bioMérieux understands how busy medical laboratory professionals are in this current environment. We know you are working around the clock in the battle against COVID-19. We appreciate clinical laboratory professionals for their dedication to supporting patient care and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives now more than ever! To celebrate Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, we are offering a live webinar and numerous on-demand webinars that you can explore using the topic buttons below. There is an opportunity for P.A.C.E.® credits after watching each webinar! Registration is required.
| LIVE WEBINAR |
| BIOFIRE® | ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE | ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP |
| BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS | PROCALCITONIN | VITEK® TECHNOLOGY |
| QUIZ - PIONEERS OF MICROBIOLOGY |
Questions from the Blood Bench
EXPERT WEBINAR | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022 | 1:00 PM EDT
Join us for a fascinating, educational webinar in celebration of clinical laboratory professionals and advances in microbiology technology during Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2022! P.A.C.E.® credits will be offered.
In this webinar, Dr. Joel Mortensen will delve into one of the first and most important steps in the laboratory workflow – blood cultures. Dr. Mortensen will provide a review of blood culture basics before delving into areas of confusion and debate, misconceptions, and frequently asked questions about blood cultures. He will also highlight how the fully-automated BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO® blood culture system has positively impacted his laboratory’s workflow.
PRESENTED BY JOEL E. MORTENSEN, PHD
Dr. Joel Mortensen is the Director of the Diagnostic Infectious Diseases Testing Laboratory at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Dr. Mortensen is a career academic clinical microbiologist in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Cincinnati Children's since 1991.