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SCACM SPRING MEETING 2009:
March 19-21, 2009
Indianapolis Marriott East
Indianapolis, IN
Travel Award Winners 2008:
SCACM Spring Meeting
- Marcia Jones
- Mario Marcon
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR to CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AWARD :
2008 recipient
Melodie Beard
SCACM MEMORIAL dedicated to those SCACM board members who have passed away
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Hot Topics:
- Public and Professional Affairs Updates:
- Competitive Bidding Vote
On July 15, Congress voted to override President Bush’s veto of H.R. 6331, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, enabling the legislation
to become law. The legislation 1) repeals the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct a Medicare Competitive Bidding Demonstration
Project for Clinical Laboratory Services and 2) extends a moratorium that will allow independent laboratories to continue billing hospitals for the technical
component of physician pathology services furnished to hospital patients.
- "Clinical Microbiology in the 21st Century."
Clinical microbiology laboratories provide services that are critical to the well-being of our population. They are the sentinels for bioterrorism events and natural outbreaks of infection which threaten public health, they provide diagnostic data that enable the correct diagnosis and treatment for victims of infectious diseases, and they supply crucial information that guide the selection of the right antimicrobial therapy for patients with treatable infections. Despite their pivotal role in our healthcare system, these laboratories are victims of difficult times.
This report discusses the current status of clinical microbiology, the directions in which it is headed, and solutions for the problems of today and those likely to
be encountered in the years to come.
- SCACM Student Scholarship Winners 2008
- SCACM on-line products store - NEW! Purchase unique SCACM merchandise!
- SCACM Event Calendar
- SCACM Photo Albums
- Upcoming Conferences and Workshops
- FLU Sites - including information about Avian influenza
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/index.htm
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Free Flu Materials
This season's materials (available for download only; no printed versions to order) reflect outreach to high-risk groups and their close contacts, including caregivers and parents of infants, parents of children with asthma and diabetes, adults who live with at-risk seniors, and Spanish language materials emphasizing protecting the family.
Materials from previous seasons are still available for download. A select number of these materials are already printed and available free to order from the CDC
warehouse while supplies last.
On this page:
2007-08 Flu Season Posters
Flu Posters from Previous Seasons
CDC Influenza Awareness Campaign: Media Toolkit
National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) Posters
NIVW Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
Seasonal Flu Podcasts
Flu Prevention Ecards
- www.flustar.com/ - flu reports and news
- www.flu.org.cn - This site contains forms, mailgroups,
newsletters, and up-to-the minute flu information regarding outbreak news, public health interventions,
virus research and industry news.
- For updated information about influenza, check these Web sites.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
http://www.pandemicflu.gov
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/whatsnew.htm
WHO: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html
UN FAO:
http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-cards/special_avian.html
OIE: http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm
US CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm
PAHO: http://www.paho.org/English/AD/DPC/CD/influenza.htm
American Veterinary Medical Association:
http://www.avma.org/public_health/influenza/default.asp
US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center Avian Influenza Information:
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ppe.html - Educational products about personal protective equipment (slides, video, poster)
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm - Poster to be used in healthcare settings to inform
patients to report if they have flu symptoms, cover their cough, and clean their hands.
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West Nile Virus Infection updates:
- Informative sites:
- www.cms.hhs.gov - CMS website for Clinical Laboratory Information launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) will post information related to coding and reimbursement, regulations and other information of interest to clinical laboratories, such as the competivie bidding
demonstration program. In addition, updated ICD-9-CM is available.
- https://www.catalog.ama-assn.org/Catalog/cpt/cpt_home.jsp -
CPT codes for 2006 are available
for purchase, along with other coding products at the on-line AMA site
- CIDRAP - Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy - University of Minnesota
- www.upmc-biosecurity.org - Center for Biosecurity (Publications)- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- CLIA Interpretive Guidelines
- www.mi-marr.org
MARR (Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction coalition) is a
volunteer organization whose mission is to encourage the appropriate use of
antibiotics.
The South Central Association for Clinical
Microbiology (SCACM) was formed to fill the need to produce better informed microbiologists.
The Association started with a small group of microbiologists who had attended a class together
and wanted to keep in touch. They enthusiastically planned and conducted the first meeting of
the Association. It was held in Columbus, Indiana (located in the south central region of the
state) on October 2-3, 1970. It was well received by 35-40 attendees. Since then the group has
grown to close to 1,000 members, primarily from but not limited to, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.
The goals of the association include: promoting scientific knowledge of Clinical Microbiology
through communication, improving education, encouraging scientific investigation, and gaining
higher recognition in the field of Clinical Microbiology.
Each year, SCACM representatives judge the state or regional Science Fairs held in each of the
six states, and present Science Fair Awards to deserving students:
2008 Science Fair Winners
Membership in the Association is open to anyone interested in the field of Microbiology and
consists of Medical Technologists, Laboratory Technicians, M.D.'s, Ph.D.'s, Microbiologists,
and Commercial Representatives.
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