2012–2013 Webinar Schedule
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All webinars begin at 1pm, Eastern Standard (Daylight) Time - GMT-5
Presented by a faculty of national and international speakers and authors including:
Dennis J. Ernst MT(ASCP)
Executive Director
Center for Phlebotomy Education
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Lisa O. Ballance BS, MT(ASCP), CLC(AMT)
Certified Laboratory Consultant
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Lisa Steinam PBT(ASCP)
Program Coordinator , School of Phlebotomy
Center for Phlebotomy Education, Inc.
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Target Audience
Healthcare professionals around the world who draw blood samples for clinical laboratory testing including phlebotomists laboratory testing personnel, managers, nurses, medical assistants, EMS personnel, physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, etc. Sessions are not country-specific, but rely heavily on the standards and guidelines promulgated by U.S. organizations and agencies.
Features
- View the slides and listen to the speaker live through your computer’s speakers;
- Handouts provided prior to each event;
- Register for the entire series or a la carte;
- Priced per login, not per person;
- Registration includes:
- Unlimited participants at a single physical location;
- P.A.C.E. continuing education credit for all qualified attendees;
- 60-day access to the recorded presentation for all registrants;
- Permission to distribute session materials to all attendees at your location.
- Geared toward phlebotomists and all healthcare professionals with blood collection responsibilities;
- All content reflects the most current standards and guidelines of OSHA and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI);
- Each webinar qualifies for one P.A.C.E.® continuing education credit;
- Interactive Q&A at the end of each session;
- Quantity discounts for healthcare systems registering five or more sites.
System requirements
To participate in the webinars, registrants must have:
- Computer with high-speed Internet access
- Computer speakers for audio
- Javascript enabled
- Operating System: Windows 2000 or higher, OSX 10.4 (Tiger) or higher
- Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 6 or higher (Windows), Firefox 2 or higher (Windows or Mac), Safari 3 or higher (Mac)
Price
Without P.A.C.E. credit: $149 per webinar per computer log-in*.
Purchase the entire series at $649 and save $96.
With facility-wide P.A.C.E. credit: $179 per webinar computer log-in*.
Purchase the entire series at $799 and save $96.
Webinars will be recorded and available for 60 days for staff at the registered site who could not attend the live event.
* Multi-site discounts and healthcare network pricing is available.
To register
- By phone: call toll free 866-657-9857 and register by phone (Office hours 8:00 - 5:00 EST (GMT -5).
- By fax: fax your purchase order to 812-738-5750. Please include the phone number and email address of the individual who will be logging in on the day of the webinar.
- Online Registration
Descriptions and objectives
2/21/13 — Industry Update
Presenter: Dennis J. Ernst MT(ASCP)
A leading authority in the blood collection industry shares the latest news affecting those who perform, teach or supervise blood collection personnel. New studies emerging in the peer reviewed literature will be discussed as well as current trends, new products, legislative developments, and other advances in the industry.
Level of Instruction: Basic
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to…
- Identify emerging technologies that could affect the blood collection industry;
- Discuss the results of recently published articles and studies impacting the preanalytical phase of laboratory testing;
- Discuss current trends in practice and management of blood collection, processing and handling procedures.
3/7/13 — Phlebotomy C.S.I. (Challenging Sticks Investigation)
Presenter: Lisa Steinam PTB(ASCP)
Presented in a case study format, participants are led through “investigations” of some of the more common blood specimen collection challenges phlebotomists face. Tips to successfully meet the challenges of each case study are examined. Discussions include difficult draws, unconventional settings, patient responses, communication barriers, and "solving the crime" of improper specimen collection, handling and transport.
Level of Instruction: Basic
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- List four types of patient challenges encountered;
- Identify practices that kill sample quality and accurate results;
- Assess their specimen collection techniques to reduce preanalytical errors and the risk of patient injury.