"In collaboration with CLSI and the ACCP ID-PRN, the SIDP Education committee would like to announce our next live webinar “Partnering Laboratory with Stewardship to Navigate Breakpoint Updates and Other New CLSI Recommendations to Enhance Clinical Practice", featuring Dr. April Bobenchik and Dr. Natasha Pettit. Registration is free for SIDP members and offers 1.5hr of ACPE CE credit. Continuing education PACE credit is also available for your lab colleagues, so please feel free to share ... Read More
Sign Up"In today's rapidly evolving world of healthcare, connectivity and interoperability play a pivotal role. Seamlessly exchanging vital information has become the backbone of efficient patient care, streamlining administrative processes, and empowering healthcare professionals with real-time access to critical data. This interconnectedness not only improves outcomes and reduces errors but also transforms the overall healthcare experience. Join us in our upcoming live webinar session as we explor ... Read More
Sign Up"Healthcare organizations are increasingly turning to digital technology to improve patient care and business performance. However, legacy IT systems and practices can often make it difficult. Forward-thinking healthcare IT leaders are adopting cloud-based data integration platforms to overcome these challenges and streamline operations, address staffing challenges, and accelerate innovation. Join us to discover how leveraging the power of cloud technology can enhance scalability, streamli ... Read More
Sign Up"Dr. George will discuss the evolution of hematopathology diagnosis with microscopic analysis (blood, bone marrow, and solid tissue) providing the initial framework of hematopathology. Subtypes were further defined initially based on phenotypic attributes, which were assessed by immunohistochemistry and subsequently by flow cytometry. The field gradually moved away from a pure cell of origin classification to a more integrated approach, and molecular subtypes were described. This revolutionized ... Read More
Sign Up"The latest data shows 88% of cyberattacks involve connected medical devices and 12% are rooted in IoT devices according to the Ponemon Institute report. Modern clinical practices rely on connected devices for quality care while medical devices are operationally the hardest to secure. Attend this webinar to see multiple world-leading case studies and get four actionable steps you can implement now. During this session, subject-matter experts will discuss these four actionable steps to improve ... Read More
Sign Up"Enterprise Imaging (EI) programs provide governance, methods, and tools for capturing, managing, and incorporating medical imaging outside of traditional diagnostic exams into patient records. But how do we ensure that the images captured are of the highest quality? In this session, we will explore tools and best practices to maximize EI content capture by healthcare providers - and even patients. Objectives: * Discover the variety of EI content along with the environments, devices, and p ... Read More
Sign UpThis webinar will discuss how Nugget Scientific works with labs to make the most of their automation solutions. ... Read More
Sign Up"Organizations in the food & beverage industries are under increasing pressure to improve [Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)] and sustainability performance – from internal leadership and employees to external stakeholders such as investors, creditors, policy makers, supply chain partners, and consumers. This presents many challenges depending on your internal competencies and knowledge of material reporting topics and KPIs for the Food & Beverage industry. First, it is important ... Read More
Sign Up"This presentation will discuss the attitudes and behaviour of early career researchers in relation to scholarly communication and issues such as open science, peer review, publishing, metrics, and the use of social media in research. It focuses on the findings of two large studies (Harbingers projects) led by a team of international researchers that studied ECRs' scholarly communication before and during the pandemic using mixed methods (including longitudinal interviews and international surve ... Read More
Sign Up"Are you considering the digitization of your laboratory workflows? Are you ready to embrace cloud-based solutions for your data management needs? In today’s rapidly advancing technological landscape where digital solutions are sought for new discoveries, LabVantage SaaS provides an alternative to traditional on-premises systems, presenting new opportunities for LIMS Administrators when learning or transitioning to a cloud-based service. Join our LabVantage expert to learn how to best manag ... Read More
Sign Up"Data is the foundation of everything we do in healthcare. It represents what we know about a patient, and when it's wrong or incomplete, our decisions can be impaired and good care can be compromised. In addition, when sharing data with other people or organizations we have to consider if what we are sharing is useful. Charlie Harp, CEO of Clinical Architecture, will discuss the spectrum of healthcare data quality, how it impacts the care we provide, and the critical decisions healthcare org ... Read More
"If you work in IT or security for a healthcare organization, time is not on your side. Healthcare cybersecurity jobs take 70% longer to get filled than the average cybersecurity role. And the healthcare industry invests less than 6% of its budget on cybersecurity. (Astra) All the while, you’re supporting a team of people who are dealing with lives — making ransomware attacks and breaches that much more threatening. The key to success as a healthcare security professional is finding ways to ... Read More
Sign Up"Specific, outcome based, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) treatment goals are in the standards of care of many diabetes organizations worldwide. However, poor assay quality and lack of comparability of HbA1c test results among methods and laboratories initially presented a major obstacle to meaningful implementation of guidelines for diabetes care. Since that time, methods for measuring HbA1c have improved tremendously, and the NGSP standardization/certification program has provided tools for manufacture ... Read More
Sign Up"Are you curious about the future of sustainability in research and laboratory practices? Do you want to play an active role in creating a greener and more environmentally-conscious scientific community? We are delighted to present our esteemed live virtual speaker, Martin Farley, Sustainable Research Adviser at UCL and Director of Green Lab Associates. During this session, you will: * Engage in a Live Q&A: Pose your questions directly to Martin Farley and receive real-time answers. Thi ... Read More
Sign Up"The United States has maintained the elimination of measles, defined as the absence of continuous disease transmission for ≥12 months, since 2000. However, measles cases can occur when people travel to and from the United States, especially when travelers are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated against measles. Maintaining measles elimination in the United States requires continued investment in the measles vaccination program which was instrumental to achieving elimination. Health care provider ... Read More
Sign Up"With all of the demands of the day-to-day operations of the lab, it is difficult to take the time to develop strategic goals. However, doing strategic planning is vital for the long-term health of the lab. Strategic planning provides the vision, purpose, and priorities for the organization. Developing this vision for the lab enables staff to understand the direction the lab will grow and helps to define the culture and behaviors required to get there. Doing effective strategic planning will hel ... Read More
Sign Up"This webinar aims to provide attendees with an overview of the potential applications and considerations surrounding the use of generative AI techniques in medical imaging. Without presuming extensive technical expertise, the session will introduce prominent generative models such as GANs and diffusion models and how they may be utilized to enhance medical images. Discussion will focus on realistic use cases such as reconstruction, segmentation, and synthesis, while also exploring challenges ... Read More
Sign UpA webinar sponsored by Astrix Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST Overview: Environmental Monitoring is vital in maintaining high-quality standards in various industries such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and healthcare. With increasing regulations, laboratories must adopt modern and efficient laboratory information management systems (LIMS) to ensure compliance with environmental monitoring (EM) protocols and to streamline the tracking of cont ... Read More
Sign Up"Is your laboratory prepared to diagnose malaria? Yes? No? Either way—there is no time like the present to reevaluate your laboratory’s readiness to perform malaria diagnosis should the need arise. This webinar will introduce malaria biology and diagnostic approaches including morphological, molecular (PCR) and rapid diagnostic test methods. The speakers, scientists performing malaria testing in the at CDC, will address the role of the different diagnostic approaches to ensure that your labo ... Read More
Sign Up"B·R·A·H·M·S PCT (Procalcitonin) plays an important role in preventing the misuse of antibiotics by aiding healthcare professionals in selecting the most effective treatment for bacterial infections. PCT-aided antibiotic stewardship helps to reduce antibiotic overuse and positively impacts key metrics such as antibiotic days of therapy, patient length of stay, and readmission rates. In this session, Dr. Christopher Amaya and Mr. Terry Reeves will review PCT’s role in antibiotic steward ... Read More
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