Luncheon Workshops

New for 2025:

The ICCS 2025 lunch workshops were recorded. Recordings are available to purchase (additonal fee) for all ICCS 2025 meeting attendees. CLICK HERE to make your purchase. Recording access will expire on January 31, 2026.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29  (11:45 AM - 12:45 PM)

LUNCH WORKSHOP 1: Differential Diagnosis of CD5/CD10 Negative Lymphoma: Immunophenotypes and Integrated Diagnostics
Presenter: Veronika Ecker
Description: Frequent imunophenotypes of CD5/CD10 negative lymphoma and respective genetic profiles (e.g. LPL, MZL, HCL, SBLPN). Atypical (rare) immunophenotypes and integrated diagnostics (e.g. CD5 negative CLL, BRAF-positive non-HCL lymphomas, BRAF-negative HCL). Genetic classification of small B-cell clones (<5%) by cell sorting and subsequent genetic analysis.

LUNCH WORKSHOP 2: Designing Smarter LIS Workflows: Building Systems That Work for Clinical Cytometrists
Presenters: Jean Oak and Aaron Shaver
Description: This workshop gives practical advice and shares real-world examples to help clinical flow labs design LIS workflows that are clear, efficient, and aligned with how real people work. We’ll use the examples of two high-volume academic clinical flow labs to explore how standardization, planning, and collaboration between cytometrists and IT professionals can improve workflow and lay the foundation for future automation.

LUNCH WORKSHOP 3: Green by Design: Metrics-Driven Approaches to Sustainability in Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratories
Presenter: Fabienne Lucas
Description: Flow cytometry labs consume significant resources, yet their environmental impact is rarely quantified. This interactive lunch workshop will draw on real-world data and case examples to explore how sustainability efforts can support efficiency, cost savings, and laboratory excellence. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of laboratory-related emissions, resource use, and waste generation, and walk away with practical strategies to assess their own workflows and identify data-informed improvements with both operational and environmental benefits.

LUNCH WORKSHOP 4: Monocyte Disorders in Children: JMML vs RASopathies vs RALD
Presenter: Rachel Mariani
Description: Myelomonocytic disorders, such as JMML (Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia), Transient Myeloproliferative Disorders of RASopathies/“Noonan syndrome–associated myeloproliferative disorder”, and RALD (Ras-associated Autoimmune Leukoproliferative Disorder), are primarily diseases of pediatric patients. Due to their overall rarity, however, their immunophenotypic features remain relatively ill-defined and are underutilized in diagnosis. This workshop will use case examples to share gating strategies and review current body of knowledge to help distinguish these entities from other differential diagnoses, thus helping to further incorporate flow cytometry as a practical diagnostic modality in real world practice.

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30  (11:45 AM - 12:45 PM)

LUNCH WORKSHOP 5: Ensuring Quality in Clinical Flow Cytometry: A Comprehensive Approach From Specimen Collection to Interpretation
Presenter: Cara Shirai
Description: This workshop will examine the major factors that influence the quality of clinical flow cytometry results and provide a comprehensive approach to improvement for flow cytometrists and laboratory supervisors/ directors. This will include common pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic pitfalls that impact accuracy and reproducibility, as well as approaches for optimization and standardization.

LUNCH WORKSHOP 6: AML, MRD, Assay Related Aspects
Presenter: Sylvie Freeman
Description: This workshop will provide an EQA type AML MRD exercise and cover the steps for analysis. FCS files and guidance will be provided in advance. Participants are encouraged to try analyzing the data ahead of time and are also welcome to bring your own laptops and analysis software to follow along with Dr. Freeman.

LUNCH WORKSHOP 7: AI Applications in the Clinical Laboratory
Presenter: David Ng
Description: Application of AI in the clinical laboratory involves threading the needle of operational, clinical, technological, and regulatory considerations. In this talk, we will discuss the impact of AI in a clinical flow laboratory from initial development, through operationalization, and long-term monitoring using a large national reference laboratory as an example. Finally we will touch on regulatory considerations of AI in an LDT space.

LUNCHEON WORKSHOP 8: Troubleshooting in Spectral Flow Cytometry, an Interactive Session
Presenter: Raffaello Cimbro
Description:Join us for an interactive session focused on troubleshooting in spectral flow cytometry. Participants will explore real-world scenarios and common technical challenges, gaining insights into how to mitigate issues through best practices such as selecting appropriate unmixing controls, leveraging new fluorochromes with improved spectral profiles, and extracting cell autofluorescence. This workshop is designed to help both new and experienced users develop practical approaches for identifying and resolving issues in their spectral flow experiments.