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“From Results to Report”

Centek Labs Russ Pellegrino will be one of the panel presentation “From Results to Report” at the joint Professional Development Seminar on Monday February 22, 2021. This is a virtual event using the GoToWebinar platform. He will be part of a three person panel with Andy Teague and Suzanne Blevins providing insight into how to read and interpret lab results. The panel session time is allocated 90 minutes including Q&A.

Please register at 2021 Professional Development Seminar https://www.nccahmp.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/info&id=29&reset=1

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