It’s Fall and time for a new series of Education Roundtables, which are free to all CSCC members. The Education Roundtables Committee worked hard over the summer to organize an exciting line-up of speakers that will span diverse topics ranging from pre-employment drug screening to tissue mass spectrometry. The Committee used the feedback provided from all of you in the annual survey as guidance for crafting this season (so thank you very much to all of you that completed the survey).
Our first session of the new season on September 17 was a presentation on “Lead: An Ongoing Public Health Issue” by Dr. Jessica Boyd, who is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Boyd’s presentation reviewed common routes of lead exposure, public health recommendations for lead screening and follow-up, and key analytical considerations for lead testing.
Below is a short preview of the upcoming Education Roundtables – please refer to the CSCC/SCCC website for the most up-to-date information: 2026-27 Education Roundtable Series | CSCC Invites will be sent automatically from CSCC Head Office to your email on the week of the Education Roundtable. Please ensure your email address is up to date on your CSCC profile.
| Session* | Speaker | Title |
| Oct 1, 2026 1400-1500 ET |
Jessica Miller | Beyond Self Report: Development of a Phosphatidylethanol assay by LC-MS/MS for Liver Transplant Evaluation |
| Oct 15, 2026 1130-1230 ET |
Nguyen N. Nguyen | Pre-employment Drug Screening |
| Oct 29, 2026 1130-1230 ET |
(1) Dennis Orton; (2) Casey Williamson |
CSCC Abstract Awards Presentations |
| Nov 12, 2026 1130-1230 |
William Phipps | Tissue Mass Spectrometry |
| Nov 26, 2026 1400-1500 ET |
Dennis Orton | Result Interpretation in Skewed Populations – Are Common Reference Intervals Inadequate? |
| Dec 10, 2026 1130-1230 ET |
TBC | Archive Committee Presentation |
* Please note session titles may change
We hope you enjoy this season of CSCC Education Roundtables and as always, please reach out to us should you ever have an idea (or would like to volunteer) for potential speakers/topics/moderators – info@cscc-sccc.ca
Notes about PD Credits:
- Attending a live CSCC Education Roundtable = one Category 1 credit
- Listening to a recording without attending the session = one Category 1 credit if you complete and pass the Quiz*
- Listening to a recording without attending the session and did not complete/pass the quiz = one Category 3 credit
*CSCC Education Roundtable sessions are archived on the CSCC website – Archived Webinars | CSCC