Health & Medicine Webinars

Learn about the latest medical breakthroughs by participating in webinars on topics surrounding disease, prevention and treatment in accordance with the latest research in health and medicine. Updates encompass a biological, psychological and sociological understanding of health.

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NOV 30, 2023 | 12:00 PM

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Revolutionizing Solid Tumor Management: Unleashing the Potential...

Pathology Perspective: Discover the critical need for genomic testing in cancer and explore the differences between traditional tissue biopsies and liquid genomic profiling. We'll dive i...

Speaker: Dr. Shuko Harada , Dr. Aakash Desai, MBBS, MPH

Presented at: Precision Medicine in Solid Tumors

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NOV 16, 2023 | 8:00 AM

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Artificial Intelligence in the Workup of Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) requires a complicated workup that can be supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Initial findings using AI have shown that MDS can be preliminarily identif...

Speaker: Dr. Christine Rongey

Sponsored By: Abbott

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NOV 15, 2023 1:00 PM ET

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Quality Control in Coagulation Testing: Focusing on Results

Summary: Internal quality control is an integral process of laboratory testing. A clinical laboratory's coagulation quality control (QC) program is a critical component of its quality as...

Speaker: LaShanta Brice, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)<sup>CM</sup>SH(ASCP)<sup>CM

Presented at: Stago EdVantage Virtual University
Sponsored By: Diagnostica Stago, Inc.

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NOV 14, 2023 | 10:00 AM

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Facing the Challenges of Anti-dsDNA Antibody Testing

Assessment for anti-dsDNA antibodies provides some of the most significant challenges in autoantibody serology testing. Anti-dsDNA antibodies are an important biomarker for systemic lupus er...

Speaker: Melissa Snyder, PhD, DABCC

Sponsored By: Bio-Rad Laboratories

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NOV 14, 2023 | 6:00 AM

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Measurement Of HbA1c In Diabetes: What You Need To Know

It is over half a century since haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was recognised by medical professionals; the importance of HbA1c to the long term health of people with diabetes was clearly demonstra...

Speaker: Garry John, PhD

Sponsored By: Abbott

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NOV 08, 2023 | 9:00 AM

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Keynote Presentation: Transforming the Clinical Lab through Equity,...

Access to and experiences with healthcare continue to be inequitable worldwide even at the level of clinical laboratory testing. From building and sustaining a thriving, diverse workforce to...

Speaker: Linda Hasadsri, MD, PhD

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2023

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Point of Care Testing for Equitable Access

This talk will describe the role of the clinical lab in advancing health equity. It will define the gaps in equitable access to lab testing and how that impacts patient care. We will also co...

Speaker: Omai Garner, PhD, D(ABMM)

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2023

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Navigating ISO 15189: A Blueprint for Quality in Medical Laboratories

Medical laboratories are an integral part of the healthcare system. They supply crucial diagnostic data that underpins disease detection, patient care, and public health management....

Speaker: Montserrat Valdes, MSc

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2023

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Post-gel Era for Paraproteinemia Analysis

Despite an overall good performance on all laboratory procedures used to detect monoclonal (M) proteins or paraproteins, mis- or false-diagnoses have been seen using electrophoresis methods,...

Speaker: Jieli Shirley Li, MD, PhD

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2023

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Overcome a "Big" Challenge: Progress on Mass Spectrometric Analysis...

Immunoassays and mass spectrometric assays are the two major methodologies in contemporary clinical chemistry laboratories. While immunoassays are highly automated and offer a faster turnaro...

Speaker: Junyan Shi, PhD, DABCC

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2023

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Circulating Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a widespread global health concern, impacting approximately 10 million individuals annually. Beyond the initial acute phase, TBI often results in enduring neu...

Speaker: Jing Cao, PhD, DABCC

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2023

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Interferences in Lab Assays by Dietary Supplements

Interference in laboratory assays is a concern since it can positively or negatively influence test results, which can affect patient care. Interferents could be endogenous or exogenous comp...

Speaker: Vrajesh (Raj) Pandya, PhD, DABCC

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2023

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OCT 31, 2023 | 12:00 PM

Gynecologic Prognostic and Predictive Markers in the Era of Precision...

Gynecologic cancers account for nearly 40% of all cancer incidence and >30% of all cancer mortality in women worldwide. In recent years, there have been significant advancements in the cl...

Speaker: Gulisa Turashvili, MD, PhD

Presented at: Precision Medicine in Solid Tumors

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OCT 10, 2023 | 10:00 AM

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From Tissue to Insight: Genomic Testing Methodologies and Practical...

For patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), tissue samples are typically small biopsies. These samples undergo standard of care evaluation for >10 biomarkers to identif...

Speaker: Kyle Strickland, MD, PhD , Rebecca Previs, MD

Sponsored By: Labcorp Oncology

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OCT 05, 2023 | 9:00 AM

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Keynote Presentation: Delineating the Pleiotropic Impact of Obesity...

Learning Objectives: 1. Explain how obesity impacts the survival of pediatric patients with specific subtypes of leukemia. 2. Describe how obesity impacts T-cell function in pediatric popula...

Speaker: Curtis J. Henry, PhD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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Racial Disparities in Genomic Data Quality in Cancer: Impact and...

In the United States, cancer disproportionately impacts Black and African American individuals. Identifying genetic factors underlying cancer disparities has been an important research focus...

Speaker: Daniel P. Wickland, PhD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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Why Networks Matter: Embracing Biological Complexity

One of the central tenets of biology is that our genetics—our genotype—influences the physical characteristics we manifest—our phenotype. But with more than 25,000 human ge...

Speaker: John Quackenbush, PhD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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OCT 04, 2023 | 7:30 AM

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Keynote Presentation: The Evolving Paradigm of Prostate Cancer...

We started our experience with prostate cancer in 2002 with primitive robotic platforms. Our main goal was to provide an alternative to open and laparoscopic surgery....

Speaker: Vipul Patel, MD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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The Bioinformatics of Neoantigen Discovery and Vaccine Design

Neoantigens are peptides derived from patient-specific and tumor-specific mutations, which can be recognized by the immune system and mediate tumor recognition that leads to immune destructi...

Speaker: Yan Asmann, PhD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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Multifaceted Community Analyses Uncover Novel Bacterial Species...

The tumor-associated microbiota is an inherent component of the tumor microenvironment across various human cancer types1. Although members of tumor-associated microbiomes can be identified...

Speaker: Martha Zepeda Rivera, PhD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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When Good Things Go Off TRK: The Intersection of Neurodevelopment...

The elegant and well-orchestrated molecular players responsible for normal neurodevelopment harbor the capacity for detrimental repercussions if mis-expressed at the wrong time, or in the wr...

Speaker: Siobhan S. Pattwell, PhD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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OCT 03, 2023 | 12:00 PM

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Genomic Testing and Prostate Cancer: The Role of the Urologist

Over the past 10 years, we have come to a greater understanding of the pathogenesis of men who succumb to prostate cancer. One critical aspect is the role of molecular drivers in patients wi...

Speaker: Raoul S. Concepcion, MD, FACS

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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OCT 03, 2023 | 9:00 AM

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Keynote Presentation: Advanced Imaging for Small Renal Tumors

Conventional imaging studies such as ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging are increasingly detecting small renal masses, which are interpreted by radiologists as h...

Speaker: Li-Ming Su, MD, FRCS (Glasg)

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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Scalable Genetic Discovery Systems for Human T Cell Therapies

Effective cellular therapies for solid tumors remain elusive. Advances in gene editing and synthetic biology offer great potential for improving the safety and functionality of engineered ce...

Speaker: Theo Roth, MD, PhD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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Reprogramming Natural Killer Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy

Natural killer (NK) cells, immune cells with an innate ability to recognize and eliminate cancer cells, have emerged as attractive effectors in immunotherapy, owing in large part to their ab...

Speaker: Sandro Matosevic, PhD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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Informed Consent in Cancer Research: Fostering Patient-Centric...

Informed consent (IC) is a fundamental aspect of ethical clinical research, safeguarding the rights and well-being of participants. It empowers participants with comprehensive information ab...

Speaker: Montserrat Valdes, MSc

Presented at: Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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SEP 21, 2023 | 8:00 AM

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Illicit Opioids: what you need to know

As the opioid epidemic continues to claim lives and devastate families across the nation and world, we recognize September 21, 2023 as opioid awareness day. Opioids are analgesics with high...

Speaker: Patrick Kyle

Sponsored By: Abbott

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