Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

WCLN: A Review of Creutzfeldt-Jakob with an Emphasis on Clinical Laboratory Issues
2012-06-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Presentors:

Jean K. Druckenmiller, BS, SM(NRCM), CIC, Prion Disease Surveillance, Wisconsin Division of Public Health

Description:
This session will provide laboratory professionals with knowledge of current guidelines and recommended practices regarding processing clinical specimens from patients suspected of having human prion disease – Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). The incidence, surveillance, transmission, and epidemiology of human prion diseases will be discussed. The session will also cover specimen handling, laboratory safety and specimen transport, types of tests performed, relative risk of various clinical specimens / tissues, disinfection / infection control issues and waste disposal.

Materials:
Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)
Presentation (Powerpoint, 1.42 MB)
Handout (PDF, 580 KB)
