What’s Happening

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
Audio Conference
Serologic Problem Solving: Selected Case Studies
August 7
Tel: 301-215-6482
Fax: 301-215-6895
E-mail: education@aabb.org; 
www.aabb.org 

National Society for Histotechnology (NSH)
TeleconferenceImmunohistochemistry and Prognostic Factors in Breast Cancer
August 21
Tel: 301-262-6221
Fax: 301-262-9188
E-mail: histo@nsh.org
www.nsh.org

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
Audio Conference
Laboratory Staffing Shortage
August 21
Tel: 301-215-6482
Fax: 301-215-6895

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Audio Conference
Practical Approaches to Detection of Emerging Antibiotic Resistance
August 21
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern Time
www.asnusa.org

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Laboratory Training Events
Famous and Infamous Fungi: A Hands-on Review of Medically Significant Fungi
August 21-22
Albuquerque, NM
Tel: 404-639-3534, 800-311-3435
www.cdc.gov

College of American Pathologists (CAP) Audio Conference
Dealing With Human Resource Issues
September 10
Tel: 800-323-4040
Fax: 847-832-8006
E-mail: registration@cap.org
www.cap.org

An AACC Meeting
Critical Care and Point of Care Testing: Connecting Technology to Patient Care
Monterey, CA
September 11-14
Tel: 800-892-1400
Fax 202-887-5093
www.aacc.org/meetings/monterey/

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Audio Conference
Making Changes in the Microbiology Laboratory the Politically Correct Way
September 11
1:00 pm –2:00 pm Eastern Time
www.asmusa.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Laboratory Training Events
Hepatitis C: New Tools Bring a Sharper Focus
September 12, 2002
Trenton, NJ
Tel: 404-639-3534, 800-311-3435
www.cdc.gov

An AACC Audio Conference
The New Thyroid Testing Guidelines: Impact on Clinical Management and Laboratory Testing
September 18
Tel: 800-892-1400
Fax: 202-887-5093
www.aacc.org/meetings/thyroid/info.stm

College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Audio Conference
Microbiology
September 18
Tel: 800-323-4040
www.cap.org

College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Strategic Science II: HPV Testing
September 21-22
Chicago, IL
Tel: 800-323-4040
www.cap.org

Annual ICAAC
Interscience Conference
Antimicrobial Agents and
Chemotherapy
September, 27-30
San Diego, CA
Tel: 202-737-3600
www.icaac.org

National Society for Histotechnology (NSH)
Annual Meeting
September 28 – October 3
Long Beach, CA
Tel: 301-262-6221
Fax: 301-262-9188
E-mail: histo@nsh.org
www.nsh.org

College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Audio Conference
Dealing With Human Resource Issues
October 8
Tel: 800-323-4040
Fax: 847-832-8006
E-mail: registration@cap.org
www.cap.org

American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)
Annual Meeting
October 9-14
Nashville, TN
Tel: 913-541-0009
Fax: 913-541-0156
E-mail: ashiamp@aol.com
www.swmed.edu

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Audio Conference
An Update on Laboratory Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
October 9
1:00 pm –2:00 pm Eastern Time
www.asmusa.org 

Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)
REAL: Reimbursement Education and Learning
October 11-12
Cleveland, OH
Phone: 610-995-9580
Fax: 610-995-9568
www.clma.org

American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
Annual Meeting
October 12-18
Washington, DC
Tel: 312-738-1336
Fax: 312-738-5805
E-mail: info@ascp.org
www.ascp.org

Clinical Cytometry Society
Annual Meeting
October 13-15
Keystone Colorado
Tel: 719-590-1620
Fax: 719-590-1619
E-mail: ceckenwiler@adelphia.net 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Laboratory Training Events
A Plan for Action: Bioterrorism Response for Clinical Labs
October 16
Portland, OR
Tel: 404-639-3534, 800-311-3435
www.cdc.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Laboratory Training Events
3 R’s in Human Resources: Recruitment, Recognition and Retention
October 19
Murphys, CA
Tel: 404-639-3534, 800-311-3435
www.cdc.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Laboratory Training Events
Applications of Genomic Technologies
October 19, 2002
Portland, OR
Tel: 404-639-3534, 800-311-3435
www.cdc.gov

Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)
Annual Meeting
October 24-27, 2002
Chicago, IL
www.idsociety.org

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
Annual Meeting
October 26-30
Orlando, FL
Tel: 301-215-6480
Fax: 301-907-6895
E-mail: lisa_m@aabb.org
www.aabb.org

American Society of Cytopathology (ASC)
Annual Meeting
November 5-9
Salt Lake City, UT
Tel: 302-429-8802
Fax: 302-429-8807
E-mail: asc@cytopathology.org
www.cytopathology.org

College of American Pathologists (CAP) Audio Conference
The Laboratory Outside the Laboratory
November 12
Tel: 800-323-4040
Fax: 847-832-8006
E-mail: registration@cap.org
www.cap.org

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Audio Conference
Laboratory Management of Lower Respiratory Tract Diseases
November 13
1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern Time
www.asmusa.org 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Laboratory Training Events
Medical Mycology Mysteries
November 18
Riverside, CA
Tel: 404-639-3534, 800-311-3435
www.cdc.gov

American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Annual Meeting
December 6-10
Philadelphia, PA
Tel: 202-776-0544
Fax: 202-776-0545
E-mail: ash@dc.sba.com
www.hematology.org

College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Audio Conference
What You Need to Know About Financial Management
December 10
Tel: 800-323-4040
Fax: 847-832-8006
E-mail: registration@cap.org
www.cap.org

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Audio Conference
Diagnostic Mycobacteriology for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
December 11
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern Time
www.asmusa.org

National Society for Histotechnology (NSH)
Teleconference
Fixation and Staining Principles for Cytopreparation
December 18
Tel: 301-262-6221
Fax: 301-262-9188
E-mail: histo@nsh.org
www.nsh.org

College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Audio Conference
The Capital Budget – How to Get What You Want
January 14
Tel: 800-323-4040
Fax: 847-832-8006
E-mail: registration@cap.org
www.cap.org

College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Audio Conference
Exploring Information Technology: Non-Anatomic
February 11
Tel: 800-323-4040
Fax: 847-832-8006
E-mail: registration@cap.org
www.cap.org

College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Audio Conference
Exploring Information Technology
March 11
Tel: 800-323-4040
Fax: 847-832-8006
E-mail: registration@cap.org
www.cap.org

U.S. and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
Annual Meeting
March 22-28
Washington, D.C.
Tel: 706-733-7550
Fax: 706-733-8033
E-mail: iap@uscap.org
www.uscap.org

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Annual Meeting
May 18-22
Washington, D.C.
Tel: 202-942-9240
Fax: 202-942-9340
E-mail: exhibitsinfo@asmusa.org
www.asmusa.org

Clinical Laboratory Management Association
American Society for Clinical Pathology (CLMA/ASCP)
Conference and Exhibit
June 26-29
Salt Lake City, Utah
Tel: 610-995-9580
Fax: 610-995-9568]
E-mail: lcloud@clma.org
www.clma.org