MALDI -TOF and MicrobeNet : Enhancing the Clinical and Public Health Laboratory

Course Title: MALDI -TOF and MicrobeNet : Enhancing the Clinical and Public Health Laboratory
 

Course Duration: 1 hour
 

Course Description: This webinar will cover the basics of Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization –Time of Flight (MADLI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry Systems. It will also cover the pros and cons of using MALDI-TOF in clinical and public health laboratories. This presentation will introduce the audience to how CDC is using MicrobeNet as a method of standardizing MALDI-TOF across the country..
 

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization –Time of Flight(MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry Systems
• Explain how MALDLI-T0F is used in the laboratory.
• Discuss how MicrobeNet is used to provide tools for
  MALDI-T0F testing ensuring a more accurate laboratory result.

Target Audience: This webinar is of interest to public health laboratorians.

Access Requirements: To participate in this webinar, you will need a computer with internet access and speakers or a headphone to hear the audio. To test your system, visit: https://admin.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support /meeting_test.htm

Special Needs: Course content is closed captioned where applicable and optimized for a screen reader.

CEUs: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Laboratory Training and Services Branch, is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.^® Program.

This webinar is approved for 1.0 hour of P.A.C.E.^® credit, and has been approved for 1.0 contact hours in the General (Microbiology/ Mycology/ Parasitology) category for Florida Laboratory Licensees.

P.A.C.E.^® Course#: 288-019-16, FL Course#: 20-565074.
 

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