"With today’s hybrid work models, GC labs are concerned not only with identifying new ways of simplifying operations while maintaining high productivity, but also adapting to remote working and providing access to their GC – whether they’re in a different part of the lab or at home.

In this webinar, you’ll discover how your lab can benefit from innovative technology that enables access to real-time information on the go. Explore how PerkinElmer GC 2400™ Platform allows everyone to benefit from smart connections and simplified and sustainable lab operations – while helping lab managers increase productivity and reduce operational costs."

Automation is today's hot topic in LIMS. The tight labor market coupled with the need to reduce costs is forming a perfect storm and driving laboratories to seek new solutions to improve their efficiency. This webinar examines how a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) helps labs to drive integration with external systems and instruments in order to reduce costs.
 
Date - Thursday 12th January 2023
Time - 07:00 PT, 10:00 ET USA, 15:00 UK, 16:00 Europe
 
Within the webinar we will cover:
• IoT/Lab4.0 - the increasing need to network
• Automating instrument interfaces
• Interfacing LIMS to more complex external systems
• Handling traditional serial connectivity
• Benefits of laboratory automation
 
Get behind the hype of buzzwords like ‘IoT’ and ‘Lab4.0’ and learn what practical solutions are available today to automate you laboratory in order to reduce manual touch points, dependency on labor and drive efficiency. Sign up today.
 

"This webinar will highlight the latest Medicare administrative contractors (MAC) reimbursement criteria and rules finalized in October 2022 on molecular syndromic panels for infectious disease pathogen identification testing. Implications of these rules for clinicians and potential approaches of diagnostic stewardship to encourage judicious use of these panel tests will be discussed.

A certificate of participation will be granted to each participant based on 1.0 contact hours of instruction toward credit."

"In this talk, Prof. Huisman will discuss two different initiatives related to diversity & inclusion, in which she has been involved over the last years.
In January 2020 the first Alice & Eve event at the University of Twente was organised. Alice & Eve, a celebration of women in computing in the Netherlands, was organized as a one-day event open to everybody, from Bachelor's and Master's students up to full professors. The event featured a symposium with contributions from and about female computer scientists, a poster contest and an exhibition portraying the achievements of 25 women in computing. The exhibition was accompanied by a booklet with more in-depth information about these 25 women. Alice & Eve is now turning into an annual event. Moreover, a digital version of the exhibition has been made, with added information about another 5 female computer scientists.

In 2021, the Dutch national working group on equity, diversity and inclusion in computer science choose the hiring and promotion of female researchers as one of her action points. Representatives of all Dutch CS departments have been interviewed about do’s and don’ts in their hiring practices. Based on these interviews, a report with concrete recommendations was created, which was then discussed with the heads of the Dutch computer science departments.
In this talk, Prof. Huisman will discuss both activities, talk about lessons learned and their future plans."

Date:  Tuesday 1/24 @ 5:00 am - 6:30 am ET

Description:

A complex life sciences environment demands a resilient value chain and transformed business model that break down data silos, reduces turnaround times, and places patients at the center of your operations. With an industry-wide connected value chain, data is readily available and accessible, which enables informed decision-making and quick reactions to disruptions in the supply chain. This also contributes to data integrity and on-time delivery of quality products.

Please join us for this webinar with L7 CEO Vasu Rangadass and GVW CEO & Founder Louis Hendriks. We will discuss its approach toward a life sciences value chain data backbone of the future by integrating People, Data, and Process to deliver better business and patient outcomes.

Speakers:

Louis Henricks, Founder and CEO of Global Value Web

Vasu Rangadass, President and CEO of L7 Informatics

Key Takeaways:

Building a Life Sciences Value Chain Data Backbone of the future

• Creating a Unified Enterprise Science Platform for Pharma Operations

• Improving Utilization and Efficiency through Data Intelligence

• Ensuring real-time availability of data

• Integrating the right digital innovation and strategy

• Engaging with Industry peers and sharing Common Learnings

Who Should Benefit

From C-level executives through Quality VPs, Directors, from managers to the knowledgeable professionals in the lab.

"Lab managers are tasked with monitoring the life cycle of their facility’s equipment. This includes purchasing equipment and disposing of obsolete equipment, but it also involves navigating service contracts, deciding whether to buy or lease equipment and managing operational costs. These non-core activities can take precious time away from research and manufacturing – so, how can you track the life cycle of your lab equipment in an efficient, scientific and easy-to-manage way?

This webinar will outline the steps you need to take when building a strategy to implement a digital lab that delivers actionable outcomes based on data, not opinions. Develop a successful lab environment that uses data and analytics to achieve optimal scientific asset management, a focus on sustainability and a healthy return on investment. Utilize your lab’s informatics to increase productivity and monitor your lab’s assets in real-time and accelerate your science."

"The Harvard Clinical Informatics Lecture Series (HCILS) provides a forum for clinicians and researchers at HMS and beyond to learn the field of clinical informatics. The series addresses core topics in clinical informatics as outlined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as well as cutting edge research being done nationally.

This series is designed to change the way clinicians approach clinical informatics problems and provide them with tools to create more successful intervention.

The seminar intends to provide attendees with the tools to:

* Apply Clinical Informatics principles to solve clinical and operational challenges
* Understand proven informatics tools and techniques
* Critically review informatics evidence

Sessions are held virtually (via Zoom) on Tuesdays 12–1pm. Check the DBMI Calendar for upcoming sessions and descriptions."

"Labs performing molecular infectious disease testing within a MolDX jurisdiction must now register for a unique DEX code z-identifier to receive a fixed reimbursement for laboratory developed tests or “expanded” panels that test for more than five targets. During this webinar we will review the MolDX program, and under which conditions the labs need to apply for a new Z-code.

At the end of the webinar the attendees will have an understanding of the reimbursement landscape for molecular testing and how the new MolDX requirements should be applied in daily routine."

"The FSMA Traceability rule is ushering a new era of regulations, opportunities and challenges for the food industry. Join us as we examine some of the more ambiguous exemptions of the new rule and provide solutions to the key supply chain implementation and compliance challenges companies are likely to face.

Agenda:

* 12:00 pm - 12:05 pm - Welcome and Introductions
* 12:05 pm - 12:15 pm - Overview of the FSMA Traceability Rule: Who's in and Who's out?
Sara Bratager, Food Traceability & Food Safety Scientist, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
* 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm - Ambiguous Exemptions: A Closer Look at the Processing, Kill Step and RAC Exemptions
Sara Bratager, Food Traceability & Food Safety Scientist, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
Shawn Stevens, Food Industry Attorney, Food Safety Counsel
Melanie Neumann, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Matrix Sciences International, Inc.
* 12:45 pm - 1:00 pm - Sponsored TechTalk
* 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm - How to Work with Your Supply Chain: Challenges and Solutions
Sara Bratager, Food Traceability & Food Safety Scientist, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
Melanie Neumann, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Matrix Sciences International, Inc.
Shawn Stevens, Food Industry Attorney with the Food Industry Counsel"

"As one tech-savvy physician recently put it, “we’re practicing medicine with the most sophisticated technology in history, but we’re still keeping safety reminders on sticky notes.

”Digital transformation and interoperability don’t have to be limited to just clinical information systems; risk management technology for healthcare has also advanced and can provide material benefits to provider organizations: from improving their relationships with patients, providers and payers, to reducing IT cost, complexity and vulnerability, to positioning them to more efficiently and effectively manage both existing risks as well as the “new” risks for 2023.

In this session you’ll learn what innovative risk management technology looks like, and three ways it can help healthcare provider organizations:

* Better inform – and improve – their relationships with patients, providers and payers
* Create end-to-end alignment and accountability for risk identification and remediation/prevention
* Allow risk management programs to scale to encompass emerging risks like health equity and organizational resiliency."

"The use (and abuse) of neuroscience and psychological research methodologies has become a hot topic in consumer research, particularly in the area of food product research. Commercial tools for leveraging these methodologies continue to get better, faster and cheaper. However, the field of consumer neuroscience has been plagued with pseudoscience and 'neurohype,' and researchers have experienced some disappointments when trying to incorporate these measures into their research.

In this webinar, our expert speaker, Dr. Michelle Niedziela, VP of Research and Innovation at HCD Research will discuss how to better evaluate and implement research methodologies in practice as well as discuss best practices and the future of the field."

"In this case-based presentation, we will describe the most common pitfalls in laboratory testing that healthcare providers and clinical laboratory experts should be aware of, and how to mitigate their effects. Cases presented will cover problems that can arise in the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases of testing, including sample collection, transportation, and processing, effect of interferences on choice of analytical testing platforms, and the importance of using assay-specific pediatric reference intervals. Tests discussed will primarily include common chemistry tests like potassium, bicarbonate, creatinine, sodium, glucose and calcium and ALP. Attendees will be provided with practical ways to detect these issues (for providers), and how to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence (for laboratorians)."