CLSI eNews - 2 June 2008 (Plain Text Version)

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News
President's Message
Volunteer Focus
Lab Guidelines & Standards
CLSI Catalog Supplement
Press Releases
Standards Status
Vote and Deadlines
Recently Approved Documents
Call for Nominations
Events and Exhibits
Upcoming Events
Teleconferences
Forums Training
Upcoming Presentations
CLSI Meetings Calendar
Participate in CLSI
Volunteer
Career Opportunities
New and Sustaining Members
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Upcoming Presentations

CLSI’s President’s Message on:
Perspectives on Quality: Laboratory Practice (CLSI), Laboratory Accreditation (CMS), and IVD Regulation (FDA)

28 July 2008, 10:30 am – noon
Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel, Meeting Rooms 12 and 13
During the AACC/ASCLS Annual Meetings and Clinical Lab Expo

Hear the accomplishments, challenges, and strategies for advancing quality performance in medical laboratories. A focus on implementation of laboratory practices, accreditation of medical laboratories, and regulation of in vitro diagnostic devices.

Gerald A. Hoeltge, MD, President, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Co-Director, Transfusion Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

Greg Cooper, CLS, MHA
Manager, Clinical Standards and Practices, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., QSD Division

James H. Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FACB
Director, Clinical Chemistry, Baystate Medical Center

Judith A. Yost, MA, MT(ASCP)
Director, Division of Laboratory Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Alberto Gutierrez, PhD
Deputy Director, Premarket Program, OIVD

Event and registration information.

Symposium for Clinical Laboratories: An Interactive Experience in Quality
25-27 September 2008
Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino
Scottsdale, AZ USA

Come interact with nationally recognized experts on quality:
James O. Westgard, PhD, Westgard QC, Inc.
Bob King, GOAL/QPC
Greg Cooper, CLS, MHA, Bio-Rad
Lucia M. Berte, MA, MT(ASCP)SBB, DLM; CQA(ASQ) CQMgr, Laboratories Made Better!

Event information.