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February 2015 – Hats Off for Madison!
You are invited to participate in the Wisconsin, Iowa and
Minnesota Tri‐State Spring Histology Symposium that will
be held at The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governors
Club in Madison, Wisconsin, May 6‐8, 2015. We offer an
outstanding program of seminars and workshops that
begin Wednesday afternoon May 6th and concludes at
noon on Friday May 8th. Join us for education, vendor
displays, socializing and histotech camaraderie as we
celebrate “Hats Off to Histology.”
2015 Tri-State Spring
Histology Symposium
List of Scheduled Speakers:
May 6th - 8th, 2015
The Madison Concourse Hotel
Madison, WI
Sponsored by:
Minnesota Society
for Histotechnology
Wisconsin
Histology Society
Iowa Society of
Histotechnology
Michelle Nelsen
65267 180th St
Adams, MN 55909
Mayo School of Health Sciences Histology Students
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Dr. Erin Brooks, Madison, WI University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinic, Madison, WI
Shahriar Salamat, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinic, Madison, WI
Marie Pinkerton, DVM, DACVP, Madison, WI
Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, WI
Samantha Morello, DVM
Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, WI
Rebecca Johnson, DVM
Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, WI
Thomas Haas, DO, FCAP
Mercy Health System, Janesville, WI
(Sponsored by Newcomer Supply, Middleton, WI)
Loretta Sayles, HT (ASCP)
Sayles Lab Consulting, Melbourne Beach, FL
(Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA)
Rachel Gonzalez
GBI Labs (Golden Bridge International), Mukilteo, WA
Elizabeth Chlipala, HT (ASCP) QIHC
Premier Laboratory, LLC, Longmont, CO
(Sponsored by Newcomer Supply, Middleton, WI)
William DeSalvo HTL(ASCP)
Sonora Quest Laboratory
(Sponsored by Sakura Finetek, USA)
Debbie Siena, HT (ASCP) QIHC
Statlab Medical, Southlake, TX
H. Skip Brown, HT (ASCP)
SSM Healthcare Systems, St. Louis, MO
(Sponsored by Sakura Finetek, Torrance, CA) GENERAL INFORMATION
Dates: May 6 – May 8, 2015
Meeting Location:
The Madison Concourse Hotel
1 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703
800-356-8293, 608-257-6000
www.concoursehotel.com
Room Rates:
Wed/Thurs (May 6, 7)
$137.00*
Governors Level (May 6, 7)
$189.00*
Complimentary parking and airport shuttle
*Standard single or double guest room plus taxes
Check In/Check Out Time:
Check In Time – 3:00 p.m.
Check Out Time – 11:00 a.m.
Hotel Reservation Information:
Room reservations should be made directly with the
Madison Concourse Hotel. To secure the symposium
rates, make your reservations early and indicate that
you are affiliated with the Tri-State Histology
Symposium. All reservations must be guaranteed
with a major credit card. Reservation deadline for
the Tri-State Symposium rate is April 17, 2015.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Wednesday, May 6 Seminar Talks
3:00 – 4:00 pm Case Presentations
Mayo Clinic Histology Students, Rochester, MN
3:00 – 4:00 pm Serratia Marcescens: Superstition, Stealth & Science
Dr. Erin Brooks, Madison, WI
4:00 – 5:00 pm The Changing World of Neuropathology
Dr. Shahriar Salamat, Madison, WI
4:00 – 5:00 pm Is the Veterinary Pathologist In?
Dr. Marie Pinkerton, Madison, WI
5:00 – 6: 00 pm Equine Surgery: Better Call the Anesthesiologist
Drs Rebecca Johnson, Samantha Morello, Madison, WI
5:00 – 6:00 pm Practical Approach to Applying Lean Processes to
the Histology Laboratory
Loretta Sayles, Sayles Lab Consulting
6:00 – 7:00 pm The Grading and Staging of Tumors: What Does it All
Mean? Dr. Thomas Haas, Janesville, WI
7:00 – 9:00 pm Registration and Product Show
Pizza Party – Courtesy of Tech One Biomedical
Thursday, May 7 Thursday Morning Main Speaker
8:30 – 12:00
8:30 – 4:30
12:00 – 1:00
Thursday, May 7 Afternoon Workshops
1:00 – 4:30
1:00 – 4:30
Directions to the Madison Concourse Hotel:
www.mapquest.com
www.concoursehotel.com
1:00 – 4:30
Hotel or Registration Questions - Contact:
7:00 – 10:00
Lois Rowe – [email protected]
A History of Anatomy, Pathology and Histotechnology
Dr. Thomas Haas, Janesville, WI
Workshop #1 This is an all-day 6 hr. workshop
Digital Pathology for the Histotech
Elizabeth Chlipala, Premiere Laboratory
William DeSalvo, Sonora Quest
Lunch With Exhibitors
10:00 - ?
Workshop #2:
Optimizing Multiple Staining Screens for Tissue or
Cellular Co-localization of Proteins Using HRP and
AP Enzymes, Rachel Gonzalez, GBI Labs
Workshop #3:
It’s Just an H&E Stain, Why is it so Hard to Get it Right?
Debbie Siena, Statlab Medical
Workshop #4:
Understanding Reimbursement Cuts & Managing Around
Them, Loretta Sayles, Sayles Lab Consulting
Derby Themed Costume Banquet:
“Hats Off to Histology”
Hospitality Party
Vendor/Exhibitor Questions – Contact:
Friday, May 8 Friday Morning Workshops
Dawn Schneider – [email protected]
8:30 – 12:00
More Information:
Visit the MSH website: http://msfh.wildapricot.org/
8:30 – 12:00
Workshop #5:
Optimization of Microtomy: Past, Present & the 21st
Century, H. Skip Brown, St. Louis, MO8:30 – 12:00
Workshop #6:
Validation, A Major Component of the Histology
Laboratory Quality System, Debbie Siena, Statlab Medical
Workshop #7:
Protocol Development and Troubleshooting in IHC
Elizabeth Chlipala, Premiere Laboratory
All seminars and workshops are NSH CEU approved.
REGISTRATION FORM
Please print legibly or register online at www.msfh.wildapricot.org
Name: ___________________________________________________
E-mail: __________________________________________________
Phone: ___________________________________________________
Home Address: ___________________________________________
Home City/State/Zip: _____________________________________
Company: ________________________________________________
PLEASE NOTE: Registrations due by April 30, 2015. There will be
a $20 additional fee for registering after April 30th and for on-site
registrations.
Registration refunds will not be granted after April 30, 2015.
Three-day Registration (includes seminars talks, breaks, lunch,
banquet and choice of workshops)
Member Fee
$110.00
Nonmember Fee
$150.00
Student Fee
$ 60.00
Circle workshops 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Thursday One-day Registration (includes breaks, lunch, banquet
ticket and choice of one afternoon workshop)
Member Fee
$80.00
Nonmember Fee
$100.00
Student Fee
$40.00
Circle workshop 1 2 3 4
Half-day Registration (Wednesday, Thursday morning or afternoon, or
Friday; does NOT include Banquet)
Note day attending: Wednesday _____
Thursday am_____
Thursday pm_____
Friday _____
Member fee
$40.00
Non Member Fee
$60.00
Student Fee
$20.00
Circle workshop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Thursday Night Banquet Only
$30.00
Name of guest (if applicable):
Late Registration Fee
If registering after April 30th add
$20.00
Total Registration Payment:
$
Payment Method: Check Enclosed _____ Awaiting Funds _____
Make Checks Payable To: MSH
Mail Check and Registration Form by April 30th to:
Michelle Nelsen
65267 180th ST.
Adams, MN 55909
Or Register online at: http://msfh.wildapricot.org/