SCACM Fall Meeting Indiana 2018

When
8 Oct 2018
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
Salt Creek Golf Retreat 2359 State Road 46 East Nashville IN 47488

Registration

MEMBER REGISTRATION- advanced – $45.00
Discounted registration for ACTIVE SCACM Members.
NON-MEMBER REGISTRATION- advanced – $60.00
Non Member Registration that includes purchase of a SCACM membership through the end of the current year.
STUDENT REGISTRATION- advanced- FREE
Non Member Registration that includes purchase of a SCACM membership through the end of the current year.

ZEBRAS IN THE MIST: I SEE THE STRIPES, NOW WHAT?

7:45-8:00AM Registration

8:00-8:30AM Welcome

8:30-9:30AM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-401-18

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: Beyond the Black and White April Abbott, PhD, D(ABMM)

Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,
1. Discuss common antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
2. Describe the impact of new breakpoints and susceptibility reporting on stewardship.
3. Describe methods for assisting antimicrobial stewardship.

9:30-10:00AM Break: Visit the Exhibits

10:00-11:00AM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-402-18

Adventures in Preparedness-Select Agent Ruleout Dr. Vaneet Arora, MD MPH D(ABMM)

Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,
1. Discuss varied clinical presentations associated with select agents.
2. Describe growth and morphological characteristics of some of the select agents that may be encountered in a clinical microbiology laboratory setting.
3. Identify the algorithm/steps to rule out a select agent in a clinical microbiology laboratory.

11:00-12:00PM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-403-18 Hunting Identification/Susceptibility Zebras in the Modern Age Alan Junkins PhD, D(ABMM)

Hunting Identification/Susceptibility Zebras in the Modern Age Alan Junkins PhD, D(ABMM)

Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,
1. List resources available for recognizing and managing identification/susceptibility mismatches.
2. Design strategies for dealing with identification/susceptibility mismatches.
3. Describe how implementation of modern methods (MALDI, rapid blood culture panels) can affect quality assurance of identification and susceptibility reporting.

12:00-1:30PM Lunch Break: Visit the Exhibits and Lunch

1:30-2:30PM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-404-18

Vaginosis Diagnosis: Moving into the Modern Era Rocco LaSala, MD

Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,
1. Describe the presenting features, and clinical diagnostic criteria used by providers in the approach to patients with suspected vaginal infections.
2. Identify the techniques used by clinical microbiology labs to test for pathogenic microbes producing vaginal infections.
3. Explain the benefits and drawbacks of molecular methods over standard microscopy-based diagnostic tests for vaginitis/vaginosis.

2:30-3:30PM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-405-18

Fungal Imposters Peggy Mahlmeister MLT(ASCP)

Objectives: At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,
1. Participant will have knowledge of mold identification.
2. Participant will be able to see the difference between pathogens and non-pathogens.
3. Participant will learn mold identification procedures and practices.

3:30-4:00PM Questions and Adjournment

For additional information, please contact:

Claudia Cox MT(ASCP), Green Belt
Baptist Health Floyd
1850 State Street
New Albany IN 47150
(w) 812.948.7454
(c) 812.989.9472
(e) Claudia.cox@bhsi.com