday Inn

399 Monmouth Street

East Windsor, New Jersey 08520

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Table of Contents

Title Page Number

Welcome Page 2

Industry Supporters 3

Schedule of Events 4

Sponsorship Page 5

Morning Keynote 6

Educational Session 1 7

Educational Session 2 8

Industry and Member Awards 9

Afternoon Keynote 10

Educational Session 3 11

Speaker Biographies 12-14

Become a Member of ASCLS 15

Seminar Registration 16-17

Seminar Committees and Board Members 18

Hotel Accommodations and Local Attractions 19

ASCLS Beliefs, Values, and Mission 20

Vendor/Sponsors/Donors Ads 21-32

WELCOME

To The Ascls-NJ 2015

spring seminar & expo

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Industry Supporters

Thank you for supporting ASCLS-NJ

Industry Recognition Award Recipients

Gold Vendors

Silver Vendors

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Schedule of events

MORNING SCHEDULE

7:00 AM—7:55 AM

8:00 AM—8:50 AM

8:55 AM—9:25 AM

9:30 AM—10:20 AM

10:25– AM 11:15 AM

AFTERNOON SCHEDULE

11:20 PM—1:20 PM

1:25 PM—1:55 PM

2:00 PM—2:50 PM

3:00 PM—3:50 PM

4:00 PM

Visit all the vendors and get stamped to enter the drawing for a chance to win a $50 gift card.

For more details, see Industry Game Board in your registration packet.

Location and time of each keynote and scientific session can be found in your registration packet.

Details for keynote and scientific session be found on the following pages of this brochure.

All Raffle Ticket and Silent Auction proceeds go to

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

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Sponsorship

GOLD SPONSORS

Advanced Instruments, Inc. Alcor Scientific

American Red Cross

(PA-NJ Blood Services Region)

BioFire Diagnostics, Inc.

(a bioMérieux Company)

Cellavision Dia Sorin, Inc.

GenMark Dx Global Focus Marketing &

Distribution, Ltd.

Hettich Hologic

LabCorp Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

Morrell Instruments Co. Inc. New York Blood Center

Quest Diagnostics Sciex

Sebia, Inc. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Sysmex

SILVER SPONSORS

Summit Medical Group

Morristown Pathology Associates

MLS/MLT SCHOLARSHIP DONORS

James Adams Steven Bellows Dr. Nadine Fydryszewski

Martha Smith Sue Mikorski Dr. Patricia Shi

Jim Neary Dr. Dennis Todd

SPEAKER SPONSORS

Rutgers, The State University of NJ

BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. (a bioMérieux Company)

Sebia, Inc.

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Educational Program

8:00 AM-8:50 AM

Morning Keynote

Communication/Feedback/Motivation

Program Area: General

Location: Auditorium

Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

This session is sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Mr. Jim Neary will cover Communications, Professionalism, and Motivation. This presentation will discuss how to understand what communications means to your company and your clients, what does professionalism look like and how do you as a leader motivate.

James (Jim) Neary

Rutgers University Adjunct Professor James (Jim) Neary has a degree in Sociology from Trenton State College. He has worked for 25 years as an Organizational Development professional in various organizations (AT&T, Bloomberg, IMI Systems, Rutgers University) in the US and abroad. He worked at Cooper University Hospital providing organizational development and management training at all levels of an organization. He helped companies embrace change and create a stimulating, performance-based environment predicated on respect, collaboration and constructive problem solving. Jim has extensive experience and expertise providing leadership development, team building, interpersonal skills, coaching, and customer service training, along with implementing recognition and wellness programs. His clients have characterized Jim as being an outstanding trainer, coach, and consultant.

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Educational Program

Session 1

9:30 AM-10:20 AM Biochemistry (Session 1) Troponin Should Replace CK-MB for the

Detection of Myocardial Infarction

Michael A. Pesce, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia-

University Medical Center and Medical Director of the Biochemical

Genetics Laboratory at New York- Presbyterian Hospital

Location: Room E/F Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

Although Troponin is the recommended biomarker for

the detection of Myocardial Infarction (MI), CK-MB

together with troponin is still used by many

laboratories to detect MI. This presentation will

discuss how CK-MB and troponin are used to identify

patients with MI and why troponin is the better cardiac

marker. The clinical pitfalls of CK-MB and the

advantages of removing CK-MB from the laboratory

test menu as a marker of MI will be discussed.

This session is sponsored by BioFire Dx. 9:30 AM-10:20 AM

Hematology/Hemostasis (Session 1) That’s Why You’re Here! Using Quality Assurance Principles to Provide Accurate Test Results

Steven Bellows, MS, MT(ASCP)

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Former Hematology/Coagulation Laboratory Manager

Location: Amphitheater

Contact Hours: 1.0/ Advanced Every test system in every section of the laboratory

has three major components, namely

instrumentation, reagents and the testing operator, all

with differing stabilities and error rates. Similarly, an

abnormal Hematology result can be due to either the

specimen, the analyzer or the patient. Case studies of

abnormal Hematology results will be presented to

illustrate how QA methods, when correlated with

peripheral blood smears, can be used to troubleshoot

an interference and to differentiate the cause of the

abnormal result as being due to the instrument, the

specimen or the patient.

9:30 AM-10:20 AM

Immunology/Immunohematology (Session1)

Overview of Therapeutic Apheresis

Patricia Shi, MD

Medical Director, Clinical Services

New York Blood Center

Location: Room C/D Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

This overview will discuss the most common procedure types performed (plasma exchange, red cell exchange, and cellular deletions), the most common indications for these procedures , and important considerations for efficacy and safety of these procedures.

9:30 AM-10:20 AM

Microbiology (Session1) Bye-Bye Biochemical: How New Technology is

Revolutionizing Microbiology

Kevin Alby, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)

Asst. Professor Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Location: Auditorium Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

From MALDI-TOF essay to PCR, rapid change is occurring in the clinical medical laboratory. The presentation will update what new technologies are available, how they are being used and as well as provide a peek of what might be coming down the road.

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Session 2

10:25 AM-11:15 AM

Biochemistry (Session 2) Bio-Monitoring and New Jersey

Eric P. Bind Masters in Public Policy, BS, BA

NJ Dept. of Health, Public Health &

Environmental Laboratories -

Environmental and Chemical Laboratory Services

Location: Room E/F Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

This presentation will provide an overview of the recent developments in bio monitoring nationally and detail New Jersey’s State Bio-Monitoring Program.

10:25 AM-11:15 AM

Hematology/ Hemostasis (Session 2) Emerging Hematology Technology: The Auto-mated Digital Cell Morphology Identification

Kathleen Finnegan, MS, MT(ASCP)SHCM

Clinical Associate Professor

Stony Brook University, New York

Location: Amphitheater Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

Differential counting of peripheral blood cells is an important diagnostic tool. This session will introduce the HemoFAXS Hematology Analysis System by Tissue Gnostics technology for the automated digital cell differential for determining the classification of leukocytes. With the use of case studies the automated microscopy analysis will be reviewed and disease states will be discussed.

10:25 AM-11:15 AM

Immunology/Immunohematology

(Session 2)

Current Hematopoietic-based Cellular

Therapy

Patricia Shi, MD

Medical Director, Clinical Services New York Blood Center

Location: Room C/D Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

This talk focuses on current or promising cellular therapies that are based on collection of hematopoietic stem cell or other peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Examples include gene therapy-based successes for hematopoietic disease and immunologic therapy.

10:25 AM-11:15 AM

Microbiology (Session 2) Antimicrobial Stewardship and Rapid Diagnostic Algorithms Amity Roberts, PhD, D (ABMM) Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Location: Auditorium Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

This presentation will address how active intervention is essential for generating positive patient outcomes when rapid diagnostic assays are implemented within the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. This presentation will also provide examples of different rapid microbiology algorithms that can be utilized to effectively and quickly diagnose sepsis at various types of institutions.

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ASCLS-NJ 2015

Industry and Member Awards

Don’t forget to thank your industry vendors for being here today. Without their support

ASCLS-NJ would not be able to provide you with quality continuing education events and the

opportunity to network with other Medical Laboratory Science professionals.

MEMBER AWARDS

Key to the Future Award Outstanding Supervisor or Manager of the Year Award

Omicron Sigma Honor Roll Outstanding Educator of the Year Award

Outstanding Clinical Laboratorian of the Year Award Medical Laboratory Science Student Scholarship Award

Outstanding Student of the Year Award Medical Laboratory Technician Student Scholarship Award

INDUSTRY SUPPORT RECOGNITION AWARD

American Red Cross

Morrell Instruments Company Inc. New York Blood Center

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (MLPW) will take

place April 19-25, 2015.

MLPW provides the profession with a unique opportunity to

increase public understanding of and appreciation for clinical

laboratory personnel.

MLPW, which takes place the last full week in April each year,

is coordinated by a collaborative committee with representatives

from 14 national clinical laboratory organizations, including

ASCLS. Now in it's 40th year, it is important to reflect on the

important history of MLPW.

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week originated in 1975 as National Medical Laboratory

Week, or NMLW, under the auspices of the American Society for Medical Technology, now

called the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). In subsequent years,

other organizations have served as cosponsors and campaign supporters.

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Government Affairs Update: What's Going on and

How ASCLS is Involved

Program Area: General

Location: Auditorium

Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

Behind the scenes ASCLS is working diligently for the ASCLS members in the regulatory and

legislative arenas. The important issues currently at stake and the individuals and groups

within ASCLS that are addressing them will be discussed.

Kim Przekop MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM

Kim A. Przekop, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM joined the Rutgers faculty in 2013 and is responsible for several undergraduate and graduate courses in data analysis, blood bank, body fluids, and immunology, as well as overseeing a number of student projects. Since 2003 she has supervised several local hospitals’ chemistry and hematology laboratories. Her career has taken her from pharmaceutical companies (Pfizer), reference laboratories, physician’s offices, and instrument and test kit manufacturers (including Siemens), to educational institutions. Kim has been employed in regulatory compliance, toxicology, hematology, chemistry, microbiology, blood bank, technical service, phlebotomy, and education. More recently, her focus has been quality and statistics: she authored a 25-page chapter on quality in the 5th edition of Dr. Harmening’s “Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis”. Soon afterwards, Kim was invited by ASCP to present all-day workshops on quality around the country. In 2010 Kim joined the CLSI committee revising EP9-A2 “Method Comparison and Bias Estimation Using Patient Samples”. She is active in ASCLS-NJ and presented two workshops for the Spring Seminar 2012 with Dr. Jesse Guiles, Professor Emeritus, on “Discerning Accuracy and Precision in Applying Westgard Rules” and “Identifying Total Error and Total Allowable Error in Utilizing Performance-Driven Quality Control”. She recently authored a chapter entitled, “Extrinsic Defects Leading to Increased Erythrocyte Destruction- Immune Causes”, in Rodak’s Hematology, Clinical Principles and Applications, 5th edition, Keohane EM, Smith LJ, and Walenga JM, editors, Elsevier, 2016. Kim will begin pursuing a PhD in the near future.

2:00 PM-2:50 PM

Afternoon Keynote

Assistant Professor

Rutgers, School of Health Related Professions

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Educational Program

Session 3

3:00 PM-3:50 PM

Immunology/Immunohematology (Session 3)

Cord Blood Transplantation: Past, Present and

Future

Dennis M. Todd, MD

Bergen Community Regional Blood Center

Location: Room C/D Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

This presentation will provide a history of the umbilical cord blood stem cells and their use in the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies and selected inborn errors of metabolism.

3:00 PM-3:50 PM

Microbiology (Session 3) Using Your Laboratory Knowledge and Skills

Away from the Bench

Susan Mikorski, M.Ed., MT(ASCP)SM

Martha Smith, MPA, MT(ASCP)

NJ Dept. of Health, Public Health and

Environmental Laboratories

Location: Auditorium Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

The focus of the presentation will be on creating awareness of different types of clinical laboratories, their federal and state regulatory requirements, and training needs. Standards vary for testing sites outside the traditional hospital or commercial laboratory, but what are the standards, and do they impact quality of service provided? The second half of presentation will focus on training for non-laboratorians regarding Good Laboratory Practice.

3:00 PM-3:50 PM

Biochemistry (Session 3)

Hemoglobin Variants and HbA1c: What Are

They and How to Catch Them?

Aigars Brants, PhD

Sebia, Inc.

Location: Room E/F

Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

Hemoglobinopathy and Thalassemia will be reviewed. HbA1c and its importance will be presented. The principle of various methodologies currently used to measure HbA1c will be discussed and compared to the reference methods. This session is sponsored by Sebia, Inc. 3:00 PM-3:50 PM

Professional Development/Education/Management (Session 3) I am an MLS! What’s Next? Strategies for Career Development

Nadine A. Fydryszewski, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM

Rutgers – School of Health Related Professions,

Dept. of Clin. Lab. Sciences

Location: Amphitheater Contact Hours: 1.0/ Intermediate

This presentation will explore career opportunities for MLS seeking to expand their professional horizons and marketability. Strategies to develop a professional vision, employment venues outside of the hospital laboratory, and education options to provide advanced knowledge and skills to enhance career mobility will be discussed.

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Speaker Biographies

Kevin Alby, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)

Dr. Kevin Alby received his undergraduate

degree in Clinical Laboratory Science from

Marquette University. He received his PhD from

Brown University where he studied mating in

Candida albicans in the laboratory of Richard

Bennett. He did a CPEP fellowship in Public

Health and Medical Microbiology at the University

of North Carolina under the tutelage of Peter

Gilligan and Melissa Miller. Now assistant

professor at Perelman School of Medicine,

University or Pennsylvania, and assistant

director of Clinical Microbiology at the Hospital

of the University of Pennsylvania.

Steven Bellows, MS, MT(ASCP)

Steve has proudly worked in the field of

laboratory medicine for more than 40 years. He

began as a medical technologist at prominent

teaching medical centers in New York City and

later achieved his Master’s Degree in Medical

Technology, specializing in Clinical Hematology.

For 17 years, he worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital

& Medical Center in Paterson, NJ as the

Clinical Hematology Supervisor, as well as the

Educational Coordinator for their School of

Medical technology and also as the Laboratory

Infomation Systems Manager. After that , Steve

served as Laboratory Director at Irvington

General Hospital and at Union Hospital, both in

NJ, and he recently retired from his manage-

ment role as Hematology/Coagulation Supervisor

at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. At NBI,

Steve was the Preceptor for the Rutgers

(UMDNJ) Medical Laboratory Scientist students’

on site lab rotation in Hematology/Coagulation.

Steve is passionate about promoting the

profession and thrives on educating medical

laboratory scientists to advance their knowledge

and technical capabilities.

Eric P. Bind Masters in Public Policy, BS, BA

Eric Bind) has a Master of Public Policy, a

Bachelor of Science in Biology, and a Bachelor of

Arts. He has worked as Chemical Terrorism

Coordinator and Lead Scientist for the Maryland

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

developing and performing complex metals

analyses on various matrices including drinking

water, waste water, food, clinical, and emergency

samples.

He has also conducted molecular, cellular, and

biochemical research at Harvard University and

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is

currently a member of NJDOH’s bio-monitoring

committee with expertise in metals analysis.

He was an author of the CDC grant which was

awarded to the NJDOH for expansion of

bio-monitoring in New Jersey and has collaborated

closely on a study regarding prenatal exposure and

outcomes with national leaders in

bio-monitoring.

Aigars Brants, PhD

Dr. Aigars Brants is a native of Republic of

Latvia. He received his MS and PhD from Cornell

University in field of Biology. In 2001, he stepped

away from research to become a consultant at the

Boston Consulting Group. Currently, he is a

Scientific Affairs Officer at Sebia, Inc.

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Speaker Biographies

Kathleen Finnegan, MS, MT(ASCP)SHCM Kathleen Finnegan currently holds the title of

Clinical Associate Professor in the department of

Clinical Laboratory Sciences at Stony Brook

University of New York. She has 20 years of

teaching in the disciplines of hematology, coag-

ulation and phlebotomy. She currently is

the chair of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences

program and program director of the Phlebotomy

Training Program. She holds a for New York

State license, is board certified with the

American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)

and has her specialist in hematology (SH)

certification. Other accomplishments include, she

has been a contributor of chapters in “Saunders

Manual of Clinical Laboratory Sciences by

Craig Lehmann, Hematology in Practice by

Betty Ciesla, Clinical Hematology and

Fundamentals in Hemostasis by Denise

Harmening and recently co-authored a

hematology manual titled “Hem Notes “with

Denise Harmening. She also has published

numerous articles and case studies in field

related journals.

Nadine A. Fydryszewski, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM

Nadine Fydryszewski is the Director of the

Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science program,

and Track Coordinator for the MS in Health

Sciences-CLS track program. Dr. Fydryszewski is

an invited speaker at numerous national and

international conferences. Recent speaking

engagements include the 30th World Congress of

Biomedical Laboratory Science sponsored by the

International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory

Science, August 2012, Berlin Germany, the 28th

Annual Clinical Laboratory Educators’

Conference, February 2012, Salt Lake City, Utah,

the American Society for Clinical Laboratory

Science 80th Annual Meeting, July 2012, Los

Angeles, CA, the American Society for Clini-

cal Laboratory Science - NJ Annual Spring

Seminar & Lab Expo, April 2012, East Windsor,

New Jersey, the 23rdAnnual West Virginia

Microbiology Symposium, September 2012,

Wheeling, West Virginia, and the

Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions

(ASAHP) 2012 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

Dr. Fydryszewski and Dr. Keohane co-edited a book

chapter entitled Clinical Laboratory Studies in

Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 7th,

2012. Dr. Fydryszewski is active in the American

Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) at

the state and national level, having served as state

president several terms, various other leadership

roles at the state and national level, and as Chair of

the 2008 ASCLS National Meeting. Dr. Fydryszewski

was inducted as a fellow in the Alpha Mu Tau

Fraternity of Clinical Laboratory Science in 2007 in

recognition for high achievement in clinical

laboratory science. At the national level she is the

recipient of the 2012 ASCLS Distinguished Author

Award, and the recipient of the ASCLS-NJ 2012

Educator of the Year Award. Dr. Fydryszewski is

currently conducting a research study of

undergraduate and graduate clinical laboratory

science students’ perception of course quality

related to the Seven Principles of Good Practice in

Education in multiple course delivery modes –

live vs. web-based vs. hybrid (web-enhanced).

Susan Mikorski, M.Ed., MT(ASCP)SM

Susan Mikorski is the Outreach Coordinator for the

State of New Jersey. She works with various laboratory

and non-laboratory constituents to improve

statewide emergency preparedness operations and

quality of testing. She has developed classrooms

and distance training programs, news-letter, news

briefs, exercises and surveys to measure the

improvement of state processes overtime. The focus of

her work is on influencing partnerships and practice

through outreach.

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Speaker Biographies

Michael A. Pesce, PhD

Dr. Pesce is Professor Emeritus of Pathology and

Cell Biology and Medical Director of the

Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at

Columbia-University Medical Center, New York

Presbyterian Hospital. He has authored or

co-authored 80 publications in all areas of clinical

chemistry, 23 chapters in medical and clinical

pathology textbooks, 60 abstracts and has

presented roundtables and workshops at National

AACC meetings. Dr. Pesce has a PhD in

synthetic organic chemistry and has worked for

over 40 years as a laboratory director at New -

York Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests

are in the use of bio-markers for the detection of

cardiac disease, automation of the clinical

laboratory and the detection and elimination of

interferences in immunochemical assays.

Amity Roberts, PhD, D (ABMM)

Amity Roberts completed her Ph.D. in

Microbiology and Immunology in Wake Forest

University in Winston-Salem, NC with a focus in

Streptococcus pyogenes pathogenesis. She then

completed CPEP accredited Medical

Microbiology and Public Health training program

at the University of Ne-braska Medical Center in

Omaha, NE. Amity is currently the Director of

Clinical Microbiology la-boratory at the Sidney

Kimmel Medical Center at Thomas Jefferson

University; where part of her focus is coordination

with Antimicrobial Steward-ship and Hospital

Medicine to improve patient out-comes through

implementation of rapid diagnostic testing

algorithms at TJUH.

Patricia Shi, MD

Dr. Shi is the Medical Director of the Therapeutic

Apheresis and the Cellular Therapy Collection

Service at New York Blood Center since 2012.

From 2000-2012, she was one of 3 transfusion

medicine division physicians at Mount Sinai

Center in NY. In that role, she was Medical

Director of the hematopoietic progenitor cell

collection service for the bone marrow transplant

division and assistant medical and technical

director of the cell processing lab. Dr. Shi has an

interest in translational sickle cell disease

research as well as cellular therapy. She did her

medical training at Duke, Johns Hopkins, and the

Hematology Branch of the NIH.

Martha Smith, MPA, MT(ASCP)

Martha Smith is the Service Director of

Improvement Laboratory Services for the state of

New Jersey. Martha oversees New Jersey

Clinical Laboratory licensing, the blood bank

licensing and the federal Clinical Laboratory

Improvement Amendment (CLIA) surveyor

programs. Annually, the CLIS staff inspect >600

laboratories and blood banks and issue almost

>4000 clinical laboratory and collection station

licenses.

Dennis M. Todd, MD

Dr. Dennis Todd completed his post doctorate in

Clinical Chemistry at the Ohio State University.

Prior to joining blood center in 2000, he spent five

years directing the Flow Cytometry lab at SJRMC

in support of the bone marrow Transfusion

Program.

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ASCLS-NJ 2015 Spring

Seminar & Expo Committee

2015 Spring Seminar & Expo Committee

General Chair Cynthia Dixey, MLS (ASCP) CM MB

Program Chair Lou Ann Visotcky, MS, MT (ASCP)

Program Committees:

Biochemistry Salvacion Cortez, MT (ASCP)

Hematology/Hemostasis Anthony J. Suarez, MLT (ASCP)

Immunology/Immunohematology Janet Walker, MPA, BS, MT (ASCP)

Microbiology Susan Mikorski, M.Ed., MT (ASCP) SM

Education (ESA) Debbie Josko, Ph.D., MLT(ASCP) M,SM Sean Ahrens, MT(ASCP)

Exhibits Cynthia Dixey, MLS (ASCP) CM MB Susan Kusic, MPA, MT (ASCP)BB Katherine Ritchie, MLS (ASCP) CM

Student Forum Jackson Shaw, MLS (ASCP) CM

Carol Vilchez, MLS (ASCP) CM Justin Hanenberg, MLS (ASCP) CM

Fund Development Mary Kay O’Connor, MBA-HCM, MT (ASCP) Lucia Wang, MAS, MLS

Nominations Cynthia Dixey, MLS (ASCP) CM MB Susan Mikorski, M.Ed., MT (ASCP) SM

Susan Kusic, MPA, MT (ASCP) BB

Awards Jodie Prestholdt, MS, BS MT (ASCP), CT (ASCP)

Rita Parikh, BA MT (ASCP)

Brochure Katie DeMenna, MLS (ASCP) CM Lucia Wang, MAS, MLS

P.A.C.E. Nancy J. Cicalese, MAS, MT(ASCP)

Registration Marietta Murillo Tomlin, MS, MLS(ASCP) CM MaryAnn Murillo, MLS(ASCP) CM

Scholarships Martha Smith, MPA, MT(ASCP)

2014-2015 ASCLS-NJ Board of Directors

President Cynthia Dixey, MLS (ASCP) CM MB

President-Elect Lou Ann Visotcky, MS, MT (ASCP)

Past President Lucia Wang, MAS, MLS

Secretary Salvacion Cortez, MT (ASCP)

Treasurer Mary Kay O’Connor, MBA-HCM, MT (ASCP)

Directors-at-Large Sherman Biñas, MLS (ASCP) CM

Carol Vilchez, MS, MLS (ASCP) CM H

First Year Professional Director Katherine Ritchie, MLS (ASCP) CM

Student Director(s) Rebecca Nemeh

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Accommodations and

local Attractions

Make It A Weekend!

http://www.hieastwindsor.com/

• High Speed Wireless Internet Access

• 24 Hour Business Center

• Fitness Center & Sauna

• Seasonal Outdoor Pool

• 24 Hour Game Room

• Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari (20 min)

• Jackson Premium Outlets (20 min)

• Grounds for Sculpture (15 min)

• Mercer County Park (15 min)

• Mall (15

• Park min)

• Sovereign Bank Arena (20 min)

*Those who stay at the hotel are eligible for discounts to the local attractions.

Please go to the hotel website at http://www.hieastwindsor.com/ for more details.

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ASCLS-NJ

ASCLS Believes:

1. Quality laboratory service is essential to quality health care.

2. Competent, credentialed, laboratory professionals are the foundation to quality la-

boratory medicine.

3. Everyone deserves access to safe, effective, efficient, equitable, and

patient-centered healthcare, and

4. Advancing the laboratory profession advances health care. Core Values:

1. Ensuring safe, accurate, efficient, appropriate and cost effective laboratory services

is a component of quality.

2. Defining the characteristics of competent personnel within the profession and provid-

ing professional development opportunities so that practitioners can maintain compe-

tency are essential roles of a professional association.

3. Enabling laboratory professionals to function at their highest level of

competence will contribute to cost effective health care.

4. Promoting diversity supports the delivery of quality laboratory service.

5. Taking a leadership role in standard and policy setting is a core professional re-

sponsibility.

6. Advocating for quality within the laboratory is essential to the assurance

of quality health care delivery. ASCLS Mission:

The mission of ASCLS is to make a positive impact on health care through

leadership that will assure excellence in the practice of laboratory medicine

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