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SCACM Fall Meeting Kentucky 2019

  • 11 Oct 2019
  • 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • KY Community and Technical College 300 North Main Street, Versailles, KY 40383

Registration

  • Free Fall Meeting for a Member whose name was pulled in our annual member benefit raffle.
  • Discounted registration for ACTIVE SCACM Members.
  • Discounted registration for ACTIVE SCACM Members.
  • Non Member Registration that includes purchase of a SCACM membership through the end of the current year.
  • Non Member Registration that includes purchase of a SCACM membership through the end of the current year.
  • Member or Non Member who works or lives in Kentucky. The Kentucky State Health Lab will sponsor his/her event registration fees this year.
  • Discounted registration for STUDENTS taking clinical microbiology or related coursework
  • Discounted registration for STUDENTS taking clinical microbiology or related coursework
  • OFFICE USE ONLY: Registration for Conference Speaker and SCACM Office Support present on the day of the conference

Registration is closed

Kentucky Fall Meeting

"Staying Prepared for Ever-Evolving Clinical Microbiology"

As the speakers share them, the HANDOUTS will be available HERE.

Register using the  button to your left 

Preliminary Program Details:

SCACM is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.®  Program.

8:00 8:35 am Registration

8:35 8:45 am Welcome

8:45 9:45 am 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Basic - P.A.C.E. ®  # 362-401-19

"Congenital CMV with focus on targeted and universal screening"

Laura Patricia Stadler, MSEd, MD, MS, FAAP, University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky

Objectives:  At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,

  • Discuss the signs and symptoms of congenital CMV infections
  • Discuss the laboratory diagnostics used for diagnosis and screening
  • Discuss the treatment of congenital CMV infections
  • Review the current epidemiology of congenital CMV infections
  • Discuss screening for CMV in mother and baby in an effort to identify candidates for therapy

9:4510:30 am Break and Visit the Vendors

10:30 –11:30 am 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E.®  #  362-402-19

"An Update of Laboratory Diagnostics for Invasive Mucormycosis"

Alexander J. Fenwick, MD, FCAP, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Objectives:  At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,

  • Discuss the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and agents of invasive mucormycosis (Mucorales
  • Review the respective limitations and pitfalls to the current gold standard method(s) for the laboratory diagnosis of invasive mucormycosis 
  • Discuss the recent literature regarding the performance of molecular methods, including MALDI-TOF MS and NAAT/PCR, for diagnosing invasive mucormycosis

11:30 am12:30 am 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ®  #  362-403-19

"Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria: A Treatment Forecast"

 Jean Patel, Ph.D., Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, Atlanta, Georgia

Objectives:  At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,

  • Describe the current epidemiology of MDR bacterial infections
  • List new antimicrobials that are available or in the developmental pipeline for treating MDR bacteria
  • Implement antimicrobial susceptibility testing strategies for MDR bacteria

12:30 1:30 pm Lunch and Visit the Vendors  

1:30 2:30 pm 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Basic - P.A.C.E. ®  #  362-404-19

"From Blood Bench to Bedside: Clinical Use of Blood Culture Rapid Diagnostics"

Sarah E. Cotner, PharmD, BCPS, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky

Objectives:  At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,

  • Review available blood culture rapid diagnostic methods.
  • Translate existing literature for use of rapid diagnostic techniques in clinical practice.
  • Discuss the interpretation and utilization of rapid diagnostic results by frontline clinicians.

2:30 3:30 pm 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E.®  #  362-405-19

"Adult emergency department (ED) universal non-targeted HCV screening"

Morgan H. McCoy, PhD, MD, University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Objectives:  At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,

  • Define the clinical impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • Describe the HCV screening program at the University of Kentucky
  • Analyze laboratory and clinical quality indicators for assessing the screening program’s impact
Handouts: Available for download after the meeting

Driving Instructions 

From Lexington:

Take US-60W/Versailles Rd
Continue on US-60W/Versailles Rd
Turn right onto Versailles bypass
Turn left onto Markham Drive (0.1 mile)
Turn right and Destination will be on the left

From Louisville/Frankfort

Take I-64 E to Franklin County
take exit 58 from I-64E
Merge onto US-60 E/Versailles Rd
Drive 9 miles and turn right onto Markham Dr
Turn right and destination will be on the left

Parking: Free parking on site

Nearby Hotels:

  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lexington W – Versailles (1.3 miles)
  • The Woodford Inn, Versailles (0.5 mile)
  • Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Frankfort (9.7 miles)
  • Best Western Parkside Inn Frankfort (10 miles)

Additional information: contact Vaneet Arora, SCACM KY State Director

713-884-5000 or vaneet.arora@uky.edu 


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