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Now available: The 2008 BD Lecture Series from ASM in Boston, MA!
The following seminars were originally presented at the 2008 American Society for Microbiology 108th General Meeting in Boston, MA.

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Rapid Detection and Identification of Mycobacteria
Dr. Niaz Banaei
Associate Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford University Medical Center

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Time: 23:24
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Detection of MRSA from Multiple Specimen Types
Kimberle Chapin, MD
Director of Microbiology, Lifespan Academic Medical Center and the Warren Albert Brown Medical School

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Time: 21:56
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BD BACTEC™ FX — First Experiences
DeAnna Fuller, MS, MT(ASCP), CCRC
Clinical Research Manager, Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Wishard Health Services

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Time: 17:46
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Clinical Evaluation of a Molecular Based Assay for the Detection of MRSA ... the Wishard Experience
DeAnna Fuller, MS, MT(ASCP), CCRC
Clinical Research Manager, Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Wishard Health Services

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Time: 14:36
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Epidemiology and Laboratory Detection of the Agents of Vaginitis in 2008
Gerri S. Hall, Ph.D
Clinical Microbiologist, Cleveland Clinic

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Time: 30:12
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BD Viper™ System Work Flow Efficiencies in a High Volume CT/GC Laboratory
Jill A. MacAfee, CLS, MBA
Director of Laboratory Services and Clinical Trials, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

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Time: 23:40
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Antibiotic Resistance: Surveillance and Intervention in Practice
Toni Beavers-May, BSMT(ASCP)
Technical Chief, Microbiology, Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Holly D. Maples, Pharm.D
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Co-Director Antimicrobial Stewardship Team, Arkansas Children’s Hospital

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Time: 31:52
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VRE Surveillance: Culture vs. PCR Methods
Margie Morgan, Ph.D
Chief Microbiologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Time: 16:49
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Pediatric Blood Culture Volumes: A Quality Initiative
Susan Richardson, MD
Head, Division of Microbiology, Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children

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Time: 20:14
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Conversion to the BBL™ CHROMagar™ Orientation TSA II Bi-Plate — One Clinical Laboratory's Story
Ann Robinson, Ph.D, DABMM, FAAM
Director, Microbiology and Virology, Sacred Heart Medical Center and Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories

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Time: 18:29
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Vaginal Specimens: The Value of Laboratory Testing
Carol A. Spiegel, MT(ASCP), Ph.D., D(ABMM), F(AAM)
Univeristy of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI

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Time: 21:57
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Determination of Laboratory Costs: Or What Does it Cost to Run a Nucleic Acid Amplified Test (NAAT)
Richard Steece, Ph.D, D(ABMM)
National Chlamydia Laboratory Coordinator, National Infertility Prevention Project

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Time: 24:28
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