Keep up the PACE with ASM Knowledge Forum Presentations. This presentation was given at ASM 2007 in Ontario. Participants who register and complete the questions and evaluation will receive 1.0 PACE CEU. The program number is 195-559-07.

bioMerieux, Inc. is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.^® Program

Speaker:  Janet F. Hindler, MCLS, MT(ASCP), F(AAM)

Objectives:

1. Discuss the latest recommendations for detecting VISA.

2. List supplemental agents that may be tested on Enterococcus faecalis that are resistant to commonly prescribed agents.

3. Describe a practical approach to generating cumulative antibiogram data to answer MDs questions.