Come join us at the SWACM annual meeting in Kansas City! We have an amazing speaker lineup, including Dr. Jerris.

Thursday Sept. 8th 8:15 – 9:15AM Update on the Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections David Peaper, MD PhD D(ABMM) Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT #SWACM2022 #clinicalmicrobiology #clinicallaboratoryscience

Assessing the Human Risk Factors in the Laboratory Sean Kaufman, MPH, CHE, CPH, CIC CEO and Founding Partner, Safer Behaviors #SWACM2022 #clinicalmicrobiology #clinicallaboratoryscience

Kicking off the 2022 SWACM annual meeting in Kansas City with morning Gram stain and AST workshops presented by Dr. Steve Dallas and Romney Humphries! #SWACM2022

Afternoon workshops: Specimen Management presented by Dr. Bob Jerris and Behavioral Science Strategies for Risk Management presented by Sean G. Kaufman. #SWACM2022

Thank you to our vendor partners, AbbVie and Cepheid, for providing lunch and dinner for all SWACM attendees! We appreciate our vendor sponsors! #SWACM2022

Kicking off day 2 of the 2022 SWACM Annual Meeting! #SWACM2022

Day two consisted of symposia, networking, agar art, poster session, vendor exhibits and vendor-sponsored meals. The wine and cheese reception begins in an hour! Thank you to bioMérieux and Copan USA for providing breakfast and lunch for attendees!

Day three is under way at the 2022 SWACM annual meeting! Thank you to SHIONOGI and BD for providing continental breakfast this morning and Wednesday morning! #SWACM2022

Congratulations to our award winners! #SWACM2022

Congratulations to Hardy Diagnostics on receiving the Ron Silberman vendor award for their continued support of SWACM through the years! #SWACM2022

Did you know many microorganisms have distinctive smells? Though sniffing cultures definitely isn’t encouraged, their smell can provide important clues to what types of bacteria may be growing! Test your nose’s knowledge below!

Who are we? SWACM is a large regional organization committed to the clinical laboratorians and associated scientific communities throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. ​ Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in clinical microbiology!

📣 Join us next week for this virtual event! 🧫 Free for all active SWACM members! 💊 $20 Non-member registration includes a 2023 SWACM Membership! 🔬 Register at buff.ly/42oKe5y.

📣 Two more days until this virtual event! Have you registered yet?? 🧫 Free for all active SWACM members! 💊 $20 Non-member registration includes a 2023 SWACM Membership! 🔬 Register at buff.ly/3B2QYKJ.

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📣 Register Now!! 📣 SWACM’s 41st Annual Meeting is right around the corner! ✅ Cash prizes awarded to the best research study or case study! ✅ Travel grants are available! For more information or to register, click the link below! ⬇️ buff.ly/43fAMC4

❗️❗️Only 2 more weeks to book your hotel at the SWACM rate!❗️❗️ Don’t miss out!! We have an excellent lineup of speakers and topics! The preliminary program, registration, and hotel information are available on the SWACM website! buff.ly/3Y9aUWW

Go ahead and mark those calendars!!

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