{"id":246149,"date":"2012-09-02T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T15:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/join-us-at-innovators-edge-charlotte-nc-september-20\/"},"modified":"2012-09-02T15:41:45","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T15:41:45","slug":"join-us-at-innovators-edge-charlotte-nc-september-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/pathology\/join-us-at-innovators-edge-charlotte-nc-september-20.php","title":{"rendered":"Join us at Innovator&#8217;s Edge, Charlotte, NC &#8211; September 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><div><div><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/Register\/Checkin.aspx?EventId=1125470\">Register Now<\/a><\/span><\/div><div><span><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/builder\/site\/Default.aspx?EventID=1125470\" target=\"_blank\">Registration is free of charge<\/a>. Space is limited.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div><span><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div><span>Innovator's Edge - sponsored by Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div><div><div><span>Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Eastern Time)<\/span><\/div><div><span><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=35.2219444444,-80.8452777778&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=35.2219444444,-80.8452777778%20(Charlotte%20Convention%20Center)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Charlotte Convention Center\">Charlotte Convention Center<\/a><\/span><br><span>704-339-6000<\/span><br><span>501 South College Street<\/span><br><span>Rooms 204 and 205<\/span><br><span><a href=\"http:\/\/charmeck.org\/\" rel=\"homepage\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Charlotte, North Carolina\">Charlotte, North Carolina<\/a> 28202<\/span><br><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tissuepathology.com\/weblog\/2012\/06\/accelpath-inc-working-with-three-texas-laboratories-on-digital-pathology-solution.html\" rel=\"autointext\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"AccelPath, Inc. working with three Texas laboratories on digital pathology solution\">United States<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><br><span><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=501+South+College+Street,Charlotte%2C+North+Carolina%2C+28202%2C+United+States+(Charlotte+Convention+Center)&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"absmiddle\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/80d26_map.png\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\">Map and Directions<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div><span><strong><p>Join us at Innovator's Edge<br><\/p><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>A mobile symposium to empower pathology professionals<\/strong>&nbsp;<p>Join&nbsp;us at Innovator&rsquo;s Edge, a dynamic mobile symposium that brings the power of education, connection,and industry-leading solutions to you. From thought leaders in breast cancer diagnostics and digital pathology,&nbsp;to experts in lean workflow, we empower you to bring personalized cancer care to the glass slide. Trust the&nbsp;industry-leading team with more tissue companion diagnostics in the pipeline than any other pathologycompany to keep you on the cutting edge of our rapidly evolving profession.&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><\/div><div><span><strong>Choose the program that interests you most, to optimize your time with our team of global experts:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><\/span><\/div><div><ul><li><span>Advances and Controversies: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tissuepathology.com\/weblog\/2012\/07\/94-of-pathologists-agree-digital-pathology-will-become-common-practice.html\" rel=\"autointext\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"94% of Pathologists Agree Digital Pathology Will Become Common Practice\">Digital Pathology<\/a> and Breast Cancer Management&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li><span><strong><strong>(4.0 AMA&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>Category 1&nbsp;credit hours)<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span>Lean <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tissuepathology.com\/weblog\/2012\/07\/attend-molecular-med-tri-con-2013-digital-pathology-conference-feb-13-15-2013.html\" rel=\"autointext\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Attend Molecular Med Tri-Con 2013 Digital Pathology Conference - Feb 13-15, 2013\">Workflow<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Change_management\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Change management\">Change Management<\/a>&nbsp;<strong>(3 CEU credits)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/builder\/site\/Default.aspx?EventID=1125470\" target=\"_blank\">Registration is free of charge. Space is limited<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><div>&nbsp;<br><span><strong>Hands-on demonstrations of emerging technologies will be available on-site for those who are<\/strong><\/span><\/div><div><span><strong> interested in applying new insights in the laboratory setting:&nbsp;<p><\/p><\/strong><br><\/span><\/div><ul><li><span>VENTANA iScan HT* &ndash; high throughput digital slide scanner<\/span><\/li><li><span>Benchmark ULTRA &ndash; continuous access IHC\/ISH staining platform<\/span><\/li><li><span>VENTANA Benchmark Special Stains &ndash; fully automated special stains platform<\/span><\/li><li><span>VANTAGE &ndash; workflow management solution<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><span>*The VENTANA iScan HT slide scanner is for research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div><div><div><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/Register\/Checkin.aspx?EventId=1125470\">Register Now<\/a><\/span><\/div><div><span><strong>Agenda<br><\/strong><\/span><br><span><strong>Advances and Controversies:&nbsp;<br>Digital Pathology and Breast Cancer Management&nbsp;<br><\/strong><em><em>4.0 AMA-PRA Category 1 credits accredited by Charlotte AHEC<\/em><p><\/p><\/em>10:00 am&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Welcome<br><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kevin Smith, MD<\/span><br><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; President, Celligent Diagnostics<\/span><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Introductions and Pre-Test Information<br><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peter Banks, MD<\/span><br><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pathologist, Scientific Affairs, <\/span><\/div><div><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.<\/span><p><span>10:15 am&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Digital Pathology: Current Status and Issues<br><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Keith J. Kaplan, MD<\/span><br><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director of Information Technology<\/span><\/p><\/div><div><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Carolinas Pathology Group<\/span><p><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Breast Cancer: Current Diagnostic Issues and&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Biomarkers for Prognosis and Management<br><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chad A.Livasy, MD<\/span><br><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pathologist, Breast and Gynecologic Pathology<\/span><\/p><\/div><div><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Carolinas Pathology Group<\/span><p><span>12:15 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>1:00 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Breast Cancer: Current Clinical Management Issues<br><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Steven A.&nbsp;Limentani, MD<br><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Associate Medical Director,&nbsp;Levine Cancer Institute<\/span><br><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Clinical Professor of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill<\/span><\/p><p><span>1:30 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Evidence-Based Pathology: A Word of Caution<br><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark&nbsp;R. Wick, MD<\/span><br><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Professor of Pathology<\/span><br><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; University of Virginia Health System&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span>2:30 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Faculty Panel Discussion with Open Q &amp; A<br><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Post-test performance&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><span>3:00 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Adjournment&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span>3:00pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Reception<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div><div><span><strong>In the AP Lab:<br>Best Practices for Continuous Performance Improvement<p><\/p><\/strong><strong>Kelsi Currier, MPH<br><\/strong>Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.<br>10:00 am - 2:00 pm<br><em>Lunch Provided<br>Three hour session approved for 3 CEUs<br><\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Course Content<br><\/span><ul><li><span>See the AP Lab through the Eyes of a Lean Expert<\/span><\/li><li><span>AP Industry Challenges<\/span><\/li><li><span>Change Management<\/span><\/li><li><span>Lean Overview<\/span><\/li><li><span>Lean Definitions and Interactive Exercises<\/span><\/li><li><span>Six Sigma Overview Case Study: Leaning the AP Laboratory<\/span><\/li><li><span>Open Q&amp;A Discussion<\/span><\/li><li><span>Closing Remarks &nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div><h3><span>Actions<\/span><\/h3><ul><li><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/register\/dialogs\/tellafriend.aspx?EventId=1125470&amp;AttendeeId=0\">Tell a Friend<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/builder\/site\/Default.aspx?EventID=1125470\">Add to Calendar<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div><div><h3><span>Contact Information<\/span><\/h3><ul><li><span>Phone: 520-877-7192<\/span><\/li><li><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/register\/dialogs\/sendemail.aspx?EventId=1125470\" target=\"_blank\">Email Us<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><div><div><div><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/2eb8c_ahec_logo%20smaller.png\" style=\"padding-left:10px; 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