Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Update – 2018 Presenters: Pete Shult, Ph.D., CDD Director and Emergency Laboratory Response, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Erik Reisdorf, MPH, Virology Surveillance and Team Leader, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: This webinar will provide a review of the past 2017 – […]
Using Exercises to Help Prevent Bioterrorism Agent Exposures Presenters: Eric Beck, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Technical Director of Microbiology, ACL Laboratories, West Allis, WI Erin Bowles, B.S., MT(ASCP), Clinical Laboratory Network Coordinator, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI Amanda Weiss, B.S., MT(ASCP), Program Coordinator, Proficiency Testing, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI […]
Updates to CLSI M100 Presenter: Erik Munson, PhD, D(ABMM), is an Assistant Professor at Marquette University in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science and a member of the Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network Laboratory Technical Advisory Group Description of Session: The Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) updates the “Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing” annually. It […]
The Biology of HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer Presenter: Kaitlin Sundling, MD, PhD, is a clinical instructor and cytopathologist at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Description of Session: This webinar will relate the molecular biology of HPV infection to the clinical and cytologic […]
A Global Perspective on HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer Presenter: Allen Bateman, PhD, D(ABMM), is an Assistant Director of the Communicable Disease Division at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. Description of Session: This webinar will build on a previous webinar (“The Biology of HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer”) to expand the discussion of HPV […]
Have You Seen a “Death Crystal”? Presenter: Valerie Everard-Gigot, PhD, MT(ASCP) is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Marquette University in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science. Description of Session: This session will review the morphology and developmental mechanisms of common neutrophilic inclusions. In addition, the session will explore current literature findings associated with the less common […]
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci – Friend or Foe? Presenter: Arick Sabin, DO, MPH, is a practicing ID physician at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse WI Description of Session: Coagulase negative staphylococcus (CoNS) are commonly considered normal flora in most cultures and not fully identified or treated, however, current thinking is changing as these organisms are becoming […]
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Update – 2019 Presenters: Pete Shult, Ph.D., CDD Director and Emergency Laboratory Response, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Erik Reisdorf, MPH, Virology Surveillance and Team Leader, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: This webinar will provide a review of the past 2018 – […]
A Knack for GNACs and GPACs Presenter: Arick Sabin, DO, MPH, is a practicing ID physician at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse WI Description of Session: Clinical and microbiological update and review of the clinically significant Gram negative anaerobic cocci (GNAC) and Gram positive anaerobic cocci (GPAC), with emphasis on the clinicopathologic importance of […]
Name That Pathogen! Presenters: Allen Bateman, Ph.D., MPH, D(ABMM), is an Assistant Director of the Communicable Disease Division of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. Raymond Podzorski, Ph.D., D(ABMM), is the Microbiology Director for SSM Healthcare at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI Alana Sterkel, Ph.D., D(ABMM), SM(ASCP)CM, is an Assistant Director of the Communicable […]