CLSI/CAP PT Webinar - Getting in the Zone: Maximizing AST Proficiency Testing

Join CAP and Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) 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.

CAP members and participants can use the promo code ASTCAP2025 during registration for free access to the webinar.

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

Webinar Speaker(s)
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