Clinical

WSLH Board Presentation: Novel Influenza A H1N1 Update

Presenter:

  • Pete Shult, PhD, Director, Communicable Disease Division and Emergency Laboratory Response, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Description:

We are currently experiencing a remarkable global emergence of a novel influenza virus, so-called novel influenza A H1N1 (swine-origin). While this influenza outbreak doesn’t appear to be as serious as first thought, the public health impact in Wisconsin thus far and the potential for widespread transmission throughout the world and more severe illness is very real.

Dr. Peter Shult, Director, Communicable Disease Division, provides a review of events that have occurred over the past two months, with focus on activities carried out by the WSLH in support of the extensive public health response to this outbreak. A discussion of the possible impact this virus will have throughout this summer and into the 2009-2010 influenza season and planning efforts the WSLH is undertaking to address the threat are provided.

 

Webcast (Windows Media, 225 kbps)

WSLH Board Presentation: Post-Mortem Toxicology Testing

Presenter:

  • Patrick Harding, Director, WSLH Toxicology Laboratory

Description:

A presentation about the WSLH’s Toxicology testing that supports the Wisconsin coroners and medical examiners. This report describes the type of testing performed, the volume of testing, turnaround times and any trends that are occurring in the lab support for the coroners and medial examiners. It also reviews prior requests for funding and outstanding issues that need to be addressed.

 

Webcast (Windows Media, 225 kbps)

WSLH Board Presentation: Laboratory Training Programs – Disease Prevention Division

Presentors:

  • Dr. Charles Brokopp, Director, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, Population Health Sciences, UW-Madison

Description:

The WSLH Board was presented with an overview of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene’s laboratory training fellowships, programs, and other training activities.

 

Webcast (Windows Media, 225 Kbps)

WSLH Board Presentation: Newborn Hearing Screening Program

Presenter:

  • Dr. Sharon Fleischfresser, Medical Director, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Description:

Dr. Sharon Fleischfresser presents an overview of the hearing program to the WSLH Board, describing how the hearing and blood screening interact, and provide results to include babies screened, number of referrals, and confirmed cases.

 

Webcast (Windows Media, 20 kbps)

WCLN: Microbiology Testing in the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infections

Presenter:

  • Raymond Podzorski, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Clinical Microbiologist, Department of Pathology, ProHealth Care Laboratories – Waukesha Memorial Hospital

Description:

This audio conference with cover the basic microbiology procedures used to help in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections.  Areas covered will be organisms commonly associated with prosthetic joint infections, specimen collection and transport, Gram stain methodology, and culture parameters and interpretation.

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 December 9, 2014.

 

Materials:

Presentation (Powerpoint, 4.5 MB)

Handout (PDF, 2 MB)

PACE Evaluation Form (Word DOC)

WCLN: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Update – 2013

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:

This audio conference will provide a review of the past 2012 – 2013 respiratory virus season and will highlight our surveillance strategy for 2013-2014, based on our expectations, for the upcoming respiratory virus season.  Topics will include current diagnostic technologies and trends including the use of rapid influenza detection testing, antiviral resistance surveillance, and vaccine information.

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 September 25, 2014.

 

Materials:

Presentation (Powerpoint, 4 MB)

Handout (PDF, 636 KB)

PACE Evaluation Form (Word DOC)

WCLN: Surveillance of Arbovirus Infections and Ehrlichiosis in Wisconsin

Presenter:

  • Diep (Zip) Hoang Johnson, B.S., CEB, Vectorborne Surveillance Coordinator, Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section, Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health

Description:

This presentation will provide an update on the current surveillance programs for arbovirus infections and ehrlichiosis in Wisconsin.  The importance of surveillance and the emergence of a new strain Ehrlichia muris-like, which was first identified in Wisconsin, will be highlighted.  Additional discussion will focus on disease characteristics, testing, treatment and prevention.

 

Materials:

Presentation (Powerpoint, 3.75 MB)

Handout (PDF, 719 KB)

 

WCLN: Quality Assurance Planning – A Practical Approach to Quality Management Systems

Presenter:

  • John Shalkham, M.A., SCT(ASCP), Director, Office of Quality Assurance, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Description:

Quality Assurance Plans are a vital component of effective laboratory service.  The Microbiology laboratory must adapt the Quality Assurance Plan to include concepts such as Quality System essentials and Quality Management Systems.   This presentation reviews the terminology associated with Quality Laboratory Service and reviews the construction and/or update of a QA plan.


Materials:

Presentation (Powerpoint, 811 KB)

Handout (PDF, 719 KB)