Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Update - 2016 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 2015 […]

Benefits of Microbial Burden Management Presenter: Michael G. Schmidt, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina Description of Session: In the United States, the implementation of Medicare’s Never Events policy and the passage of the Affordable Care Act have heightened the importance of practices that […]

The Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network Presenters: Timothy Monson, M.S., Supervisor, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene David Warshauer, Ph.D., D(ABMM), CDD Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently acts as the only sentinel surveillance program for the detection […]

Clinical Laboratory Preparedness and Response Guide - What’s New? Presenter: Erin Bowles, B.S., MT(ASCP),  Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network Coordinator, State Training Coordinator and Co-Biosafety Officer, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: True laboratory preparedness and response assumes a coordinated effort and response from all laboratories in the U.S. that comprise […]