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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, November 21, 2024
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
    Attendee, Speaker and Exhibitor Registration and Check-In
  • 7:30 AM - 9:15 AM PST
    Poster Set-Up
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM PST
    Break
  • 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM PST
    Coat & Bag Check
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PST
    Curated Resource List for Training and Continuing Education in Molecular Pathology (A Special EdCoP Event)
    EdCop Speaker: Thomas Lee, MD, PhD – Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente
    EdCop Speaker: Yang Cao, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
    EdCop Speaker: Lulu Sun, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    EdCop Speaker: Erica Vormittag-Nocito, MD – Northwestern University
  • 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM PST
    Opening Remarks
    Plenary Speaker: Jonathan A. Nowak, MD, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • 9:40 AM - 9:45 AM PST
    Award for Excellence Recognition

    Speaker: Maria E. Arcila, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PST
    30 Years of Excellence
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM PST
    Break
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PST
    Exploration of Emerging Informatics Innovations
    Program Committee Moderator: Julie W. Hirschhorn, PhD (she/her/hers) – Geisinger
    Co-Moderator (Early Career): Samuel Harvey, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Informatics
     CE Credit: 1.5
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PST
    Implementation of Carrier Screening for Autosomal Recessive and X-linked Disorders - Clinical Practice and Laboratory Perspectives
    Program Committee Moderator: Honey Reddi, PhD, FACMG (she/her/hers) – Belay Diagnostics
    Co-Moderator (Early Career): Sara Akhavanfard, MD, PhD, FACMG – Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals
    Inherited Conditions
     CE Credit: 1.5
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PST
    Professional Relations Committee (PRC) Discusses AMP Lawsuit Against FDA Challenging Oversight of Lab Developed Testing Procedures
    Breakout Moderator: Megan Anderson Brooks, PhD – Innovation Policy Solutions
    Advocacy
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PST
    Strategies and Challenges of Measurable Residual Disease Testing in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
    Program Committee Moderator: Amir Behdad, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Florida
    Co-Moderator (Early Career): Bing Melody Zhang, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Oncology
     CE Credit: 1.5
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PST
    Unveiling Viral Associations in Human Cancer Using Genomic Data
    Program Committee Moderator: Arivarasan Karunamurthy, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Co-Moderator (Early Career): Parsa Hodjat, MD (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    OncologyInformatics
     CE Credit: 1.5
  • 11:15 AM - 7:00 PM PST
    Expo Hall Open
  • 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM PST
    General Lunch — Visit Expo Hall and View Posters
  • 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM PST
    Networking Lunches
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PST
    Innovation Spotlight
  • 12:00 PM - 6:45 PM PST
    Innovation Spotlights
  • 12:40 PM - 1:10 PM PST
    Innovation Spotlight
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM PST
    Laboratory Automation: Key Considerations for Implementation
    Program Committee Moderator: Tracy McMillen (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Program Committee Moderator: Tessara Baldi (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    AdvocacyLab Management
     CE Credit: 1.0
  • 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PST
    Break
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST
    AMP/CAP/NSGC Slice Testing—Considerations from Ordering to Reporting
    Working Group Moderator: Susan Hsiao, MD, PhD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Inherited Conditions
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST
    Continuing Challenges to Providing More Provider and Patient Friendly NGS Molecular Biomarker Reporting
    Working Group Moderator: Anthony Snow, MD – University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    Lab ManagementOncology
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST
    Platform Presentations of Selected Genetics Abstracts
    Program Committee Moderator: Stuart A. Scott, PhD – Stanford
    Co-Moderator (Early Career): Emilie Lalonde, MSc, PhD, FACMG – London Health Sciences Center and Western University
     CE Credit: 1.0
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST
    Platform Presentations of Selected Informatics Abstracts
    Program Committee Moderator: Heather Blankenship, PhD – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
    Co-Moderator (Early Career): Alexander J. Neil, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Brigham and Women's Hospital
     CE Credit: 1.0
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST
    Platform Presentations of Selected Tech Topics Abstracts
    Program Committee Moderator: Tracy McMillen (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Co-Moderator (Early Career): Zhuo Xinming, PhD – Columbia University Irvine Medical Center
     CE Credit: NOT CME/CMLE
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Coffee Break — Visit Expo Hall and View Posters (Award Applicant Posters Attended)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM PST
    Innovation Spotlight
  • 4:25 PM - 4:55 PM PST
    Innovation Spotlight
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST
    New Molecular Genomic Discoveries in B-Cell Neoplasms and Clinical Applications
    Program Committee Moderator: Amir Behdad, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Florida
    Program Committee Moderator: Craig Soderquist, MD – Columbia University
    Oncology
     CE Credit: 1.5
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
    Welcome Reception
  • 6:15 PM - 6:45 PM PST
    Innovation Spotlight