Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases

Presenters:

Timothy Monson, M.S., Supervisor, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, WI
Ann Valley, B.S., Advanced Microbiologist and Parasitology Team Lead, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, WI

Description of Session:

Clinical laboratorians are tasked with detecting bloodborne parasites on a regular basis. On the rare occurrence when bloodborne parasites are found, prompt identification is critical for effective patient management. Over time, the names of the bloodborne parasites encountered by clinical laboratorians in WI have stayed relatively consistent while methods for diagnosis and identification of those bloodborne nemeses have been evolving. In this session, bloodborne parasites likely to be see in WI will be discussed. Identifying characteristics, conventional and newer molecular diagnostic methods and the importance of patient history will be highlighted. Due to the rarity of many of these parasites, it’s important to be aware of diagnostic resources available for them and the local and national surveillance efforts underway to better understand them.

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 January 14, 2016.

Materials:

• Evaluation Form
• Bloodborne Parasites – A New Perspective on Some Old Nemeses
• Bloodborne Parasites – Handouts
• WCLN Audio Conference: Bloodborne Parasites: A New Perspective on Some Old Nemesess – 2015