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ColLABorate 2025
American Society for Clinical Laboratory - Iowa (ASCLS-IA) is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program.

https://ceorganizer.ascls.org/
Wednesday April 16, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am CDT
This session will review the recent case of Lassa Fever virus infection in Iowa and discuss the epidemiology, biosafety, and follow up actions.  
Learning Objectives:
  1. Review the Lassa Fever virus incident
  2. Discuss the biosafety aspects related to high consequence pathogens in a clinical laboratory
  3. Understand the select agent rules related to high consequence pathogens  
Speakers
avatar for Katja Waltenberger, MLT

Katja Waltenberger, MLT

Medical Laboratory Technician, UnityPoint Health - Des Moines
avatar for Michael Pentella

Michael Pentella

Director, State Hygienic Laboratory, State Hygienic Laboratory, University of Iowa
Dr. Pentella is the Director of the Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory and clinical professor at the University of Iowa.   He has over forty years of experience in the clinical microbiology laboratory and over twenty years of experience in hospital infection control and epidemiology... Read More →
Wednesday April 16, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am CDT
Tippie Room

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