American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences

A Message from the President
Greetings!
My name is Mitzie Miller and I am the president for the ASCLS-OK. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Oklahoma Chapter of ASCLS. You will find that the Oklahoma is an active member of the ASCLS family. We are actively involved in our governance, continuing education and mentoring young professionals. I would like to invite you to cruise through our website and see some of the events that take place for ASCLS-OK members. If you have any questions please see my contact information at the bottom of the page.

A New Year with ASCLS81st Annual Meeting
July 30-August 3, 2013
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Houston, TexasClinicalLab Expo
July 30-August 1, 2013
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
Please join your fellow Allied Health Professionals for the 2013 One Voice Educational Seminar to be held at Tulsa Community College on April 19, 2013. There will be 6 hours of Continuing Education (meeting P.A.C.E. accreditation and AMT requirements) offered including:
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:30 Keynote: “Susan G Komen: Breast Cancer 101”
9:30-9:45 Break & Time with VENDORS
9:45-10:45 “Gluten Free Living” Sarah Barnes
“Health Care Reform” Paul Thompson, OU Pub Admin
10:45-11:00 Break & Time with VENDORS
11:00-12:00 “Health and Wellness” Sarah Barnes
“Molecular Diagnosis of Hematologic Malignancies” Carlo Ledesma, MT
12:00-1:30 LUNCH & Time with VENDORS
1:30-2:30 “Medical Quality” - Glen Lytle, MD, MHA, CPHQ, OFMQ
“Body Fluid Analysis” Carlo Ledesma, MT
“Updates in Clinical Microbiology” – Marvita McGuire, PhD
2:30-2:45 Break & Time with VENDORS
2:45-3:45 “Updates in Bacteriology” - Dr Frank Champlin, OSU Medical Center Dept of Pathology
“Updates in Clinical Pathology” – ASCP Teleconference
3:45-4:00 Break & Time with VENDORS
4:00-5:00 “MLT to MLS bridge program at NSU” – Marvita McGuire, PhD
“The 21st Century Tech” – Kim Digby, MLT
5:00 OKSSAMT Business and Board of Directors Meeting/ASCLS MeetingStudents enrolled in Allied Health programs can attend at no cost, but we do need to know the number attending in advance.
Additional details and registration information are printed on the linked Registration Form. Feel free to email me at mitzie@neo.edu with questions or call 918-533-2989.Please make friends or co-workers aware that you think might be interested in this event. One Voice 2013 is co-sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science – OK and the Oklahoma State Society of American Medical Technologists.
I hope to see you there!
Mitzie Miller, ASCLS-OK President