Summit Schedule
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Room A
Workshop #1: 8:00am-12:00pm
HT/HTL Study Guide – Ely Klar, MS, HTL(ASCP), CSU – 4 hours
(conflicts with Workshops #2,#3,and #4)
Break: 10:00am-10:30am in Vendor Exhibit Hall
Lunch (on your own): 12:00pm-1:00pm
Workshop #5: 1:00 pm-2:00pm
Importance of Silver Stains and How to Avoid the Pitfalls – Debbie Siena, HT(ASCP)QIHC, Histology Consulting Group – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #6)
Workshop #7: 2:00 pm-5:00pm
Mastering the Trichrome Stain; Troubleshooting to Diagnosis, M Lamar Jones, BS, HT/HTL(ASCP) – 3 hours
(conflicts with Workshops #8, #9, and #10)
Break: 3:00pm-3:30pm in Vendor Exhibit Hall
5:30 – 6:00 pm General Membership
Meeting
6:00 – 7:00pm Vendor Reception
7:00-10:00 pm Awards Dinner
Room B
Workshop #2: 8:00am-9:00am
Recent Antibody Editions – Steve Westra, BS – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #1)
Workshop #3: 9:00am-10:00am
Digital Pathology – Tammy Maury, Roche Diagnostics – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #1)
Break: 10:00am-10:30am in Vendor Exhibit Hall
Workshop #4: 10:30am-12:00pm
Quality in the Histology Lab – Carl Sagasser, MBA, BS,
HT(ASCP), Quest Diagnostics – 1.5 hours
(conflicts with Workshop #1)
Lunch (on your own): 12:00pm-1:00pm
Workshop #6 1:00pm-2:00pm
Creating Bulletproof Processing Protocols – Andrew Lisowski, MS, HTL(ASCP), Epredia – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #5)
Workshop #8 2:00pm-3:00pm
Optimizing My Paycheck and Financial Independence Timeline – Celia Brooks, Epredia – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #7)
Break: 3:00-3:30am in Vendor Exhibit Hall
Workshop #9 3:30pm-4:30pm
Science of Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining – Andrew Lisowski, MS, HTL(ASCP), Epredia – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #7)
Workshop #10 4:30pm-5:30pm
Innovations in Histology Multiplexing – Dr. Christopher Koivisto, DVM, PhD, Roche Diagnostics – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #7)
General GSH Membership Meeting and Awards Dinner: 5:30pm-6:00pm
Vendor Reception: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Awards Dinner: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Room A
Workshop #11 – 8:00am-9:00am
Basics of Immunohistochemistry – Leah Hartman, Millipore Sigma – 1 hour
(conflicts with workshop #12)
Workshop #13 – 9:00am-10:00am
10 Commandments to Follow for Stress Free CAP Inspections- Renu Gupta, M.S,HTL,QIHC(ASCP), Universal Histology – 1 hour
(conflicts with workshop #12)
Break – 10:00am-10:30am in Vendor Exhibit Hall
Workshop #15 – 10:30am-12:00pm
Histological Identification of Human Tissues: An Overview – Christine Rigsby, PhD, Middle Ga State University – 1.5 hours
(conflicts with workshops #12 and #14)
Room B
Workshop #12 – 8:00am-11:00am
Standardization in the Gross Room: Start to Finish – M. Lamar Jones, BS, HT / HTL(ASCP) – 3 hours
(conflicts with workshops #11, #13, and #15)
Workshop #14 – 11:00am-12:00pm
Xylene-free Processing: Best for your Health and the Lab’s Wallet – Julie Trejo, Milestone Medical – 1 hour
(conflicts with workshop #15)
Break – 10:00am-10:30am in Vendor Exhibit Hall