Excellent Coulter Lecture today at #2020AACC by Mike Laposata, MD, PhD. Among the many points mentioned was the importance of #pharmacogenetics

If attending #2020AACC and curious about pharmacogenomic testing our session moderated by Xin Yi, PhD from Houston Methodist is available on-demand. Also presenting Hyun Kim, PharmD from Boston Children’s, and @KellyCaudle13 from St. Jude Research

Join us December 17 at 2:00 PM CST during #2020AACC for this session where we discuss active interventions by laboratorians that aim to improve patient care. With Zahra Shajani-Yi, PhD and @mcervinski

This new CPIC guideline will make you rethink the data for OPRM1 and COMT and opioids. Our evidence review found that OPRM1 and COMT do not reach a level of evidence for clinical actionability for dosing opioids. Can’t wait for you to read it! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33387367/ CPIC

Trust in the methods used for clinical research is essential. This report raises important points. academic.oup.com/labmed/article…

Congratulations to the St. Jude Pharmaceutical Dept. on being named the 2021 recipient of the Warren E. Weaver/Richard P. Penna Award in the organization category by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. ow.ly/l0oT50DE5Rh Board of Pharmacy Specialties

Lately I’ve been reading about lab-developed tests and this is an excellent recent review of laboratory regulations. The example LDTs included in the article provide useful context. academic.oup.com/labmed/advance…

Excellent review by Octavia Peck-Palmer @opphd and Amitava Dasgupta. I was especially interested in the sections on collections through CVC's and timing of TDM. journals.lww.com/drug-monitorin…

CAP inspection successful! It was an excellent and collegial endeavour where the intent of the process of peer review, education, and best practices was met. Thanks to the work of our lab professionals and thanks to our inspection team from Arkansas Children's and Hoda Hagrass, MD, PhD

Great learning about biological variation this morning with Damien Gruson #2022AACC

Excellent session on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our communities, profession and clinical trials. Particularly useful to learn about good mentorship. @opphd Nadia Ayala-Lopez, PhD, MLS (ASCP), DABCC, NRCC @LauraParnas, Dr. Lakshmi Ramanathan, Dr. Zahra Shajani-Yi

Good times at the University of Washington alumni reunion last evening #2022AACC Jane Dickerson

Only a couple more hours to learn about specimen contamination with immunosuppressant drugs at poster B-280! #2022AACC

Congratulations to Danting Liu for winning an AACC Academy distinguished abstract award at #2022AACC St. Jude Research