2024 Annual Meeting Summary

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ADASP Welcomes Fellows and Residents to register as future pathology leaders

ADASP 2024 Education Program In association with USCAP
Saturday, March 23, 2024 | 8:30am – 3:00pm
University of Maryland (6 min walk from Convention Center) – Grand event Room 208
621 W. Lombard St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

Luncheon and Breaks provided

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This program is approved to provide up to 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

ADSP Annual Meeting Agenda 2024

8:00-8:15 AM EDT	Meeting at Convention Center Walk jointly to UM Dept. Pathology (optional)
8:15-8:30 AM EDT	Coffee and Networking Lab tour signup

Session 1: How to be a Medical Director
8:30-8:40 AM EDT	Welcome to ADASP 2024 Joe K. Lennerz, MD, PhD President ADASP CSO BostonGene
8:40-9:00 AM EDT	ADASP Productivity Survey & Discussion Alexandra Kalof, MD Vice Chair, Anatomic Pathology, University of Vermont Health Network Professor, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Reflect on productivity issues identified by pathology directors Share comments on solutions
9:00-9:30 AM EDT	Too much work and not enough people: Creating effective workflows and staffing models Brittany Holmes, MD Director of Cytopathology Service, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology Identify the importance of a comprehensive workload evaluation Define steps to critically assess workflows and streamline processes Outline a design for LIS integration of a workload measure Understand how to plan strategically for volume and staffing
9:30-10:00 AM EDT	Strategic Problem Solving: Boosting Impact in Improvement Efforts Lei Choi, MD, MPH Medical Director of the Continuous Improvement Department Professor of Medicine, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine Understand foundational principles of strategic thinking and its role in driving organizational decision-making Examine case studies demonstrating problem-solving methodologies in medical center environments Identify effective approaches to engage stakeholders and improve problem solving communication and coordination
10:00-10:10 AM EDT	Break
10:10-10:40 AM EDT	Cracking the Code: Exploring the most commonly encountered coding problems in Pathology Tamera Paczos MD Senior Vice President/Chief Laboratory Officer BioReference Health Robin Miller Zweifel, MT(ASCP) Director of Coding and Billing Compliance BioReference Health Examine the most frequently encountered denials Review most commonly asked coding questions to experts Identify solutions to address common coding problems
10:40-11:40 AM AM EDT	Lab Tour I (not eligible for CME credit) Paul N. Staats, MD Professor and Interim Chair Department of Pathology University of Maryland School of Medicine Update on FDA Oversight of LDTs Alexandra Kalof, MD Vice Chair, Anatomic Pathology, University of Vermont Health Network Professor, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Joe K. Lennerz, MD, PhD President ADASP CSO BostonGene Synthesize the key elements of the proposed FDA oversight on LDTs Determine the impact on your laboratory setting by recognizing the number and complexity of affected tests Be able to engage in an informed discussion about the proposed timeline and key steps in the transition period
11:40-12:30 EDT	Lunch and ADASP Business Meeting Joe K. Lennerz, MD, PhD President ADASP CSO BostonGene

Session 2: Barcamp Sessions “How to be a Medical Director.”
12:30-12:40 PM EDT	Introduction Erika R. Bracamonte, MD Vice Chair, Anatomic Pathology Professor, Pathology and Medicine Division Chief, Anatomic Pathology Director, Surgical Pathology The University of Arizona College of Medicine
12:40-1:20 PM EDT	Five Parallel Barcamps (40 min) The barcamp is an open meeting format. The two barcamp hosts are providing the context and are experts on the subject matter. The hosts stay at their table the whole time and welcome the changing guests/participants. The participants can actively engage in one or multiple barcamps. The key messages and summaries are collected by the hosts and presented in the subsequent plenum. Barcamp 1: Lab Management with Distributed Teams Christa L. Whitney-Miller, MD Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Frieda Robscheit-Robbins Professor University of Rochester Medical Center Melissa Allen Vice Chair and Program Administrator Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Rochester Medical Center Barcamp 2: Surviving Resistance to Change: Change management strategies Alexandra Kalof, MD Vice Chair, Anatomic Pathology University of Vermont Health Network Professor, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Daniela Allende, MD Director of Clinical Affairs, Pathology Division Cleveland Clinic Barcamp 3: Compliance & Regulatory Affairs Ronald McLawhon, MD, PhD Director, Clinical Laboratories; Chief, Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine Vice Chair, Business Development Professor of Pathology University of California San Diego and UC San Diego Health Oluwole Fadare, MD Professor of Pathology Chief of Anatomic Pathology UC San Diego Health Review recent updates in regulations that affect laboratories Discuss the evolving landscape of payment policy for laboratories Discuss the potential regulatory and compliance implications of emerging technologies for clinical laboratories Bacramp 4: Financial Management, Coding and Billing Audrey J. Lazenby, MD Director of Anatomic Pathology Professor of Pathology University of Nebraska Medical Center Joe Lennerz, MD, PhD ADASP President CSO BostonGene Review of add on billing codes not to miss Review of digital add on codes Barcamp 5: Digital Pathology & Computational Pathology Update Zoltan Laszik, MD, PhD Professor of Clinical Pathology University of California San Francisco Liron Pantanowitz, MD, PhD Chair and Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology Professor of Pathology & Biomedical Informatics Director of Pathology Informatics at UPMC Director of Cytology UPMC Shadyside Director Pathology Informatics Fellowship University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Provide an update about digital pathology Provide an update about computational pathology Share practical examples of digital and/or computational pathology in current practice
1:20-1:30 PM EDT	Break
1:30-2:00 PM EDT	Barcamp plenum 1:30-1:35 BC1: Lab Management with Distributed Teams 1:35-1:40 BC2: Surviving Resistance to Change: Change management strategies 1:40-1:45 BC3: Compliance & Regulatory Affairs 1:45-1:50 BC4: Financial Management, Coding and Billing 1:50-1:55 BC5: Digital Pathology & Computational Pathology Update 1:55-2:00 Buffer
2:00-3:00 PM EDT	Lab Tour II (not eligible for CME credit) Olga B. Ioffe MD Professor Vice Chair for Education Department of Pathology University of Maryland School of Medicine Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology University of Maryland Medical Center Practical Approaches to Addressing the Histotechnologist Shortage Alexandra Kalof, MD Vice Chair, Anatomic Pathology, University of Vermont Health Network Professor, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Joe Lennerz, MD, PhD ADASP President CSO BostonGene Re-cite at least three factors that are impacting the histotechnologist shortage and effects on laboratories work efficiency Describe at least 2 strategies for improved recruitment and retention of Histotechnologists Explain the revised definition of a “technologist” recently proposed by John Liu and William Bonvillan (Issues Winter 2024)
3:00-3:10 PM EDT	Wrap-up and Future Thoughts Joe K. Lennerz, MD, PhD President ADASP CSO BostonGene
3:10 PM EDT	Adjourn
7:30-9:30 PM EDT	ADASP Reception Reception for ADASP Members Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor Room: Tubman