A How-Should-I Guide to Laboratory Quality Control

Credits: 2 CME/CMLE

“Good Laboratory Practice” demands a good QC Program. This eCourse describes how to determine the QC limits for different tests and why the traditional +/- 2 SD limits cannot be applied to all cases.

An Overview of Chemical Terrorism Agents

Credits: 2 CME/CMLE

A chemical emergency occurs when a hazardous chemical has been released and has the potential for harming human health. Chemical releases can be unintentional, as in the case of an industrial accident, or intentional, as in the case of a terrorist attack.

Confessions of a Laboratory Safety Officer

Credits: 2 CME/CMLE

Despite vigilant compliance, extensive training and numerous safety regulations, bad things can still happen to laboratorians. This eCourse presents a first-person view of case studies where small details drastically influenced safety outcomes.

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Preparing for Large Scale Emergencies and How Your Terrorism Preparedness Training Can Help

Credits: 2 CME/CMLE

This eCourse provides an overview of emergency response planning for clinical laboratories and stresses the importance of communication, collaboration and coordination as key components of the emergency response planning activity.

Sample Collection and Anticipated Clinical Sample Flow Following a Chemical Exposure Incident

Credits: 1.0 CME/CMLE

This course describes the flow of communication between the clinical laboratory, local and state public health laboratories, the CDC, and various other government agencies following a chemical emergency event. An overview of the collection and handling of clinical specimens is provided and the flow of specimens from clinical laboratories to CDC is explained.

Specimen Collection, Storage, and Packaging

Credits: 2 CME/CMLE

This ASCP eCourse covers detailed information on the collection, storage and transport conditions acceptable for submitting specimens to the Centers of Disease Control & Prevention for Rapid Toxic Screen analysis. In addition, documentation and packaging practices that facilitate the acceptance of test results as forensic evidence will be reviewed.

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An Algorithmic Approach to the Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma

Credits: 2 CME

The incidence of malignant mesothelioma continues to rise and diagnosis remains extremely difficult. This eCourse presents criteria for making a diagnosis of epithelial and sacromatous malignant mesothelioma and related topics.

Preventing Errors in the Hematology Laboratory to Improve Patient Safety

Credits: 2 CME/CMLE

The routine CBC and leukocyte differential (Diff) count remain important sources of laboratory errors. This eCourse identifies and offers solutions to the most common errors in the hematology lab.