ASMicro 2015* Chair: Dr. John Merlino National ASM ASIG Convenor – Further details contact details: John.Merlino@sydney.edu.au orJMerlino@med.usyd.edu.au DRAFT PROGRAM
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Speaker |
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08:00-08:30 |
Welcome ASIG Convenor: ASIG AGM |
Dr. John Merlino ASM ASIG Chair/Convenor |
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08:30-09:30 |
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods and Emerging Resistances in Laboratories Includes a summary RCPA QAP in 2014 –Bacterial Resistances - What methods are clinical labs using and their performance? - Discussions
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Dr. John Merlino National ASM ASIG Chair/Convenor
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09:30-10:00 |
The International Standards (ISO) and the local Applications in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing |
Dr. Peter Taylor Chair of the RCPA Microbiology Advisory Committee |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break -Morning Tea |
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10:30-11-15 |
Automation/Semi-Automated methods and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing – Efficiency and Pitfalls |
Tom Olma ICPMR Westmead Hospital Sydney |
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11:15-12:00 |
Update on Applications of Molecular Methods in Detecting and Screening for Antimicrobial Resistance in the Laboratory. Will cover both Gram-negative and Gram-positive Resistances.
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Justin Ellem ICPMR Westmead Hospital Sydney |
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