36th Annual Symposium/Convention Certificate of Completion Program

The Certificate of Completion program provides attendees with a marketable certificate within a specific category of interest. This certificate provides concise documentation of continuing education for attendees who are required to provide documentation to renew their qualifications. Additionally, this certificate will provide attendees with practical, applicable skill documentation that can be used to enhance marketability within your organization.

Certificates are offered in three areas: Immunohistochemistry, Management and Safety. To receive a Certificate of Completion, attendees must accrue a minimum of 9.0 credit hours in one of the three areas by attending the workshops designated below.

Immunohistochemistry

WS 2 Quantitating Multiple Proteins in Tissue Sections: Staining, Imaging and Analysis
WS 6 Antibody Challenge: 2010
WS 7 A ‘Back To The Basics’ IHC Wet workshop
WS 13 Animal Models of Atherosclerosis - Comparative Histochemistry and Immunohistochemistry
WS 21 Improvements in Reagents and Methods Make In Situ Hybridization (ISH) “As Easy As I-H-C”
WS 24 Assessment of HER2 (c-erbB2) Status; a Comparison of Commonly Used IHC and ISH Methods Used in Histopathology Laboratories
WS 33 Validation, Quality Control, and Troubleshooting in Immunohistochemistry: A Clinical,  Research,  and Vendor Perspective
WS 34 Histochemical and Immunocytochemical Methods:  Ancillary Techniques for Cytologic Specimens
WS 47 A Novel HIER Technique for Free Floating IHC
WS 48 Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry in Veterinary Applications
WS 49 Immunochemistry Update
WS 51 Prostate Cancer and PC IHC Markers
WS 58 Antibodies 2010:  Organ by Organ
WS 59 Utility of Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) in Lesions of Breast and Prostate
WS 67 The Immunofluorescence Triple Lindy! - Advanced Techniques for Dual and Multicolor Immunofluorescence
WS 75 Techniques, Tips and Troubleshooting from a Preclinical Research Perspective: IHC Forum - Panel of Experts (AND YOU)!
WS 76 The Association of Cancer and Infectious Agents
WS 82 Tissue Microarrays: The Principles, Construction and Image Analysis
WS 85 Immunohistochemistry for Beginners
WS 92 Unlocking the Block-New Prognostic Markers and Integrated Studies of Pathologic Specimens
WS 94 Get the most out of your Immunohistochemistry
WS 100 Your Tool Kit for Research Immunohistochemistry

Management

WS 3 Perfecting Patient Care with Lean Thinking
WS 8 Coaching for Performance - Getting Our Ducks in a Row
WS 14 Histotechnology as a Career. A workshop on recruitment.
WS 15 Visual Management of Histology Workflow in Real Time and Day By Day
WS 23 Mentoring Works! It Works For You,  It Works For Me,  It Works For Everybody!
WS 35 Effective Management Techniques--How to be an effective manager without loosing the personal touch!
WS 36 Leading and Managing Change: Strategies and  Communications
WS 38 Competency Assessment
WS 50 Design a Laboratory from Scratch 
WS 60 Let's Be Civil! How Considerate Conduct Impacts the Workplace
WS 69 Lean Times Downunder,  Designing a new laboratory on lean principles
WS 77 Does Your Histology Engine Need a Tune Up? - LEAN Tuning and Adjustment for High Performance
WS 87 Consolidating the Histology Labs at the Request of the Pathology Department
WS 88 Cultural and Religious Considerations in Pathology
WS 95 Improving Productivity and Reducing Errors in the Laboratory Using Lean Principles: Just Do It!

Safety

WS 16 To Err is Human, Patient Safety is Devine
WS 22 Green Histology
WS 27 Using Automation to Drive Efficiency in the Lab
WS 39 Laboratory Safety: What you need to know!
WS 71 Reducing the Amount of Hazardous Waste in Anatomic Pathology
WS 80 Working With Machines Not Against Them: Workplace Ergonomics
WS 97 How to Become a Specialist in Lab Safety Even if You Don't Take the Exam