Symposia Program
All events are held at the Ocean Center (101 N. Atlantic Ave.) in the Ocean Center Ballroom unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
8:00am – 2:30pm
Registration
Ocean Center Room 101AB
10:00am – 2:30pm
Edith Hsiung Practical Issues in Diagnostic Virology (4 contact hours)
Moderators:
Diane Leland, Ph.D; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Gregory Storch, M.D.; Washington University/St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Panel Discussion: Establishing the Performance Characteristics of Molecular Assays
Rangaraj Selvarangan, BVSc., Ph.D., D(ABMM); Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Randall T. Hayden, M.D.; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Matthew J. Bankowski, Ph.D.; Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc., The Queen's Medical Center, Aiea, HI
11:30am -12:00pm
Break
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Interactive Session: Virology Jeopardy
Bring your mobile device to participate in the Interactive Virology Jeopardy
Alex Valsamakis, M.D., Ph.D.; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Practical Issues I: Basic Principles of Sequencing (through NextGen)
Rich Buller, Ph.D.; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
1:45pm – 2:30pm
Practical Issues II: LDT Guidance Documents: Where Are We?
Mya Thomae, RAC, CQA; Myraqa, Inc., Redwood Shores, CA
3:30pm
PASCV Business Meeting
4:30pm – 7:00pm
Scientific Poster Session I, Exhibits and Reception
Ocean Center Arena
Registration
Ocean Center Room 101AB
Monday, April 29, 2013
7:30am – 8:30am
Continental Breakfast, Exhibits and Scientific Poster Session II
Ocean Center Arena
7:30am - 1:00pm
Registration
Ocean Center Room 101AB
8:30am – 12:55pm
Session I: Clinical Aspects of Viral Diseases (3.5 contact hours)
Chairs:
John L. Sever, M.D. Ph.D.; Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Washington, DC
Christine Ginocchio, Ph.D; North Shore – LIJ Health System Laboratories, Lake Success, NY
Congenital CMV Infection
Suresh Boppana, M.D.; University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Typical and Atypical Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
M. Steven Oberste, Ph.D.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Monitoring the Transmission of Measles and Mumps
Paul Rota, Ph.D.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Influenza Outbreaks: Why Subtypes Die Out
Nancy Cox, Ph.D.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
1:15pm – 4:15pm
Exhibitor Workshops and Demonstrations
Hilton (Various Rooms - see Exhibit Guide)
4:30pm – 7:00pm
Scientific Poster Session II, Exhibits and Reception
Ocean Center Arena
7:00pm
Banquet
Hilton Coquina Ballroom
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
7:30am – 8:30am
Continental Breakfast, Exhibits and Scientific Poster Session III
Ocean Center Arena
7:30am - 4:30pm
Registration
Ocean Center Room 101AB
8:30am – 12:55pm
Session II: Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections (3.5 contact hours)
Chairs:
Kathleen Stellrecht, Ph.D; Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Max Chernesky, Ph.D.; St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Laboratory Efficiency Initiative: Goals and Potential Impact on Clinical Laboratory Services
John Ridderhof, DrPH, HCLD (ABB); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Application of Quantitative Standards in Molecular Diagnostics
Angela Caliendo, M.D., Ph.D.; Brown University, Providence, RI
Use of Isothermal Amplification in Resource-Poor Settings
Kelly Curtis, Ph.D.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
New Developments in HIV Diagnostics
Bernard Branson, M.D.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
2:00 pm - 2:30pm
Late Breaker Presentation
Detecting HCV Viremia with View to Link Persons with Current HCV Infection to Care
CG Teo; Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA
2:30pm – 4:30pm
Philip Hanff Memorial Clinical Case Presentations and Discussion (2 contact hours)
Chair:
Richard L. Hodinka, Ph.D., F(AAM); Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Angela Caliendo, M.D., Ph.D.; Brown University, Providence, RI
Marie Landry, M.D.; Yale University, New Haven, CT
4:30pm – 7:00pm
Scientific Poster Session III, Exhibits and Reception
Ocean Center Arena
10:00pm
Nightspiker Volleyball Game
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
7:30am – 8:30am
Continental Breakfast
7:30am - 1:30pm
Registration
Ocean Center Room 101AB
8:30am – 12:30pm
Session III: Prevention of and Therapy for Viral Diseases (3.5 contact hours)
Chairs:
Michael A. Lewinski, Ph.D., D(ABMM); Roche Molecular Systems Inc., Pleasanton, CA
Yi-Wei Tang, Ph.D; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Epidemic Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Opportunities and Needs for Diagnosis and Control
Barry J. Beaty, Ph.D.; Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
Genetically-Modified T-Cell Therapy for HIV
Bruce Levine, Ph.D.; Perelman School of Medicine and Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Herpesvirus Suppression: The EBV Vaccine Story
Jeffrey Cohen, M.D.; National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
CMX001 (Chimerix) in Treatment of dsDNA Viruses
Diana Florescu, M.D.; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Program Committee/Invited Discussants
Michael Loeffelholz, Ph.D.; Ariel Suarez, Bch.; David Myerson, M.D., Ph.D.; Peter Coyle, M.D.; Arne Rodloff, M.D.; James Mahony, Ph.D.; Ella Swierkosz, Ph.D.; Duane Newton, Ph.D., D(ABMM); Thomas Smith, Ph.D.; Gerald Lancz, Ph.D., Marcela Echavarria, Ph.D.