The Missouri branch of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science holds its annual state meeting at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis, April 17-19, 2012. George provides a presentation on Thursday, April 19, “Monitoring the New Anticoagulants, Whatever Happened to the PT and PTT?” from 1 to 2:30. Attached below is the PowerPoint handout. […]

Here is a summary of the just-ended American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago. It appears there was a lot of attention given to the new oral anticoagulants, especially to dabigatran (Pradaxa), which has been available since 2010 in the US. I’ve been seeing lawyer’s ads on TV recently, 1-800-BAD-DRUG, focusing on Pradaxa. Does Pradaxa deserve this […]

This announcement from Prof. Bernadette Rodak of Indiana University has relatively little to do with hemostasis, however I am certain many of our subscribers knew Prof. Ann Bell (I received a similar message today from Dr. Larry Brace of Edward Hospital, Naperville): “Some of our more mature techs will remember Miss Ann Bell of Memphis TN, who worked with Dr Diggs for so many years […]

Coming up in just two weeks is the Greater New Orleans Coagulation Conference, February 9–10, 2012 at the New Orleans Marriott in Metarie, LA. Precision BioLogic, Inc will be exhibiting at the conference, and we look forward to seeing you there. Also, please visit our recently updated list of 2012 Coagulation Conferences. If you know of a […]

On Friday, October 14, 2011 I made two presentations at the Northwest Medical Laboratory Symposium in Lynnwood, WA, just north of Seattle, “Hemophilia Therapy: Rasputin to Recombinants,” and “The Top Ten Problems in the Coagulation Laboratory.” Thanks to all who patiently listened through two 90 minute talks, and thanks especially to the organizers who invited […]

The Northwest Medical Laboratory Symposium is planned for October 12–15 in the Lynnwood Convention Center, Lynnwood Washington, just north of Seattle. On Friday, October 14, George will speak on “Hemophilia Therapy: From Rasputin to Recombinants,”8:30–10, and “The Top Ten Problems in the Coagulation Laboratory,” 2–3:30. The handouts for these presentations are available for registrants from the NWMLS web site, and are also […]