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A number of ARUP Laboratories’ medical directors and scientists will be front and center at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo, sharing their research and expertise on a variety of topics, including laboratory stewardship and patient safety, biochemical genetics, neonatal drug testing, and more.
At the event, nearly 40 ARUP experts will lead scientific sessions, daylong workshops, roundtable discussions, and poster presentations. The event is set for July 24–28, 2022, at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. Virtual attendance options are also offered. The theme of the event is, “The Lab and Beyond.”
ARUP’s Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD, chief medical officer, will participate in a panel with other health system and hospital leaders to discuss the status of the VALID Act, which is pending before Congress. VALID would add new layers of regulations to laboratory test development that could hinder research, limit patient access to tests, and increase the overall cost of healthcare. The panel discussion is scheduled for Monday, July 25, at 2:30 p.m.
Brian R. Jackson, MD, MS, ARUP medical director of Support Services, IT, and Business Development, will play a dual educational role at the conference. Jackson will present at a preconference workshop for trainees in clinical chemistry and lab medicine on the use of data to evaluate a laboratory’s performance in comparison to its mission. Along with experts from other institutions, he will also lead a set of AACC University workshops on laboratory stewardship. Jackson’s presentations will be focused on extending lab stewardship across both supply chains and the myriad of partnerships clinical laboratories may have.
In addition to the presentations by Genzen and Jackson, the work of other ARUP experts will be represented in 15 poster presentations as part of the Clinical Lab Expo, which is said to be the largest gathering of lab professionals in the world. ARUP posters cover topics such as the measurement of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in packed red blood cells in patients with elevated white blood cell counts, an evaluation of the ferritin assay using the Roche cobas pro e 801 analyzer and managing a large-scale reference interval verification study.
AACC is a global scientific and medical professional organization that is committed to the advancement of clinical laboratory science and its application to healthcare. AACC works to enhance lab capacities through educational opportunities, publications, certifications, training, and other resources.
The annual meeting brings together the global leaders in clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, mass spectrometry, translational medicine, lab management, and other areas to share ideas, learn about new research and technology, and foster opportunities for collaboration.
An overview of ARUP’s presentations, some of which are being given in conjunction with experts from other institutions, follows.
Preconference SYCL Workshop
Use What You’ve Got! How to Tap Into and Leverage Your Data
Brian R. Jackson, MD, MS, Medical Director, Support Services, IT, and Business Development
Saturday, July 23, 1:00–5:30 p.m.
Preconference Course
Building a Laboratory Stewardship Program Brick by Brick
Brian R. Jackson, MD, MS, Medical Director, Support Services, IT, and Business Development
Sunday, July 24, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Roundtable Session
Introduction to Biochemical Genetics From the Clinical Laboratory Perspective: A Case-Based Discussion
Irene De Biase, MD, PhD, FACMG, Medical Director, Biochemical Genetics
Monday, July 25, 7:30–8:30 a.m.
Monday, July 25, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Roundtable Session
Is There a Better Way to Plan and Perform Experiments? An Introduction to Experimental Design
Mark M. Kushnir, PhD, Scientific Director, Mass Spectrometry R&D
Monday, July 25, 7:30–8:30 a.m.
Monday, July 25, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Roundtable Session
Lab-on-a-Chip Technology: A Driving Force in Point-of-Care Testing
Heather Nelson, PhD, Medical Director, Chemistry
Monday, July 25, 7:30–8:30 a.m.
Monday, July 25, 12:30—1:30 p.m.
Scientific Session
Development of Effective Clinical Decision Support Tools for Laboratory Testing
Joseph Rudolf, MD, Medical Director, Automated Core Lab, and Medical Director, Clinical Informatics
Monday, July 25, 12:30–2:00 p.m.
Scientific Session
VALID Vital LDTs: Current State of Regulation Legislation of Laboratory Developed Tests
Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer
Monday, July 25, 2:30–4:00 p.m.
Scientific Session
Unusual Toxicology: Interpreting Complex Cases Involving Urine, Umbilical Cord, Meconium, and Hair Samples
Kamisha Johnson-Davis, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), Medical Director, Clinical Toxicology
Tuesday, July 26, 2:30–4:00 p.m.
Scientific Session
Addressing the Clinical Laboratory Staffing Crisis: Alternative Recruitment and Development Pathways for Clinical Laboratory Scientists
David Shiembob, MBA, C(ASCP)CM, Supervisor ARUP Healthcare Advisory Services
Tuesday, July 26, 2:30—4:00 p.m.
Scientific Session
Take It to the Databank! Establishing, Transferring, and Verifying Reference Intervals Using Modern Indirect Methods
Kelly Doyle, PhD, DABCC, FAACC, Medical Director, Special Chemistry and Endocrinology
Wednesday, July 27, 2:30–5:00 p.m.
Scientific Session
Neonatal Drug Testing: Pick Your Candidate!
Gwendolyn McMillin, PhD, Medical Director, Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacogenomics and Scientific Director, Mass Spectrometry Platform
Wednesday, July 27, 2:30–5:00 p.m.
Scientific Session
Gut Check: Lab Evaluation of Celiac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Vijayalakshmi (Viji) Nandakumar, PhD, MS, Medical Director, Immunology
Thursday, July 28, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
ARUP Poster Presentations
Topic: Comparison of an automated multi-analyte system with the manual ELISA method for celiac disease antibody detection and evaluation of the updated ESPGHAN guidelines
Research team: Novis C, Banerjee D, Wells H, Elgort M, Wahl E, Camacho E, Holloway B, Aure MA, Seaman A, Mahler M, Nandakumar V
Topic: Configuration and validation of 7 open channel assays on the Roche cobas c503 analyzer
Research team: Hunsaker JJH, La'ulu SL, Snow TM, Johnson-Davis KL, Rudolf JW
Topic: Evaluation of the automated pH assay on the Roche cobas pro c503 for urine specimen integrity assessment
Research team: Wyness SP, La'ulu SL, Allison TR, Jackson AN, Rudolf JW
Topic: Measurement of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in packed red blood cells for patients with elevated white blood cell counts
Research team: Hunsaker JJH, La'ulu SL, Snow TM, Pandya V, Doyle K
Topic: Quantitative analysis of ethanolamine plasmalogen species in red blood cells using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Research team: Ronnow DJ, Duque Lasio L, Kish-Trier E, Yuzyuk T, De Biase I
Topic: Ursodeoxycholic acid treatment in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a case for monitoring
Research team: Schramm K, Hellier M, Kish-Trier E, Yuzyuk T
Topic: Free or total testosterone? Assessment of androgens status in reproductive age females
Research team: Kushnir MM, Doyle K
Topic: Performance of the DiaSorin QSET Plus Device: designed with input from laboratory technologists
Research team: Wyness SP, Bird J, Norgyal T, Jensen R, Hall H, Johnson LM
Topic: Evaluation of the ferritin assay using the Roche cobas pro e801 analyzer
Research team: Allison TR, Wyness SP, La’ulu SL, Doyle K, Rudolf JW
Topic: Verification of sodium‐heparin plasma collection tubes for Roche Cobas® Pro Analyzers
Research team: Erickson JA, La'ulu SL, Wyness SP, Allison TR, Straseski JA, Rudolf JW
Topic: Neuron specific enolase in serum and CSF using the BRAHMS KRYPTOR analyzer
Research team: Lu J, La'ulu S, Chiang F, Doyle K
Topic: Stick to the norm: managing a large-scale reference interval verification study
Research team: La'ulu SL, Wyness SP, Hunsaker JJH, Allison TA, Straseski JA, Doyle K, Genzen JR, Rudolf JW
Topic: Body fluid matrix evaluation for the Roche cobas pro c503
Research team: La'ulu SL, Wyness SP, Jackson AN, Allison TA, Genzen JR, Rudolf JW
Topic: Body fluid source method validation on the Roche cobas pro ISE analytical unit
Research team: Jackson AN, Wyness SP, La'ulu SL, Allison TR, Genzen JR, Rudolf JW
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