AACC NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jean Rhame(202) 835-8744800-892-1400 ext. 744[email protected]
AACC presents:
"Lab 2005-Your Path to the Future"
The American Association for Clinical Chemistry is offering this critical conference, which will provide information regarding major changes ahead in laboratory medicine on March 21-22, 2002, at the Marriott Marquis in New York, NY.
Laboratory medicine continues to change rapidly. Learn what the future holds for lab management, technology, and science. Attend this forward-looking conference and benefit from the vision of leaders who will explore the most challenging issues facing the industry.
Top scientific and management experts, futurists and high-level colleagues will explain:
* How macro and micro technologies will change and their impact on the lab* Where and how POCT will expand and how to prepare* What new cancer tests are on the horizon and their costs and benefits* Which new business models will ensure success in a dynamic environment* What to expect in IT -- an increasingly critical element in lab medicine* How the laboratorian's role is changing and what the effects will be* How the threat of terrorism will continue to affect laboratory medicineAnd much more!
Also, join us for tours of two state-of-the-art automated laboratories in New York City!!
Memorial Sloan Kettering and Mount Sinai Medical Center will be offering tours at their state-of-the-art automated facilities on Friday afternoon, March 22nd . You will be able to sign up for the tours at the registration desk during the conference. The tours are included in the conference registration fee.
Laboratory directors, lab managers, IVD manufacturers, marketing directors, R&D manufacturers, financial analysts, federal and state regulators, clinical laboratory consultants, members of the press and everyone who wants to remain competitive in this rapidly changing environment should attend.
We invite members of the press to attend the conference at no charge. Contact Scott Pasch at 800-892-1400 ext. 718 or [email protected] for more information.
The earl registration fee (received by March 1, 2002) is $395 for AACC members and $580 for non-members. After March 1st, the registration fee is $445 for AACC members and $630 for non-members. For further details regarding the registration or the program, please contact customer service at 800-892-1400 or 202-857-0717 or visit AACC's website at http://www.aacc.org/meetings/lab2005/register.stm
This conference is supported, in part, by a generous educational grant from Bayer Diagnostics.
AACC is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, professional association with a worldwide membership of more than 10,000 clinical laboratorians, clinical and molecular pathologists, medical technologists, industry representatives and others in related fields. Through educational programs and publications, AACC works to improve and advance laboratory services to enhance public health and patient care.
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