Short Topics

The short topics below are thirty minutes or less, and provided as an educational opportunity and resource for laboratory professionals. Our Spotlight series focuses on test utilization, new tests, and testing technologies topics.

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Podcasts

Spotlight Series

Mini Lecture

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Nutritional Assessment of Thiamine (Vitamin B1) by

Elizabeth L. Frank, PhD, MLS(ASCP)^CM, DABCC

Spotlight on Testing:

Genital Ulcer Disease by

Salika M. Shakir, PhD, D(ABMM), (DABMM)

Spotlight on Testing:

Genetic Testing for High and Moderate Risk Genes Associated with Hereditary Breast Cancers by

Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, MD, PhD, FACMG

Spotlight on Testing:

Detection and Documentation of In Utero Exposure to Kratom With Umbilical Cord Tissue by

Gwendolyn A. McMillin, PhD, DABCC(CC, TC)

Spotlight on Testing:

CYP2D6 Long-Range PCR and Sequencing by

Sherin Shaaban, MD, PhD, FACMG

Spotlight on Testing Technology:

Noninvasive Prenatal Aneuploidy Screening by Cell-Free DNA by

Shelly Bosworth, MS, LCGC

Spotlight on Testing:

Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmia by

Rong Mao, MD, FACMG

Spotlight on Testing:

Vaginitis Testing by TMA by

Salika M. Shakir, PhD, D(ABMM), (DABMM)

Spotlight on Testing Technology:

HIV Testing by NGS by

David R. Hillyard, MD

Spotlight on Testing:

GI Pathogens Panel by multiplex PCR by

Marc Roger Couturier, PhD, D(ABMM)

Spotlight on Testing:

The Promise and Limitations of COVID-19 Antibody Testing — What We Know So Far by

Julio C. Delgado, MD, MS

Brian R. Jackson, MD, MS

Spotlight on Testing:

Phosphatidylethanol — A Long-term Biomarker for Alcohol Exposure by

Kamisha L. Johnson-Davis, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), DABCC(CC, FAACC)

Spotlight on Testing:

Imatinib - Therapeutic Drug Monitoring by

Gwendolyn A. McMillin, PhD, DABCC(CC, TC)

Spotlight on Testing Technology:

Bioinformatics Analytics in Genetic Testing by

Elaine Gee, PhD

Spotlight on Testing:

Umbilical Cord Collection by

Various Authors

Spotlight on Testing:

Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Drug Resistance by Sequencing by

David R. Hillyard, MD

Spotlight on Testing:

Essential Fatty Acids Profile Testing by

Tatiana Yuzyuk, PhD

Spotlight on Testing Technology:

NGS-based Metagenomics Testing for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases by

Robert Schlaberg, MD, MPH, Dr Med

Spotlight on Testing:

Metagenomics for Universal Pathogen Detection by

Robert Schlaberg, MD, MPH, Dr Med

Spotlight on Testing:

Circulating Cell Free Tumor DNA and EGFR T790m Testing by

Mary Bronner, MD

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Prenatal Diagnosis in the Genomic Microarray Era by

Allen N. Lamb, PhD, FACMG

Spotlight on Testing:

Laboratory Testing for Evaluation of Renal Calculi and Assessment of Stone Risk by

Elizabeth L. Frank, PhD, MLS(ASCP)^CM, DABCC

Spotlight on Testing:

Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome by

Hunter Best, PhD, FACMG

Spotlight on Testing:

Phospholipase A2 Receptor (PLA2R) IgG Antibody: A Marker for Primary Membranous Nephropathy by

Anne E. Tebo, PhD

Spotlight on Testing:

Importance of Testing for Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency in Patients with Liver Dysfunction and Dyslipidemia by

Irene DeBiase, MD, PhD

Spotlight on Testing:

High-Resolution HLA Genotyping by Next-Generation Sequencing by

Julio C. Delgado, MD, MS

Spotlight on Testing:

Non-Invasive Markers for Assessing Liver Fibrosis by

Patricia R. Slev, PhD, D(ABCC)

Spotlight on Testing:

Biochemical Testing for Pheochromocytoma by

Elizabeth L. Frank, PhD, MLS(ASCP)^CM, DABCC

Sarah A. Hackenmueller, PhD, DABCC

Spotlight on Testing:

Molecular Diagnostics of Gastrointestinal Parasites by

Marc Roger Couturier, PhD, D(ABMM)

Spotlight on Testing:

Test-Guided Management of Treatment Failure to TNF-alpha Antagonists by

Julio C. Delgado, MD, MS

Spotlight on Testing:

Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia and the Serotonin Release Assay by

Kristi J. Smock, MD

Spotlight on Testing Technologies:

An Overview of Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry by

Frederick G. Strathmann, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC)

Spotlight on Testing:

Utility of Genetic Testing for Mutations in the EIF2AK4 Gene in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis and Pulmonary Veno-occlusive Disease by

Hunter Best, PhD, FACMG

Spotlight on Testing:

Leflunomide by

Kamisha L. Johnson-Davis, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), DABCC(CC, FAACC)

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Direct Free Copper versus Calculated Free Copper in Wilson Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring by

Frederick G. Strathmann, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC)

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

New and Old Strategies for Detecting In Utero Drug Exposure by

Frederick G. Strathmann, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC)

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Quantitation, Confirmation and Compliance Determination using Urine Drug Test Results by

Frederick G. Strathmann, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC)

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Clinical Utility of Testing for Myelin Basic Protein by

David G. Grenache, PhD, MT(ASCP), DABCC

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

H. pylori Diagnostics by

Marc Roger Couturier, PhD, D(ABMM)

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Choosing Wisely Campaign by

Ronald L. Weiss, MD, MBA

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Clinical Performance Comparison of FDA-Cleared HPV Tests by

Robert Schlaberg, MD, MPH, Dr Med

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Arsenic Fractionation by

Frederick G. Strathmann, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC)

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Clinical Performance Comparison of FDA-Cleared HPV Tests by

Robert Schlaberg, MD, MPH, Dr Med

Spotlight on Testing Technology:

Technologies Used for Drug Testing by

Gwendolyn A. McMillin, PhD, DABCC(CC, TC)

Spotlight on Testing:

Drug Testing with Umbilical Cord Tissue by

Gwendolyn A. McMillin, PhD, DABCC(CC, TC)

Spotlight on Testing:

Warfarin Pharmacogenetics by

Gwendolyn A. McMillin, PhD, DABCC(CC, TC)

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Cytogenetic Testing for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms by

Sarah South, PhD, FACMG

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Genomic MicroArray by

Sarah South, PhD, FACMG

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

STD Screening in MSM - Importance of Testing Extra-Genital Sites by

Robert Schlaberg, MD, MPH, Dr Med

Spotlight on Testing Technology:

Digital Imaging by

Mohamed E. Salama, MD

Test Utilization Discussions:

Should the Qualitative Serum Pregnancy Test Be Considered Obsolete? by

David G. Grenache, PhD, MT(ASCP), DABCC

Larissa V. Furtado, MD

Spotlight on Test Utilization:

Fetal Lung Maturity Testing by

David G. Grenache, PhD, MT(ASCP), DABCC

Spotlight on Testing:

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) of Thiopurine Drugs by

Kamisha L. Johnson-Davis, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), DABCC(CC, FAACC)