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This session will review the most common tick-borne diseases seen in the upper Midwest states: Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis. The agents of these diseases, their tick vector, disease presentation, epidemiology, lab diagnosis, and treatment will be covered.
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Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)
Presentation (PDF, 692 KB)
Presentation Handout (PDF, 201 KB)
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The speaker will discuss the culture of genital tract specimens including:
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Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)
Powerpoint Presentation (1.7 MB)
Presentation Handout (PDF, 818 KB)
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The speaker will discuss the culture of stool specimens including: (a.) reading, interpreting and reporting of the primary gram stain (b.) culture set-up and incubation (c.) work-up of the culture (d.) the final report.
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Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)
Powerpoint Presentation (673 KB)
Presentation Handout (PDF, 340 KB)
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The speaker will discuss the culture of urine specimens including: (a.) reading, interpreting and reporting of the primary gram stain (b.) culture set-up and incubation (c.) work-up of the culture (d.) the final report.
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Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)
Powerpoint Presentation (1 MB)
Presentation Handout (PDF, 866 KB)
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The speaker will discuss the culture of sputum, throat and other respiratory specimens including: (a.) reading, interpreting and reporting of the primary gram stain (b.) culture set-up and incubation (c.) work-up of the culture (d.) the final report.
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Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)
Powerpoint Presentation (1.62 MB)
Presentation Handout (PDF, 1.54 MB)
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The speaker will discuss the culture of blood, CSF and other sterile body fluids including: (a.) reading, interpreting and reporting of the primary gram stain (b.) culture set-up and incubation (c.) work-up of the culture (d.) the final report.
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Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)
Powerpoint Presentation (1.59 MB)
Presentation Handout (PDF, 840 KB)
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This program will address common misconceptions and pitfalls pertaining to collection and transportation of clinical microbiology specimens. The profound effect poor specimen collection and transport can have on the final result will be emphasized.
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Webcast (Windows Media, 33 Kbps)
Powerpoint Presentation (1.63 MB)
Presentation Handout (PDF, 636 KB)
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Richard B. Thomson, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Director, Microbiology Laboratories, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois
This two-part workshop will provide a complete review of the Gram stain. Specimen selection, smear preparation, staining, microbial morphotype recognition and reporting, inflammatory cells and indicators of pathology, and clinical interpretation. Case studies will be included.
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All slides contained in this electronic presentation and document are the property of Richard B. Thomson, Jr., Ph.D. They are to be used for training purposes only; any other usage is prohibited.
Webcast (Windows Media, 33 Kbps)
Presentation Handout (PDF, 1.13 MB)
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Richard B. Thomson, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Director, Microbiology Laboratories, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois
This two-part workshop will provide a complete review of the Gram stain. Specimen selection, smear preparation, staining, microbial morphotype recognition and reporting, inflammatory cells and indicators of pathology, and clinical interpretation. Case studies will be included.
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All slides contained in this electronic presentation and document are the property of Richard B. Thomson, Jr., Ph.D. They are to be used for training purposes only; any other usage is prohibited.
Webcast (Windows Media, 33 Kbps)
Presentation Handout (PDF, 593 KB)
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Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization – Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) has recently migrated from an experimental technique to the method of choice for routine identification of bacteria and yeast. Implementation of MALDI-TOF in routine clinical microbiology laboratories should be rapid and widespread due to increased sensitivity, specificity, ease of use, and cost effectiveness of this game changing technology. MALDI-TOF, like other major changes in laboratory methods, not only brings many benefits but also several challenges. The purpose of this audio conference is to describe several challenges that may be encountered in implementation of MALDI-TOF in your laboratory.
A certificate of participation will be granted to each participant based on 1.0 contact hours of instruction toward credit.
This program is co-sponsored by ASCLS-WI which is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. program.
As part of the new P.A.C.E. continuing education process, please go to the ASCLS CE Organizer web site to print your P.A.C.E. certificates. You will be asked for a code number to print the certificate. We will provide you this number during the teleconference.
Please note that the deadline for receiving P.A.C.E. education credit for this teleconference is November 13, 2014.
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Presentation (Powerpoint, 6 MB)
Handout (PDF, 2.13 MB)
PACE Evaluation Form (Word DOC)