CLSI and APHL Announce January–June 2010 Teleconferences
WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) recently announced the January–June 2010 schedule of educational teleconferences for clinical, public health, and veterinary laboratories. Programs, based on current CLSI documents, are intended to help pathologists, managers, supervisors, technologists, and laboratory and quality consultants learn how to optimize practices and processes in their laboratories.
Teleconference speakers are subject matter experts from CLSI subcommittee and working groups involved in creating CLSI documents. “Teleconference programs help stretch laboratories’ budgets as an unlimited number of staff can attend and earn continuing education credits,” said Connie Adams, Program Manager, Laboratory Strengthening, CLSI.
Topics of upcoming teleconferences include
- Spot on! Newborn Screening for Preterm, Low Birth Weight, and Sick Babies (558-600-10)
January 14 • 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern (US) Time - 2010 CLSI Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)
February 3 • 1:00–2:30 PM Eastern (US) Time
February 4 • 3:00–4:30 PM Eastern (US) Time - When Is It Good Enough? Clinical Laboratory Reagent Water (588-603-10)
February 18 • 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern (US) Time - Walking the Talk: CAP-ISO and QS Application of CLSI Documents (588-604-10)
March 4 • 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern (US) Time - MRSA: Understanding the Real Issues Beyond the Media Hype (MS06)
March 25 • 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern (US) Time - Mycobacteria: Specimen Collection and Processing to Optimize ID (588-606-10)
April 15 • 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern (US) Time - Does Your Lab Measure Up? Meeting ISO Accreditation Requirements (588-607-10)
May 6 • 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern (US) Time - New Guidance for Laboratories: Validating Systems for Immunohematological Testing (588-608-10)
May 20 • 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern (US) Time - The Top 10: CLSI Guidance to Address Most Common CMS Deficiencies (588-609-10)
June 3 • 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern (US) Time - Safety First! Protection of Lab Workers From Lab-Acquired Infections (588-610-10)
June 17 • 1:00–2:00 PM Eastern (US) Time
Register for the upcoming teleconferences at www.aphl.org/clsi. Discounts offered for conference series registration.
APHL is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) P.A.C.E.® Program. Participants will be awarded 1 contact hour for each program they successfully complete. P.A.C.E.® is accepted by all licensure states except Florida. Florida continuing education credit will be offered based on 1 hour of instruction.
CLSI is a volunteer-driven, membership-supported, nonprofit organization dedicated to developing standards and guidelines for the health care and medical testing community through a consensus process that balances the perspectives of industry, government, and the health care professions. For additional information on CLSI, visit the CLSI website at www.clsi.org or call 610.688.0100.
