26th Annual First Coast Infectious Disease/Clinical ...

1 28th Annual First Coast Infectious Disease/Clinical Microbiology Symposium February 6, 2021 8:45-9:00am Welcome Yvette S. McCarter, PhD University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville, FL D. Jane Hata, PhD Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL Session 1 Moderator: Diane Halstead, PhD Global Infectious disease Consultants, LLC, Jacksonville, FL 9:00-10:00 am COVID-19: Experiences of a clinical Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory and Lessons Learned Gary Procop, MD Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Moderator: Bruce White, BS Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 10:00-11:00 am Quality Metrics for Improvement of Microbiology Laboratory Performance Linoj Samuel, PhD Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI Moderator.

2 Frances Valencia-Shelton, PhD Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL 11:00 am-12:00 Virology Case Studies Daniel Ortiz, PhD Beaumont Health Royal Oak, MI 12:00 Virtual Exhibit Hall Session 2 Moderator: Stephen G. Jenkins, PhD Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 1:00-2:00 pm Not your Everyday Tick Borne Diseases Marc Couturier, PhD ARUP Laboratories Salt Lake City, UT Moderator: Aaron Odegard, MS Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL 2:00-3:00 pm Telemicroscopy and Integrating New Technology into Practice Raquel Martinez, PhD Geisinger Medical Laboratories Danville, PA Moderator: Ann Ruby, MS UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 3:00-4.

3 00 pm Use of Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Intestinal Protozoans Blaine Mathison, BS ARUP Laboratories Salt Lake City, UT 4:00 pm Closing Remarks Noel Gomez, MMSc UF Health Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL 28th Annual First Coast Infectious Disease/Clinical Microbiology Symposium Virtual Meeting February 6, 2021 Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: 1. Discuss the clinical and public health significance of tickborne Infectious diseases 2. Describe the recent advances in telemedicine and artificial intelligence and their uses in the clinical microbiology laboratory 3.

4 Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of available laboratory testing for COVID -19 4. Explain best practices for the diagnosis of viral infections 5. Discuss the development of quality indicators for the reduction of errors in clinical laboratories Target Audience Specialty physicians, pharmacists, laboratory technologists, supervisors, and managers Accreditation This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Florida College of Medicine and the First Coast Infectious Disease/Clinical Microbiology Symposium.

5 The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Laboratory Provider Number 50-2220 Blaine Mathison, BS Institute for clinical and Experimental Pathology ARUP Laboratories Salt Lake City, UT Biography Blaine Mathison is currently a Research Parasitologist with the Institute of clinical and Experimental Pathology at ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT.

6 Mr. Mathison has been doing diagnostic parasitology for over 20 years, including assignments at the Institute of Parasitology at the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic, the Arizona Department of Health, the Phoenix Veterans Administration (Phoenix, AZ), and the Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria at the Centers for disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, GA). While at the CDC, Mr. Mathison managed the DPDx website, regarded as one of the best online resources for Parasitology. Mr. Mathison publishes and lectures regularly on a variety of topics related to both Parasitology and Entomology, including taxonomy, biology, diagnostics, pathology, and case reports.

7 His specialties include unusual and zoonotic helminth infections and arthropods of medical importance. Presentation Title: Use of Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Intestinal Protozoans Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are becoming increasingly popular in the diagnostic microbiology laboratory, including the analysis of Gram stains and bacterial agar cultures, among others. There is still little clinical application for the morphology-rich field of diagnostic parasitology, and most of the work done has involved malaria.

8 Today we will explore tools for development and the practical application of using AI and ML for the diagnosis of protozoa in trichrome-stained and modified acid-fast stained stool specimens. Presentation Objectives At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to: Review the morphologic detection of intestinal protozoans Describe the development of machine learning software to detect common intestinal protozoans Discuss the implementation of image analysis software in a diagnostic lab and the benefits derived therefrom Gary Procop, MD Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Biography Gary W.

9 Procop, MD, MS is the Vice Chair for Pathology Education and the Director of Molecular Microbiology, Virology, Mycology and Parasitology Laboratories at the Cleveland Clinic. He completed an and at Marshall University School of Medicine, residency training in Anatomic and clinical Pathology training at Duke University Medical Center, and a clinical Microbiology Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic and clinical Pathology, and Medical Microbiology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.

10 He has given more than 678 scientific presentations, and has 226 published manuscripts, 50 chapters, and three books to his credit. His primary interests are developing and promoting best practices in laboratory testing, the practical applications of molecular diagnostic methods for the diagnosis and treatment of infections; Infectious disease pathology; mycology and parasitology. He is currently working on a Masters of Education in Health Professions through Johns Hopkins University. Presentation Title: COVID-19: Experiences of a clinical Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory and Lessons Learned The speaker will describe the numerous experiences at the Cleveland Clinic throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the emphasis on providing prompt and reliable testing for optimal care delivery.