Start Date: 7/31/2018 2:00 PM CDT
End Date: 7/31/2018 4:00 PM CDT
Venue Name: Swissotel Chicago, St. Gallen Room
Location:
323 East Upper Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL United States 60601-9722
Organization Name:
ASCLS
Contact:
Sponsor: Global Education Group (CME Provider)
This activity is provided by Global Education Group.
Commercial Support
This activity has been supported by an educational grant from Quidel.
AGENDA:
Welcome Address and Introduction:
Mark Lupo, MD, PA (5 minutes)
Guideline Recommendations, Clinical Practice, and Indications for Measurement.
Mark Lupo, MD, PA (30 minutes)
Methodology and Assay Comparison
George J Kahaly, MD, PhD (30 minutes)
Implementation of Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulin Testing at DHMC
Robert D. Nerenz, PhD (20 minutes)
Faculty Discussion
(35 min.)
Summary and Conclusions
Mark Lupo, MD, PA (5 minutes)
ACCREDITATION:
PHYSICIAN CREDIT DESIGNATION - CME
Global Education Group designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CREDIT DESIGNATION - LAB PROFESSIONAL, P.A.C.E.®
This is an INTERMEDIATE level program. ASCLS is an approved provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program. This program will provide 2 contact hours of credit.
CONTRIBUTING FACULTY:
George J. Kahaly, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology / Metabolism
Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center
Mainz, Germany
Mark A. Lupo, MD, PA
Medical Director
Thyroid & Endocrine Center of Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Robert D. Nerenz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH