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Schedule

Friday February 27, 2026

3:00-3:50 PM

REGISTRATION / EXHIBITS

3:50 PM

Welcome

Yvette S. McCarter, PhD
UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

 Session 1

Moderator: D. Jane Hata, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

4:00-4:50 PM

Mini Workshop
When Things go Sideways:
Dealing with Product Recalls in the Laboratory

David R. Peaper, MD, PhD
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT

Moderator: D. Jane Hata, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

4:50-5:40 PM

Mini Workshop
When Things go Sideways:
Shortages and Physical Disasters

Laura Filkins, PhD
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

5:45 PM

RECEPTION / EXHIBITS

6:30 PM

DINNER / EXHIBITS

Moderator: Frances Valencia-Shelton, PhD, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL

7:30-8:20 PM

Emerging Trends, Challenges & Future of Clinical Microbiologyy

Marc Couturier, PhD
MaineHealth
Scarborough, ME

8:20 PM

Closing Remarks

Frances Valencia-Shelton, PhD
Baptist Medical Center
Jacksonville, FL

 

Saturday February 28, 2026

7:15-7:50 AM

REGISTRATION / EXHIBITS / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

7:50 AM

Welcome

D. Jane Hata, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Session 2 

Moderator: Helai Arsala, MBA, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

8:00-8:50 AM

Point of Care testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections

Robert Sautter, PhD
RL Sautter Consulting, LLC
Lancaster, SC

Moderator: Diane Halstead, PhD, Global Infectious Disease Consultants, LLC, Jacksonville, FL

8:50-9:40 AM

Clinically Relevant Serological and Molecular Hepatitis Testing

Joseph D. Yao, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

9:45-11:00 AM

BREAK / EXHIBITS

Moderator: Marsha Pace, MBA-HCM, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL

11:00 AM-11:50 AM

Seven Secret Strategies to Put the F.U.N. Back in Your Laboratory Safety Program

Daniel Scungio, BS
Sentara Healthcare
Norfolk, VA

11:50 AM - 1:00 PM

LUNCH / EXHIBITS

Session 3 

Moderator: Noel Gomez, MMSc, UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

1:00-2:00 PM

Battle of the Brains- FCID/CM Symposium Edition

Kyle Rodino, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Moderator: Aaron Odegard, MS, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL

2:00-2:50 PM

Leadership Mentoring

Tywauna Wilson, MBA
Trendy Elite Coaching and Consulting
Cincinnati, OH

2:50-3:10 PM

STRETCH BREAK

Moderator: Stephen Jenkins, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

3:10-4:00 PM

“Weirdobacters” Cases of Unusual Organisms

Lars Westblade, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY

4:00 PM

Closing Remarks/Door Prizes

Frances Valencia-Shelton, PhD
Baptist Medical Center
Jacksonville, FL

Disclosure Policy: All participating faculty will disclose any significant financial interest or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products and or providers of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation and with any commercial supporters of this activity, in accordance with the Standards of Commercial Support of the ACCME. All participating faculty must also disclose to the audience during their presentations any investigational/unlabeled use that is discussed.

 

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