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Schedule

Friday February 7, 2025

3:00-3:50 PM

REGISTRATION / EXHIBITS

3:50 PM

Welcome

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

 Session 1

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

4:00-4:50 PM

Wound Cultures from Bench to Bedside

Christopher Doern, PhD
VCU Medical Center
Richmond, VA

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

4:50-5:40 PM

Artificial Intelligence in Laboratory Medicine

Kendall Bryant, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

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

Team Building for the Laboratory

Adrienne Bambach, PhD
CirrusDx
Rockville, MD

8:20 PM

Closing Remarks

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

 

Saturday February 8, 2025

7:15-7:50 AM

REGISTRATION / EXHIBITS / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

7:50 AM

Welcome

D. Jane Hata, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Session 2 

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

8:00-8:50 AM

Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Amanda Harrington, PhD
Loyola Medicine/Loyola University Chicago
Maywood, IL

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

8:50-9:40 AM

Tricks of the Trade: Navigating Challenging Situations in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Andrew Clark, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

9:45-11:00 AM

BREAK / EXHIBITS

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

11:00 AM-11:50 AM

Diagnostic Stewardship – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Matthew Simon, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY

11:50 AM - 1:00 PM

LUNCH / EXHIBITS

Session 3 

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

1:00-1:50 AM

Jeopardy! Clinical Microbiology Edition

Ferric Fang, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Moderator: Bruce White, MS, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

1:50-2:40 PM

What’s New in Mycology Testing and Therapeutics

Shawn Lockhart, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

2:40-3:00 PM

STRETCH BREAK

Moderator: Ann Ruby, MS, UF Health Jacksonville

3:00-3:50 PM

Pediatric Case Studies

A. Fletcher Osborne, MD
UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

3:50 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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