Lab Education Opportunities
Pediatric Educational CE/CME Opportunities:
Pediatric patients require a unique medical approach, as significant differences exist in this patient population in disease frequencies, specimen collection, test performance, and test interpretation. The provider education courses are offered by experts from their technical areas to provide your staff with information and educational topics to provide best outcomes for your patients.
Gastrointestinal Film Array Panel: Decoding Multiplex Testing
- Review the epidemiology of acute gastroenteritis
- Identify testing available for acute gastroenteritis including multiplex PCR
- Evaluating the meaning of positive targets provided by multiplex testing in the pediatric patients
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Update on Testing For STIs in Adolescents and Children
- Review the epidemiology of select STIs in adolescent patients
- Identify testing methodologies for STIs
- Apply current consensus recommendations concerning STI testing
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Diagnosis of Respiratory Virus Infections
- Review the epidemiology of viral respiratory agents
- Identify the diagnostic tools and factors affecting test performance
- Evaluating current molecular assays for diagnosis of upper respiratory tract infection
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Vitamin D: Why All the Hype?
- Physiological function of Vitamin D
- Differentiate the forms and functions of Vitamin D
- Critically evaluate claims of Vitamin D efficacy for extra-skeletal benefits
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Lead and Lipid Testing
- Compare the historical changes in what is considered elevated blood lead levels
- Describe ways to identify, treat and prevent lead poisoning
- Understand the process for reporting blood lead results to government entities
- Review guidelines for screening children for lipid disorders
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Drug Testing in the Pediatric Patient
- Know how and which tests to order to detect drugs in patients
- Understand the basics of how drugs are measured in the blood & urine
- Be able to accurately interpret drug screen results
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We are able to present other educational topics as requested, as well as Pathologist to Pathologist presentations and consults.
Hospital CE/CME Educational Opportunities
The hospital education courses are offered by experts from their technical areas to provide your staff with informational and educational topics. These educational opportunities are provided by our staff for all departments in your hospital to provide best outcomes for your patients.
Chromosome Analysis & Microarray Analysis
- Explain the methodology difference between chromosome analysis vs. microarray analysis
- Discuss the different types of chromosomal abnormalities detected/missed by each of these two tests
- Review appropriate patient indications for each of these two tests
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Carrier Screening and Newborn Screening
- Describe genetics of Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and Fragile X
- Discuss ACOG and ACMG recommendations for carrier screening of CF, SMA and Fragile X
- Discuss importance of family history and carrier screening
- Discuss newborn screening in Ohio
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Cytogenetic Testing on Products of Conception (POC)
- Review the rate and types of cytogenetic abnormalities seen in POC specimens
- Discuss the implications of POC cytogenetic abnormalities for patient’s future pregnancies
- Describe various cytogenetic tests available for POC specimens
- Discuss POC sample type and volume required for cytogenetic testing
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The ABC’s of POC’s, Placentas and the Perinatal Autopsy
- Describe the role of POC/Placental examination and specimen triage
- Describe the role of perinatal autopsy (fetopsy/autopsy) including impact on family and future pregnancies
- Describe procedural information and reporting of perinatal autopsy (fetopsy/autopsy)
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