2025 GSH Summit Schedule

Room A

Workshop #1–12:00pm – 4:00pm
A Guide to Passing the HT/HTL Certification- Ely Klar, MS, HTL(ASCP), CSU – 4 hours
(conflicts with Workshops #2,#3, #4 and #6)

Break – 2:00pm-2:30pm

Workshop #5–4:00pm – 5:00pm
Histo T’n’T – Histology Tips and Techniques, Julie Trejo B.S., H.T. (ASCP)cm, President of Illinois Society for Histotechnologists – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshops #6)

Room B

Workshop #2–12:00pm-1:00pm
Science of Glass Slides – Andrew Lisowski, MS, HTL (ASCP), Epredia – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #1)

Workshop #3–1:00pm-2:00pm
Lean Workflow and Documentation Automation for the Stress-Free CAP Inspection – Renu Gupta, M.S, QIHC (ASCP), Universal Histology – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #1)

Break – 2:00pm-2:30pm

Workshop #4–2:30pm-3:30pm
Cutting Edge IHC Antibodies: Expanding the Repertoire – Steve Westra – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #1)

Workshop #6–3:30pm-4:30pm
Center for Ultrastructural Research (CURE) – Nirmal Joshee, Ph.D., Professor of Plant Science/Biotechnology, Fort Valley State University – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #1 & #5)

Room A

Workshop #7 – 8:30am – 10:00am
It’s a Small, Small World – M. Lamar Jones, BS, HT/HTL(ASCP) – 1.5 hours
(conflicts with workshop #8)

Break – 10:00am – 10:30am in Vendor Exhibit Hall

Workshop #9 – 10:30am – 12:00pm
Tissue Processing Basics – Michelle Bell, HT/QIHC(ASCP), Milestone Medical – 1.5 hours
(conflicts with workshop #10)

Awards Luncheon – 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Workshop #11 – 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Introduction to IHC Wetlab – Kimya Jones, HT (ASCP), QIHC (ASCP), Augusta University- 3 hours
(conflicts with workshops #12, #13 and #14)

Break – 3:00pm – 3:30pm in Vendor Exhibit Hall

Room B

Workshop #8 – 8:30am -10:00am
Quality in Histology Laboratory – Carl Sagasser, MBA, BS, HT(ASCP), Quest Diagnostics – 1.5 hours
(conflicts with Workshop #7)

Break – 10:00am – 10:30am in Vendor Exhibit Hall

Workshop #10 – 10:30am – 11:30am
Science of H&E Troubleshooting – Andrew Lisowski, MS, HTL (ASCP) Epredia – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #9)

Awards Luncheon – 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Workshop #12 – 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Identification of Pigments and Minerals – M. Lamar Jones, BS, HT/HTL (ASCP) – 1.5 hours
(conflicts with Workshop #11)

Break – 3:00pm – 3:30pm in Vendor Exhibit Hall

Workshop #13 – 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Financial Preparedness – Celia Brooks, Epredia – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #11)

Workshop #14 – 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Cervical Cancer Prevention – Evolving Strategies and Diagnostic Solutions – Tammy Maury, HTL, Senior Pathology Solutions Specialist-Roche/Ventana-  – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #11)

Room A

Workshop #15 – 8:30am – 9:30am
Tissue Identification – Dr. Christine’ Rigsby, PhD, MGA – 1 hours
(conflicts with Workshop #16)

Break: 9:30am – 10:00am in Vendor Exhibit Hall

Workshop #17 – 10:00am – 11:00am
Large Animal Necropsy – Norba Targa-AD, Pathology Projects, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #18)

Workshop #19 – 11:00am – 12:00am
Breast Carcinoma: Unmasking Clues with IHC Advances – Leah Hartman-Millipore Sigma – 1 hour
(conflicts with Workshop #18)

Room B

Workshop #16 – 8:30am – 10:00am
Leadership Bootcamp 101 – Michelle Bell, HT/QIHC (ASCP) – Milestone Medical 1.5 hours
(conflicts with Workshop #15)

Break: 9:30am – 10:00am in Vendor Exhibit Hall

Workshop #18 – 10:00am – 11:30am
Take Your Frozen Section Game to the Next Level: Wetlab – Michelle Bell, HT/QIHC(ASCP) – 1.5 hours
(conflicts with Workshop #17 & #19)