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Scientific Sessions
Full-Day Workshops
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP
WS-09 Administration in Clinical Microbiology:
Compliance and Process Improvement
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room 254A
ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® : 273-657-14
Convener:
Susan Harrington; Cleveland Clin., Cleveland, OH
Faculty:
Nancy E. Cornish; CDC, Atlanta, GA
Nancy Anderson; CDC, Atlanta, GA
Linda Bruno; ACL Lab., Rosemont, IL
Deborah L. Blecker-Shelly; The Child. Hosp. of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA
Nancy S. Miller; Boston Med. Ctr., Boston, MA
Beverley Orr; Boston Med. Ctr., Boston, MA
This workshop is designed to provide practical information for
those involved in Microbiology Laboratory Administration. Properly
managing the laboratory in the setting of complex regulatory requirements
and limited resources takes knowledge and skill. Topics to be
addressed include proficiency testing, assessment of competency,
laboratory inspections, quality improvement, planning and assessment
for new tests, and test verification studies. This workshop will
help experienced supervisors polish their knowledge and exchange
ideas with others, help those new to supervision gain ground with
their skill set, and lay a foundation for the bench technologist seeking
to move into laboratory management. Participants are asked to come
with their ideas, questions, problems or success stories and be willing
to share with the group.
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
■ Describe regulatory requirements placed on Clinical Microbiology
Laboratories with emphasis on proficiency testing, competency assessment,
laboratory inspections, quality assurance monitors, and
test verification/validation.
■ Develop tools that can be used to assess and document competency,
proficiency test results, quality assurance, and test verification/validation.
■ Develop quality measures to improve test utilization and patient
care outcomes.
■ Complete a template of information relevant to selection of a new
test and use the summary information to inform decision-making
and address administration.
Course Level: Intermediate
WORKSHOP
WS-10 Antibiotic Resistance in Important Bacterial
Pathogens: Mechanisms, Detection, Technology, and
Molecular Epidemiology
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room 252A
ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® : 273-658-14
Conveners:
Stephen M. Brecher; VA Boston Healthcare Sys., West Roxbury, MA
Stephen Jenkins; Weill Cornell Med. Coll., New York, NY
Faculty:
Stephen M. Brecher; VA Boston Healthcare Sys., West Roxbury, MA
Stephen Jenkins; Weill Cornell Med. Coll., New York, NY
Robert C. Jerris; Child. Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Audrey N. Schuetz; Weill Cornell Med. Coll., New York, NY
The detection and correct reporting of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic
bacteria remains one of the greatest challenges to the clinical
microbiologist. Attend this workshop to determine where you and your
lab are with respect to staying ahead of the “mutation curve”. We will
cover detection of antibiotic resistance in regular and not so regular
Staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae and other Gram-negatives (including
CRE, ESBLs, and ampC), and in bacterial respiratory pathogens
(including new data on MALDI-ToF for detection of resistance genes).
The final presentation will focus on use of molecular technology to
determine outbreak investigations and strain relatedness.
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
■ Detect usual and unusual antibiotic resistance in Staphylococci.
■ Differentiate and understand important beta-lactamases based on
phenotypic testing.
■ Discuss the resistance trends in respiratory pathogens and possible
detection of resistance by MALDI-ToF.
■ Explore, recommend and understand different molecular methods
for outbreak investigations and strain typing.
Course Level: Intermediate
WORKSHOP
WS-11 Clinical Microbiology Board Review Course
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room 210C
ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® : 273-659-14
Conveners:
Romney M. Humphries; UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Faculty:
Romney M. Humphries; UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Susan Butler-Wu; Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA
April Abbott; Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA
Jennifer Dien Bard; Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Amanda T. Harrington; Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL
This session is designed to provide a one-day intensive review of
essential topics in clinical microbiology. The workshop is geared
to individuals studying for board examinations that feature clinical
microbiology and to practicing clinical microbiologists or infectious
diseases clinicians desiring a refresher course on the basic topics in
clinical microbiology. The course will be presented in the case-based
format, with emphasis on diagnostic testing, best practices in clinical
microbiology, and regulatory considerations for directing a clinical
microbiology laboratory.
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
■ Review the basic concepts in bacteriology, antimicrobial susceptibility
testing, mycology, parasitology, virology and mycobacteriology.
■ Define best practices for diagnostic testing for many common and
unusual infectious diseases.
■ Explain key regulatory and biosafety considerations for the clinical
microbiology laboratory.
■ Recognize key pathogens through evaluation of macro- and
microscopic images; and identify buzz-words associated with
specific infectious diseases and conditions.
Course Level: Advanced
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