28th Annual Spring Symposium

Los Angeles Meeting

Event Date:
Saturday, March 16, 2019

Location:
PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH’S MEDICAL CTR.
Hope Conference Rooms A-C
501 South Buena Vista St
Burbank, CA 91505

Program Schedule

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:05 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction

8:05 – 9:00 a.m.
"State-of-the-Art Diagnostics for TB and AFB infections"
Adam Barker, PhD, D(ABMM)

9:00 – 9:55 a.m.
"Updates in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing"
Tam Van, PhD, D(ABMM)

9:55 – 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 11:05 a.m.
"Classic and Modern Methods for Diagnosing Fungal Infections"
Holly Huse, PhD, D(ABMM)

11:05 – Noon
"Ebola: Outbreak Investigations and Field Experiences"
Michael Smit, MD, MSPH

MEETING CONVENER
Rosemary She, MD

Speakers

Adam Barker, PhD, D(ABMM)
Director, ARUP Institute for Clinical & Experimental Pathology
Medical Director, Special Microbiology
ARUP Laboratories/University of Utah

Tam Van, PhD, D(ABMM)
Director, Clinical Microbiology
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Holly Huse, PhD, D(ABMM)
Huntington Memorial Hospital

Michael Smit, MD, MSPH
Hospital Epidemiologist, Medical Director,
Infection Prevention and Control
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles

FOUR HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

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 you will receive an email with instructions on collecting your certificate for four hours of Continuing Education credit electronically.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation must be received in writing at least one week prior to the Symposium. Registration fee will be refunded less a $25 processing fee. A fee of $35 will be assessed on all returned checks.