Toxicology

and Hematology Experts to Present at
Scientific Seminar

Please join Grant

Beardsley, MS, MT(ASCP), Clinical

Toxicologist, and Michael Suter, MT(ASCP),

SH, Technical Specialist, Hematology, at the 2009 Oregon Scientific Seminar: Wave of the Future.

September 17 – 18, 2009
Best Western Agate Beach Inn
Newport, OR

Sponsored

by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientists – Oregon and the Oregon

State Society of American Medical Technologists

BONE

MARROW FAILURE SYNDROMES

Michael Suter
Friday, September

18, Session #7, 8:30 a.m.

– Noon

This

session will focus on the overlapping disease categories associated with

marrow-failure

related pancytopenia: aplastic anemia, PNH, LGL, and myelodyplasia. We will

discuss current concepts in disease biology and the role of the lab in disease

detection and classification. Local cases will be presented as examples of each

condition. A review of the WHO classification scheme for myelodysplasia will be

included.

MONITORING

PAIN PRESCRIPTION TO ENSURE PATIENT,

COMMUNITY,

and PRACTICE SAFETY

Grant Beardsley

Friday, September

18, Session #10 1:00 p.m.

– 4:30 p.m.

Practitioners

treating chronic pain frequently order urine tests looking for evidence

of

analgesic drugs and other controlled substances to help assure compliance and

to help

detect

undeclared use and diversion. This presentation will address the emerging

clinical

laboratory

testing used in pain management, the analytical methods and the interpretation

of

the laboratory test results. Clinical cases will be reviewed and time will be

available for questions and comments.

For more information on the seminar, please

visit http://www.amt1.com/files/OSS%20Program.pdf