Schedule

NMG 2026 Annual Fall Scientific Meeting | Nov 22, 6:00 p.m. EST – Nov 24, 4:30 p.m. EST Toronto, 686 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada

Sun, Nov 22

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
2 hours
Monday Night Social
DoubleTree by Hilton

Mon, Nov 23

8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
50 minutes
Registration outside the 2nd Floor Gallery
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
8:50 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
10 minutes
Welcome and Introduction
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
1 hour
Respiratory Flex in Action: A Two-Hospital Evaluation of Performance and Workflow
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
1 hour
Bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
30 minutes
Networking Break
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
30 minutes
Rethinking Molecular Enteric Testing
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
30 minutes
A Nugent Farewell: Lessons Learned from Transitioning to Molecular Vaginitis Testing
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
1 hour 15 minutes
Lunch
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
30 minutes
Evaluation of the Certest VIASURE® C. pneumoniae, M. pneumoniae & L. pneumophila Real-Time PCR Assay
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
30 minutes
Optimizing Viral and Opportunistic Pathogen Monitoring in Immunocompromised Patients
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
30 minutes
Networking Break
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
30 minutes
Rapid Nanopore Sequencing in Clinical Microbiology: From Implementation to Impact
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
30 minutes
Molecular Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pneumonia Management
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
1 hour
Metagenomics working group meeting - all welcome
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids

Tue, Nov 24

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
1 hour
Registration outside the 2nd Floor Gallery
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
1 hour
Who's in Control? A Critical Re-examination of Molecular QC
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
1 hour
Processing different specimen types for molecular diagnostics for fungi
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
30 minutes
Networking Break
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
30 minutes
Tell Us About Your Laboratory
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
30 minutes
Genotyping Cyclospora Infections in Canadians: current methods and challenges
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
30 minutes
NMG Annual General Meeting
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
1 hour
Lunch
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
30 minutes
Meningitis AI
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
1 hour
LAMP assay
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
30 minutes
Networking Break
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
30 minutes
Tell Us About Your Laboratory
Peter Gilgan Centre SickKids
4:30 p.m. - 4:31 p.m.
1 minute
Official Close of Meeting