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H.E.R.O.™ Solutions Workshop
April 29

Be the Hero.

Discover how you can become the hero of your laboratory.






Location: Four Points Sheraton (click for map)
10249 West Irving Park Road
Schiller Park, IL 60176
847.671.6000
Product Focus: BD Phoenix™
BD BACTEC™
BD EpiCenter™
BD GeneOhm™
BBL™ CHROMagar™

Workshop Agenda:
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. H.E.R.O.™ Solutions
Helping to Improve Healthcare Efficiences, Results and Outcomes
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Bacterial Resistance

Guest Speaker:
   Dr. Ken Thomson, Ph.D., Clinical Microbiologist,
   Creighton University Medical Center
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Best Practices for Blood Cultures and the Impact to DRG Reimbursement

Guest Speaker:
   Dr. Susan Whittier, Ph.D.
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Live Product Demonstrations
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Rapid Molecular Testing for MRSA

Guest Speaker:
   Suzanne Paule
   Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
   Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
   Evanston, IL
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. The Role of the Laboratory in MRSA Surveillance

Guest Speaker:
   A. William Pasculle, Ph.D.
   University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
3:00 - 3:10 p.m. Conclusion & Adjournment


CHROMagar is a trademark of Dr. A. Rambach.