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109th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology
May 17 — 20


Experience a Hero's welcome while attending the 109th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology to find out how you can become the hero of your laboratory!

Join us on Monday, May 18th, from 10-11 am as we launch the premiere of the NEW BD Viper™ System with XTR™ Technology!
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA
Halls A, B & C
Product Focus: BD Affirm™ VPIII
BBL™ CHROMagar™ MRSA
BD EpiCenter™ Microbiology Data Management System
BD GeneOhm™ Cdiff Assay
BD GeneOhm™ PCR Testing
BD GeneOhm™ StaphSR Assay
BD™ EZ Flu A+B Test Kit
BD Viper™ System with XTR™ Technology
BD Phoenix™ Automated Microbiology System
Website: www.asm.org


"Meet the Expert" Schedule:

Monday, May 18, 2009
11 am - 12 Noon BD Viper™
DeAnna Fuller, MS, MT(ASCP), CCRC
Clinical Research Manager,
Indiana University School of Medicine
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Wishard Health Services
1001 West 10th Street
Indianapolis, IN

BD BACTEC™ Blood Culture
James W. Snyder, Ph.D. (ABMM), F(AAM)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine and Hospital
Louisville, KY
12 Noon - 1 pm
C. difficile
Christine C. Ginocchio, Ph.D.
Director Microbiology, Virology and Molecular Diagnostics
North Shore-LIJ Health System Laboratories
Lake Success, NY

Core Clinical - MRSA/PPM
Ann Robinson, Ph.D., D(ABMM), F(AAM)
Director, Microbiology and Virology
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital
Providence, RI
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
11 am - 12 Noon BD EpiCenter™
Christine Biggs, SM(ASCP)
Microbiology Supervisor
The Chester County Hospital

BD Affirm™ VPIII
Gerri Hall Ph.D.
Director of Microbiology Laboratory
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
12 Noon - 1 pm
BD Phoenix™ AP
Mindy McFarren
St. Joseph’s Hospital / Healtheast
St. Paul, MN

BD BACTEC™ Blood Culture
Professor John G. Thomas, MS, Ph.D., HCLD, ABB
International Educator and Global Microbiologist