Join us at Innovator’s Edge, Charlotte, NC – September 20
704-339-6000
501 South College Street
Rooms 204 and 205
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
United States
Map and DirectionsJoin us at Innovator's Edge
Join us at Innovator’s Edge, a dynamic mobile symposium that brings the power of education, connection,and industry-leading solutions to you. From thought leaders in breast cancer diagnostics and digital pathology, to experts in lean workflow, we empower you to bring personalized cancer care to the glass slide. Trust the industry-leading team with more tissue companion diagnostics in the pipeline than any other pathologycompany to keep you on the cutting edge of our rapidly evolving profession.
- Advances and Controversies: Digital Pathology and Breast Cancer Management
- (4.0 AMA Category 1 credit hours)
- Lean Workflow and Change Management (3 CEU credits)
Registration is free of charge. Space is limited.
Hands-on demonstrations of emerging technologies will be available on-site for those who are
- VENTANA iScan HT* – high throughput digital slide scanner
- Benchmark ULTRA – continuous access IHC/ISH staining platform
- VENTANA Benchmark Special Stains – fully automated special stains platform
- VANTAGE – workflow management solution
Advances and Controversies:
Digital Pathology and Breast Cancer Management
4.0 AMA-PRA Category 1 credits accredited by Charlotte AHEC10:00 am Welcome
Kevin Smith, MD
President, Celligent Diagnostics
Introductions and Pre-Test Information
Peter Banks, MD
Pathologist, Scientific Affairs,
10:15 am Digital Pathology: Current Status and Issues
Keith J. Kaplan, MD
Director of Information Technology
Breast Cancer: Current Diagnostic Issues and
Biomarkers for Prognosis and Management
Chad A.Livasy, MD
Pathologist, Breast and Gynecologic Pathology
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Breast Cancer: Current Clinical Management Issues
Steven A. Limentani, MD
Associate Medical Director, Levine Cancer Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill
1:30 pm Evidence-Based Pathology: A Word of Caution
Mark R. Wick, MD
Professor of Pathology
University of Virginia Health System
2:30 pm Faculty Panel Discussion with Open Q & A
Post-test performance
3:00 pm Adjournment
3:00pm Reception
Best Practices for Continuous Performance ImprovementKelsi Currier, MPH
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lunch Provided
Three hour session approved for 3 CEUs
Course Content
- See the AP Lab through the Eyes of a Lean Expert
- AP Industry Challenges
- Change Management
- Lean Overview
- Lean Definitions and Interactive Exercises
- Six Sigma Overview Case Study: Leaning the AP Laboratory
- Open Q&A Discussion
- Closing Remarks
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Contact Information
- Phone: 520-877-7192
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