103^rd General Meeting
May 18 - May 22, 2003
Washington, DC

Premeeting Workshops

Workshop Program


Workshops have been approved for the following Education Credits:

All workshops have qualified for Category 1 CME

All workshops have qualified for California CE

All workshops with the exception of WS-15, and WS-22 have qualified for Florida CE

 

Saturday, May 18, 2003
WS-00	Rapid Cycle, Real-Time PCR for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory (SEMINAR ONLY)
WS-01	Rapid Cycle, Real-Time PCR for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory (SEMINAR AND LABORATORY) (Two Day Workshop)
WS-02	Concepts for Establishing and Operating a Microbial Culture Collection (Two Day Workshop)
WS-03	Introductory Clinical Mycology: Help for the Beginner (Two Day Workshop)
WS-04	Mycobacteriology 2003: What Is Old, Still Used and New? (LABORATORY)
WS-05	Laboratory Information Systems: Nuts and Bolts of Making It Work for Clinical Microbiology (As of April 1, 2003, this workshop has been cancelled)
WS-06	Anaerobic Bacteriology for the Clinical Laboratory
WS-07	Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and DNA Fingerprinting
WS-08	GMP Series: Quality and Productivity in a GMP Microbiology Lab - Survival in a "More with Less" Environment (As of April 1, 2003, this workshop has been cancelled)
WS-09	Rapid, Cost-Effective Identification of Gram-Negative Rods (LABORATORY)
WS-10	Regulatory Update on Changes in Coding and Reimbursement
WS-11	The Gram-Positive Challenge: Clinical Importance of Aerobic Catalase-Negative Gram Positive Cocci (LABORATORY) (Half-Day Workshop)

 

Sunday, May 19, 2003
WS-12	Microbiology 2003: More for Less
WS-13	Bacterial Resistance: Mechanics, Detection, Pharmacology, and Molecular Epidemiology
WS-14	Microarrays: Designing, Performing, and Analyzing Experiments
WS-15	Microorganisms in Foods: Now What?
WS-16	Verification of Training and Ongoing Competency in the Clinical Microbiology Lab
WS-17	In Vitro and In Vivo Test Methods Used to Assess the Efficacy of Topical Antimicrobial Products
WS-18	Computer and Software in Microbiology
WS-19	The Coryneform Challenge: Clinical Importance of Corynebacteria and Related Species (LABORATORY)
WS-20	Meeting Today's Clinical Microbiology Challenges Head-On: Look to Your LIS
WS-21	Manufacturing and Quality Control of Standard Microbial Cultures for Use in Food, Drug and Cosmetic Industries  (As of April 1, 2003, this workshop has been cancelled)
WS-22	Microbial Source Tracking Using Indicator Organisms
WS-23	Medical Biofilms III: Practical Techniques for Clinical Laboratory Detection and Interpretation  (As of April 1, 2003, this workshop has been cancelled)
WS-24	Interactive Workshop on How to Get a Job: Resume Writing, Interview Skills, and Secrets on Hiring (Half-Day Workshop)  (As of April 1, 2003, this workshop has been cancelled)
WS-25	Staphylococcal Small Colony Variants (SCVs) (Half-Day Workshop)