Microbiology

CLSI CAP PT Webinar

Getting in the Zone: Maximizing AST Proficiency Testing

Date: Thursday, October 9, 1:00 PM ET 

Join CLSI and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for our informative webinar on proficiency testing, your guide to mastering antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Tackle common challenges and unlock powerful strategies to avoid these pitfalls, ensuring more reliable results in your testing. Explore the latest AST breakpoint updates and organism name changes so you're always prepared, and learn how to turn your CAP Participant Summaries into a powerful tool for identifying improvements and fine-tuning your laboratory's performance. Whether you're a seasoned expert or just starting out, this webinar will give you the tools, insights, and confidence you need to deliver results laboratories and patients can trust.

October 09, 2025
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Scope

Learning Objectives

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss common pitfalls in antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and results reporting.
  • Interpret recent AST breakpoint and organism nomenclature updates impacting susceptibility testing.  
  • Examine CAP Participant Summaries in proficiency testing to improve laboratory processes.

Intermediate: Refresher course. Some basic knowledge required, for the experienced staff technologist with some years of experience.

CLSI is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. 

Speakers
Laurel J. Glaser, MD, PhD, D(ABMM); Director of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at University of Pennsylvania
Samia Naccache, PhD, D(ABMM); Technical Director of Microbiology Laboratories at Labcorp
Scope

Learning Objectives

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss common pitfalls in antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and results reporting.
  • Interpret recent AST breakpoint and organism nomenclature updates impacting susceptibility testing.  
  • Examine CAP Participant Summaries in proficiency testing to improve laboratory processes.

Intermediate: Refresher course. Some basic knowledge required, for the experienced staff technologist with some years of experience.

CLSI is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. 

Speakers
Laurel J. Glaser, MD, PhD, D(ABMM); Director of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at University of Pennsylvania
Samia Naccache, PhD, D(ABMM); Technical Director of Microbiology Laboratories at Labcorp