Grand Rounds Webinar Series: Specimen Collection and Test Interpretation in Microbiology: What do you need to know?

Description:
Join a Clinical Pathologist and Clinical Microbiologist for a practical discussion focused on common challenges clinicians face with microbiology tests.  This session will address key issues like proper specimen collection, storage, and transport to avoid errors that compromise results.  Gain insights into selecting the right tests and understanding complex culture and sensitivity reports.  Explore how choices in ordering tests and difficulties in result interpretation can impact patient care.  Tailored for clinicians, this 45-minute online session includes an interactive Q&A to address your specific concerns and improve you approach to using microbiology testing effectively.

Earns: .75 CME Credits

Disclosures:
No one has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. 

Statement of Accreditation: The Michigan State Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Michigan State Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presesnter(s):
Gaurav Sharma, MD, FCAP, Medical Director, Point of Care Testing and Provider Performed Microscopy; Division Head, Regional Laboratories
Linoj Samuel, PhD, D(ABMM), Division Health for Clinical Microbiology, Henry Ford Health System

Duration: 45 minutes

Release Date: September 12, 2025

Expiration Date: September 30, 2028