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 […]

OneHealth Perspectives on Infectious Disease: Bridging Human, Animal, and Environmental Health   Presenter: Alana Sterkel, Ph.D., D(ABMM), SM(ASCP)CM, is the Associate Director of the Communicable Disease Division of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. Description of Session: Join us for an insightful webinar on OneHealth, a collaborative approach that recognizes the interconnection between human, animal, […]

Weirdobacterium confusii: Identification and Reporting of Uncommonly Encountered Microbes   Presenter: Rachael Liesman, PhD, D(ABMM), is an Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Director of the Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory at Wisconsin Diagnostics Laboratories/Froedtert Health. Description of Session: “Weirdobacterium confusii? What the heck do I do with that??” While […]

Yes, I’m Sure That Is What I Saw on the Gram Stain!   Presenters: Sean McGee Hicks, BS, MLS(ASCP), is a Technical Specialist at ACL Laboratories at Aurora - West Allis Medical Center Erik Munson, PhD, D(ABMM), is an Assistant Professor at Marquette University in the Department of Medical Laboratory Science and a member of […]

Laboratory Medical Rounds   Presenter: Tyler Radke, BS, MLS(ASCP)CM, is the Director of Laboratory and Pathology at Bellin Health in Green Bay, WI. Description of Session: Medical rounds are a critical practice in healthcare that encompass a multidisciplinary team working together to review and coordinate patient care. Inclusion of laboratory services into daily rounds adds […]

Preceptor Toolbox: Teaching Effectively on the Bench   Presenter: Hailey Westrick, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, is the Manager of Education for Labcorp Wisconsin and the Program Director for the School of Medical Laboratory Science in Appleton, WI and Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. Description of Session: Do you ever find yourself assigned with a student on the bench, […]

Prion Unveiled: Understanding Pathogenesis and Ensuring Biosafety   Presenter: Dr. Alana Sterkel, Earned her bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Colorado. Then her PhD in Medical Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Wisconsin Madison. She completed a Clinical Microbiology Fellowship from UW Hospital and Clinics and serves as the […]

2025 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 […]

Diagnostic Strategies for Arboviral Diseases in Wisconsin   Presenter: Rebecca Osborn, MPH, Epidemiologist, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Description of Session: Speaker will review the epidemiology of locally transmitted and imported arboviral diseases and provide an overview of laboratory diagnostic recommendations and limitations.   A certificate of participation will be granted to each participant based […]