Hot Topics
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Last Updated on Friday, 05 April 2013 15:34
Join us for ASM's Hot Topic online events! The first Monday of each month, an expert's presentation on a hot topic, current event or controversial issue will be posted. This PowerPoint or 30-60 minute video presentation is an opportunity for viewers to learn more about the science and the practice of clinical microbiology. Viewers can submit their questions for the expert's response for up to five days after the presentation has been posted. The following week, a transcript of the viewers' questions and the expert's responses will be posted to the portal. All presentations and their question and answer transcript will be archived on the portal for future reference.
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The April Hot Topic discussion wa entitled “How to Get Your Blood Culture Contamination Rates to <1%” and was posted on April 1 at 12:00 pm (EST). The expert was Peter H. Gilligan PhD, D(ABMM), F(AAM), Director, Clinical Microbiology-Immunology Laboratories and Phlebotomy Services, UNC HealthCare.
The Hot Topic content is restricted to ASM Members only. To access the presentation, submit a question or post a comment, follow these instructions to log in:
- Click here or enter http://clinmicro.asm.org/ into your Internet browser’s address bar.
- Click on the blue “Hot Topics” icon to the bottom-center of the page.
- Once the Blog page has opened, click the “Login” link at the very top right of the screen.
- If you have login credentials with ASM, enter them here to log in. If you do not, click the “Register Your UserID…” box on the bottom-left side of the page. Follow the instructions to complete the registration. You will be asked to enter your email address. This step is important as it will verify whether you have an existing account with ASM.
- Once you have completed your registration and logged in, you should be returned back to the Hot Topics Blog page. If not, repeat steps one and two.
For updates on this topic and future discussions, visit http://www.asm.org/index.php/subscriptions2 and subscribe to the clinmicrohottopic email alert.
