Learning Center
BD Inform Education Series Featuring the NAATwork Café and The MicroSpot
June 11
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Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld 6677 Sea Harbor Drive Orlando, FL 32821 |
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| Time | The MicroSpot | NAATwork Café |
| 9:30 am - 9:30 am | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 9:30 am - 10:30 am |
Maldi-TOF Cocktails for the Future Robert C. Jerris, Ph.D. Director Microbiology, Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA Assoc. Clinical Professor, Emory University School of Medicine |
Testing for Clostridium difficile Ray Widen, Ph.D Scientific Director, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 am - 11:45 am |
Blood Cultures: Past, Present & Future Glen T. Hansen, Ph.D Director of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN |
Trichomonas vaginalis, Undertested Richard Steece, Ph.D., D(ABMM) CDC National Infertility Prevention Project, Pierre, SD |
| 11:45 am - 1:30 pm | Lunch and Learn | |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Microbiology Lab Automation: Closer Than You Might Think Paul Bourbeau, Ph.D., D(ABMM) Scientific Affairs Director, NA BD Diagnostics |
Boost Molecular Lab Performance by Blending Lean and Automation Adam Walter, CSSMBB / CLA Solution Optimization Services Manager, BD Diagnostics |
| 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Instrument Reception | |
