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SCACM Fall Meeting West Virginia 2022

  • 4 Nov 2022
  • 8:00 AM - 3:45 PM
  • Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Two Waterfront Pl, Morgantown, WV 26501

Registration

  • Discounted registration for ACTIVE SCACM Members.
    Must possess an ACTIVE Lifetime, 5-Year, 3-Year, or 1-Year SCACM Membership to obtain this discounted rate.
    If you are not currently an ACTIVE SCACM Member, select the NON-MEMBER registration to purchase a 1-Year SCACM Membership that will expire 12/31/2022 and receive this discounted rate.
  • Discounted registration for ACTIVE SCACM Members.
    Must possess an ACTIVE Lifetime, 5-Year, 3-Year, or 1-Year SCACM Membership to obtain this discounted rate.
    If you are not currently an ACTIVE SCACM Member, select the NON-MEMBER registration to purchase a 1-Year SCACM Membership that will expire 12/31/2022 and receive this discounted rate.
  • Non Member Registration that includes purchase of a SCACM membership through the end of the current year.

    If you are not currently an ACTIVE SCACM Member, select this NON-MEMBER registration to purchase a 1-Year SCACM Membership that will expire 12/31/2022 and receive the discounted meeting-attendance rate.
  • Non Member Registration that includes purchase of a SCACM membership through the end of the current year.

    If you are not currently an ACTIVE SCACM Member, select this NON-MEMBER registration to purchase a 1-Year SCACM Membership that will expire 12/31/2022 and receive the discounted meeting-attendance rate.
  • STUDENT, Non-Member Registration that includes purchase of a SCACM membership through the end of the current year.
    If you are (1) a student of an MLS, MLT, B.S. Biology, B.S. Chemistry, or similar Clinical Microbiology Laboratory program and (2) NOT currently an ACTIVE SCACM Member, select this STUDENT, NON-MEMBER registration to purchase a 1-Year SCACM Membership that will expire 12/31/2022 and receive this discounted meeting attendance rate.
  • STUDENT, Non-Member Registration that includes purchase of a SCACM membership through the end of the current year.
    If you are (1) a student of an MLS, MLT, B.S. Biology, B.S. Chemistry, or similar Clinical Microbiology Laboratory program and (2) NOT currently an ACTIVE SCACM Member, select this STUDENT, NON-MEMBER registration to purchase a 1-Year SCACM Membership that will expire 12/31/2022 and receive this discounted meeting attendance rate.
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West Virginia Fall Meeting

   

8:00 – 8:45AM    Registration, breakfast, and open vendor time

8:45- 9:00    Welcome

9:00 – 10:00AM   1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-701-22

Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Ryan Demkowicz, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Director of Clinical Microbiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing to standard methodologies
  • Explain how quicker testing can lead to better patient care and decreased costs
  • Understand the potential limitations of new technologies and how these can vary by institution

10:00 – 10:15AM Break/ Visit Vendor Booths

10:15 –11:15AM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Basic - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-702-22  

Serologic Testing for Syphilis
Jianbo Yang, PhD, DABCC, Assistant Director in Clinical Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

OBJECTIVES:

  • Understand the epidemiology and disease process of syphilis
  • Describe the testing methods available for the diagnosis of syphilis and discuss their pros and cons
  • Interpret the testing results following traditional algorithm and reverse sequence algorithm

11:15 – 1:00PM    Lunch/Visit Vendor Booths

1:00 – 2:00PM 1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Basic - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-703-22  

How Microbiologists Can Impact Workforce Issues in 2022
 Susan Harrington, PhD D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)CM, Medical Director, Microbiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

OBJECTIVES:

  • Describe the workforce shortage and provide reasons for why there is a shortage
  • Discover how programs developed by ASM, ASCP and others can be used by local laboratories to impact the workforce shortage and related issues
  • Consider your personal response to the workforce shortage and how you can support your profession.

2:15 – 2:30PM Break/ Visit Vendor Booths

2:30 – 3:30PM   1.0 Contact Hour - Level: Intermediate - P.A.C.E. ® # 362-704-22  
A Pox Upon Your House! The Biology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Aspects of Orthopoxviruses
Ryan F. Relich, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)CMSMCM, Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN

OBJECTIVES:

  • List several orthopoxviruses that are associated with zoonotic infections and describe their symptomatology
  • Describe the epidemiology of orthopoxviruses, their natural reservoirs, and their replication cycles
  • Discuss orthopoxvirus diagnostic, treatment, and prevention strategies and measures

 3:30 – 3:45PM Prizes, Closing remarks & Adjournment 

For additional information, please contact:

Ryan Demkowicz, MD
Phone: (815) 274-4075
 Email: westvirginia@scacm.org
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