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Join Dr. David Grenache as he addresses the current challenges facing both laboratorians and physicians regarding fetal lung maturity (FLM) testing due to anticipated changes in a widely used, commercially available FLM test. Dr. Grenache will review the laboratory tests currently available for the assessment of fetal lung maturity and will offer a testing strategy to meet the specific needs of clinicians. Additionally he will describe neonatal respiratory distress syndrome including its pathophysiology, management, and treatment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the pathophysiology and treatment of respiratory distress syndrome.
  • Compare and contrast the different types of fetal lung maturity tests and discuss their clinical utility.
  • Discuss the current challenges facing fetal lung maturity tests.

P.A.C.E.® Credit

The program has been approved for 1.5 contact hours through ARUP which is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ASCLS) P.A.C.E.® Program.

Dr. David Grenache, PhD, MT(ASCP), DABCC, FACB

Dr. David Grenache, PhD Dr. David Grenache is an assistant professor of pathology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and the medical director of the Special Chemistry laboratory at ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Grenache received his B.A in biology and B.S. in medical technology from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, MA and his Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. He completed his postdoctoral training in clinical chemistry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. He is board certified by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry and is a fellow in the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. His research interests are in the areas of reproductive biochemistry, clinical applications of soluble tumor markers, and emerging biomarkers of disease.

Related Accomplishments

Scholastic Honors

  • 2005: Philip M. Blatt Award for Excellence in Resident Teaching in Clinical Pathology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • 2009: Outstanding Speaker Award 2008, American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
  • 2010: Mentor of the Month, American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
  • 2010: Outstanding Speaker Award 2009, American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

Administrative Expertise

  • 2008 - Present: Co-Director, Clinical Chemistry Fellowship, University of Utah Health Sciences Center.

Review Articles

  • Grenache DG, Gronowski AM. (2006 Jan). Fetal lung maturity. [Review]. Clin Biochem, 39(1), 1-10.

Oral Presentations

  • 2009: Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and the clinical utility of fetal lung maturity testing. American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.