Imagine 2024 and Beyond - Taking Your Laboratories into the Future
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Target Audience
Pathologists, Pathologists’ Assistants, Trainees, and Medical Laboratory Professionals at ALL Levels of Practice
Description
Registration for this event will close on Thursday, 10/24 at 12:00pm (noon) to allow time to complete conference materials and send additional reminders. We will be re-open the day of the event for onsite registrations.
Dive into the world of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine through an event developed by the collaborative efforts of North Carolina’s leading academic departments. Designed to address the challenges of staying abreast in this diverse field, our program caters to pathologists, pathologists' assistants, trainees, and medical laboratory professionals at all levels of practice.
With a blend of traditional lectures by esteemed faculty, interactive audience participation, and insightful panel discussions, our event will offer a rich learning experience. Delve into concurrent sessions covering essential knowledge and practice gaps while exploring emerging trends in the discipline.
Keynote Speaker: Laboratory: Leading the Way to Better Health at a Lower Cost, for ALL!
Katie Kaney, DrPH, MBA, FACHE
Author: Medicine and Public Health Together
Founder: Whole Person Index
National Laboratory Leadership Panel: The Future of Laboratory Medicine
Donald Karcher, MD | President - College of American Pathologist
Gregory Sossaman, MD | President Elect - American Society for Clinical Pathology
Pat Tille, PhD, MLS(ASCPc), AHI(AMT) FACSc | President Elect - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Invited Speakers: Convergence of Diagnostics and Population Health
Khosrow Shotorbani, MBA MT(ASCP) | Project Santa Fe Foundation - President, Executive Director, and Founder, CEO, Lab 2.0 Strategic Services
Kathleen Swanson, MS RPh | Project Santa Fe Foundation - Director, Demonstration Projects
For a FULL AGENDA, speakers, plenary sessions and breakout session details: Imagine 2024 AGENDA.
Elective Tracks
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Track 1: Hot Topics in Pathology
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Track 2: Hot Topics in Pathology
Laboratory Practice & Management Track: How Labs Can Drive Value, Advance Health Equity, and Health Access
Venue
The William and Ida Friday Center
100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
Grumman Auditorium
Hotel accommodations:
Hotel registration is not included in conference registration. Please contact the hotel directly in order to book your room, if needed.
Courtyard Chapel Hill - Please call 1.800.321.2211 for reservations.
Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel - Please call 1.919.968.4900 for reservations
Call for Abstracts
We will be accepting abstracts for a planned poster session for Imagine 2024. Submissions deadline extended to Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM / midnight EST. Authors will be notified of acceptance and details of poster format by October 21, 2024.
Click here for additional information, abstract requirements & submission form: Call For Abstracts
Accreditation Statement
Atrium Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
Atrium Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
AAPA accepts certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician Assistants may receive a maximum of 7.25 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
ANCC and the North Carolina Board of Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from the organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Nurses: This educational activity with 7.25 hours can be applied towards continuing competence plan for maintaining current licensure with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP CMP)
0.75 CMP in Safety
0.75 CMP in Ethics
Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure
Atrium Health adheres to the ACCME Standards regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and commercial support relationships, if any, will be made known at the activity.
ADA Statement
If you need any auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to attend this conference, please contact Tamara Tillman by email tamara.smith-tillman@atriumhealth.org.
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Objectives
- Describe two practice-changing developments in a subspecialty of anatomic or clinical pathology relevant to the participant.
- List at least three new technology advances relevant to medical laboratory professionals.
- Discuss the meaning of FDA enforcement discretion on laboratory developed test and how the end of this practice might affect the clinical laboratory.
- Identify two important workforce issues that are affecting clinical laboratory staffing and list strategies to mitigate against them.
- Discuss how labs can drive value in a value based care environment to improve health care quality, health care access, and/or to advance health equity (eg. by engaging in population health, value based care contracting and research, lab test utilization, clinical decision support, whole health measures, improved patient reporting, etc.)
Electives
BREAKOUT 1 - 8:50 - 9:35
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 8:50 AM - 9:35 AM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 8:50 AM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Redbud (A+B)
- Description
- Fatima Z. Aly, MD, PhD
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Don Shumate, BA CT(ASCP)
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 8:50 AM - 9:35 AM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 8:50 AM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Windflower (A+B)
- Description
- Linda McHale, MBA, MT(ASCP)
Atrium Health
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 8:50 AM - 9:35 AM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 8:50 AM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Grumman Auditorium
- Description
- Kathleen Swanson, MS, RPh
Project Santa Fe Foundation
BREAKOUT 2 - 9:40 - 10:25
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 9:40 AM - 10:25 AM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 9:40 AM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Windflower (A+B)
- Description
- Yanjun Hou, MD, PhD
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 9:40 AM - 10:25 AM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 9:40 AM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Redbud (A+B)
- Description
- Johann Hertel, MD
UNC Health
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 9:40 AM - 10:25 AM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 9:40 AM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Grumman Auditorium
- Description
- Julie Cooper, FACHE, MA, LCMHC
Atrium Health
BREAKOUT 3 - 10:30 - 11:15
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 10:30 AM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Windflower (A+B)
- Description
- Alina Luga, MD
UNC Health
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 10:30 AM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Redbud (A+B)
- Description
- Will Jeck, MD, PhD
Duke Health
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 10:30 AM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Grumman Auditorium
- Description
- Dmitry Lyalin, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
BREAKOUT 4 - 2:20 - 3:05
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 2:20 PM - 3:05 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 2:20 PM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Redbud (A+B)
- Description
- Karra Jones, MD, PhD
Duke Health
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 2:20 PM - 3:05 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 2:20 PM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Windflower (A+B)
- Description
- Pat Tille PhD, MLS(ASCPc), AHI(AMT) FACSc
American Society of Clinical Laboratory Scientists
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 2:20 PM - 3:05 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 2:20 PM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Grumman Auditorium
- Description
- Donald Karcher, MD
College of American Pathologists
Gregory Sossaman, MD
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
BREAKOUT 5 - 3:10 - 3:55
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 3:10 PM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Windflower (A+B)
- Description
- Alina Sofronescu, PhD
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 3:10 PM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Redbud (A+B)
- Description
- John Markantonis, DO
East Carolina University
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 3:10 PM - 3:55 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 3:10 PM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Grumman Auditorium
- Description
- Jennifer Houlihan, MSP, MA
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
BREAKOUT 6 - 4:00 - 4:45
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 4:00 PM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Windflower (A+B)
- Description
- Patrick Lantz, MD
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 4:00 PM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Redbud (A+B)
- Description
- Mark Giffen, DO
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Status
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Open
- Date(s)
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Oct 26, 2024
- Time
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 4:00 PM
- Location
- The William and Ida Friday Center
- Room
- Windflower (A+B)
- Description
- Estelle Ninnemann, MBA, MLS(ASCP)
Atrium Health
Melissa Eastvold, MHA, MT(ASCP)
Atrium Health
Susan Taylor, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, MBA
UNC Health
