Education

September 11–12, 2017 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The laboratory contributes to the health care system’s success through effective integration of testing from the community. The outreach program must have the proper focus, structure, and resources, and it must continually improve. Learn how to leverage your laboratory’s true value from industry experts.

Our Phlebotomy 2017: Highlighting Guidelines, Generations, and Good Practices conference was a success. Attendees had the opportunity to listen to some fantastic speakers, take part in hands-on sessions, and learn tips and techniques to handle a variety of patients. View photos from the conference.

Mayo Clinic neurologists, researchers, and a wide spectrum of allied health staff are in Boston for the 69th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting. Follow this blog for live ...

The Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences 10-week Phlebotomy Program is awarding full scholarships for students who are accepted into the August program. The scholarship deadline has been extended to June 5.

A number of Mayo Clinic employees will be actively contributing to this year's Clinical Laboratory Management Association's KnowledgeLab 2017 conference in Nashville. Many of them will be sharing their thoughts and photos from the conference. Follow along with our live blog.

Do you know someone who recently graduated from high school? How about someone looking to follow a new career path? Ask him or her to consider the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences 10-week Phlebotomy Program as a future educational option and career growth opportunity.

PACE/State of CA/State of FL - This "Laboratory Quality Academy" module uses a scenario format to explore components of the following Quality System Essentials (QSEs): Nonconforming Event Management, Purchasing & Inventory, and Assessments.

Chromosome analysis, which was once the preferred genetic test for a wide variety of congenital abnormalities, is now one of the most frequently misordered cytogenetic tests at MML. This "Specialty Testing" webinar will outline the differences in technologies and the appropriate use of each test.

This "Pediatric Phlebotomy" presentation addresses the increase in the number of tests available using a blood spot specimen and concerns about bruising, a team was created to investigate causes of bruising and select the best method for collecting blood from infants.

In this “Hot Topic,” William Nichols, M.D., presents a case study that demonstrates how pre- and postanalytic variables of the patient and blood samples can have confounding effects on the laboratory evaluation of coagulation disorders.

The differential diagnosis for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). While the clinical presentation is similar, IBD is an inflammatory disease, while IBS is a noninflammatory disease. View this "Hot Topic" to learn about testing for IBD and IBS.

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a pattern of glomerular injury. Based on the etiology of MPGN, Drs. Sethi and Fervenza proposed a new histologic classification of MPGN into Ig/IC-mediated MPGN and complement-mediated MPGN. In this “Hot Topic,” Senjeev Sethi, M.D., Ph.D., demonstrates the use of the new classification with case studies.

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a pattern of glomerular injury. Based on the etiology of MPGN, Drs. Sethi and Fervenza proposed a new histologic classification of MPGN into Ig/IC-mediated MPGN and complement-mediated MPGN. In this “Hot Topic,” Senjeev Sethi, M.D., Ph.D., demonstrates the use of the new classification with case studies.