Phlebotomy Distance Learning During Pandemic
Streaming video platform educates safely
by Dennis Ernst
Many, if not all of you are in the throes of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. Since education is at the core of what we do, it should come as no surprise that the Center for Phlebotomy Education has perfected the art of streaming videos for those of you who now must consider distance learning options in order to reduce your staff and students' exposure to this virus.
The Phlebotomy Channel streams 17 phlebotomy training videos including:
- Basic Venipuncture (43 minutes)
- Preventing Preanalytical Errors (42 minutes)
- Avoiding Phlebotomy-Related Lawsuits (38 minutes)
- Skin Punctures & Newborn Screens (30 minutes)
- Arterial Blood Gas Collection (29 minutes)
- Safety Survey: How Vulnerable Are You to a Needlestick? (47 minutes)
- Delivering World-Class Customer Service (37 minutes)
- Seizing Control of Blood Culture Contamination Rates (44 minutes)
- Ending Hemolysis in the ED... and Everywhere Else (47 minutes)
- Mastering Pediatric Phlebotomy (47 minutes)
- Potassium Results Your Physicians Can Trust (43 minutes)
- Successful Strategies for Difficult Draws (38 minutes)
- Managing the Risk of Patient Injury (39 minutes)
- The Ten Commandments of Phlebotomy (52 minutes)
- Preanalytical Errors: Real Patients, Real Suffering (6 minutes)
- Nightmare on Phlebotomy Street (15 minutes)
As the subscribing admin for your program or department, simply log in and use the built-in email function to assign any of the titles to your staff or students. Viewed remotely, anyone who is "sheltering in place" can continue their training and education from any computer with a high-speed Internet connection. All videos have an assessment to measure comprehension.
You have better things to do right now than to squander your valuable time looking for good distance-learning options. The Phlebotomy Channel was designed, created and perfected for crises just like the one we're currently enduring. It may be many months before we can all come out from seclusion and feel safe about getting back into the classroom, orientations, and/or group training/continuing education. The professional development of your staff and students shouldn't have to wait.