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Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0001 - Telephone (603) 650-1525.
http://www.hitchcock.org/pages/CEB/FlowCyt.html
TWELFTH ANNUAL CLINICAL COURSE ON FLOW AND IMAGE CYTOMETRY
July 18 - July 23, 1999
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Dartmouth Medical School
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
The Twelfth Annual Clinical Course on Flow and Image Cytometry will be held this year at
Dartmouth -Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire, USA. As in past years, the Course
will include hands-on laboratory work in small groups, expert lectures by local and visiting
faculty, and many opportunities for informal discussion. Emphasis will be on basic theory as
well as its practical application in the clinical laboratory. The Course will be limited to
approximately 45 participants. It is directed at those individuals with some experience in flow or image analysis.
Participants in the Course will gain an understanding of the principles of flow cytometry and
image analysis and up-to-date knowledge of the ways in which cytometry can be applied to,
among others, the following clinical problems:
· leukemia and lymphoma phenotyping;
· analysis of platelets;
· analysis for cell cycle stage and ploidy;
· multiparameter assays for DNA with cytoplasmic/nuclear antigens;
· CD34 stem cell analysis;
· assays to detect fetal cells in maternal blood;
· HIV detection and immunophenotyping for AIDS;
· evaluation of leukocyte function;
· apoptosis;
· procedures for quality control.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, including both Dartmouth Medical School and the Mary
Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, is located on a new campus in Lebanon, New Hampshire, a rural
New England town on the Connecticut River. Lectures and laboratories will be held at the
Medical Center. Accommodations will be at a nearby hotel. Social events will make use of the
neighboring facilities of historic Dartmouth College. Transportation between events will be
provided.
Alice L. Givan, Ph.D., Course Co-Director and Paul K. Wallace, Ph.D., Course Co-Director
~ PROGRAM ~
SUNDAY, JULY 18 - FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1999
Wednesday afternoon will be free for hiking, swimming, boating, and relaxing. On Thursday
evening, there will be a celebratory lobster bake. The Course will conclude after a final session on Friday morning, July 23rd.
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
DMS/DHMC FACULTY*
ALAN EASTMAN, PhD
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
ALICE GIVAN, PhD^
Department of Physiology
Englert Cell Analysis Laboratory of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center
NORMAN LEVY, MD
Department of Pathology
Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory
PAUL WALLACE, PhD^
Department of Microbiology
GUEST FACULTY
KENNETH AULT, MD
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, South Portland, Maine
KENNETH BAUER, PhD
ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc., San Juan Capistrano, California
NANCY BIGELOW, BS, MT(ASCAP)SH
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
CHARLES CLEVENGER, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LINDA COOK, PhD
Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts
BRUCE DAVIS, MD
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
LOUIS KAMENTSKY, PhD
CompuCyte, Boston, Massachusetts
MICHAEL KEENEY, ART, FIMLS
London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
KATHARINE MUIRHEAD, PhD
SciGro, Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania
CARLETON STEWART, PhD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
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*Dartmouth Medical School/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
^Course Directors
INFORMATION
DATES/TIME: The course begins at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, July 18th, and concludes at noon,
Friday, July 23rd.
PLACE: Lectures and laboratories will be held at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,
Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
AUDIENCE: The Course is directed at individuals with some experience with flow or image
cytometry. Register early because the Course is limited to approximately 45 participants.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Rooms ($75 per night, single; $37.50 per night, shared double
ACCREDITATION: The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center designates this continuing
education activity for up to 40 hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he or she
actually spent in the educational activity.
TRAVEL: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is served by the Lebanon, NH airport (10
REGISTRATION FEE: $1,075 (increasing to $1,195 after April 1). The fee includes course
materials, refreshment breaks, 5 lunches, and 5 dinners (including reception dinner and lobster bake).
REFUNDS: A $25 fee will be retained on all cancellations made before June 1. On June 1 or
thereafter, half the fee will be retained. No refunds will be given after June 30, 1999 on tuition or accommodation.
FURTHER INFORMATION: For course content information, contact by e-mail
ClinCourse@Dartmouth.edu; by FAX to Alice Givan at 603-650-6130. For registration
information or if you have any special needs, contact the Center for Continu ing Education
in the Health SciencesHere are more details of the 12th Annual Clinical Course on Flow and Image
Cytometry, to be held again this summer at Dartmouth Medical School ----
July 18th through July 23rd. If you are an ISAC member, brochure with
application form will be mailed to you automatically within the next
month. If not, you can request one from the Center for Continuing
Education in the Health Sciences, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,
One Medical Center Drive, For those of you with flow-related web pages,
please feel free to link the Course web site to listings of courses
on your own page, thanks! Alice Givan Registration will begin at
8:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, July 18th. Following registration, we
will start, at 10:00 a.m., a series of lectures on general principles
of flow and image cytometry, including discussion of fluorochromes,
compensa tion, and data analysis. This all-day session will be followed
by a reception and dinner at the Hanover Inn and a keynote address by
Dr.Louis Kamentsky. The schedule for the rest of the week will include
morning and afternoon lectures on advanced topics, each followed by 3-4
hour blocks of hands-on laboratory and computer work. Participants will
rotate through each of the seven practical modules. Evenings will provide
time for question periods and panel discussions. [includes breakfast] -
plus 8% tax) have been reserved for Course participants at the Marriott
Residence Inn near the Medical Center campus. These rooms can be
booked and paid for via the registration form. All rooms have private
baths. The shared doubles are in limited supply. If you select the
shared option, we will assign a roommate to you if you do not indicate
a roommate preference on the registration form. minutes driving time),
Manches ter, NH airport, (1.3 hrs.), Burlington, VT airport (2 hrs.),
and Logan airport in Boston, MA (2.5 hrs.). Ground transportation serves
most of these airports. Complete travel information will be sent upon
registration. Although nearby parking is available, cars will not be
required for transportation during the week of the course.
, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive,
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0001 - Telephone (603) 650-1525.
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