Roundtables

A Unique and Engaging Experience

Roundtables are special ticketed sessions (only $30 per session in advance/$35 per session onsite*) taking place Monday – Wednesday as 1-hour interactive small group discussions with up to 10 participants. These small groups allow for a unique and highly engaging experience where participants get direct interaction with the presenter and opportunities to both learn and ask. Each Roundtable is presented twice, once in the morning (7:30 – 8:30 a.m.) and once during mid-day (12:30 – 1:30 p.m.). Seating is very limited. Visit the Online Session Search for the latest availability. Visit Registration Resource Center to add ticketed event to your existing registration.

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Each Roundtable is presented twice, once in the morning (7:30 – 8:30 a.m.) and once during mid-day (12:30 – 1:30 p.m.). 

Monday, July 29

Tuesday, July 30 

Wednesday, July 31 


Monday, July 29

42101/52201 Health Equity in the Laboratory: Re-evaluating the Role of Sex and Race in Reference Interval Determinations
Katie Troike, PhD, Cleveland Clinic

42102/52202 Preanalytical Factors in Blood Gas Analysis
Xander van Wijk, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, Van Wijk Consulting, LLC

42103/52203 Advancing Inclusivity in Healthcare: Enhancing Clinical Laboratory Practices for Transgender Patient Care
Leah Militello, MD, MBA, Yale University

42104/52204 Standardization of Testosterone and Estradiol Measurements by the CDC Clinical Standardization Programs: A Comprehensive Approach Going Beyond Calibration
Tatiana Buchannan, BS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

42105/52205 Heavy Alcohol Use: How to Identify It in the Lab
Jacob Nielsen, PhD, Houston Methodist Hospital

42106/52206 A Roadmap for Developing LC-MS/MS Methods for Large Pain Management Drug Test Panels
Sheng Feng, PhD, DABCC, Boston University

42107/52207 A Practical Guide to Implementing Moving Averages
Sheng-Ying Lo, PhD, DABCC, Geisinger Medical Laboratories

42108/52208 Future-proofing Your Clinical Instrumentation Upgrade: A Roadmap for Optimizing Clinical Instrumentation to Meet Tomorrow's Challenges
Xu Li, PhD, ASCP, NRCC, Emory University

42109/52209 Collect It Yourself! Hands-on Overview of Diverse Specimen Collection Devices for Home Use and the Role of the Clinical Laboratory
Ria Fyffe-Freil, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center

42110/52210 Unveiling Toxicological Enigmas: Interpreting Complex Toxicology Cases in Different Matrices
Ibrahim Choucair, PhD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

42111/52211 Evaluation of Fentanyl and Xylazine in Emergency Department Patients
Catherine Mills, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina

42112/52212 Translating Theory into Action: Practical Approaches for Optimizing Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Services
William Butler, PhD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

42113/52213 ANA Testing on HEp-2 Cells: How Automation and ICAP Can Help With Standardization
Vincent Ricchiuti, PhD, ABB, FADLM, Labcorp

42114/52214 Maximizing the Potential of Gene Therapy: The Clinical Laboratory?s Role in Pre-screening Patients for Adeno-associated Virus Serotype 9 (AAV9) Vector Immunity
Jingcai Wang, MD, PhD, ASCP, NRCC, Nationwide Children's Hospital

42115/52215 Process Improvement for Protein Electrophoresis and Immunofixation: Workflow Automation and Remote Sign-out
Xiaochun Zhang, MD, PhD, DABCC, ABMLI, HCLD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

42116/52216 Laboratory Assessment of Acquired Thrombocytopenia: A Case Based Approach
Olajumoke Oladipo, MD, MSc, DABCC, FADLM, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

42117/52217 Current Trends in Thyroid Auto-Antibodies Testing
Damien Gruson, PhD, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc

42118/52218 Ensuring Quality Measurements of Emerging and Traditional Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Diseases: The CDC Cardiovascular Disease Biomarker Standardization Programs
Alicia Lyle, PhD, FAHA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

42119/52219 Strategies for Effective Laboratory Test Utilization
Ridwan Ibrahim, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital

42120/52220 CSI DIY: Leveraging Your Laboratory Information System to Establish Methods for Conducting Specimen Integrity Investigations
Ashley Rackow, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

42121/52221 Implementing a New Test or a New Instrument? A Crash Course on Method Validation
Kornelia Galior, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, University of Wisconsin, Madison

42122/52222 Laboratory Stewardship: Tests Pending at Discharge
Andrew Fletcher, MD, MBA. CPE, CHCQM, Eutilogic consulting

42123/52223 Improving the Timeliness of Test Results: A Symphony of Process, TAT, and Quality!
Vrajesh Pandya, PhD, DABCC, University of Utah/ARUP Laboratories

42124/52224 How Often to Repeat the Test: Importance and Challenges of Minimal Retesting Interval
Asmita Hazra, MD, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani

42125/52225 Host-Response Serum Biomarkers to Distinguish Bacterial From Viral Infections: Clinical and Economic Impact Analysis of the MeMed BV Assay
Alejandro Zuretti, MD, SUNY Downstate

42126/52226 BNP or NT-proBNP: Which is the Better Biomarker for Heart Failure in the Angiotensin Receptor/Neprilysin Inhibitor Era?
Madhusudhanan Narasimhan, PhD, MHA, UT Southwestern Medical Center

42127/52227 Leaving No One Behind: Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in Preterm Infants Less Than 35 Weeks' Gestation with Clinical Decision Support Tools
Yi Xiao, PhD, DABCC, CLS, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

42128/52228 Data Analysis in R: Lowering the Barrier to Entry for the Clinical Laboratory
Benjamin Andress, PhD, MLS(ASCP), Mayo Clinic

42129/52229 Quality Control In Molecular Biology Laboratories
Ashwini Kumar Nepal, MS, MLS(ASCP), PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific

42130/52230 Emerging Technologies to Enable Remote Sampling for Greater Health Equity
Shen Luan, PhD, Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Tuesday, July 30

43101/53201 The Cardiopulmonary Bypass Adjustment at the Point-of-Care Measurement of Hematocrit and Hemoglobin: When to Use and When Not To?
Mustafa Barbhuiya, PhD, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Medical Center

43102/53202 Party of 1 at the Point-of-Care Table? Add a Seatmate!
Peggy Mann, MS, MT (ASCP), CPP, University of Texas Medical Branch

43103/53203 Point-of-Care Testing: Figuring Out How Many Point-of-Care Staff Are Needed
Kathleen David, BA, ASCP, MT (ASCP), Tricore Reference Laboratories

43104/53204 How People Try to Beat Drug Testing and Defend Positive Results
Amitava Dasgupta, PhD, DABCC, University of Kansas Medical Center

43105/53205 From Theory to Reality: A Closer Look at Toxicology Screens for Drugs of Abuse
Imir Metushi, PhD, DABCC, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

43106/53206 Where’d That Flag Come From? Therapeutic Ranges and Critical Action Values for Psychoactive Drugs
Bernice Agana, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

43107/53207 Designing Clinical Context-Specific Drug Test Panels
Anil Kiran Chokkalla, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine

43108/53208 Practical Guidance for Evaluating and Selecting Automated Chemistry Analyzers to Implement in Academic Clinical Laboratories
Stefani Thomas, PhD, DABCC, NRCC, University of Minnesota

43109/53209 Assay Interference: Tracking Analytical Difficulties in a Central Automated Lab Setting
Ruhan Wei, PhD, DABCC, NRCC, Duke University Health System

43110/53210 Standardization and Integration of Chemistry Laboratories Across the Health System
Melissa Ulas, MD, PhD, NRCC, SCYM(ASCP), Temple University Health System

43111/53211 Diagnostic Blood Loss: Why It Is of Concern and How to Minimize It
Saptarshi Mandal, MD, MS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

43112/53212 Laboratory Lament: Cracking the Code on Clinical Workforce Woes
Marc Rumpler, PhD, ASCP, DABCC, NRCC, FADLM, One Lambda Laboratories, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific

43113/53213 Lab Injuries and Exposures: The Real Data
Dan Scungio, MLS (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ), CHOP, Sentara Health

43114/53214 Transitioning to Green Labs: Strategies for Overcoming Challenges on the Journey to Sustainable Laboratory Practices
Aylin Sepici, MD, PhD, Gazi University

43115/53215 Understanding the Impact of Blood Collection Tube Components on Clinical Assays: A Practical Guide for Managing Supply Chain Disruptions and Beyond
Raffick Bowen, PhD, MHA, MLT(CSMLS), DABCC, DCLCHEM, FADLM, FCACB, Stanford University

43116/53216 Investigating and Documenting Unacceptable Proficiency Testing Results
Sheng-Ying Lo, PhD, DABCC, Geisinger Medical Laboratories

43117/53217 Method Verification for ISO 15189:2022 Medical Laboratories: Requirements for Quality and Competence
Alison Bransfield, MS, Cork University Hospital

43118/53218 Sweat Testing: Current Practices and Quality Metrics
Daisy Unsihuay Vila, PhD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

43119/53219 Considerations of HbA1c Measurement
Shu-Ling Fan, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

43120/53220 Challenges in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Unexpectedly Elevated Parathyroid Hormone Concentrations and the Importance of Careful Testing
Shaimaa Maher, PhD, Cleveland Clinic

43121/53221 No Need to Get Testy: Breaking Down Testosterone Methodology and Utilization
Katie Troike, PhD, Cleveland Clinic

43122/53222 Gels From Hell: Overcoming Difficult-To-Interpret Serum Protein Electrophoresis and Immunofixation Test Findings
Robert Maynard, PhD, NRCC, University of Kentucky

43123/53223 Methodologies for Detection of Monoclonal Immunoglobulins and Identification of Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies
Vishnu Amaram Samara Simha Subhash Chandra, PhD, University of Chicago

43124/53224 HIV Diagnostics: What's Next?
Vincent Ricchiuti, PhD, ABB, FADLM, Labcorp

43125/53225 What the HIL?!? Refining Vendor Interference Claims to Work for Your Laboratory
Anna Merrill, PhD, DABCC, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

43126/53226 Unique Considerations for Method Validation and Quality Control of Semi-Quantitative Tests
Uvaraj Uddayasankar, PhD, FCACB, LifeLabs

43127/53227 This Result Does Not Make Sense: Unexpected Results Related to the Patient's Condition
Monica Ianosi-Irimie, MD, PhD, Cooper University Hospital

43128/53228 Reduced Hemolysis and Outliers in High Sensitivity Troponin Testing
Hind Malaeb, PhD, Yale University

43129/53229 Implementation of Alert System for Early Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury
Barnali Das, MD, FADLM, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute

43130/53230 Digital Microscopy and Artificial Intelligence Cell Pre-Classification in the Hematology Laboratory
Megan Nakashima, MD, Cleveland Clinic

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Wednesday, July 31

44101/54201 Delta Check Performance Assessment by Using Real-World Data and Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves
Melissa Ulas, MD, PhD, NRCC, SCYM(ASCP), Temple University Health System

44102/54202 Computerized Provider Order Entry Decision Support Tool for Monoclonal Gammopathies Screening
Hoi-Ying Yu, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, Geisinger Health System

44103/54203 Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing in Men Under 50: Challenging the Limitations and Shaping the Future of Prostate Cancer Screening
Lechuang Chen, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

44104/54204 Enhancing Analytical Testing Efficiency with Sigma Metrics in Emergency Laboratories
Amani Gusti, PhD, MSc, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital

44106/54206 High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays: Implementation of Standardization and Sex-Specific Upper Reference Limits Is the Need of the Hour
Barnali Das, MD, FADLM, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute

44107/54207 The Impact of Multiplex Molecular Panel Utilization on the Healthcare Continuum
Christopher Crossett, PhD, MBA, MHA, Accumen

44108/54208 Missing Specimens: Lessons Learned and Continuous Quality Improvement
Siew-Kim Ong, BS, MS, MBA, EDD, ASCP, Sengkang General Hospital

44109/54209 New Electronic Health Record System: CAP Requirements, Validation Process, and Post Go-Live Discoveries
Kyle Lund, PhD, DABCC, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

44110/54210 Optimizing Laboratory Medicine Through Strategic Planning
Mahesheema Ali, PhD, NRCC, FADLM, The Metro Health

44111/54211 Get More Accomplished: Sharing Ways to Improve Operational Efficiency
Susan Dawson, MBA, BA, MT (ASCP), Swedish Hospital part of NorthShore Edwards Elmhurst Health

44112/54212 Standardizing Vitamin D Tests: Progress and Challenges Observed by the CDC Clinical Standardization Programs
Otoe Sugahara, BS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

44113/54213 Unlocking the Mind: Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers for Early Detection and Treatment
Hannah Brown, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

44114/54214 I Know I Should Use a Reference Material, but How?
Karen Phinney, PhD, National Institute of Standards and Technology

44115/54215 How Blood Tests Are Affected by Transfusion or Apheresis
Saptarshi Mandal, MD, MS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

44116/54216 The Ever-Increasing Challenges of Detecting and Interpreting Monoclonal Proteins
John Oyelakin-Ogunbileje, PhD, MSc, DABCC, NRCC, ASCP(SC), Indiana University

44117/54217 Serology Tests for Celiac Disease Diagnosis in Children
Run Zhang Shi, MD, PhD, Stanford Medical Center Clinical Laboratories

44118/54218 Implementing Best Practices for CYP2D6 Pharmacogenetic Testing
James Canner, PhD, NRCC, Gravity Diagnostics

44119/54219 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Testing, Method Selections, and Need of Confirmatory Testing
Mustafa Barbhuiya, PhD, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Medical Center

44120/54220 Capillary Electrophoresis for Hemoglobin Evaluation: A Case-Based Approach to Learning Hemoglobinopathy and Thalassemia Basics
Mark Girton, BS, MD, Clinical Chemistry, Hematopathology, University of Michigan

44121/54221 Mass Spectrometry Assays for Protein Quantification in the Clinical Laboratory
Yanchun Lin, PhD, Washington University in St Louis

44122/54222 A Step-By-Step Guide for Small Molecule LC-MS/MS Method Development and Validation
Cody Orahoske, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

44123/54223 So, You Want to Test for Fentanyl in Your Lab?
Marlen Menlyadiev, PhD, NRCC, Geisinger Health System

44124/54224 Establishing a Toxicology Laboratory: Lessons Learned Along the Way
Rejwi Dahal, PhD, DABCC, NRCC, Indiana University School of Medicine

44125/54225 Recent Developments in Improving Pediatric Reference Intervals
Li Zha, PhD, DABCC, NRCC, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

44126/54226 Newborn Screening and Follow-up for Metabolic Disorders
Uttam Garg, PhD, DABCC, NRCC, FABFT, FADLM, Childrens Mercy Hospital

44127/54227 Advancing Thyroid Function Testing Through the CDC Standardization Programs: Improving Accuracy and Reliability of Measurements
Uliana Danilenko, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

44128/54228 Unraveling the Intricacies of Adrenal Venous Sampling (AVS): Challenges, Best Practices, and the Path Forward in Laboratory Integration
Guanmin Chen, PhD, The University of Chicago

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