DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS, WINTER QUARTER 2015 Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 PM, D209 Health Sciences Building This course is eligible for CME credit. Please see below for CME information and course objectives. January 7, 2015 Curriculum Renewal at the University of Washington; Where are We Headed and How Do We Ensure Laboratory Medicine and Pathology are Visible? January 14, 2015 Next-Generation Sequencing Approaches for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases January 21, 2015 I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that…or can I?: Automated Discovery and Diagnosis in Flow Cytometry January 28, 2015 Classification and Monitoring of Hematopoietic Neoplasia in the Genetic Era February 4, 2015 Better, Faster, Stronger: Clinical Microbiology in the Era of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry February 11, 2015 The Game of Clones: Duplicity and Intrigue of Hematopoietic Neoplasia & Cancer Risk Testing. February 18, 2015 Advancing and Securing Our Future in the Evolving Health Care Landscape February 25, 2015 Mind the Gap: Assessing Blood-borne Pathogen Contamination in the Era of Laboratory Automation and Ebola March 4, 2015 Red Blood Cell Genotyping for Improved Medical Care Mara Rendi, MD, PhD Acting Assistant Professor Department of Anatomic Pathology University of Washington Charles Chiu, MD, PhD Assoc. Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Medicine/Infectious Diseases Director, UCSF-Abbott Viral Diagnostics and Discovery Center University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine David P. Ng, MD Hematopathology Fellow Department of Laboratory Medicine University of Washington Brent Wood, MD, PhD Director, Hematopathology Laboratory and SCCA Pathology Medical Director, SCCA Laboratories UWMC Susan Butler-Wu, PhD, D(ABMM) Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine Associate Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory University of Washington Eric Konnick, MD, MS Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellow Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Washington Richard C. Friedberg, MD, PhD, FCAP President-Elect, College of American Pathologists (CAP) Chair, Department of Pathology Baystate Health Andrew Bryan, MD, PhD Resident Physician Department of Laboratory Medicine University of Washington Meghan Delaney, DO, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, UW Medical Director, Puget Sound Blood Center Medical Director, Blood Bank, Seattle Children's Hospital CME Course Objectives: Upon completion of this program, attendees should be able to:     List several trends and developments in laboratory testing for the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of disease. List several trends and developments regarding improving the quality of clinical laboratory services. Apply current concepts in laboratory testing to the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of disease. Describe current research regarding laboratory testing and how this research might impact the future practice of medicine. The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 27 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. (Each session is one credit)