1. Nosocomial
Infections: New Methods
of Detection &
Characterization

Thomas Wisniewski,
MS, RM(AAM)

2. Being Informed & Involved is Critical for Today’s Laboratory Professional

Lezlee Koch, CLS(NCA)

3. A Tale of Two
Troponins and Other
Cardiac Markers

Thomas Koshy, PhD

4. D-dimer

David Plaut

5. TRALI and Beyond

Janice McFarland, MD

6. Healthcare in St.
Bernard Parish,
Louisiana-Post Katrina

Lori Remmel, BS, MS
(ASCP)NCA

7. Searching for
Financial Security? Your Personal Needs Analysis is a Process to Build Your Financial
Future

Debra Mikulski, Financial
Representative

8. Reducing the Risk
of Surgical Site Infections: From the
Laboratory to the
Bedside

Charles E. Edmiston,
Jr., PhD, SM-ASCP,
CIC

9. Topics in Pediatric
Clinical Chemistry

Stanley F. Lo, PhD,
DABCC, FACB

10. Assessing Linearity
and Method
Comparison Stats

David Plaut

12. Notorious
Nosocomials:
Preventing Infectious
Disease Transmission

Marcia A. Firmani,
PhD, MSPH,
MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)

13. Esoteric Coagulation
Testing– Alphabet Soup

Kenneth D. Friedman,
MD

14. Making a
Difference –Medical
Outreach in Haiti

Gigi Pomerantz,
APNP, MSN

15. New Biomarkers
Help Diagnose and
Manage Anemia

Bernard C. Cook,
PhD, DABCC, FACB

16. LEAN, Coming to a Lab
Near You?

Sue Hetzel, MT(ASCP)
SBB, Mgr Q/OE

17. Molecular Testing
for Trichomonas
Vaginalis

Erik Munson, PhD

18. Driving Patient
Safety Beyond the Lab

Paul L. Epner, M.Ed,
MBA

19. Pathologists‘
Assistants

Brandi Woodard, MS,
PA(ASCP)

20. Isoforms of Free
PSA Specificity for
Prostate Cancer

Bernard C. Cook,
PhD, DABCC, FACB

21. Current Issues
Impacting the Profession

Rick Panning, MBA,
CLS(NCA)