Phlebotomy

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., will discuss recent information on the advantages and disadvantages of using butterfly needles for blood collection.

PACE / State of CA / State of FL
This “Phlebotomy webinar” will discuss ethical issues frequently faced by phlebotomists.

PACE / State of CA / State of FL
This “Phlebotomy webinar” will review the most common preanalytical variables that lead to blood specimen re-collection in the hospital environment.

PACE / State of CA / State of FL
This “Phlebotomy” webinar reviews: Having a medical procedure or a lab draw can be fearful for children. Even if it is their first time or they have had a bad past experience, there are ways to make these procedures easier for children.

Mayo Clinic Laboratories Education is pleased to announce the release of its first of six phlebotomy modules, “Fundamentals of Phlebotomy.”

PACE / State of CA / State of FL
In this “Phlebotomy Module,” learners will be introduced to medical terminology, learning many of the terms they are likely to encounter in a health care setting. Additionally, information related to collection devices, types of equipment, and the situations to use them in will be discussed.

PACE / State of CA / State of FL
This “Phlebotomy” webinar will provide an introduction to cost of quality. The main components of the presentation will include discussions on the cost of attaining quality and the cost of poor quality.

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., will cover the need and evidence behind following the order of draw recommendations for routine blood collection. Specifically, does evidence demonstrate a need to collect serum tubes before either potassium EDTA or citrate tubes?

PACE / State of CA / State of FL
In this month’s “Virtual Lecture,” Audrey Schuetz, M.D., discusses the diagnosis of a bloodstream infection and how it is one of the most critical functions within a health care team.

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., describes how pseudohyperkalemia has many causes, from collection techniques, processing, and even transport. This presentation focuses on the various preanalytic and analytic causes of pseudohyperkalemia and what you as a phlebotomist can do to prevent it.

PACE / State of CA / State of FL
This “Phlebotomy” webinar will provide an update of litigation trends affecting phlebotomists.

PACE / State of CA / State of FL
In this month’s “Virtual Lecture,” James Hernandez, M.D., expresses the importance of safety and why it is integral in processing and phlebotomy.

PACE / State of CA / State of FL
This “Phlebotomy” webinar describes the American Association of Blood Bank’s pre-transfusion standards and how they apply to a blood bank.