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| AtheNA Educational Seminars |
| "New Technologies, New Efficiencies—A New Era in Autoimmune Disease Testing" |
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| Inverness Medical Professional Diagnostics is initiating a series of educational seminars on new technologies in laboratory autoimmune disease testing. These seminars will highlight how the
technologies work and the benefits they offer to physicians, laboratory personnel, and ultimately patients. |
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| Highly regarded professionals with extensive knowledge of new technologies will relate their real-world experiences and be available to answer questions. Live demonstrations of new systems
and technologies will be an integral part of each program. |
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| Prestigious Faculty |
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- Steven L. Mendelsohn, MD, PhD
Asheville Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine,
UNC-Chapel Hill
- David Lamar Smalley, PhD
Medical Director, Memphis Pathology Laboratory, Professor, Department of Pathology,
University of Tennessee
- Toni-Annette Clinton, PhD
Assistant Medical Director, Memphis Pathology Laboratory
- Jane Smith, MS, MBA, MT
Supervisor of Immunology, University of Tennessee
- Erik Avaniss-Aghajani, PhD
Vice President and Director of Molecular Diagnostics, Primex Clinical Laboratories
- Mark Kopnitsky, MS
Vice President of R&D, Zeus Scientific, Inc.
- Hoshang F. Batliwala, PhD
R&D Manager, Zeus Scientific, Inc.
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| Seminar Program |
| Scheduled from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm with complimentary lunch, the meetings will cover... |
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| AtheNA Multiplexing Technology |
- The power of xMAP® technology
- What the AtheNA Multi-Lyte® Test System does and how it works
- Why it is better than current technologies
- Why it is one of the most powerful tools for autoimmune testing available
- Why it is a flexible platform capable of many other types of clinical laboratory testing
- What the future holds
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| Effective Implementation and Application of AtheNA in the Real World |
- How this unique technology is applied in a patient setting
- Experiences of a rheumatologist and/or laboratory director who have generated literally thousands of test results using AtheNA to monitor, track, and treat patients
- Why they feel AtheNA is the most effective testing method
- Why they are so confident when interpreting AtheNA results
- Why this technology should be viewed from a patient perspective
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| Hands-on Use of AtheNA in the Laboratory |
- Real-world experiences of laboratorians who have used AtheNA for an extended period of time
- How to get started with AtheNA
- Communicating the benefits of AtheNA to affected personnel
- How to describe and interpret the differences between AtheNA and current methodologies
- Accurate interpretation of results
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| AtheNA and AtheNA Multi-Lyte are registered trademarks of Zeus Scientific, Inc. |
| xMAP is a registered trademark of Luminex®. |
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| 2006 AtheNA Educational Seminar Schedule |
| April | May |
| April 4 - Boston, MA |
Burlington Marriott
1 Mall Road (Rt 128 & 3A)
Burlington, MA 01803
Tel: 781-229-6565 |
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| Speakers: |
Steven Mendelsohn, MD, PhD
Jane Smith, MS, MBA, MT
Mark Kopnitsky, MS |
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| April 6 - Washington, DC |
Greenbelt Marriott
6400 Ivy Lane
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Tel: 301-441-3700 |
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| Speakers: |
Steven Mendelsohn, MD, PhD
Jane Smith, MS, MBA, MT
Mark Kopnitsky, MS |
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| April 25 - Columbus, OH 43215 |
Crowne Plaza
33 East Nationwide Boulevard
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: 614-461-4100 |
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| Speakers: |
David Smalley, PhD
Hoshang Batliwala, PhD |
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| April 27 - Indianapolis, IN |
Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel
8787 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Tel: 317-846-2700 |
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| Speakers: |
David Smalley, PhD
Mark Kopnitsky, MS |
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| May 9 - Los Angeles, CA |
Universal City Sheraton
333 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608
Tel: 818-980-1212 |
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| Speakers: |
Toni-Annette Clinton, PhD
Erik Avaniss-Aghajani, PhD
Mark Kopnitsky, MS |
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| FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Charlene Dzielak at 609-627-8033. |
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| 2006 Trade Shows Featuring AtheNA® |
| Apr | May| Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep |
Oct | Nov | Dec |
| April 30-May 3 |
| Clinical Virology Symposium and Annual Meeting of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology |
| Clearwater Beach, FL |
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| May 21-25 |
| American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
| Orlando, FL |
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| July 23-27 |
| American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) |
| Chicago, IL |
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| August 23-26 |
| Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI) |
| Washington, DC |
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| November 10-15 |
| American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP) |
| Washington, DC |
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