WSLH 25th Annual Wisconsin Virology Conference Presenters: Hon Ip, Ph.D., Microbiologist, National Wildlife Health Research Center Pete Shult, Ph.D., Director-Communicable Disease Division, WI State Lab of Hygiene Jim Kazmierczak, M.S., DVM, State Veterinarian, WI Division of Public Health Maureen Landsverk, B.S., Associate Researcher, Dept. of Family Medicine Erik Reisdorf, MPH, Surveillance & Virology Lab, WI […]
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Update – 2015 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 audio conference will provide a review of the past […]
Presenters: Erin J. Bowles, B.S., MT (ASCP), Laboratory Network Coordinator, WSLH Peter Shult, Ph.D., Director, Communicable Disease Division & Emergency Lab Response, 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 laboratorians, infection preventionists and public […]
Presenters: Erin J. Bowles, B.S., MT (ASCP), Laboratory Network Coordinator, WSLH Peter Shult, Ph.D., Director, Communicable Disease Division & Emergency Lab Response, 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 laboratorians, infection preventionists and public […]
Presenters: Erin J. Bowles, B.S., MT (ASCP), Laboratory Network Coordinator, WSLH Peter Shult, Ph.D., Director, Communicable Disease Division & Emergency Lab Response, 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 laboratorians, infection preventionists and public […]
Syndromic Multiplex Panels – What’s New, How Will We Use Them and What is the Impact on the Microbiology Laboratory? – 2015 Presenters: Nathan Ledeboer, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Associate Professor of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin and Medical Director of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics, Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratory and Froedtert Hospital Description of Session: This session […]
What is Packaging and Shipping Certification and Why is it Important? Presenters: Pete Shult, Ph.D., CDD Director and Emergency Laboratory Response, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI Erin Bowles, B.S., MT(ASCP), Clinical Laboratory Network Coordinator, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI Description of Session: The regulations governing […]
Emerging Laboratory Diagnostic Options for Sexually-transmitted Infections Presenters: Erik Munson, Ph.D., Technical Director, Wheaton Franciscan Laboratory, Milwaukee, WI Description of Session: Under-utilization of appropriate diagnostic modalities could result in missed opportunities for sexually-transmitted infection diagnosis. Moreover, a past perception that testing options for sexually-transmitted infection in males were non-existent is changing as a result of […]
Wisconsin Fungal Infection Case Presentations Presenters: Raymond Podzorski, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Microbiology Director, St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison, WI Description of Session: Everyone loves to hear about interesting cases colleagues have seen in their laboratory. The focus of this presentation will be on fungal agents that cause clinical disease. The speaker will present three fungal infection cases […]
The Amazing Race to Beat Zika Virus Presenters: David Warshauer, Ph.D., D(ABMM), CDD Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: Zika virus, once thought to be a relatively harmless virus, has raced to the top of everyone’s list of emerging pathogens. Zika’s rapid spread throughout Central and South America […]