| Sunday, June 25 |
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| 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
AMT Education, Qualifications and Standards Committee |
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| 4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Registration for Convention |
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| Monday, June 26 |
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| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm |
Registration for Convention |
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| 8:00 - 8:15 am |
Moderator Briefing |
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| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm |
AMT Council Meeting |
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| 9:00 am - Noon |
AMT Board of Directors Meeting |
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| 8:30 am - 12:00 pm |
EKG Workshop
This hands-on presentation will include discussion and demonstration on:
-Heart Anatomy & Physiology
-Conduction Sytem
-Workings of Machine
-Parts of Cardiac Cycle
(Workshop 06A) |
Susan Capistrant, BSN, BSW, RN, Medical Instructor, Career College of Northern Nevada, Reno
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| 4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Registration for Convention |
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| 5:30 - 7:15 pm |
AMT Committee Meetings - Session 1 |
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| Tuesday, June 27 |
| 6:30 - 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 7:15 - 7:30 am |
Moderator Briefing |
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| 7:00 - 8:15 am |
Orientation Session - New Members & First Time Attendees & Students (with breakfast) |
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| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm |
Registration for Convention |
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| 8:30 - 10:00 am |
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Address -Return to the Hot Zone (0601) |
Jerry Jaax & Nancy Jaax |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:30 am - noon |
General Session -Bioterrorism Preparedness for Clinical Laboratories-Putting All the Pieces Together (0602) |
Steven Glenn, MS SM(NRM/ASCP),Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Training and Curriculum Service Division, Laboratory Training Branch, Atlanta GA
Sponsored by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm |
Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 - 3:00 pm |
Diagnosis of Thrombosis-DVT/PE & Understanding Platelets (0603)
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Nitin Bhatt, MD, Director, ICU, Veterans Affairs Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine Reno |
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Updates in Blood Banking (0604) |
Mona C. Wilkins, BS, MT (ASCP) HP, Technical Director, United Blood Services, Reno |
| 1:30 - 3:30 pm |
Alcohol/Drug Crisis Management:
Supervisory Training (0605) |
Bob Sinnett, M.A., Sinnett Consulting Services, Reno, NV |
| 1:30 - 3:00 pm |
Will HPV DNA Testing Replace the Pap? (0606) |
Ralph M. Richart, MD, Professor of Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York
Sponsored by Digene Corp., Gaithersburg, MD |
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Counseling in the Workplace (0607) |
Jeff Lavender, Sergeant Major, US Army, MT(AMT) |
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Maintenance of HIPPA Protocol - Patient Privacy in the Office (0608) |
Connie Reuther, RN, BA FLE (Family Life Education), Instructor, Career College of Northern Nevada, Reno |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break |
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| 3:00 - 4:30 pm |
Credentialing of AMT Delegates |
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| 3:30 - 5:00 pm |
General Session - Power Sleep and Peak Performance for the Rest of your Life (or Everything You Need to Know about Sleep, but are Too Tired to Ask!) (0609) |
Dr. James B. Maas, Professor and past Chairman of Psychology, member of the graduate fields of Education and Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; recipient of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Teaching Award for being the nation's outstaning educator, author of Power Sleep, a New York Times business best-seller book Dr. Maas appears frequently on national television programs such as the TODAY show, NBC Nightly News, CNN, ABC's 20/20, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, and Oprah. |
| 5:15 - 6:30 pm |
AMT Committee Meetings - Session 2 |
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| 7:30 - 10:00 pm |
Welcome Reception hosted by Western District |
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| Wednesday, June 28 |
| 6:30 - 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 6:30 - 8:00 am |
Uniformed Services Meeting (w/breakfast) |
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| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm |
Registration for Convention |
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| 7:30 - 9:30 am |
AMT Resolutions Presentation, Meet the Candidates |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:00 - 11:30 am |
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (0610) |
Dennis Lonzarich, MD, Iowa Health Physicians, Walnut Creek Pediatrics, Des Moines, Iowa; Faculty, Luthern Hospital Residency Program (Family Practice) (University of Iowa affiliate)
Sponsored by AMT Iowa State Society |
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Cord Blood Stem Cells for Transplant (0611) |
Graca Almeida-Porada, MD, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Animal Biotechnology, University of Nevada, Reno |
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Pancreas/Kidney Transplant - A Chance to Live Without Diabetes (0612) |
Marilyn Kaszpurenko, RN, Pancreas Transplant Coordinator, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA |
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Verification and Validation of Procedures in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory (0613) |
Zenaida E. Maraggun, MS, MT(AMT), CLS, Microbiology, Immunology & Serology Supervisor, Bayne Jones Army Hospital, Polk, LA; President of LA AMT State Society |
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Medical Office Record Management (0614) |
John W. Huskisson, CCA, Career College of Northern Nevada, Reno |
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The Effect of Non-Verbal Communication on Office Behavior, Etiquette, and Professional Attire (0615) |
John P. Molnar, MD, Career College of Northern Nevada, Reno |
| 11:30 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch (on your own) |
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AMT Editor's Workshop |
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AMTIE Board |
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| 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
Mock Trial (0616) |
Faculty: Attorneys participating in the mock trial include: Christopher G. Mackaronis, Esq., Brickfield, Burchette, Ritts & Stone, P.C., Washington, DC
John E. Prominski, Jr., Esq., Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., McLean, Virginia
Moderator: Michael N. McCarty, Esq., Brickfield, Burchette, Ritts & Stone, P.C., Washington, DC, AMT Legal Cousel |
| 5:00 - 7:00 pm |
Free Time |
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| 7:00 pm |
AMT OGM/MOM Dinner (BY INVITATION ONLY) |
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| Thursday, June 29 |
| 6:30 - 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 7:30 - 2:00 pm |
Registration for Convention |
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| 7:30 - 8:00 am |
Credentialing of AMT Delegates |
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| 8:00 - 9:30 pm |
District Leadership Forum |
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| 9:30 - 11:00 am |
Laboratory Diagnosis of Diseases Using a Case Study Approach - Part 1 (0617) |
Kenneth T. Maehara, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno |
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Autoimmune Disease and Testing: Looking for Clues and Solving Mysteries (0618) |
Susan L. Retka, Product Manager, Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Sponsored by Beckman Coulter |
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Chemistry Potpourri (Part 1) (0619) |
Bill McLellan, M.S. (R), Medical Liaison Consultant, Hollywood, FL.
Sponsored by Tosoh BioScience |
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Case Studies in Microbiology (0620) |
Zenaida E. Maraggun, MS, MT(AMT), CLS, Microbiology, Immunology & Serology Supervisor, Bayne Jones Army Hospital, Polk, LA; President of LA AMT State Society |
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Problem-Solving in the Physician's Office (0621) |
David Rice, Medical Instructor, Career College of Northern Nevada, Reno |
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Phlebotomy Potpourri - Part 1 (0622)
Part 2 will be presented as Session (0627) at 1:30 pm |
Tracie Lichfield, Manager, Phlebotomy Learning Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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| 11:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
Credentialing of AMT Delegates |
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| 1:00 - 2:30 pm |
Laboratory Diagnosis of Diseases Using a Case Study Approach - Part 2 (0623) |
Kenneth T. Maehara, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno |
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Evaluating the In Vivo Activity of Human Stem Cells (0624) |
Esmail D. Zanjani, PhD, Professor & Chair, Department of Animal Biotechnology, University of Nevada, Reno |
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Chemistry Potpourri (Part 2) (0625) |
This session is a continuation of Session (0619) |
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Viruses in the News - Avian Influenza and Norovirus (0626) |
Randall L. Todd, DrPH, Director Epideniology and Public Health Preparedness, Washoe County District Health Department, Reno, Nevada |
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Phlebotomy Potpourri - Part 2 (0627) |
This session is a continuation of Session (0622) |
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Student Program - This session will include the topics of licensure, certfiication, and steps for developing a student society. (0628) |
TBA
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| 2:30 - 7:00pm |
Free Time |
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| 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Awards Banquet (Ticketed event) |
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| 9:00 pm |
Awards Convocation (Open to all) |
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| Friday, June 30 |
| 6:30 - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
Christopher A. Damon, JD, AMT Executive Director - "Leadership Lessons from Alexander the Great" |
| 7:30 - 12:00 Noon |
Registration for Meetings |
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| 7:30 - 8:45 am |
District Meetings |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Credentialing of Delegates |
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| 9:00 am - 12 Noon |
Town Hall Session/Annual Reports/Legislative Reports |
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| 12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm |
Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 - 4:30 pm |
AMT Annual Business Meeting & AMTIE Annual Business Meeting |
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| 4:30 - 5:00 pm |
AMT Board of Directors Organizational Meeting |
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| 5:30 - 11:00 pm |
Dinner Cruise on Lake Tahoe (optional) |
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| Saturday, July 1 |
| 7:30 - 9:00 am |
Breakfast of Champions (Ticketed Event) |
TBA |
| 9:00 - 5:00 pm |
AMT Board of Directors |
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State Officers Training |
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| Noon - 1:00 pm |
Lunch - AMT Board of Directors & State Officers Training Attendees |
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| 6:30 - 7:30 pm |
President's Reception (open to all) |
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