Challenges in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing – 2017

Presenter:

• Eric Beck, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Technical Director of Microbiology, ACL Laboratories
• Tom Dilworth, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor, Aurora Healthcare
• Tim Monson, M.S.,  Supervisor, Communicable Diseases Division, WSLH
• Erik Munson, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences, Marquette University
• Ray Podzorski, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Microbiology Director, St. Mary’s Hospital
• Karen Siebers, B.S. MT(ASCP), Medical Technologist, Microbiology, ThedaCare Laboratories
• Frances Spray-Larson, Ph.D., Lead Microbiologist, Fort HealthCare
  

Description of Session:

The conference will focus on the challenges that laboratories face in performing quality antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and will provide guidance in meeting those challenges.  The conference will open with updates on the newly developed Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network (ARLN), followed by tips for using the CLSI M100 and M45 documents. Other topics include the WI Surveillance Project, AST for yeast and molds, the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and spectrum of activity of antifungals, and cross-table/combination antibiograms. Audience participation will be encouraged when panelists discuss bug-drug susceptibility requests where there are no approved methods or established breakpoints. We will round out the day by sharing tips and discussing how we train new employees and students to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

A certificate of participation will be granted to each participant based on 6.0 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 conference.

Please note that the deadline for receiving P.A.C.E. education credit for this conference is May 19, 2017.

Registration:

Materials:

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