The Mosquitoes We Live With and the Diseases They Harbor (Part 2) Presenter: Rebecca Osborn, MPH, is an Epidemiologist specializing in vectorborne diseases in the Communicable Diseases Bureau at the Wisconsin Division of Public Health in Madison, WI. Dave Geske, is a Vector Ecologist at La Crosse County Health Department where he directs a regional vector-borne […]
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Update – 2017 Presenter: 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 2016 […]
Managing the Human Behavior Factor in Risk Assessment and Biosafety – 2017 Presenter: Sean Kaufman, MPH, CEO and Founding Partner of Behavioral-Based Improvement Solutions – Behavioral-Based Improvement Solutions, LLC Description of Session: It isn’t enough to simply perform a biosafety risk assessment, choose the proper engineering controls and personal protective equipment and write a standard […]
Malaria Diagnostics – 2017 Presenter: Alana Sterkel, Ph.D., SM(ASCP)CM, Assistant Director, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: This webinar offers a refresher on Malaria identification, differentiation from Babesia, and slide preparation. You will learn about new and emerging causes of Malaria and the diagnostic methods available to keep up with […]
Antibiotics 201 for Laboratory Professionals – 2018 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: This Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network webinar seeks to provide laboratory professionals with baseline […]
Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics for Laboratory Professionals – 2018 Presenter: Tom Dilworth, PharmD, is a pharmacist who specializes in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship for Aurora Health Care Description of Session: This Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network webinar seeks to introduce laboratory professionals to antibiotic pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the contemporary application of these principles as […]
Zika Update – What Do We Know Now? Presenter: Dave Warshauer, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI Description of Session: Zika emerged as a serious health threat, capturing the world’s attention in 2015. Spreading rapidly throughout the Carribean and into the lower United States, public health responded […]
PCR Contamination and Molecular Best Practices Presenters: Dean Jobe, MS, RM (AAM), Research Microbiologist and Laboratory Supervisor, Microbiology Research and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI Erik Reisdorf, MPH, Virology and Surveillance Team Leader, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: The introduction of nucleic acid amplification techniques into […]
Next-Generation Sequencing 101 Presenters: Allen Bateman, PhD, MPH, D(ABMM), Assistant Director, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Kelsey Florek, PhD, MPH, ARLN Fellow, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: This webinar will present an introduction to next-generation sequencing (NGS), including the theory of NGS, wet laboratory steps, and […]
Candida auris Emergence and Surveillance Presenters: Alana Sterkel, PhD, SM(ASCP), Assistant Director, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Snigdha Vallabhaneni, MD, MPH, Medical Epidemiologist, Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Description of Session: This one-hour presentation by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) offers clinical and public health laboratorians an opportunity […]