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All,
Please join us at the 2025 annual SWACM meeting September 3-5 in Dallas, Texas! An overview of the program is below. The full final program, registration, and additional information can be found on the SWACM website: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.swacm.org/annual-meeting-attendees__;!!FdMyoD2EAkXkIg!wzUKMga7rVjbfhL8nC2ondcfbJi4h754Kf6ZFmQHj5HdUhSAUizxmHBi0AyvZ8iukNWpBoNeEjOdn1Ws090nuF44fRpw$. Click or tap if you trust this link." target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.swacm.org/annual-meeting-attendees.
Best,
Morgan A. Pence, PhD, D(ABMM)
Director, Clinical and Molecular Microbiology
Cook Children's Medical Center
801 Seventh Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Office: 682.885.7294
Email: morgan.pence@cookchildrens.org
2025 SWACM Annual Meeting Preliminary Program
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
8:00–11:30 AM
Morning Workshops
WS1: Antimicrobial Susceptibility: AST Nuts and Bolts
Andrew Clark, PhD, D(ABMM)
WS2: Diagnostic Algorithms in Clinical Parasitology
Blaine Mathison, BS, M(ASCP)
11:30–1:00 PM
Complimentary lunch
1:00–4:30 PM
Afternoon Workshops
WS3: Antimicrobial Susceptibility: Contemporary Challenges and Developments in AST
Andrew Clark, PhD, D(ABMM)
WS4: Collision of Worlds: Infectious Diseases Pathology – where Histology and Microbiology Meet
Clare McCormick-Baw, MD, PhD
Thursday, September 4, 2025
7:00–7:45 AM
Complimentary breakfast and seminar provided by CHROMagar
8:00–8:15 AM
Introduction and Welcome
8:15–9:15 AM
Shortages Great and Small, What Can We Do?
Laura Filkins, PhD, D(ABMM)
9:15–10:15 AM
All Aboard the Steward Ship: Why a Team Approach is Essential for Antimicrobial Stewardship
Bonnie Prokesh, MD
10:15-10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 AM
Application of MALDI-TOF MS for Routine Mold Identification in Clinical Labs
Sean Zhang, MD, PhD, D(ABMM)
11:30-1:00 PM
Complimentary lunch and seminar sponsored by Q-linea
1:00-2:30 PM
Exhibits and Poster Judging
2:30-3:30 PM
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Barbara Brown-Elliot, MS, MT(ASCP) SM, FAAM
3:30-4:30 PM
Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests: What is Reasonable and Necessary?
Erin Graf, PhD, D(ABMM)
4:30-6:30 PM
Exhibits and Wine and Cheese Reception
Friday, September 5, 2025
7:00–7:45 AM
Complimentary breakfast and seminar sponsored by bioMerieux
8:00–9:00 AM
Product Sterility Testing for Cellular Therapies
Anna Lau, PhD, D(ABMM)
9:00–10:00 AM
What your reference lab wants you to know…
Kileen Shier, PhD, D(ABMM)
10:00-10:15 AM
Coffee Break sponsored by Karius
10:15-10:30 AM
SWACM Business Meeting and Awards Presentation
10:30-11:30 AM
Measles: The Reemerging Biosecurity Threat
Casey Schroeder, PhD
11:30-1:00 PM
Complimentary lunch and seminar sponsored by Copan
1:00-2:30 PM
Posters & Exhibits
2:30-3:30 PM
Tiny but Mighty: Epidemiologic, Diagnostic, and Management Considerations for Mycoplasmal Diseases
Art Totten, PhD, D(ABMM)
3:30-4:30 PM
Verification & Validation: The Cornerstone of Molecular Assay Quality
Neelam Dhiman, PhD
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Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM,SVCM,MBCM, FACSc
Regents' Professor, Texas State University System
University Distinguished Chair & Professor, Medical Laboratory Science [MLS] Program
TEDx Speaker & Global Fellow – Global Citizenship Alliance
Texas State Honorary Professor of International Studies
Associate Director, Translational Health Research Initiative @txst_THR
Past President, Texas Association for CLS
Texas State University
MLS Program, Encino Hall 350B [office ENC 363]
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
512-245-3500 [CLS suite]; 512-245-2562 [office]
Email:
rrohde@txstate.eduPronouns: he/him/his
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