WCLN: 2014 Update – STEC Diagnosis and Surveillance in Wisconsin

Presenter:

• Timothy Monson, M.S., Supervisor, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI
• Mike Rauch, B.S., Advanced Microbiologist, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI

Description:

Clinical laboratories in Wisconsin have been testing for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) for many years. As more clinical laboratories have implemented Shiga toxin (ST) testing, statewide surveillance has been enhanced. The partnership between clinical and public health laboratories continues to be an essential component necessary for effective STEC surveillance and the prevention of further disease.

A certificate of participation will be granted to each participant based on 1.0 contact hours of instruction toward credit.

This program is co-sponsored by ASCLS-WI which is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. program.

As part of the new P.A.C.E. continuing education process, please go to the ASCLS CE Organizer web site to print your P.A.C.E. certificates. You will be asked for a code number to print the certificate. We will provide you this number during the teleconference.

Please note that the deadline for receiving P.A.C.E. education credit for this teleconference is March 19, 2015.

Materials:

Webcast (Mediasite, 20 Kbps)

 Presentation (5 MB)

 Handout (2.6 MB)

 PACE Evaluation Form