Friday
February 27, 2026 |
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3:00-3:50 PM |
REGISTRATION / EXHIBITS
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3:50 PM |
Welcome |
Yvette S. McCarter, PhD
UF
Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL |
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Session
1 |
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Moderator:
D. Jane Hata, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL |
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4:00-4:50 PM |
Mini
Workshop
When Things go Sideways:
Dealing with Product Recalls in the Laboratory
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David R. Peaper, MD, PhD
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT |
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Moderator:
D. Jane Hata, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL |
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4:50-5:40
PM |
Mini
Workshop
When
Things go Sideways:
Shortages and Physical Disasters
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Laura Filkins, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
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5:45 PM |
RECEPTION / EXHIBITS
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6:30 PM |
DINNER
/ EXHIBITS
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Moderator:
Frances Valencia-Shelton, PhD, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville,
FL |
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7:30-8:20
PM |
Emerging
Trends, Challenges & Future of Clinical Microbiologyy
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Marc Couturier, PhD
MaineHealth
Scarborough, ME
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8:20 PM |
Closing
Remarks |
Frances
Valencia-Shelton, PhD
Baptist
Medical Center
Jacksonville, FL |
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Saturday
February 28, 2026 |
| 7:15-7:50 AM |
REGISTRATION / EXHIBITS / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
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7:50 AM |
Welcome |
D.
Jane Hata, PhD
Mayo
Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
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Session 2 |
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Moderator:
Helai Arsala, MBA, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL |
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8:00-8:50 AM |
Point
of Care testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections |
Robert Sautter, PhD
RL Sautter Consulting, LLC
Lancaster, SC
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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
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9:45-11:00 AM |
BREAK / EXHIBITS
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Moderator:
Marsha Pace, MBA-HCM, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville,
FL |
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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
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11:50 AM - 1:00 PM |
LUNCH / EXHIBITS
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Session 3 |
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Moderator:
Noel Gomez, MMSc, UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL |
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1:00-2:00
PM |
Battle of the Brains- FCID/CM Symposium
Edition
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Kyle Rodino, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
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Moderator:
Aaron Odegard, MS, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL |
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2:00-2:50 PM |
Leadership Mentoring
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Tywauna Wilson, MBA
Trendy Elite Coaching and Consulting
Cincinnati, OH |
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2:50-3:10 PM |
STRETCH BREAK
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Moderator:
Stephen Jenkins, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York,
NY |
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3:10-4:00 PM |
“Weirdobacters”
Cases of Unusual Organisms
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Lars Westblade, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
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4:00 PM |
Closing
Remarks/Door Prizes |
Frances
Valencia-Shelton, PhD
Baptist Medical Center
Jacksonville, FL
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