2026-27 Education Roundtable Series
For non-CSCC members:
1Save today! Club members are entitled to join any or all of the Roundtables. Register once only and automatically receive an invitation for each Roundtable and access to the slides and recordings of past roundtables for the current year.
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- Each registration is restricted to one (1) phone line; you may have as many participants using that line as you wish. You are welcome to sign up more than one (1) phone line but each line must be a separate registration and payment.
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2026/2027 Roundtable Series Dates:
2026
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Presenter(s) | Topic | |
| 1 | September 17 | 14:00-15:00 | Jessica Boyd | Lead: An Ongoing Public Health Issue |
| 2 | October 1 | 14:00-15:00 | Jessica Miller | Beyond Self Report: Development of a Phosphatidylethanol assay by LC-MS/MS for Liver Transplant Evaluation |
| 3 | October 15 | 11:30-12:30 | Nguyen N. Nyguen | Pre-employment Drug Screening |
| 4 | October 29 | 11:30-12:30 | (1) Dennis Orton; (2) Casey Williamson | CSCC Abstract Awards Presentations |
| 5 | November 12 | 11:30-12:30 | William Phipps | Tissue Mass Spectrometry |
| 6 | November 26 | 14:00-15:00 | Dennis Orton | Result Interpretation in Skewed Populations- Are Common Reference Intervals Inadequate? |
| 7 | December 10 | 11:30-12:30 | TBC | Archive Committee Presentation |
2027
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Presenter(s) | Topic | |
| 8 | January 21 | 11:30-12:30 | Mari DeMarco / Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich | ADLM/CSCC Clinical Laboratory Guidance Document on Alzheimer Disease Biofluid Biomarkers |
| 9 | February 4 | 11:30-12:30 | Daniel Choi | TBC |
| 10 | February 18 | 11:30-12:30 | Josko Ivica | Urine HVA, VMA and 5-HIAA assay on LC-MS/MS – how our lab implemented it and how it improved our lab’s workflow and clinician satisfaction |
| 11 | March 4 | 11:30-12:30 | Lei Fu | TBC |
| 12 | March 18 | 14:00-15:00 | TBC | TBC |
| 13 | April 1 | 11:30-12:30 | Cody Lewis | Uncovering Variability in Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement Devices |
| 14 | April 15 | 14:00-15:00 | Sally Ezra | Adventures in Determining an Evidence-Based Ferritin RI |
| 15 | April 29 | 11:30-12:30 | TBC | TBC |
| 16 | May 13 | 11:30-12:30 | TBC | Fellows in Training Talks |
| 17 | May 27 | 14:00-15:00 | Janet Zhou | Lithium Monitoring in Practice: Coupling Analytical Performance with Observed Patient Data |
| #1. Sept 17, 2026 | Lead: An Ongoing Public Health Issue |
| Speaker: | Dr. Jessica Boyd is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She is also medical director of Clinical Toxicology and Trace and Toxic Elements at ARUP Laboratories. She completed her PhD at the University of Alberta followed by Clinical Biochemistry Fellowship training at the University of Calgary/Calgary Laboratory Services. She is board certified by the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and the American Board of Clinical Chemistry in Toxicological Chemistry. |
| Overview: | It is now recognized that there is no safe level of lead exposure. However, lead remains an important public health concern despite significant efforts to reduce its presence in food, water, and consumer products. The clinical laboratory plays a critical role in both screening for lead exposure and monitoring individuals who have been exposed. This presentation will review common routes of lead exposure, public health recommendations for lead screening and follow-up, and key analytical considerations for lead testing. |
| Learning Objectives: | At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: (1) Describe common exposure sources and health risks associated with lead (2) Understand public health guidance for lead (3) Discuss laboratory considerations and challenges associated with lead testing |