NW Medical Lab Symposium Oct 12–15

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 posted below.

Additional coagulation topics at the symposium include…

Thursday, October 13

• “Dealing with Dabigatran and Other Direct Thrombin Inhibitors,” Chris Ferrell
• “Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Lupus Anticoagulant,” Dr. Paul Riley
• “Heparin Assays, Improving Quality,” Karen Wrona

Friday, October 14

• “Hemophilia Therapy: From Rasputin to Recombinants,” 8:30–10, George Fritsma
• Handout for “Hemophilia Therapy: Rasputin to Recombinants”
• “Update on Aspirin and Plavix Sensitivity and Resistance Testing,” 10:15–11:45,Dave McGlasson
• Mr. McGlasson’s Handout: Monitoring Antiplatelet Drugs
• Mr. McGlasson’s Handout: Glucosamine Platelet Suppression Part 1
• Mr. McGlasson’s Handout: Glucosamine Platelet Suppression Part 2
• “The Top Ten Problems in the Coagulation Laboratory,” 2–3:30, George Fritsma
• Handout for “Top Ten Problems in Coagulation Testing”