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 September 16-19,
2009
Buena Vista Palace
Orlando, FL
COME INTERACT WITH NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE:
- Lucia M. Berte, MA, MT(ASCP), SBB, DLM; CQA(ASQ)CMQ/OE
- Verlin Janzen, MD, FAAFP Family Physician & Laboratory Director,
Hutchinson Clinic, PA
- Donna Sweet, MD, MACP, Professor of Medicine, University of Kansas
School of Medicine
- Judy Yost, MA, MT(ASCP) Director, Division of Laboratory Services CMS
DIVE INTO LEARNING…
Dive into learning by attending the Symposium for Clinical Laboratories for
an Interactive Experience in Lab Quality! Immerse yourself in exciting new ways
to improve the quality and efficiency of your laboratory operations. This
continuing education experience will benefit you, as a laboratorian, and improve
patient care.
WE KNOW WHAT YOU NEED…
- Practical tools you can use to:
- Meet the requirements of CLIA, COLA, and other accrediting organizations
- Improve your processes and procedures
- Prevent errors
- Reduce costs and manage change
- Increase customer satisfaction and improve patient care
- Continuing education to enhance your competency and maintain your state license
- Sessions for Florida personnel license requirements
- CME credits for physicians to qualify under CLIA as laboratory director for
moderate complexity
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED!
We want to help you meet personal, professional, and organizational goals at a
reasonable cost. The Symposium is designed to provide education that’s critical
to operating a successful laboratory. You’ll participate in engaging,
interactive activities while enhancing your practical skills. There will also be
ample opportunity to network with your colleagues.
We offer a choice of many breakout sessions in small group settings with
expert faculty, so you can customize your learning in the laboratory topics that
will provide the most benefit to you and your lab. For the POL or novice quality
practitioner, you will learn methods to instill efficiency, productivity, and
consistency in your laboratory’s operations. For the experienced Quality
Manager, the Symposium offers advanced tools and practices to reinforce your
efforts as you implement QMS throughout your organization to meet the challenges
of the future. This symposium also includes topics appropriate for Florida
laboratory personnel license renewal.
The exhibit hall offers you the opportunity to interact with manufacturer
representatives and see the newest and best in laboratory equipment, testing
instruments, laboratory supplies, and laboratory information systems.
You’ll walk away from this conference with a renewed sense of “porpoise,”
ready to implement what you’ve learned!
Intended Audience and Scope of Practice
This educational activity has been designed to meet the needs of:
- Physicians operating an office laboratory
- Healthcare professionals working as medical laboratory staff in
diagnostic laboratories, including testing personnel, technical
consultants, supervisors, and laboratory directors
- Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses
- Medical office managers
Learning Objectives
Sessions at the Symposium meet learning objectives so that participants will
be able to:
- Recognize and apply the responsibilities and duties of the laboratory
director
- Implement skills focused on complying with the CLIA regulations and
improved laboratory practices
- Develop internal processes addressing quality assessment and quality
management system practices
CME Accreditation Information:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with
the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and COLA. The University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 21.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This CME activity has been designed to change practice-based learning,
systems-based practice, and patient care; three of the six competencies
embraced by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Course Director / Educational Reviewer
Cyril “Kim” Hetsko, MD, FACP
University of Wisconsin, Clinical Professor of Medicine
Chief Medical Officer, COLA
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public Health that the faculty, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this CME activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests* in order to allow CME staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest. Faculty must also disclose any planned discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Detailed faculty disclosure will be made available in the activity materials.
* The ACCME defines a commercial interest as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests. |
COLA is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the
clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. P.A.C.E.®
continuing education credits are accepted by all states with continuing
education requirements for laboratory personnel licensure.
COLA is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the
clinical laboratory sciences by The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel,
Division of Medical Quality Assurance at the Florida Agency for Health Care
Administration, and the California Division of Laboratory Science, Department of
Laboratory Field Services.
SPECIAL PROMOTIONS AND DISCOUNTS: For special promotions including a significant discount when more than one attendee registers from the same facility, contact Tricia Hudson, CMP Symposium Operations Director 800-981-9883 x427.
ON-LINE REGISTRATION: Click here.
Symposium Brochure: Click here.
Symposium Session Descriptions: Click here.
Hotel Reservations:
Click here to make your hotel reservations at the
Buena Vista Palace.
Consider arriving early or staying late to enjoy the area! For advance
purchase of specially priced Disney Meeting/Convention Theme Park tickets,
click here.
Discount voucher for airport transportation: Click here.
NOTE: COLA in no way endorses this company. We are providing this voucher strictly as a service to our Symposium participants.
Exhibit Information: For information on exhibiting at the Symposium, click here.
Click here to read comments
from past Symposium participants.
For questions concerning this event, please contact Symposium Operations
Director Tricia Hudson at 800-981-9883, ext 427.
Jointly sponsored by University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine & Public Health and COLA
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