Join us for our Joint Virtual Annual Spring Meeting on April 23, 2022, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
When: Saturday, April 23, 2022, 9 - 3:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Where: Virtual Zoom meeting - Zoom links will be provided to registered participants before the meeting date.
Registration Fees:
- ASCLS Members: $25
- Non-Members: $35
- Students – ASCLS members: $8
- Students – non-ASCLS members: $10
To register, visit: ascls-va.org/registration
Joint Virtual Annual Spring Meeting Agenda
9:00 - 9:15 - Welcome from ASCLS-DE, ASCLS-MD, ASCLS-VA, and ASCLS-CAS(DC)
9:15 - 10:15 - Opening Keynote Presentation (PACE 1 credit): Medical Laboratory Concerns in the Transgender & Non-Binary Populations
10:15 – 11:15 - Concurrent Sessions A (PACE 1 credit) Choose one:
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- C. auris: A powerful threat to public health right in our own backyard
- Implementing MLS/MLT programs in rural areas
11:15 –12:15 - Concurrent Sessions B (PACE 1 credit) Choose one:
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- Burkholderia: Outbreaks and Detection
- Heparin-PF4 (HIT) Antibody & Argatroban: A Tale of Interdisciplinary Teamwork
12:15 - 1:00 - Lunch break / Student forums / Board meetings
1:00 - 2:00 - Concurrent Sessions C (PACE 1 credit)
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- Antifungal drug-resistant mechanisms, in vitro susceptibility testing, &emerging drug-resistant fungi
- Code of Ethics in Everyday Practice of a Laboratory Professional
2:00 - 3:00 - Closing Keynote Presentation (PACE 1 credit): Clumsy Clinical Communication: Let's Blame the Lab!