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Friday, June 4, 2010

HEMOSTASIS HAPPENINGS: JUNE 2010

Title: Delivering the National Quality Standards for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
Date: June 16, 2010 - June 16, 2010
City: London
State/Province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Contact: Keren Roberts
Phone: 020-8541-1399
Fax: 020-8547-2300
E-Mail: keren@healthcare-events.co.uk
July 6-9, 2010
21st International Conference on Thrombosis
The Mediterranean League Against Thromboembolic Diseases
Milan, Italy
www.thrombosis2010.org

July 10-14, 2010
XXIX International Congress
World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
www.hemophilia2010.org

Preanalytical factors have a profound effect on sample integrity

The effects of preanalytical factors can account for up to 70 percent of a clinical laboratory’s errors.1

Preanalytical factors influencing the reliability of laboratory test results are commonplace. It is traditionally accepted that hemolyzed samples are unsuitable for coagulation assays because of the release of hemoglobin, intracellular components, and thromboplastic substances from damaged blood cells. The complexity of coagulation reactions and the sophistication of coagulation analytical methods render coagulation testing among the most prone to pre-analytical errors in the clinical laboratory. Hemolysis and under-filling tubes are two of the most common reasons for rejecting specimens. Furthermore, the incidence of hemolysis has increased with the decentralization of phlebotomy practices to non-laboratory personnel.

Details and Registration

Time: 2:30 PM (BST), 3:30 PM (CEST), 4:30 PM (EEST), 9:30 AM (EDT)
Date: June 16, 2010

The webinar will be hosted by Steven Kitchen, PhD, FIBMS, Clinical Scientist, Coagulation Laboratory, Sheffield Thrombosis and Haemostasis Centre, Scientific Director, UK National External Quality Assessment, Scheme & WHO/WFH International External Quality Assessment Scheme for Blood Coagulation.

Attend this webcast and understand:
• The most common preanalytical sources of errors
• Guidelines and effects of anticoagulants on PT, APTT, and D-dimer testing
• Effects of common errors, such as under filling the sample tube
• Results of case reports involving preanalytical errors
• Hemolytic, Icteric, and Lipemic (HIL) effects on routine coagulation test results
• Effects and recommendations of sample transport and storage

This program is sponsored by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE 10th ANNUAL ITP CONFERENCE!

PDSA Conference

WHEN: June 25-27, 2010
WHERE: M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas, NV
WHY: Learn about the most up-to-date information on ITP, talk face-to-face with the world's top ITP doctors and share experiences with others in the ITP community.

If you have never attended an ITP Conference before, please join us this year in Las Vegas! The resort/conference center is absolutely stunning and located in a city full of exciting things to see and do.