8:00 - 8:20 am Registration
8:20 - 8:30 am Welcome and Acknowledgements
8:30 - 11:45 am 3.0 contact hours Level: Advanced; PACE # 362-060-07
Detection and Reporting of Beta-lactam Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae
Paul Schreckenberger, PhD, D(ABMM)
Director of Clinical Microbiology, Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood , Illinois
Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to,
1. set up and interpret the double disk diffusion method for detecting ESBLs
2. describe methods for detection of carbapenamases, including the Hodge test and Tris EDTA and double disk test.
3. modify susceptibility reports based on characterization of resistance genotypes.
10:30 - 10:45 am Break
11:45 - 1:30 pm Lunch and Tour of Distillery
1:30 - 2:30 pm 1.0 contact hour; Level: Basic; PACE # 362-061-07
Molecular Diagnostics-How to Get Started
Denny L. Wiedbrauk, PhD
Scientific Director, Virology and Molecular Biology
Warde Medical Laboratory, Ann Arbor , Michigan
Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to,
1. describe how real-time PCR methods work.
2. compare and contrast the personnel requirements for traditional microbiology molecular microbiology.
3. discuss the evolution of contamination control measures in molecular microbiology
4. identify the key quality control issues in molecular diagnostics.
5. identify the key elements needed to bring nucleic acid testing into the microbiology laboratory.
2:30 - 3:30 pm 1.0 Contact Hour; Level: Basic; PACE # 362-062-07
Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
Dr. James Snyder
Director of Microbiology, University of Louisville Hospital
Professor of Pathology, University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville , Kentucky
Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to,
1. list classes of antifungal agents
2. discuss methods of action of antifungal agents
3. discuss the epidemiology of yeast infections
4. discuss laboratory methods of antifungal susceptibility testing
3:30 pm Closing Remarks
Driving Instructions
From Lexington : I-64 West, Take exit 58 to US-60 West to 421-North ( Civic Center ) and follow to distillery (located on Right side of road). From Cincinnati: I-75 South to I-64 West, take exit 58 to US-60 West to 421 North (Civic Center) and follow to distillery (located on Right side of road). From Louisville : I-64 East, take exit 53B to US-127 North. Follow US-127 North to US-421 South ( Wilkinson BLVD ), turn left on 421 South. Distillery is approximately 1.25 miles on Left. Parking is free.
For additional information, contact
Jim Butler
1305 N. Elm St
Henderson , KY 42420
Work 270-827-7139
e-mail james.butler5@insightbb.com