Florida Clinical Lab CE Renewal Package - 24 Contact Hours

At the end of this package, licensees will be able to:

Quality in the Clinical Lab: An update on Quality Control

• Define quality control concepts such as accuracy, precision, specificity and sensitivity
• Classify the types of errors in quality control
• Explain quality control procedures, documentation and interpretation requirements
• Assess charts and histograms and their trends and limits
• Analyze standard deviations, means, coefficients of variation and other statistics related to quality control
• Have an improved understanding of the basic terminology, quality control and statistical concepts that are used in the clinical laboratory setting.

Tick-Borne Diseases

• Identify the most common tickborne diseases and their associated symptoms.
• List the pathogens associated with different species of ticks and where they are commonly found.
• Recognize the patterns of illness that differentiate tickborne diseases from similar ailments, especially in patients at risk for infection, to increase early intervention.
• List the appropriate courses of treatment for each tickborne infection.
• Demonstrate a better understanding of the acute and chronic conditions caused by tick-related infections.
• Educate patients about the dangers of tickborne disease and how to protect themselves, their families, and their pets from contact in tick infested areas.

Molecular Diagnostics: Laboratory Update

• Identify the primary clinical uses for molecular diagnostics
• List the steps for appropriate collection, storage, and analysis of molecular diagnostic samples
• Explain the basic DNA and RNA structures used in molecular diagnostics
• Classify the main methodologies for molecular diagnostics
• Differentiate between the most common molecular diagnostic tools

HIV / AIDS - Infection Control for the Clinical Lab

• Define HIV and AIDS.
• Describe the impact of HIV and AIDS in the U.S. and globally.
• Describe the stages of HIV infection and their clinical manifestations.
• Identify common modes of HIV transmission.
• Identify populations at high risk for HIV infection.
• Describe current methods of testing for HIV.
• Describe legal considerations related to HIV testing.
• Identify ways to prevent the transmission of HIV.
• Identify special considerations regarding occupational infection control.
• Describe how attitudes toward HIV and AIDS have evolved.
• Describe legal protections afforded to those living with HIV and AIDS.

ABO Discrepancies

• Define the primary classifications of ABO typing discrepancies and their causes.
• Define the seven general rules for resolving ABO discrepancies.
• Identify common pre-analytical errors that can lead to incorrect ABO test results and how they can be prevented.
• Identify reagents and testing methodologies used to resolve ABO discrepancies.
• Identify specific quality control measures that can help reduce the number of ABO discrepancies.