Register Now for API Digital Pathology Workshop at Henry Ford Hospital
12/8/17 – 12/9/17
The workshop will begin at 9:00 am, Friday, December 8, with coffee and a light breakfast. Friday morning and afternoon sessions will consist of lectures, faculty Q and A, and faculty/industry discussion panels. Saturday morning, December 9, will feature a tour of the clinical laboratories at Henry Ford Health System, faculty/industry panels, and a summary of “lessons learned” during the entire workshop. The conference will adjourn at 12:00 noon.It is anticipated that registrants will have a keen interest in deploying a digital pathology system in their practices and will come away from the experience will a broad range of practical ideas about how to rapidly pursue this goal.
Because of the limited size of the conference room, registrations will be limited to 40 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Book your hotel room at the group rate of $129/night plus taxes at the Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel here
Friday, December 8, 2017
9:00 Coffee and light breakfast
10:00 Welcome and workshop goals; J. Mark Tuthill, MD, and Richard Zarbo, MD
10:10 A Detailed Critique of a Whole Slide Imaging Solution; J. Mark Tuthill, MD
11:00 Implementing High-Throughput, Whole Slide Imaging: Value Proposition and Lessons Learned; Anil Parwani, MD, PhD, MBA
11:50 Q and A; morning speakers
12:15 Luncheon
1:00 Deploying a Digital Pathology Solution in Dermatopathology Reference Lab; Michael Kent, MS, PhD
1:50 Use of LEAN to Plan and Optimize AP Automation and Digital Pathology; Richard Zarbo, MD
2:40 Recent Insights on Whole Slide Imaging Non-Inferiority Diagnostic Performance; Michael Feldman, MD, PhD
3:20 Coffee and afternoon break
3:40 Survey of the Commercial Digital Pathology Market: Prices, Features, and Solutions; Ulysses Balis, MD
4:30 Q and A and summary of day’s proceedings; all speakers
5:00 Adjournment
7:00 Workshop dinner with after-dinner speaker; Pathology Informatics Musings Over the Decades; Bruce Friedman, MD
Saturday, December 9, 2017
8:00 Coffee and light breakfast
8:20 Preparing an RFP for a Digital Pathology System; Liron Pantanowitz, MD
9:10 Introduction to the laboratory tour; J. Mark Tuthill, MD
9:20 Laboratory tour, Department of Pathology, Henry Ford Health System
10:20 Faculty and industry panel; Robert McGonnagle, moderator
11:00 Summary of lessons learned and next steps; all workshop speakers
12:00 Adjournment
Location: Henry Ford Health System, Department of Pathology, Detroit, MI 48202Registration ends on November 30, 2017
Registration for the Workshop Navigate to the API Digital Pathology web site and registration page. Complete the registration form and submit payment. Registration will be confirmed. Registration will be limited to the first 40 due to limited size of the conference room.
Hotel Reservations The conference hotel is the Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel. 20301 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan 48124. Tel; +1-313-271-2700. A block of rooms has been set aside with the special nightly rate of $129/night plus tax no later than November 10, 2017. All registrants are required to make their own hotel reservations. Make your hotel reservations here https://tinyurl.com/DigPathHotel
Friday Night Dinner; December 8, 2017 A workshop dinner on Friday night dinner, December 8 at 7:00 pm is included in the workshop reservation fee. It will be held in a private dining room at the Dearborn Inn.
Bus Transportation Transportation between the Dearborn Inn to the Henry Ford Hospital will be provided all day long on Friday, December 8, and Saturday morning, December 9. Bus transportation from Henry Ford Hospital to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport will also be available free of charge after the close of the workshop on the afternoon of Saturday, December 9.
