The Continued Need for Immunizations in 2016 Presenter: Stephanie Schauer, Ph.D., Immunization Program Manager, Wisconsin Immunization Program, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Description of Session: This session will provide background on how vaccines work, and how they provide protection to an individual as well as a community (such as herd immunity). […]
Molecular Testing and Emerging Technology - 2016 Presenters: Michael Costello, Ph.D., MT(ASCP), Technical Director of Microbiology at ACL Laboratories in West Allis, WI Nathan Ledeboer, Ph.D., D (ABMM), Associate Professor of Pathology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Director of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics at Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories and Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, […]
Battling Infections of the Central Nervous System Presenter: Blake Buchan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin and Assistant Director, Clinical Microbiology, Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, Milwaukee, WI Description of Session: This session will provide a broad review of infections of the central nervous system (CNS), including the risk factors, common clinical presentations […]
26th Annual Wisconsin Virology Conference - 2016 Presenters: Dawn Dudley, Asst. Scientist, UW AIDS Vaccine Research Laboratory Lina Elbadawi, MD, Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Anna Kocharian, MS, Epidemiologist, WI Division of Public Health Raymond Podzorski, PhD, Clinical Lab Director, St. Mary’s Hospital Erik Reisdorf, MPH, Surveillance & Virology Lab, WI State Lab […]
Gram Stain Fundamentals - 2016 Presenter: Erin Bowles, BS, MT(ASCP), Clinical Laboratory Network Coordinator and State Training Coordinator, Communicable Disease Division , Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: This “hands-on” wet laboratory workshop for Wisconsin clinical laboratory professionals will review fundamental Gram stain principles. The workshop will provide training in staining, reading, and […]
Presenters: Erin J. Bowles, B.S., MT (ASCP), Laboratory Network Coordinator & Biosafety Officer, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH Richard Dern, M.S., RM(AMM), M(ASCP), Biosafety Officer, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH David Warshauer, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH Description: This one-day meeting presented by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) offers clinical and public health […]
Presenters: Erin J. Bowles, B.S., MT (ASCP), Laboratory Network Coordinator & Biosafety Officer, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH Richard Dern, M.S., RM(AMM), M(ASCP), Biosafety Officer, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH David Warshauer, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH Description: This one-day meeting presented by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) offers clinical and public health […]
Presenters: Erin J. Bowles, B.S., MT (ASCP), Laboratory Network Coordinator & Biosafety Officer, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH Richard Dern, M.S., RM(AMM), M(ASCP), Biosafety Officer, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH David Warshauer, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH Description: This one-day meeting presented by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) offers clinical and public health […]
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 […]