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BD INFORM Education Series
Learning Center: BD INFORM Education Series
March 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: Hilton St. Louis Airport (click for map)
St. Louis, MO
314.426.5500
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. Guest Speaker

Best Practices in Blood Culture
Susan Whittier, Ph.D, ABMM
Associate Director
Clinical Microbiology Service
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Guest Speaker

Meeting the Challenges and Driving Solutions: CLSI Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Recommendations for 2010
Janet Hindler, MCLS MT (ASCP)
Sr. Specialist, Clinical Microbiology
UCLA Medical Center
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch & Live Product Demonstrations
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Guest Speakers

Difficulties in Diagnosing Clostridium difficile Infections
Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Conclusion


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*Healthcare-associated infections