June 20-25, 2010 • Honolulu, Hawai’i
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islh 2013 • MAY 10-12
BECKMAN COULTER
Automated screening for myelodysplastic
syndromes through analysis of complete
blood count and cell population data
parameters & Implementing An Evolving
Automated Laboratory
Friday, May 10, 2013 | 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Civic Ballroom South
Automated screening for myelodysplastic syndromes
through analysis of complete blood count and cell
population data parameters
Speakers: Gerald B. Wertheim, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor
of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Overview:
The diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) requires
a high index of clinical suspicion and subjective assessment
of dysplastic morphologic features. Previous studies showed
how the leucocyte morphologic parameters collectively known
as “Cell Population Data” (CPD) identified MDS in selected
patient populations. We will introduce a multi-parametric
model developed using step-wise linear regression that
automatically identified patients with MDS based on age,
reported CBC parameters, and CPD data, in an unselected
routine outpatient population (>5000 patients collected
over 6 months). The main advantages and limitations of
using hematology analyzers for automated screening of
myelodysplasia will be discussed.
Implementing An Evolving Automated Laboratory
Speakers: Shawn Cotton BSc FABMS CSci CMS, Laboratory
Manager, Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
Program Overview:
Kingston Hospitals NHS Trust is the largest single site District
General Hospital in London. In recent years it had to cope with
a rapidly expanding workload and decreasing government
funding for laboratory medicine.
This transformation was possible thanks to a partnership with
Beckman Coulter to maintain service standards.
The primary objectives for this partnership were:
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standardisation of workflow
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reduction in time wasting and manual steps
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improved and consistent turn-around time (TAT)
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ongoing training and staff support
Information technology systems were updated with Remisol
Advance and we installed the Unicel DxH 800 Series
haematology platform to deliver more precise and faster
analysis, along with Beckman Coulter Automate 1200 Series
peri-analytical workstation to automate sample sorting and
archiving. These improvements changed how staff manages
the workflow, releasing them from manual processes.
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