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(Clinical Chemistry. 2001;47:1507-1508.)
© 2001 American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Inc.

Proceedings of the 24th Arnold O. Beckman Conference

The Clinician and Laboratorian: Dynamic Transitions. The Twenty-Fourth Arnold O. Beckman Conference in Clinical Chemistry

Ronald J. Elin1

1 University of Louisville, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 530 S. Jackson St., C1R06, Louisville, KY 40202. Fax 502-852-1771; e-mail rjelin01@gwise.louisville.edu.

The Beckman Conference began in 1977 with the mission of providing a forum to educate and discuss issues of importance between clinical laboratory professionals and clinicians. This mission was embodied in the topic of the first Beckman Conference: "The Clinician and the Chemist". This year, the Twenty-Fourth Arnold O. Beckman Conference was held on February 11–12, 2001, in Newport Beach, CA. During the past 24 years, great change has occurred in laboratory medicine. Thus, the Arnold O. Beckman Conference Committee revisited the theme of the initial Beckman Conference, choosing the title of "The Clinician and Laboratorian: Dynamic Transitions". The goal was to present a spectrum of information to enable laboratorians to adapt proactively to the changing expectations of clinicians, insurers, and society.


Acknowledgement and Opening of the Arnold O. Beckman Conference

Larry J. Kricka, AACC President, opened the Conference. He stated, "We are grateful to Dr. Beckman for his generous endowment of this conference series. He said he hoped these annual conferences would help contribute to the professional growth of Clinical Chemistry and to the improvement of healthcare. We will hear from experts about preparing your laboratory for future changes, launching innovative testing protocols, delivering web-based laboratory information, implementing outcome analysis, and promoting the laboratory’s role in clinical decision-making and improvement of patient care management". As a condition of the gift from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, AACC disseminates the conference proceedings by publishing them in Clinical Chemistry.

After President Kricka’s introductory remarks, I briefly reviewed the history of Arnold Beckman and the Conference. Additional information is available on the web (1) and in this Journal (2)(3).


2001 Conference Summary

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