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With an ever-expanding portfolio of FDA-cleared devices for rapid AST directly from positive blood cultures, microbiology laboratories have more choices than ever. From device selection to result reporting, this webinar will identify key points and pitfalls to consider when implementing a direct-from-sample rapid AST system for patient care.

Learning Objectives

1. Summarize manual and currently available commercially rapid, direct-from-blood AST devices.
2. Identify key points/considerations for device/system selection.
3. Outline some considerations and common challenges with implementing rapid AST.

Webinar Date and Time

Nov. 6, 2025, 2-3 p.m. ET

Presenters

• April Bobenchik, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Medical Director, Microbiology and Virology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
• Daniel D. Rhoads, M.D., D(ABMM), Section Head of Microbiology, Cleveland Clinic.

Audience

This webinar is intended for laboratory personnel with prior knowledge and experienced of manual and commercial antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods used in human clinical laboratory environments.

Level of Instruction

Intermediate.

Availability

This free webinar is available with unlimited access to the webinar recording through Nov. 6, 2026.

Additional Information

• This webinar is free to 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ members and non-members.
• The live webinar will be held on Nov. 6, 2025, and the recording will become available by Nov. 13, 2025.
• Zoom closed captioning is provided. Please email 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ if other accommodations are needed.
• Questions? Contact Nicole Jackson, clinmicro@asmusa.org.

Continuing Education (CE) Credit

CE for this webinar was kindly sponsored by .
Each presentation is approved for 1.0 P.A.C.E. ®, California or Florida credit.

The American Society for Microbiology is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education (P.A.C.E. ®) is an administrative system established to stimulate and serve as the quality assurance mechanism for continuing education programs offered to clinical laboratory professionals by ASCLS constituent societies, laboratory industry, government agencies, hospitals and educational organizations.

The American Society for Microbiology is accredited by the California Department of Health to offer continuing education for California Clinical Laboratory Personnel.

The American Society for Microbiology is accredited by the Florida Department of Health to offer continuing education for Florida Clinical Laboratory Personnel.

Sponsor

This webinar is supported in part by .