Presenter:

• Erik Munson, Ph.D., Technical Director, Wheaton Franciscan Laboratory

 

Description:

This two-part series seeks to provide laboratory professionals with baseline knowledge of antimicrobial agent classification, mechanisms of action, and resistance mechanisms.   Clinically significant pathogens will serve as the basis for discussion.  This two-part audioconference series is recommended as preparatory material for the WSLH sponsored Antimicrobial Susceptibility Workshop in May of 2010.

 

Materials:

Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)

Presentation (PDF)

Presentation Handout (PDF, 616 KB)

Presenter:

• Thomas Novicki, Ph.D., Clinical Microbiologist, Marshfield Lab

 

Description:

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.

 

Materials:

Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)

Presentation (PDF, 692 KB)

Presentation Handout (PDF, 201 KB)

 

 

Presenter:

• Carol A. Spiegel, MT (ASCP), Ph.D., D(ABMM), Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, UW Hospital and Clinics

 

Description:

The speaker will discuss the culture of genital tract specimens including:

• reading, interpreting, and reporting of the primary gram stain
• culture set-up and incubation
• work-up of the cultures
• the final report.

 

Materials:

Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)

Powerpoint Presentation (1.7 MB)

Presentation Handout (PDF, 818 KB)

Presenter:

• Sue Kehl, Ph.D., Associate Director of Clinical Pathology and Technology Director of Microbiology at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Description:

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.

 

Materials:

Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)

Powerpoint Presentation (673 KB)

Presentation Handout (PDF, 340 KB)

Presenter:

• Sue Kehl, Ph.D., Associate Director of Clinical Pathology and Technology Director of Microbiology at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Description:

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.

 

Materials:

Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)

Powerpoint Presentation (1 MB)

Presentation Handout (PDF, 866 KB)

Presenter:

• Carol Spiegel, MT(ASCP), Ph.D., D(ABMM), Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory for the UW Hospitals and Clinics

Description:

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.

 

Materials:

Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)

Powerpoint Presentation (1.62 MB)

Presentation Handout (PDF, 1.54 MB)

 

 

Presenter:

• Nathan Ledeboer, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Assistant Professor of Pathology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Director of Clinical Microbiology for Dynacare Laboratories and Froedtert Hospital

 

Description:

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.

 

Materials:

Webcast (Windows Media, 20 Kbps)

Powerpoint Presentation (1.59 MB)

Presentation Handout (PDF, 840 KB)

 

 

Presenters:

• Mary Dikeman, Technical Manager, Microbiology Affinity Health System – St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton, WI
• Michael Costello Ph.D., Technical Director – Microbiology, ACL Laboratories, Rosemont, IL

Description:

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.

 

Materials:

Webcast (Windows Media, 33 Kbps)

Powerpoint Presentation (1.63 MB)

Presentation Handout (PDF, 636 KB)

Presenter:

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.

 

Materials:

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)

Presenter:

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.

 

Materials:

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)