Advanced Laboratory Science & Specimen Collection Workshop
Agenda
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Welcome, Safety & Workshop Overview
Info: Learning objectives, infection prevention, PPE, sharps safety, participant expectations, and simulation-only policies.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Advanced Phlebotomy & Syringe Collection
Info: Vein selection, difficult-draw strategies, equipment selection, syringe collection techniques, specimen quality, and guided simulation practice.
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
IV Concepts & Simulation Practice
Info: IV equipment familiarization, site-selection concepts, safety considerations, and supervised practice using simulation trainers.
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Infant, Pediatric & Arterial Collection Concepts
Info: Infant and pediatric collection concepts, simulated heel-stick and scalp-vein concepts, and arterial blood gas collection using training models.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Urinalysis, Specimen Handling & Preanalytical Errors
Info: Review urine appearance, color, and clarity, urinalysis concepts, selected clinical findings, order of draw, tube selection, labeling, specimen integrity, rejection criteria, and common preanalytical errors. FYI: Urinalysis concepts, urine appearance, and selected clinical findings
Specimen handling, preanalytical errors, and rejection criteria
The urinalysis portion will remain educational and simulation-based. We will not collect or test urine from participants.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Blood-Cell Morphology & Case Review
Info: Guided microscope review of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, selected morphological findings, and clinical case examples.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Skills Check-Off, Knowledge Review Career Information & Certificates
Info: Completion of remaining simulation-based skills observations, instructor feedback, and a focused discussion of clinical laboratory careers, educational pathways, ASCP certification options, and potential employment settings. The workshop concludes with evaluations, Certificates of Completion, and closing remarks.
Topics may include:
Phlebotomy Technician
Medical Laboratory Technician
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Laboratory Assistant and Specimen Processing roles
Relevant ASCP certification pathways
Hospitals, reference laboratories, blood centers, research laboratories, public-health laboratories, and specialty testing facilities
Résumé, mentoring, and professional-development guidance
Note:
Workshop-Based Skills Check-Off observations will occur throughout the hands-on portions of the workshop. Career information will be presented as general educational and mentoring guidance by LaTerra DeMarie Slate, ASCP Career Ambassador and Mentor. The workshop is independently provided.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 150.00
