7:30-8:15AM Registration, Coffee and Exhibits
8:15-8:30AM Welcome and Introduction. Alan Evangelista, PhD
Moderator: Alan Evangelista, PhD, D(ABMM)
8:30-9:00 AM Microbiology laboratory automation- advantages and limitations of WASPLab. Nathan A. Ledeboer, PhD, D(ABMM), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
9:00-9:30 AM Microbiology laboratory automation- advantages and limitations of Kiestra. Thomas J. Kirn, MD, PhD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
9:30-10:00 AM New rapid methods for detection of antimicrobial resistance, Patricia J. Simner, PhD, D(ABMM), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
10:00-11:15 AM Refreshment Break & Exhibits
Moderator: Kaede Ota Sullivan, MD, MSc, D(ABMM)
11:15AM-12:00PM Case Presentations (3 cases) in Molecular Diagnostics
Kevin Alby, PhD, D(ABMM), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Kaede Ota Sullivan, MD, MSc, D(ABMM), Temple University Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Alan T. Evangelista, PhD, D(ABMM), St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
12:00-12:30 PM New PCR syndromic panels for pneumonia and use of semi-quantitative approaches for pathogen detection. Blake W. Buchan, PhD, D(ABMM), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
12:30-1:45PM Lunch (included with registration) and Exhibits
II. Afternoon Session
Moderator: Kevin Alby, PhD, D(ABMM)
1:45-2:15 PM The changing algorithms for detection of toxigenic C. difficile infections. Colleen S. Craft, MD, MSc, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
2:15-2:45 PM Clinical pathogen genomics: implementation and applications. Nicole D. Pecora, MD, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
2:45-3:15 PM Use of telepathoogy with applications for clinical microbiology. Donna M. Wolk, MHA, PhD, D(ABMM), Geisinger Diagnostic Medicine Institute, Danville, PA
3:15-3:30 PM Closing Remarks, Alan Evangelista, PhD, Kevin Alby PhD, Kaede Ota Sullivan, MD, MSc