8:15 - 9:00 am Registration
9:05 - 9:05 am Welcome and Acknowledgements
9:05 - 10:00 am 1.0 Contact Hour; Level: Basic; PACE # 362-047-07
Bordetella pertussis : Old Disease, New Challenges
Amy L. Leber, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Children's Hospital
Columbus , OH
Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to,
1. Understand the pathology/epidemiology of Bordetella infections.
2. List the methods for control of disease including vaccination.
3. Identify the current laboratory testing for Bordetella infections. .
10:00 - 11:00 am 1.0 Contact Hour; Level: Basic; PACE # 362-048-07
Vaccines: What's Old, What's New, What's Impossible
Cathy Bacheller, M.D.
Wright State University Medical School , Dayton , OHObjectives : At the conclusion of the lecture, participants will be able to,
1. Understand how vaccines stimulate an immune response in the recipient.
2. Discuss why vaccines for certain pathogens have not been successful.
3. List new vaccines and their efficacy.
11:00 - 11:15 am Break
11:15 - 12:15 am 1.0 Contact Hour; Level: Basic; PACE # 362-049-07
Update on new and newer antimicrobial agents
Richard A. Van Enk, Ph.D
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo , Michigan
Objectives : At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to,
1. Compare newer antimicrobial agents with existing ones.
2. Recognize some antibiotics that may be released in the near future and know their intended uses.
3. State some recent significant changes in treatment guidelines for important infectious diseases.
12:15 - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm 1.0 Contact Hour; Level: Basic; PACE # 362-050-07
Malaria – An Update on an Old Foe
B. Laurel Elder, Ph.D
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Dayton , OH
Objectives : At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to,
1. State the current problems with parasite drug resistance, and identify newer drugs available for prevention and treatment of malaria
2. Identify the life cycle of malaria and potential targets for vaccines, and discuss the current status of vaccine development
3. Identify malaria species using morphologic criteria, list newer methods available for malaria diagnosis, and state the advantages and disadvantages of these methods.
2:00-2:15 pm Break
2:15 - 3:15 pm 1.0 Contact Hour; Level: Basic; PACE # 362-051-07
Interesting Case Histories
Steven D. Burdette, MD
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Dayton , OH
Objectives : At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to,
1. Associate organisms with specific diseases.
2. Understand the physicians thought processes for diagnosing infectious diseases.
3. Discuss how laboratory results are used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
For additional information, contact
Ike Northern, CompuNet Clinical Lab, Moraine, OH (937) 297-8334
william.i.northern@questdiagnostics.com
Driving Instructions and Parking
From the North
Take I-71 south to I-270 west to Route 315 south, OR
Take Route 23 south to I-270 west to Route 315 south, OR
Take Route 33 south to I-270 east to Route 315 south. Follow Route 315 to the North Broadway exit.
From the South
Take I-71 north to Route 315 north, OR
Take Route 33 north to I-270 west to I-71 north to Route 315 north, OR
Take Route 33 north to I-70 west to I-71 north to Route 315 north. Follow Route 315 to the North Broadway exit.
From the East
Take I-70 west to Route 315 north. Follow Route 315 to the North Broadway exit.
From the West
Take I-70 east to Route 315 north. Follow Route 315 to the North Broadway exit.
The meeting is in the Riverside Health Center rooms A&B. This building is across the street from the hospital. The address is 500 Thomas Lane . This is directly north of the hospital and is on the north side of Thomas Lane . When facing the front entrance of the hospital, Thomas Lane is to the right of the parking garage.
Link to Riverside Health Center directions : http://www.ohiohealth.com/body.cfm?id=1555#Directions
There is valet parking at the turnaround next to the north & south medical building (GREEN zone - near the green garage) This is directly across from the building we are meeting in.
The link will give you where valet parking is available and near the bottom is the floor plan (pdf file).
Our meeting is in the purple zone.
http://www.ohiohealth.com/bodyriverside.cfm?id=721#parking
Parking in the garage is $2.00 per day.