2023-2024 Respiratory Virus Season Update   Presenters: Allen Bateman, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Director of Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Erika Hansen, M.S., Virology Lead, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description of Session: This webinar will provide a review of the 2022 – 2023 respiratory virus season and will highlight our […]

Featuring Candida auris: Coming soon to a healthcare facility near you!   Presenter: Shawn Lockhart, Ph.D., D(ABMM), FAAM is the Senior Clinical Laboratory and Advisor for the Mycotic Diseases Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Description of Session: This webinar will briefly introduce Candida auris and describe why it is a current […]

What's My Name?   Presenter: Thomas Novicki, PhD, D(ABMM), Clinical Scientist in Microbiology and Molecular Pathology for Marshfield Labs, a division of Marshfield Clinic Health System in Marshfield, WI. Tom is also a member of the Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network (WCLN) Laboratory Technical Advisory Group (LabTAG). Description of Session: Everyone loves to hear a great […]

Staffing Crisis, What Can My Laboratory Do?   Presenter: Michael Baron, MS, Chemistry(ASCP), MBA, is the Executive Director of Laboratory Services at Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories in Milwaukee, WI. Description of Session: Maintaining adequate staffing levels of qualified employees is a challenge for many clinical and public health laboratories. It is a known fact that professional […]

Antimicrobials, Susceptibility Testing, and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Primer   Presenter: Thomas Novicki, PhD, D(ABMM), Clinical Scientist in Microbiology and Molecular Pathology for Marshfield Labs, a division of Marshfield Clinic Health System in Marshfield, WI. Tom is also a member of the Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network (WCLN) Laboratory Technical Advisory Group (LabTAG). Description of Session: This […]

Data Goldmine: Maximizing Insight from WCLN Surveillance Data   Presenters: Matthew Martin, Ph.D., is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS) Fellowship employee working with the Communicable Disease Division at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. Annie Sanchez, Ph.D., is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Leadership […]