Dec 18, 2020
The emergence COVID-19 changed the entire world, a look back to one of the most difficult years for public health in modern history.
Objectives:
• Summarize the key events leading to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Discuss the missteps and successes on the COVID-19 fight in the
US
• Comment on the future and what 2021 is...
Dec 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought more media attention to clinical laboratories than at any time in recent history. Today we’ll talk about media coverage of diagnostic testing for COVID-19 with two experts. Some of the questions we’ll discuss include:
- How has the media coverage of tests for COVID-19 affected...
Nov 30, 2020
ARLG is changing the field of clinical research in antimicrobial resistance. We will talk with the Principal Investigators of the ARLG to discuss their strategy
Objectives:
• Review the history and accomplishments of ARLG
• Discuss the missions of ARLG including training new clinical
investigators focused on...
Nov 13, 2020
Let’s talk about total laboratory automation in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Highly automated systems are fairly common in the clinical chemistry and hematology labs, and they are increasingly common in clinical microbiology. Here are some of the questions we’ll answer today.
- What does total laboratory...
Nov 2, 2020
AAC Launches a new section. New perspectives on antimicrobial agents seeks to provide a clinically-oriented, concise summary supported by emerging clinical trial and/or real-world data. Our first article will be focused on remdesivir
Objectives:
• Review the rationale for the use of remdesivir against
SARS-CoV-2
•...