Resources for WCLN Laboratories

 

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) Resources

 

Antibiograms

• 2013 Statewide Antibiogram
• 2013 Antibiogram by WCLN Region 
• 2009 Antibiogram by WCLN Region 
• WCLN Regions Map
• S. pneumoniae, 2007-2009
• National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS)

Presentations – WCLN 2010 AST Teleconferences

• Antibiotics 101 for Laboratory Professionals (Part 1)
• Antibiotics 101 for Laboratory Professionals (Part 2) 
• Antibiotics 102: Reading and Interpreting CLSI Antimicrobial Susceptibility Performance Documents

Presentations – WCLN 2010 AST Workshop Presentations

• Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance: A Global Overview
• Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Pharmacist’s Perspective
• Gram Negative AST Challenges (Part 1)
• Gram Negative AST Challenges (Part 2)
• Gram Positive AST Challenges
• QC & Validation
• Putting Together Your Lab’s Antibiogram

Protocols

• (CDC) Modified Hodge Test for Carbapenemase Detection in Enterobacteriaceae
• (CDC) Laboratory Protocol for Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant or Carbapenemase-Producing, Klebsiella spp. and E. coli from Rectal Swabs
• Ten Disk Procedure for Detection of  Antibiotic Resistance in Enterobacteriacae
• Result Recording and Interpretation Form – This is the protocol and result recording form to perform and interpret results for the ten-disk procedure to detect antibiotic resistance, as shared by Paul Schreckenberger, PhD, of Loyola University Medical Center.

References

• CDC 2012 – CRE Toolkit
• NCCLS Manual of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
• Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance (Animated Video), FDA
• CDC Multi-level Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Resources (MASTER)
• “Surveillance of Wisconsin Antibacterial Susceptibility Patterns” – Wisconsin Medical Journal, February 2016, Vol.115, No. 1

 

Biosafety

 

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), 5th edition
• BMBL- Appendix A: Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biosafety Cabinets
• Laboratory Biosafety: Performing a Risk Assessment
• Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 3rd Edition, 2004 (Link to World Health Organization Website)
• Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (Link to CDC Website)

 

Continuing Education

 

• Continuing Education Resources for Wisconsin Laboratories Updated 12/17/12
• UW-Madison Vaccines Class (Spring Semester 2009)
• Link to ASCP Certification Maintenance Program
• ASCLS-WI Conference – WSLH Case Studies Presentation – TBPosted 4/15/16
• ASCLS-WI Conference – WSLH Case Studies Presentation – Elizabethkingia Posted 4/18/16
• ASCLS-WI Conference – WSLH Case Studies Presentation – Zika Posted 4/19/16
• CLMA-WI Conference – Zika Virus Update: What We Are Learning Posted 4/26/16

 

Emergency Response

• Template – Emergency Laboratory Response Plan
• Wisconsin Emergency Response Guide for Clinical Laboratories
  
• Bench Cards for Biothreat Agents Posted 03/14/18
• Biothreat Agents Poster Posted 03/14/18
• Self-Assessment Checklist for Emergency Preparedness for Wisconsin Laboratories
• Sentinel Clinical Laboratory Definition
• A Practical Guide to Dealing with Laboratory Floods

 

Laboratory Network Development

 

• Carol Kirk & Dr. Pete Shult in conversation (65 minutes, Windows Media streaming video)
• Developing a Statewide Clinical Laboratory Network (15 minutes, Windows Media streaming video)
• Guide to Developing Laboratory Networks

 

National Training Providers and Associations

 

• American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ASCLS)
• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)
• National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN)
• South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology (SCACM)

 

Packaging Hazardous Materials/Infectious Substances

 

• ASM Sentinel Laboratory Guidelines
• DOT Hazardous Materials Safety
• DOT Shipper’s Declaration (Certification)
• IATA Infectious Substance
• USPS Domestic Mail Manual – Hazardous Materials Section
• Packaging Instructions for Category B Infectious Substances by Ground Transport

 

Pandemic Influenza

 

• Laboratory Checklist for Pandemic Influenza

 

Select Agent Resources

(Link to National Select Agent Registry Website)

 

Student Education

 

• • Genital Tract Culture Findings
  • Lower Respiratory Tract Culture Findings
  • Lower Respiratory Tract Direct Smear Exercise
  • Miscellaneous Observations
  • Non-Respiratory Tract Direct Smear Exercise
  • Skin and Soft Tissue Culture Findings
  • Upper Respiratory Tract Culture Findings
  • Urinary Tract Culture Findings

 

Tick Identification Resources

 

• • Guidelines for Tick Identification
  • Tick Identification Cards by Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center