AACC New York Upstate Local Section Spring Virtual Meeting
Hosted by The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC).
The event is free to attend, but you must register in advance.
Agenda: Thursday, May 13, 2021
9:00-9:15 am: Welcome and announcements
Dr. Dan Beriault, Program Chair, New York Upstate, AACC
Dr. Peter Kavsak, Chairperson, New York Upstate, AACC
Drug overdoses and Drug Checking Programs
9:15-9:50 am: The current state of drug overdoses and a pilot drug checking program in Toronto. Dr. Dan Werb, Director of the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, Toronto
9:50-10:25 am: DoseCheck: A rapid street drug identification technology. Dr. Drew Hall, University of California, San Diego
10:25-10:45 am: Coffee and yoga break
General Clinical Chemistry
10:45-11:15 am: Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury. Dr. Joe El-Khoury, Yale-New Haven Health, Yale University
11:15-11:45 am: Usefulness of Estimated Average Glucose (eAG) in patient care. Dr. Yu Chen, Dalhousie University
11:45-12:15 pm: Improving serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation utilization in a community setting. Dr. Tracy Morrison, Lifelabs Ontario
12:15-1:10pm: Lunch
Young Investigators Corner
1:10-1:35 pm: Lipid Disorders in Adolescent Obesity: Markers of Inflammation in the Postprandial State. Siobhan Wilson, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto
1:35-2:00 pm: Investigation of macro-troponin in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Dr. Ashley Di Meo, University of Toronto
2:00-2:15 pm: Coffee and stretch break
2:15-2:40 pm: Validating a new LDL-C equation: Does it add up? Dr. Victoria Higgins, St Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto
2:40-3:05 pm: To skim or splice? The advantages and challenges of switching M protein quantification to tangential skim. Dr. Jessica Miller, University of Toronto
3:05-3:30 pm: SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in School Children and Adolescence in the Greater Toronto Area: Potential Value of Rapid Antigen and Antibody Testing. Mary Kathryn Bohn, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto
3:30 pm: Judges convene for Young Investigator Award
Agenda: Friday May 14, 2021
COVID-19 Session
8:40-9:15 am: Quantity and Quality of Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2: The Importance of Timing and Age. Dr. Zhen Zhao, Weill Cornell Medicine
9:15-9:50 am: Implementation of Molecular and Serological Tools for COVID-19 Patient Management: A GENCOV Study. Dr. Jennifer Taher, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
9:50-10:05 am: Coffee and stretch break
10:05-11:40 am: Meeting the Challenges of COVID-19 Diagnostics in the U.S. Dr. Richard Montagna, Senior Vice President, Rheonix Inc.
11:40-12:00 pm: Announce Young Investigator Award, Concluding Remarks. Drs. Pete Kavsak and Dan Beriault
12:00-1:00 pm: Annual membership meeting