Laboratory Performance: Managing Preanalytical Variables in Venipuncture Collection (Part 1)

Title: Laboratory Performance: Managing Preanalytical Variables in Venipuncture Collection (Part 1)

Originally Presented: April 18, 2007

Length of Presentation: Approximately 60 minutes

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About This Program: This self-study course reviews preanalytical variables and their potential effect(s) on patient test results, with a focus on establishing guidelines, procedures, and techniques for collecting quality blood specimens that yield accurate laboratory results.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this program you will be able to: 

1. Recognize the importance of preanalytical variables in blood specimen collection.
2. Identify the preanalytical phase.
3. Understand and identify contributing factors in blood specimen collection, processing, handling, and their effect(s) upon patient test results.
4. Use this knowledge to minimize occurrences of preanalytical error in your institution and enhance sample quality, accuracy of laboratory data, and quality of patient care. 

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Suggested Audience: Phlebotomists, lab managers, medical technologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals responsible for the collection, handling, processing, and diagnostic testing of blood specimens in the clinical laboratory.

Keynote Speaker / Author: Leslie S. Magee, MBA, MT(ASCP) Leslie is a Technical Services Specialist for BD Diagnostics, Preanalytical Systems, and has worked at BD for over 15 years. She also provides training for customers and BD sales representatives on proper specimen collection techniques and processing. Leslie previously worked in the stat laboratory at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, where she rotated through all areas of the clinical lab including chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, and coagulation, with her specialty being hematology. She has written in-depth articles on preanalytical variables for the popular BD LabNotes series and has presented at numerous trade association events. Leslie received her B.S. in biology from Albright College in Pennsylvania and her MBA in marketing and finance at the University of Rochester in New York. She performed her clinical medical technology rotation at Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Reading, PA.

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Eligibility for CE Credit: BD is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This program is eligible for one contact hour of P.A.C.E.® Continuing Education Credit. Applicants' attendance will be validated. Information on obtaining continuing education credit will be provided within the presentation.

 

The ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program does not have the authority to approve P.A.C.E. Providers for Florida status. The Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel requires an application by each individual organization providing continuing education. For more information, visit http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/ClinLab/clp_ceu.html

 

The Registration Fee includes the processing fee for P.A.C.E. continuing education credit for the registrant of record only.

 

P.A.C.E. is a registered trademark of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

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Special Note: This BD e-learning title is intended for individual self-study. No team training is permitted. Following registration, you will receive an initial confirmation e-mail acknowledging your registration transaction. A second e-mail, providing online access to the e-learning title, will be sent on the next regular business day following your registration.

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