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BD INFORM Education Series
Learning Center: BD INFORM Education Series
February 11
 

You’re invited to join us at the BD INFORM Education Series where industry known speakers will present topics on Infectious Diseases. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to get hands-on-experience working with the latest technologies for blood culture, ID/AST and HAI* testing.


Location: Omni Hotel at CNN Center (click for map)
Atlanta, GA
404.659.0000
Product Focus: BD Affirm™ VPIII
BD BACTEC™ FX
BD CHROMagar™ MRSA
BD EpiCenter™
BD Phoenix™
BD Phoenix™ AP
BD Protect™

BD MAX™ System
BD GeneOhm™ Cdiff Assay
BD GeneOhm™ MRSA Assay

Workshop Agenda:
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Best Practices in Blood Culture

Guest Speaker:
Susan Whittier, Ph.D, ABMM
Associate Director, Clinical Microbiology Service
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. 2010 CLSI Update

Guest Speaker:
James H. Jorgensen, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Pathology, Department of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, and the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch & Live Product Demonstrations
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. C. difficile Testing at Medical University of South Carolina: Validation, Implementation and Realized Benefits

Guest Speaker:
Frederick Nolte, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Director of Clinical Laboratories
Medical University of South Carolina
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Conclusion



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*Healthcare-associated infections