Clinical Laboratory News, March 2013Excerpts by: Leticia M. Acosta, M.S. The American Cancer Society estimates that 22,280 new cases and 15,500 deaths from ovarian cancer occurred in the U.S. in 2012. The disease is the leading cause of death from gynecological cancers, as well as the fifth-leading cause of cancer deaths in women. Unlike breast […]
PAMET started its 35th Review Class early this year, which was on June 8 due to the upcoming Mediterranean Cruise trip this coming September. Being the chairperson of this commit-tee, this is another year of challenge for PAMET volunteers including me to change one’s personal life to become a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS). Last year,
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PAMET Northern California Chapter continues to provide Continuing Edu-cation seminars to all our members. One of our goals is to provide our members with their CE requirements and we pride our organization by meeting your expectations. Our first seminar for the year 2013 was held at Monogram Bioscience on March 3, 2013. Gwendolyn Williams lectured
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2015 Review class started in June and ended in August. We had 8 assertive, hardworking, studious and very determined students. They sacrificed their weekends, some even worked night or evening shift and still attended the class. They did their group studies on weekends and holidays when there were no classes in which a conference room
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Definition: Fecal microbiota transplantation or FMT is the transfer of fecal material containing bacteria and natural anti-bacterials from a healthy individual into a diseased recipient. Previous terms for the procedure include fecal bacteriotherapy, fecal transfusion, fecal transplant, stool transplant, fecal enema, and human probiotic infusion (HPI). Because the procedure involves the complete restoration of the
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Next generation technologies (NGT) deliver huge improvements in cost efficiency, accuracy, robustness, and in the amount of information they provide. Microarrays, high throughput sequencing platforms, digital droplet PCR, and other technologies all offer unique combinations of desirable performance. As stronger evidence of genetic testing’s clinical utility influences patterns of patient care, demand for NGT testing
Theme:“Shaping The Future In The Midst of Diversity” August 6 to 9, 2020Hyatt Regency, San Francisco AirportBurlingame, CaliforniaHosted by: PAMET-USA Northern California Chapter The largest hotel convention center in Northern California with state of the art high-speed wireless/wired internet service. Hotel is conveniently located between San Francisco city and the Silicon Valley. A perfect starting
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