Managing Your Lab Samples Automatically

March 26, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

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Symposium Course Description:

This course is designed to provide both the neophyte and the veteran with real-world techniques for sample identification in the lab. The rationale for barcode ID will be reviewed, printing technologies evaluated, and RFID briefly assessed. In addition, an application at a leading hospital lab will be presented including the problem they were trying to solve, their automation solution, and the lessons learned. Finally, a sample management software solution will be described that offers 2,000 user-definable fields and a database that can be integrated into existing systems.

Learning Objective Bullet Points

The attendee will be able to:

Describe the rationale for automatic identification in the lab
Determine the best sample ID method for their laboratory
Understand the implementation process for automation
Identify key requirements for an integrated software solution

Who Should Attend:

Lab Managers
Lab Automation Engineers
Lab Technicians
Production Managers
General Managers

Program Agenda:

Barcode Technology Overview (30 minutes- includes short Q&A Session)
Real World Lab Labeling & Automation (30 minutes- includes short Q&A Session)
Managing the Collection with Barcodes + Software (30 minutes- includes short Q&A Session)

Speaker Information:

Bruce Wray, MBA
Market Manager Transfusion Medicine Division, Marketing
Computype Inc.
2285 West County Rd C
St Paul MN 55113
Direct: 651-635-1234
email: bruce.wray@computype.com

Joal McAlister, MBA,
Market Manager Life Sciences Division, Marketing
Computype Inc. 2285 West County Rd C
St Paul MN 55113
Direct: 651-635-1233
email: joal.mcalister@computype.com

Jon Bovey,
Account Manager
Dataworks Development Inc.
PO Box 174
Mountlake Terrace WA 95043
Direct: 925-673-1974
email: jon@freezerworks.com

Moderator Information:

Joal McAlister, MBA,
Market Manager Life Sciences Division, Marketing
Computype Inc. 2285 West County Rd C
St Paul MN 55113
Direct: 651-635-1233
email: joal.mcalister@computype.com