Serology
Serology: the study or examination of blood serum, with regard to the response of the immune system to pathogens or newly introduced substances.
JAN 14, 2020
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C.E. CREDITS
JAN 14, 2020
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Fecal elastase-1 – a biomarker for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency(EPI) continues to gain traction as an ideal biomarker for assessing EPI. This presentation will include a review of...
DEC 12, 2019
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C.E. CREDITS
DEC 12, 2019
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DATE: December 12, 2019TIME: 11:00am PST Primary immunodeficiency disorders continue to have delayed diagnoses and are commonly under diagnosed. Differentiating betw...
DEC 05, 2019
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C.E. CREDITS
DEC 05, 2019
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DATE: December 5, 2019TIME: 5:00am PST, 8:00am EST The diagnosis of an active infection by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) relies on testing for the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). Ov...
MAY 15, 2019
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MAY 15, 2019
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DATE: May 15, 2019TIME: 9:00am PDTHepatitis B infections remain a significant global healthcare burden resulting in 887,000 deaths in 2015. Clinical laboratories can have a measurable i...
APR 24, 2019
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APR 24, 2019
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DATE: April 24, 2019TIME: 9:30am PDTTicks are currently considered to be second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human infectious diseases in the world. Each tick species has preferred...
NOV 08, 2018
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NOV 08, 2018
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DATE: November 8, 2018TIME: 9:00AM PDTAnnual epidemics of influenza place a substantial burden on the health of people in the United States. CDC estimates that influenza has...
DEC 05, 2017
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DEC 05, 2017
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DATE: December 5, 2017TIME: 08:00am PST, 10:00am CST, 11:00am EST, 5:00pm CET Recently there has been a resurgence of Syphilis infections over the last several years with rates...
NOV 09, 2017
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NOV 09, 2017
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Antiplatelet therapy with aspirin (ASA) is widely used in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention because it inhibits platelet cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2)-mediated plat...
APR 13, 2017
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APR 13, 2017
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Lyme disease is a common tick-transmitted infection caused by spirochetes in the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. Borrelia burgdorferi is the primary cause of Lyme disease in the Unit...
MAR 22, 2016
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MAR 22, 2016
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Medical genetics is a specialty of medicine that encompasses patients at all ages (prenatal, pediatric, adult), as well as all organ systems. As the genetic causes of more diseases have been ...
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2016Time: 10:00 AM PST, 12:00 PM CST, 1:00 PM ESTSerology testing continues to be an indispensable tool for the management of several disease states, especiall...
FEB 03, 2016
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FEB 03, 2016
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Reproducibility refers to the ability of an experiment or study to be replicated, either by the same person or group or by others working independently. With regard to scientific public...
NOV 12, 2015
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NOV 12, 2015
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As one of the nation's most prevalent sexually transmitted infections, genital herpes represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to clinicians, laboratorians and the patients they...
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2015 Time: 10:00 AM PST, 12:00 PM CST, 1:00 PM ESTSerology testing continues to be an indispensable tool for the management of several disease states, especially tr...
DEC 03, 2014
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DEC 03, 2014
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Contemporary serologic testing has revolutionized the field of celiac disease. Highly accurate serologic assays have shown the prevalence of celiac disease to be nearly 1:100 in many populat...
