The value of high-sensitivity immunoassay in laboratory medicine: Advancing Healthcare Forum
Join SelectScience® for this exclusive, roundtable discussion with leading experts in high-sensitivity immunoassay and its implications in clinical practice. This live event will explore the value of high-sensitivity immunoassays with a particular focus on troponin and cardiac care. During the Forum, our experts will share and discuss their experiences from management, implementation, and regulatory/CLIA perspectives.
This session is kindly sponsored by Platinum CLINICAL24 sponsor, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics.
Learning objectives:
- Learn about the value of high-sensitivity immunoassay
- Explore the challenges and opportunities involved in implementing high-sensitivity immunoassay from a laboratory management and medical perspective
- Understand regulatory and CLIA requirements and considerations
This Advancing Healthcare Forum is hosted as part of the global CLINICAL24 discussion.
Who should attend?
- Laboratory managers
- Laboratory directors
- Laboratory scientists
- Clinical chemists
- Clinical scientists
- Healthcare professionals
- Clinicians/medical doctors
Certificate of attendance
All webinar participants can request a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.
Speakers
Dr. Frank Peacock is a highly respected physician in cardiovascular care and emergency medicine. With an extensive career that spans multiple leadership roles, including being the current Chief Executive Officer of Comprehensive Research Associates, a commercial research organization. Dr. Peacock has made significant contributions to improving patient outcomes in acute care settings. Dr. Peacock currently serves as a Professor, Emergency Medicine Associate Chair and Research Director at Baylor College of Medicine.
Sten Westgard is Director of Client Services and Technology for Westgard QC. For more than 30 years, Sten has managed the Westgard website and training portal, creating and administering online training, as well as editing and writing hundreds of reports, essays, and applications on quality control, method validation, Six Sigma and other laboratory management topics. Sten has also presented at conferences and workshops both in the US and abroad (in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and Australia), on topics such as "Westgard Rules", Six Sigma, Risk Management, Method Validation, Measurement Uncertainty and Quality Management. He received an Outstanding Speaker award from the AACC for 2008 through 2012, and 2016. Sten is an adjunct faculty member at the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences in Rochester, Minnesota; an adjunct faculty member at the University of Alexandria, Egypt; an adjunct visiting faculty member at Kastruba Medical College of Manipal University, Mangalore, India; and an honorary visiting professor at Jiao Tong University, Shanghai.
Tracy Mangunlay is a dynamic healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience leading large-scale laboratory operations across both for-profit and non-profit healthcare organizations. Known for her values-driven leadership, Tracy specializes in transforming complex healthcare systems, improving patient care, driving operational excellence, and developing high-performance teams. As an accomplished leader in healthcare operations, Tracy excels in strategic planning, change management, and organizational growth. She has successfully led multisite laboratory services, managing budgets up to $175 million and overseeing teams of up to 520 employees. Tracy is recognized for delivering measurable results in patient safety, quality improvement, and operational efficiency, with a proven track record of saving millions annually through process improvements and cost-saving initiatives.