WCLN Webinar – 2023-2024 Respiratory Virus Season Update

2023-2024 Respiratory Virus Season Update   Presenters: Allen Bateman, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Director of Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Erika Hansen, M.S., Virology Lead, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: This webinar will provide a review of the 2022 – 2023 respiratory virus season and will highlight our […]

WCLN Webinar – Featuring Candida auris: Coming soon to a healthcare facility near you!

Featuring Candida auris: Coming soon to a healthcare facility near you!   Presenter: Shawn Lockhart, Ph.D., D(ABMM), FAAM is the Senior Clinical Laboratory and Advisor for the Mycotic Diseases Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Description of Session: This webinar will briefly introduce Candida auris and describe why it is a current […]

WCLN Webinar – What’s My Name?

What's My Name?   Presenter: Thomas Novicki, PhD, D(ABMM), Clinical Scientist in Microbiology and Molecular Pathology for Marshfield Labs, a division of Marshfield Clinic Health System in Marshfield, WI. Tom is also a member of the Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network (WCLN) Laboratory Technical Advisory Group (LabTAG). Description of Session: Everyone loves to hear a great […]

WCLN Webinar – Staffing Crisis, What Can My Laboratory Do?

Staffing Crisis, What Can My Laboratory Do?   Presenter: Michael Baron, MS, Chemistry(ASCP), MBA, is the Executive Director of Laboratory Services at Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories in Milwaukee, WI. Description of Session: Maintaining adequate staffing levels of qualified employees is a challenge for many clinical and public health laboratories. It is a known fact that professional […]

WCLN Webinar – Antimicrobials, Susceptibility Testing, and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Primer

Antimicrobials, Susceptibility Testing, and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Primer   Presenter: Thomas Novicki, PhD, D(ABMM), Clinical Scientist in Microbiology and Molecular Pathology for Marshfield Labs, a division of Marshfield Clinic Health System in Marshfield, WI. Tom is also a member of the Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network (WCLN) Laboratory Technical Advisory Group (LabTAG). Description of Session: This […]

WCLN Webinar – Data Goldmine: Maximizing Insight from WCLN Surveillance Data

Data Goldmine: Maximizing Insight from WCLN Surveillance Data   Presenters: Matthew Martin, Ph.D., is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS) Fellowship employee working with the Communicable Disease Division at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. Annie Sanchez, Ph.D., is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Leadership […]

WCLN Webinar – 2024 Updates to CLSI M100

2024 Updates to CLSI M100   Presenter: Erik Munson, PhD, D(ABMM), is an Assistant Professor at Marquette University in the Department of Medical Laboratory Science and a member of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Laboratory Technical Advisory Group Description of Session: The Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) updates the “Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility […]

WCLN Webinar – Infection Preventionist Roles and Services within a Healthcare System and Beyond

Infection Preventionist Roles and Services within a Healthcare System and Beyond   Presenter: Benjamin Kaetterhenry MT ASCP Description of Session: This presentation will describe the various functions performed by Infection Prevention within a healthcare system. Individual Infection Prevention practitioners can operate in a variety of settings ranging from hospitals, surgical centers, ambulatory clinics, to long-term […]

WCLN Webinar – Iron Deficiency Anemia and Thrombocytosis: An Increasingly Unsurprising Duo

Iron Deficiency Anemia and Thrombocytosis: An Increasingly Unsurprising Duo   Presenter: Valerie Everard-Gigot, PhD, MLS(ASCP) is the Program Director and a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Department of Medical Laboratory Science at Marquette University Description of Session: The causes and diagnostic laboratory results (e.g., iron panel results) associated with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is common […]

WCLN Webinar – 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season Update

2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season Update   Presenter: Allen Bateman, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Director of Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: This webinar will provide a review of the 2023-2024 respiratory virus season and will highlight our surveillance strategies and challenges for 2024-2025, based on our expectations, for the upcoming respiratory virus […]