Events

Quest Presentation

Thank you to all who attended George’s presentation, Case Studies in Antithrombotic Therapy, made on Friday, October 12 at the Quest Diagnostics Case-oriented Symposium on Bleeding and Thrombosis in Crystal City, VA, near Washington, DC. As promised, here is my presentation in 6-per-page handout format. Please click the link and feel free to download the file. […]

Anticoagulant Therapy

Quest Case-oriented Symposium

Here’s a reminder of Quest’s Case-oriented Symposium on Bleeding and Thrombosis, October 12-13, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia near the Reagan airport. I’ve attached a copy of their descriptive brochure with the program schedule. Please come and join us! Quest Case-based Symposium on Bleeding and Thrombosis Participant Brochure

Intermountain States Seminar September 26–29

I hope you can attend the 49th Annual Intermountain States Seminar at the Snow King resort and Virginian Lodge this week in Jackson, Wyoming, September 26–29. I (George) will speak on “Monitoring the New Anticoagulants, Whatever Happened to the PT and PTT?” 1:45–3:15 and “Managing Hemophilia Therapy, from Rasputin to Recombinants,” 3:30–5:00 on Thursday, September 27 at the […]

Conference Calendar Updates

I invite you to have a look at several new conference opportunities scheduled for September–December, 2012 recently posted on our Coag Conference Announcements page.

Mayo Conference, Cheat Sheet

A big Thank You to everyone who visited the Fritsma Factor booth at the Mayo Laboratories Coagulation Testing Quality conference and exhibit August 7–10 in Rochester, MN, and congratulations to our drawing winners who received either a copy of Rodak BF, Fritsma GA, Keohane EM. Hematology, Clinical Principles and Applications, Elsevier, 2012, or a set of our AACC Press Quick Guides, […]

Precision BioLogic and Fritsma Factor at Mayo

We are looking forward to the Mayo Laboratories Coagulation Testing Quality program Tuesday–Friday, August 7–10, 2012 at the Kahler Grand Hotel in Rochester, Minnesota. Precision BioLogic and Fritsma Factor will be booths 19 and 20, respectively, just inside the exhibit’s main entrance. Please be sure to participate in our Fritsma Factor reference book giveaway. We will have ballots […]

Calendar of Coagulation Conferences

Our web site maintains an up-to-date calendar of coagulation conferences around the world. Check in occasionally to learn what is happening in your area.

Bioconference Presentation Handout: Monitoring New A/Cs

Yesterday, Thursday, May 24 I had the pleasure of presenting “Monitoring the New Anticoagulants; Whatever Happened to the PT and PTT?” for Bioconference Live. Registration for the conference is free, the presentations were recorded and are available through August, 2012. In a chat room after the conference I promised Warren Coffin, Crozer Chester Medical Center, Philadelphia, a […]

Anticoagulant Therapy

A Thorn Between Two Roses

Here’s a photo of George with Kelly Townsend (L) and Pamela Owens (R) in the exhibit at theThrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America. Kelly and Pam are frequent Fritsma Factor participants and leaders atTriCore Reference Laboratoriesof Albuquerque, NM.

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week April 22-28

Each April, Medical Laboratory Scientists worldwide celebrate Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. This year, Fritsma Factor celebrates our week, April 22–28, by offering 34 online audio modules that provide a complete overview of hemostasis. These modules, fully updated, include six new modules, Platelet Production, Platelet Structure, Platelet Function, and Platelet Function Testing I, II, and III. All 34 modules are […]

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George Fritsma is a medical laboratory scientist, educator, and author. George holds faculty appointments with Rutgers University and Michigan State University, and is a member of the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, American Association of Clinical Chemists, and American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

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