Updated August 7, 2008
Sponsored by:
CAP Foundation and The Pathology Education Consortium
Spring Informatics Conference
Lab InfoTech Summit is a unique three-day conference focusing on information technology for the clinical laboratory and designed for clinical laboratory professionals of all types, including pathologists, medical technologists, laboratory information system managers, and lab business managers. This year the conference will be held at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas on April 9-11, 2008.
Up to a total of seven (7) conference travel awards will be made available
to pathology residents to attend the LabInfo Tech Summit conference. The scope
of this new meeting will include LISs, lab portal software, the e-laboratory,
e-lab-consulting, and LIS/IVD integration. Please visit http://www.labinfotech.org
for conference details.
Award Amount: Recipients will receive complimentary registration and will be reimbursed up to $1,000 for travel expenses.
Purpose: To attend a conference focusing on information technology for the clinical laboratory. It is also designed for clinical laboratory professionals of all types including pathologists, medical technologists, laboratory information systems managers, and lab business managers.
Time Commitment: Three (3) days. Dates TBD
Deadline (NEW)
October 1
Eligibility
Pathology residents and those in fellowships. Second year pathology residents are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be a CAP Junior Member or have an application pending.
Application Guidelines
Applicants are required to submit:
- Completed Cap Foundation Application Form
- Curriculum Vitae
- Narrative Summary (no more than 250 words) containing the following information:
- A description of their interest in information management.
- The value of knowledge gained at the conference.
- Why the CAP Foundation support is necessary to attend the conference.
- A supporting letter from the residency-training director or Department Chair commenting on:
- Qualifications of the applicant.
- Why it is important that the applicant attend the conference.
- How the new knowledge will be used.
Selection Process
Informatics Travel Stipend recipients are approved by the CAP Foundation Board of Directors
based upon the recommendation of a selection committee. Factors to be considered
include, but are not limited to, the following:
- An understanding of the importance of information management to pathology, oncology and bioinformatics
- Value to the applicant
- Program Director’s or Department Chair’s recommendation
During the review process, preference will be given to residents who have not received any or only one prior informatics conference stipend.
Follow-up
At the conclusion of the training period, the recipient will be asked
to complete a short evaluation form about the experience. Recipients will be
asked to share their experiences in writing with others.
Please submit:
- Completed CAP Foundation Informatics Travel Stipend Application Form
- Narrative summery
- Curriculum Vitae
- Supporting letter, commenting on the qualifications of the applicant value of attending the conference.
CAP Foundation
Spring Informatics Travel Stipend
College of American Pathologists
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, Illinois 60093-2750
For more information about the Spring Informatics Travel Stipend, please call the CAP
Foundation at 800-323-4040 ext 7324 (in Illinois, 847-832-7324), or send an
email to: CAPfdn@cap.org.
Winners of the Association of Pathology Informatics and CAP Foundation Spring Informatics Travel Stipend
2008 Recipients
Eric Harp, DO
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Rakhee Saxena, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York
Muhamad Almiski, MD
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Kevin Burns, MD
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Joy John Mammen, MD
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Jason Merker, MD, PhD
Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, California
Anna Ka-Yun Wong MD
Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Limin Yu MD
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2008 CAP Foundation Lab InfoTech Awardees
at the 2008 Conference in Las Vegas
Left to Right: Linda Caradine, Executive Director, CAP Foundation, Muhamad Almiski, MD, Joy John Mammen, MD, Eric Harp, DO, Rahkee Saxena, MD, Jason Merker, MD, PhD, Anna Wong, MD, Kevin Burns, MD, Dr Bruce Friedman, Conference Director and not present in picture: recipient Limin Yu,MD.
2007 Recipients
Julia Michelle Braza, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Eric Duncavage, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Monesh Jaykumar Kapadia, MD
George Washington University Medical Center
Hung-Wei Lee, MD
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Manette Monroe, MD
University of Florida
Mandy Flannery O’Leary, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ankur Raj Sangoi, MD
Stanford University School of Medical
2007 CAP Foundation Lab InfoTech Awardees
with Conference Directors and CAPF Board Member
Left to Right: Ul Balis, MD, Co-Director for Lab InfoTech Conference, Eric Duncavage, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, Ankur Raj Sangoi, MD,Stanford University School of Medical, Monesh Jaykumar Kapadia, MD, George Washington University Medical Center, Hung-Wei Lee, MD, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Harry Zemel, MD, FCAP, CAP Foundation Board of Director, Manette Monroe, MD, University of Florida, Mandy Flannery O’Leary, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Julia Michelle Braza, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Bruce Friedman, MD, FCAP, Conference Director.
2006
Zhuang Zuo, MD, PhD
University of Southern Alabama Medical Center
Vincent Ko, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Steven Frank Gregurek, MD
Muncie, IN
David Douglas Grier, MD
University of Florida
Aparna Chetan Rajadhyaksha, MD
Worcester, MA
Pramod Gumpeni, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Burton Ho Kim, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2006 CAP Foundation Conference Recipients with LabInfoTech Summit Faculty
Kneeling: Faculty Robert Michel and Elkin Simson, MD, FCAP
1st Row: Faculty Paula Santrach, MD, FCAP, and Awardee Aparna Chetan Rajadhyaksha, MD, Baystate Medical Center
Back Row: Awardees Burton Kim, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Vincent Ko, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital; Steven Gregurek, MD, Ball Memorial Hospital; David Douglas Grier, MD, University of Florida; Bob McGonnagle, CAP TODAY; Zhuang Zuo, MD, PhD, University of S. Alabama Medical Center; Pramod Gumpeni, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital; Bruce Friedman, MD, FCAP (Conference Director)
2005
Jill M. Hagenkord, MD
University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City
C. Leilani Valdes, MD
USC Medical Center, Los Angeles
Franklin Sedarat, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh
Mayur K Movalia, MD
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Brian H. Le, MD
Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Paul Tranchida, MD
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit
Tesfu Hailu, MD
Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia
2005 CAP Foundation Conference Recipients attending LabInfoTech Summit
Left to right: Bruce Friedman, MD, FCAP, Lab InfoTech Summit Program director; Bob McGonnagle, CAPTODAY Publisher; Tesfu Hailu, MD; Mark Sobel, MD, FCAP, API Executive Director; Jill Hagenkord, MD; Franklin Sedarat, MD; Mayur K Movalia, MD; C. Leilani Valdes, MD; Paul Tranchida, MD; Brian Le, MD.
2004
Gregory L. Blakey, MD
University of Oklahoma
Cagatay H. Ersahin, MD, PhD
Loyola University
Luzette K. Habib, MD
University of Michigan
James E. Madory, DO
Medical University of South Carolina
Ibrahim Mansoor, MD
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Kisha A. Mitchell, MBBS
George Washington University
Dinesh R. Sariya, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center
2004 CAP Foundation Conference Recipients attending LabInfoTech Summit
(Left to right) CAP Board of Governor and API Award Recipient William Dito, MD, FCAP; LabInfoTech Faculty Bernard Kasten, MD, FCAP; LabInfoTech Faculty Walter Henricks, MD,FCAP; LabInfoTech Summit Projector Director Bruce Friedman, MD, FCAP; CAPF Awardee James Madory, DO, Medical University of South Carolina; CAPF Awardee Dinesh R. Sariya, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center; CAP Today Publisher Bob McGonnagle; CAPF Awardee Kisha A. Mitchell, MBBS, George Washington University; CAPF Awardee Luzette K. Habib, MD, University of Michigan; CAP Board of Governor Jay Schamberg, MD, FCAP; CAPF Awardee Ibrahim Mansoor, MD, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit; CAPF Awardee George L. Blakey, MD, University of Oklahoma; CAP F Awardee Cagarary H. Ersahin, MD, PhD, Loyola University.
Informatics Travel Stipend Application
For more information about the Informatics Travel Stipend, please For more informacall the CAP Foundation at 800-323-4040 ext. 7324 (in Illinois, 847-832-7324), or send e-mail to CAPfdn@cap.org.
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