30th Annual Spring Symposium

Virtual Meeting

Event Date:
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:00-8:00 PM
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 6:00-8:00 PM

Location:
ZOOM WEBINAR

FOUR HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

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Program Schedule

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

6:00-7:00 PM
"Next Generation Strain Typing"
Dr. Mark A. Fisher

7:00-8:00 PM
"COVID-19 Vaccines"
Dr. M. Claire Jarashow

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

6:00-7:30 PM
"Zebras in the Clinical Microbiology Lab: Clinical Case Studies"
Dr. Nathan C. Clemons
Dr. Edwin Kamau
Dr. Thao T. Trung
Dr. Benjamin Von Bredow

7:30-8:00 PM
"Diagnostic performance of an Antigen Test for detection of SARS-CoV-2 compared with RT-PCR – Los Angeles County, California, June-August 2020"
Dr. Gus Brihn

MEETING CONVENER
Nicole Green, PhD, D(ABMM)

Speakers

Mark A. Fisher, PhD, D(ABMM)
Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Bacteriology and Special Microbiology, Infectious Disease Laboratory, ARUP Laboratories/University of Utah

M. Claire Jarashow, PhD
Director, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Vaccine Preventable Disease Control

Nathan C. Clemons, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA

Edwin Kamau, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA

Thao T. Truong, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Children’s Hospital LA

Benjamin Von Bredow, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA

Gus Brihn, BVMS(Hons), MPH
Epidemic Intelligence Officer (EIS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Attendance Policy
In compliance with California State Continuing Education (CE) Regulations, participants MUST attend the entire session to earn CE credits. NO exceptions and NO partial credit will be awarded for late arrivals or early departures. At the completion of the program you will receive an email with instructions on collecting your certificate for four hours of Continuing Education credit electronically. Student registrants will not qualify for CEU credit.

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SCASM is recognized by the State of California as an Accrediting Agency for Continuing Education for Clinical Laboratory Science (Registration #075). At the completion of the program all member and non-member registrants will receive an email with instructions on collecting your certificate for four hours of Continuing Education credit electronically. Student registrants will not qualify for CEU credit.

Cancellation Policy: No refunds or cancellations.