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Selected Invited Presentations

2006

  • Dentsply Endodontics Seminar. Keynote Speaker. Oral Biofilms Links to Disease: Head to Toe. Steamboat, CO. February 4, 2006.
  • Bio-Meriux-ASM. Measuring Microbiology’s Value in a Pay-4-Performance Environment.  Orlando, FL. May 2006.
  • American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Annual Meeting. Biofilms: Architects of Chronic Diseases.  Chicago, IL. July 2006.
  • American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. Clinical Rounding—How we make it work in Microbiology.  Chicago, IL. July 2006.
  • Allegheny General Hospital.  Biofilm Scandals in the Ventilated Patient: Links to Pulmonary Infections via Up-Regulation. Pittsburgh, PA. August 2006.
  • Virginia Dental Society.  Oral Biofilms Links to Diseases-Head to Toe.  Roanoke, VA.  September 2006.
  • American Institute of Oral Biology.  Biofilm Scandals in the Oral Cavity. Palm Springs, CA.  October 2006.
  • American Institute of Oral Biology (AIOB).  Links to Systemic Infections: Head to Toe.  Palm Springs, CA.  October 2006.
  • Asia Pacific Educational Tour.  Biofilms: Oral and Systemic Diseases
    • Thai Periodontal Society. Plaque Biofilm and Oral Health. Bangkok, Thailand. April 5, 2006.
    • Thai Society for Public Health Dentistry. Relationship of Oral Health to General Health—Myth or Truth AND Prevention of Periodontal Diseases in ANC Clinic. Bangkok, Thailand. April 5, 2006.
    • International Dental Exhibition and Meeting (IDEM) Symposium on Minimal Intervention. Oral Biofilms: Architects of Disease, Head to Toe. Singapore. April 7. 2006.
    • Global Expert Panel Meeting. Mouthrinses: Impact on Oral Health. Singapore. April 8, 2006.
    • National University of Singapore Faculty of Dentistry Lecture. Changing Paradigms in Oral Microbiology: Its Growing Significance in Systemic Diseases. Singapore. April 10, 2006.
    • University of Hong Kong. Biofilm Management and Control AND Strategies for Combating the Bacterial Plaque Biofilm. Hong Kong. April 11, 2006.
    • Malaysia Dental Association Lecture. Oral Biofilms: Architects of Disease, Head to Toe AND Mouthrinses: Impact on Oral Health. Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. Thursday, April 13, 2006.
    • FDI World Dental Federation Lectures. Biofilm and Oral Diseases AND Strategies for Combating the Bacterial Plaque Biofilm AND Biofilms and Implants. Taichung, Taiwan. April 15, 2006.
    • Peking University School of Dentistry lecture.  Strategies for Combating the Bacterial Plaque Biofilm. Beijing, China. April 17, 2006.
  • Pfizer Round Table. Biofilm Scandals in the Oral Cavity: Architects of Disease.  London, England July 2006.

2005

  • Clinical Microbiology Society of Japan, National Meeting. The Significance of Blood Cultures: Today and Tomorrow. Kyoto, Japan. February 2005.
  • Critical Care Medicine Sponsored Symposium. “Ventilator Associated Pneumonia.”  Cancun, Mexico. March 2005.
  • American Society of Microbiology. BioMeriux. “Biofilms: Architecture of Disease.” Atlanta, Georgia. June 2005.
  • Mexican Society o Infectious Disease. “Biofilms: Hall-mark of Chronic Infections.” Cancun, Mexico. July  2005.
  • CDC Sponsored Regional Meeting: IDEAS Conference. “Significance of Biofilms to I.C.U.” Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 2005.
  • University Symposium in Clinical Laboratory Science.  New Jersey School of Medicine and Dentistry. Microbiology Gone Wild. 2005.  “Biofilms—What Every Clinical Microbiologist Needs to Know.”  “Assessment/Outcomes: Proving Your Worth.”  Pitscataway, New Jersey. October 2005
  • Keynote Speaker of Regional ASM Meeting Allegheny Branch.  Waksman Foundation for Microbiology Lectures.  Lock Haven University. “Biofilms and Microbiology.”  Clearfield Campus, Clearfield, Pennsylvania.  November 2005.
  • University of North Carolina. “Antibiotics and Custodial Use.” Chapel Hill, NC.  December 2005.

2004

  • American Society for Micobiology.  Keynote Presentation for Vitek BioMerieux, “First to Know, Integrating Outcomes and Diagnostic Microbiology: Is there a Future?” New Orleans, LA.  2004.
  • Annual Meeting of West Virginia Respiratory Therapists Biofilms and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: What is the Connection? Charleston, WV.  2004.
  • South Central Association of Clinical Microbiology (SCACM), Biofilms and the Practicing Clinical Microbiologists, What are the Consequences? Columbus, OH, 2004.

2003

  • The 3 Rivers Association of Practitioners of Infection Control, Pittsburgh Branch Medical.  “Consequences in Impact on Decision Making for Infection Control: Biofilms.”  Pittsburgh, PA.  2003.
  • Allegheny General Hospital, Department of Pathology .Clinical Microbiology and Impact on Decision Making in the 2000’s.  Pittsburgh, PA. 2003.
  • American Society for Microbiology Workshop, Biofilms III, Washington, D.C. 2003.
  • Symposium CLMA. Outcomes as a Management Tool for Survival in the 2000’s. Salt Lake City, UT. 2003.
  • Stanford University, Department of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Biofilms and Emerging Resistance: An Oxymoron.  2003.
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. , Division of Pulmonary Care, Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Therapy, The Significance of Biofilms in Respiratory Therapy, (sponsored by Chiron). 2003.

2002

  • Sigma Uldridge Diagnostics.  Regional 16 Eastern States Teleconference. Utilization of an Outcomes Model to Assess the Impact of Diagnostic Protocols for Pulmonary Embolism.  2002.
  • One-Day Workshop.  Sigma Diagnostics.  Be a Believer: the Use of an Outcomes Model to Assess Impact of Diagnostic Protocols for Venous Thrombosis.  Supported by Sigma Uldridge. Durham, NC. 2002.
  • The West Virginia Osteopathic Society Semi-Annual Meeting Update on Mechanisms of Infections and Antibiotic Resistance: Where Have You Been?  Charleston, WV.  2002.
  • University of Calgary.  Guest of Howard Ceri, Professor, Department of Microbiology, Section of Biofilms. Calgary, Canada. 2002.
  • University of Calgary Medical Center Hospital.  Unmasking the Clinical Significance of Biofilms in Lumenal Analysis of Catheters and Endotrachs.  Calgary, Canada.  Sponsored by the University of Calgary Biofilm Group, Howard Ceri, Ph.D. 2002.
  • International Meeting of Biofilm Symposium.  “Utilization of an Endotrach Model to Describe the Biofilm Lumenal Architecture Influence of Stress Forces.” Lake Louise, Canada.  Sponsored by the University of Calgary. 2002.
  • International Biofilm Symposium, Keynote Speaker.  “Biofilms in ventilator associated pneumonia and endotrach colonization.”  Lake Louise, Canada.  2002.
  • American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City. “Medical Biofilms and Rapid Detection - Part   I”. 2002.
  • Keynote symposium.  Biofilms and diagnostic microbiology: an Oxymoron.  Convener and primary speaker.  2002.
  • American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.  Workshop Convener and Presenter.  “Biofilms in Medical Microbiology.” Salt Lake City, UT.
  • ASCP Workshop, Minneapolis, MN.  Two-day.  Antibiotic Resistance, Laboratory Detection and Reporting. 2002.
  • Southcentral Association of Clinical Microbiology (SCACM) Regional Meetings.  “The Future of Microbiology and Consequences of Biofilms for Laboratory Detection.” Chicago, IL. October 2002.
  • 93rd Annual West Virginia School of Dentistry, West Virginia Meeting,  2 hour symposium, Oral/Dental Microbiology, the Growing Importance of Periodontal Pathogens.  Greenbrier, WV.  2002.

 

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