
October 17-20
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
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Online
Join colleagues from around the world at this event dedicated to LOINC and interoperability
Experts focused on addressing health data interoperability issues will coalesce at the 2023 LOINC Conference for four days of education, community presentations, and networking. Join a wide range of participants—software and device manufacturers, healthcare providers, patients, reference labs, government agencies, researchers, students, and others—at this special event.
You may now sign up through the end of the event.
Georgia World Congress Center
GWCC is located in the heart of downtown Atlanta. This world-class space offers easy access to hotels and restaurants while maintaining the intimacy for which the LOINC Conference is known.
Participants from 25 countries have registered to attend!
Argentina
Armenia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Italy
Korea, Republic of
Netherlands
Philippines
Poland
Singapore
Spain
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
United Republic of Tanzania
United States
Uruguay
Conference Schedule
All times are EDT (Atlanta, GA). Schedule is subject to change.
Tuesday, October 17 Pre-Conference Education Day
Opening Remarks
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Introduction to LOINC
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Break |
Advanced LOINC
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Lunch |
LOINC's Online Resources
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Requesting New LOINC Concepts
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Mapping LOINC
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Break |
LOINC and FHIR
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Ask the LOINC Team
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Closing Remarks
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End of Day |
Wednesday, October 18 Opening Events & Community Presentations
Plenary sessions on this day are open to all conference registrants.
Opening Remarks
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KeynoteClem McDonald Lecture
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LOINC Awards & Announcements
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Break |
U.S. Federal Partner UpdatesFeaturing representatives from:
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LOINC, a Universal Standard for Test Orders and Observations: A 20-year Update
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Lunch |
TRACK 1
Implementation & InnovationLearn about innovative implementations and applications of LOINC that solve interoperability challenges across the spectrum of health care. |
TRACK 2
Policy, Process, & OperationsEngage with thought leaders and explore top-of-mind policy, process and operational issues influenced by informatics and using LOINC. |
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Semantic Interoperability: The Vision of What Could Be
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Adopting LOINC as a National Laboratory Standard in Singapore: Progress, Challenges, and Future Ahead
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The Power of LOINC Hierarchies for Creating Subsets
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Introducing Health Information Exchange into Dental Clinics
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Break |
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Digital Modeling of Primary Child Health
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In-Roads: Advancing LOINC Adoption in Clinical Trials
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Developing Nursing Assessments using LOINC and SNOMED CT
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Managing Metadata and Mapping: The Potential for Large Language Models to Augment Vocabulary Management
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Closing Plenary
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End of Day |

Conference Reception
Join us on-site immediately following Wednesday's events, from 4:15 to 5:45, for a welcome reception. Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served. We trust this will be a great time to engage in social conversations and networking, plus some casual fun. (Sorry, online attendance for this event will not be offered.)
Thursday, October 19 Community Presentations
Plenary sessions on this day are open to all conference registrants.
A Fireside Chat with the National Coordinator for Health IT
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TRACK 1
Implementation & InnovationLearn about innovative implementations and applications of LOINC that solve interoperability challenges across the spectrum of health care. |
TRACK 2
Policy, Process, & OperationsEngage with thought leaders and explore top-of-mind policy, process and operational issues influenced by informatics and using LOINC. |
TRACK 3
Virtual PresentationsOur virtual track includes sessions topics from the Policy, Process and Operation track as well as the Implementation and Innovation track. |
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Leveraging Technology to Improve Health Equity
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Driving Advancement in Lab Interoperability Information Technology
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Open |
Break |
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Navigation Tips for Novice LOINC Mappers
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Terminology Adoption in Global Health Settings
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Spanish Regional Health Area Normalization, Unifying 26 Laboratory Catalogs
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Thinking Outside the Box: Using an Integrated Knowledge Management Environment to Model LOINC Terms
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LOINC Management in Reference Labs
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The Dutch ICU Data Warehouse: Towards a Standardized Multicenter Electronic Health Record Database
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Lunch |
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Scalable Mapping of Clinical Notes to LOINC Document Ontology via Bag of Words
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Looking Back to Leap Forward: Retrospective Clinical Lab Data Cleaning with CleanLab Package for Enhanced LOINC Mapping & Improving Data Quality
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One Year On: An Improved Linguistic Approach for Mapping French Laboratory Terminologies with LOINC
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LOINC Groups Implementation in a Real-World Network Scenario
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Optimizing EHRs: Harnessing LOINC to Streamline Clinical Data and Improve Patient Care
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Experience of Mapping of Diagnostic Testing Variables for International Clinical Studies to LOINC Terms
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Break |
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Advancing Interoperability and Health Equity: Mapping a Comprehensive SDOH Assessment with LOINC
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A Proposal to Support LOINC Coding into Italian Laboratories: LARA-AI Model
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Collaborative Development of LOINC In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2
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INFRA:INFection Radar - LOINC and Clinical Decision Support
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LOINC: A Catalyst for Cross-border Data Sharing and Interoperability - Lessons from Real-life Case Studies
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SHIELD for Adoption of LOINC & SNOMED-CT for Lab Interoperability
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Results from a System Safety Analysis of the U.S. Laboratory Data Ecosystem: How LOINC Impacts System Safety?
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The Application of LOINC in the Standardization of Inspection in Chinese Hospitals
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Open |
Closing Plenary
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End of Day |
Friday, October 20 Collaboration and Committee Updates
Sessions on this day are open to all conference registrants.
Morning Plenary
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Updates on Regenstrief/SNOMED Collaboration
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Break |
Continued: Updates on Regenstrief/SNOMED Collaboration |
Lunch |
LOINC Committee Updates
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Discussion of Cross-Cutting Committee Issues
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Closing Plenary
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End of Day |
You may now sign up through the end of the event.
Prices are the same as last year!
- EARLY BIRD $675 UNTIL
August 14, 2023 - REGULAR $795 UNTIL
October 10, 2023 - LATE $975 UNTIL
October 21, 2023 - COMMITTEE
MEETINGS FREE Always
Bulk discounts for your organization
Commit to three or more conference registrations and receive up to 15% off the price of each! Contact us to indicate your commitment and we will send you a special code to use for your organization.
Commit to 3 or 4, receive 10% off each registration. Commit to 5 or more, receive 15% off each.
Deadline to apply for bulk discounts is October 13.