Grand Rounds Webinar Series: Omicron: The Next Variant of Concern and Responses in the COVID Pandemic Efforts

Description: This presentation covers the Omicron Variant of concern rise in Michigan, how whole genome testing is performed, impacts upon diagnostic tests, current data trends, and impacts upon therapies..

Earns: 1 CME Credits

Disclosures:
Presenter(s):
Marty Soehnlen, PhD, MPH, PHLD(ABB), is a contracted lab director at Catalyst Diagnostics, LLC, and is a scientific advisory board member for Agena Biosciences.  All of the relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Heather Blankenship, PhD, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Planners:
Rebecca Blake has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Beth Elliott has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Statement of Accreditation
The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians

AMA Credit Designation Statement
The MSMS designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presenter(s):
Marty Soehnlen, PhD, MPH, PHLD(ABB), Director of Infectious Disease, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Laboratories
Heather Blankenship, PhD, Section Manager, Bioinformatic and Sequencing, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Laboratories

Duration: 
1 hour 6 minutes

Release Date: January 26, 2022

Expiration Date: January 31, 2025