The 2015 AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo is to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, USA
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American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
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AACC is a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to clinical laboratory science and its application to healthcare. The organization helps lab professionals adapt to change and do what they do best: provide vital insight and guidance so patients get the care they need.
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At the end of July, healthcare professionals from around the world with gather in Atlanta, GA, for the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo. This is the leading event for laboratory medicine worldwide and is the place where breakthrough innovations in clinical testing and patient care are introduced to the healthcare community.
With more than 400 educational sessions covering subjects including personalized medicine, infectious diseases and laboratory developed tests, this year's meeting promises to be the most exciting yet.
Mini-tracks
New this year is mini-tracks, which will enable attendees to concentrate their learning in eight dynamic areas of laboratory medicine practice:
Clinical lab expo
More than 700 companies are exhibiting at the Clinical Lab Expo, the world's largest exposition for clinical laboratory products and services.
Highlights from the Expo include:
Posters
Ground-breaking research abstracts from scientists around the world will be displayed as posters in the poster hall. Learn about cutting-edge science in the field of laboratory medicine. This is a highlight of the AACC Annual Meeting not to be missed!
Be part of the AACC troponin project
Attendees at this year's meeting will have the unique opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking AACC project; the establishment of a bank of serum/plasma samples from healthy adults to enable a direct comparison of the 99th percentile between troponin assays.
Volunteers will donate six tubes of blood onsite. All samples are de-identified at the time of collection, and donors receive a $20 voucher redeemable at the AACC Store in the convention center.
Editor's note
This meeting brings together thought-leaders in all diagnostic fields from around the world. If you can't make it to Atlanta this year, then don't miss out. SelectScience will be providing extensive media coverage of the meeting; become a member to receive updates directly to your inbox.
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