Welcome back to Season 2 of PASCV: Gone Viral!

In this first episode of season 2, we have a live panel discussion from our 2026 PASCV Annual Meeting with Drs. Samantha Giffen, Kara Levinson, and Susan Realegeno, to explore how laboratory networks can best prepare for and respond to public health emergencies. Panelists will discuss the roles and responsibilities of each sector, strategies for leveraging CDC resources and testing capabilities, and the balance between centralized support and local innovation. Through real-world examples and interactive dialogue, the panel discussion will highlight how collaboration, communication, and clear delineation of roles can strengthen the nation's diagnostic readiness and ensure rapid, reliable testing when it matters most!

Interested in becoming a member of PASCV?

https://www.pascv.org/

Save the date - the PASCV Annual Meeting will return May 12-14, 2027!

https://www.pascv.org/page/2026_Annual_Meeting

This episode is brought to you in part by our Season 2 Sponsor, CirrusDX. Purpose drive, a different kind of lab. Check out https://cirrusdx.com/ to check out their infectious disease test activity menu.

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!

Welcome back to another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! PASCV officially wraps up it's first full season of the Gone Viral podcast.

In this episode, Ken and Logan share highlights from the most recent 2026 PASCV Annual Meeting, memorable moments from season 1 of Gone Viral, and talk about what to expect in the 2nd season and what the future of PASCV: Gone Viral entails.

Interested in becoming a member of PASCV?

https://www.pascv.org/general/register_member_type.asp?

Interested in getting involved with PASCV?

https://www.pascv.org/page/2025-Committees

Logan Patterson Contact Information:

https://education.musc.edu/muscapps/facultydirectory/Patterson-Logan

Ken Gavina Contact Information:

https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/60670/gavina-kenneth

Welcome back to another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! In this episode, we pilot a new feature format called, "That's a good test?" In these episodes, speakers will debate the pros and cons of various infectious disease-based tests used in the clinical laboratory and will try to convince you, the listener, whether or not that is a good test.

In this episode, we will be debating and disucussing the Roche cobas HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative Assay, and are thrilled to have Dr. Hannah Wang, MD debate from the perspective of "that's a good test!".

All views and opinions expressed in this episode are of our own opinion and do not represent that of our employers or collaborators. The content of this episode is not sponsored.

Register for the PASCV Annual Meeting:

https://www.pascv.org/page/2026_Annual_Meeting

Check out the Clinical Microbiolgoy Board Review Course:

https://www.pascv.org/page/2026ClinMicro