TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
Advanced
Course In Blood Cell Morphology
Course Length: 1
Day
Course Instructor: Terri
Foxx-Wishert & Rebecca Howell
Course Content: The lecture section of this one-day course will cover the following subjects:
-
Selected
cases involving WBC's, RBC's and/or platelet pathology.
-
Examination
of red and white cell morphology using slide presentations and quizzes
In the
laboratory section of this one-day course the following activities will
be conducted:
Who Should Attend: This advanced course is designed for an experienced MT/MLT
who would like some review and some enhancement of hematology morphology
skills.
Continuing Education Units:
Students will receive
0.6 CEUs for
completion of this course. Applicants
must plan to attend the entire workshop to receive CEU’s
Course Length:1
Day
Course
Instructor: Terri
Foxx-Wishert & Rebecca Howell
Course Content: The lecture section of
this one-day course will cover the following subjects:
-
Maturation and cell function of red and white
blood cells
-
Examination of red and white cell morphology
using Kodachrome slides
-
Regulatory issues regarding the examination of
blood differentials
-
Correlation of differential results with
patient history and other CBC parameters
-
Discussion of the steps to follow in making
and evaluating an adequate smear
In the laboratory section of this one-day course
the following activities will be conducted:
Who Should Attend: This basic course is
designed for laboratory assistants, physician assistants, nurses and other
health care providers responsible for making and evaluating blood
differential smears in physician offices.
Continuing Education Units: Students will receive
0.6 CEUs for completion of this course.
Applicants must plan to attend the entire workshop to
receive CEUs
Course Length:
1/2
Day
Course Content: The lecture section of
this 1/2-day course will cover the following subjects:
In the laboratory section of this
1/2 day course
the following activities will be conducted:
Who Should Attend: This basic course is
designed for healthcare providers, nurses, and laboratory personnel performing
vaginal wet mounts.
Continuing Education Units:
Students will receive 0.3 CEUs for completion of this course.
Applicants must plan to attend the entire workshop to
receive CEUs.
Gram Stain Training: A Practical Approach
Course Length:
Full Day
Course Instructors:
Laura Kentala
&
Shelley Lankford
Course Content:
The course cover the performance, reading, and interpretation of the
Gram stain when used on clinical specimens. The lecture portion of the
course will cover clinical uses and significance of the gram stain,
quality control and quality assurance, and bacterial and host cell
morphology. In the laboratory section of this course, participants will
have hands-on experience performing the Gram stain procedure, examining
and reporting Gram stains of unknown organisms, and
observing common bacterial and host cell types in a variety of clinical
specimens.
Who Should Attend: Individuals who are currently
performing the Gram stain procedure on clinical specimens and would like
a review/update and individuals interested in learning to perform Gram
stains on clinical specimens.
Continuing Education Units:
Students will receive 0.6 CEUs
for completion of this class
Basic Microscopy
Course Length:1/2
Day
Course Instructors:
Laura Kentala
&
Shelley Lankford
Course Content: Upon completion of this course, students will know the different parts of
a microscope, understand how a light microscope works, and learn about the
different types of microscopes, their lenses and light sources. The
students will also learn how to calibrate an ocular micrometer and setup
Kohler illumination on a microscope. The general use and care of
microscopes will also be covered in this course. If time allows, we will
discuss tips on microscope purchasing.
Who Should Attend: Anyone who is a beginner at performing microscopic analysis or any lab
professional with some microscope skills who would like to learn more
about the use and care of microscopes.
Continuing Education Units:
Students will receive 0.4 CEUs
for completion of this class
Microbiology -
Enterics
Course Length: 1 day
Course Instructors:
Laura Kentala
&
Shelley Lankford
Course Content: This course
provides the participant with a review and update of the more common pathogenic
enteric bacteria that cause diarrheal disease. Upon completion, the
participant will have an understanding of the clinical significance of
Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, Yersinia and several strains of
E. coli including E. coli 0157:H7. The major focus of this class
will be on the isolation and identification techniques associated with these
organisms. Additional topics will include laboratory safety, shipping the
specimens, and new methodology.
Continuing Education Credits:
Students will receive 0.6 CEUs for completion of this class.
Basic
Courses in Parasitology…
A
Four Part Series
Student Evaluation:
All four of the courses include a
pre-test, laboratory exercises including identification of unknown
specimens and a post-test. The
satisfactory identification of all unknown samples will be used to
evaluate performance. The
student must complete all course requirements in the session to receive CEUs for the course.
Part
I: The Helminths
Course Length: 2 Days
Course Instructors:
Laura Kentala
&
Shelley Lankford
Course Content: Upon
completion of this 2 day wet laboratory course, participants will gain
confidence in the identification of intestinal
parasites from
the phylum Helminthes. We will focus on the classes of Cestoda and Trematoda and the
phylum Nematoda. The laboratory sessions will
focus on parasite concentrates
only.
Who
Should Attend: This program is appropriate for clinical laboratory
scientists, medical technologists, medical technicians, etc. who perform
microscope examinations for human enteric and intestinal parasites.
Continuing Education Units: Students will receive 1.2 CEUs
for completion of this class
Part
II: Protozoan Parasites
Course Instructors:
Laura Kentala
&
Shelley Lankford
Course Content: Upon
completion of this 2 day wet laboratory course, participants will gain
confidence in the identification of intestinal
parasites from
the phylum Protozoa. The laboratory sessions will
focus on parasite concentrates
only.
Who
Should Attend: This program is appropriate for clinical laboratory
scientists, medical technologists, medical technicians, etc. who perform
microscope examinations for human enteric and intestinal parasites.
Continuing Education Units:
Students will receive 1.2 CEUs
for completion of this class
Part
III: Reading Trichromes
Course Length:
2 Days
Course Instructors:
Laura Kentala
&
Shelley Lankford
Course Content:
Upon completion of this 2 day wet laboratory course,
participants will gain confidence in the protozoan identification by
trichrome examination.
Who
Should Attend: This program is appropriate for clinical laboratory
scientists, medical technologists, medical technicians, etc. who perform
microscope examinations for human enteric and intestinal parasites.
Continuing Education Units:
Students will receive 1.2 CEUs for completion of this class
Part
IV: Blood Parasites
Course Length:2 Days
Course Instructors:
Laura Kentala
&
Shelley Lankford
Course Content:
Through a series of lectures and
“hands on” microscopy exercises in the laboratory, participants
will receive information designed to assist them in the identification of
the different species of blood
parasites. Malaria
identification is the primary focus for the class. Identification of other less prevalent, medically
important blood parasites such as Babesia,
Lechmania,
microfilaria and Trypanosoma will be covered as well.
Course Objectives:
After completion of this 2-day course, students
will be able to: Identify Lechmania species on blood slides
-
Identify Babesia
species on blood slides
-
Calibrate an ocular
micrometer
-
Identify Plasmodium species on blood
slides
-
Identify Trypansoma
species on blood slides
-
Identify human
microfilaria on blood slides
-
Become familiar with
current safety procedures to use when handling specimens
Who
Should Attend: This program is appropriate for clinical laboratory
scientists, medical technologists, medical technicians, etc. who perform
microscope examinations for human enteric and intestinal parasites.
Continuing Education Units:
Students will receive 1.2 CEUs for completion of this class
Intestinal Parasites
Course Length: 2
Days
Course Instructors:
Laura Kentala
&
Shelley Lankford
Course Content:
Undetected food and waterborne parasites can threaten the safety of our
food chain and water supply. Upon completion of this basic wet laboratory
course, participants will be more confident in their ability to identify
selected intestinal parasites using concentrates and permanent stain
preparations.
Objectives:
Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:
-
Calibrate an ocular micrometer
-
Set up a microscope to use Kohler
illumination
-
Use appropriate safety procedures when
processing parasitology specimens
-
Describe proper collection and handling
methods for parasitology specimens
-
Identify selected protozoan, flagellates,
ciliates, coccidian, and blastocystis
-
Differentiate between troph and cyst
stages of enteric parasites using a trichrome staining procedure
-
Identify selected intestinal parasites
from the phylum Helminthes, including parasites from the class of Cestoda and
Trematoda and selected parasites from the phylum Nematoda
Who
Should Attend: This program is appropriate for clinical laboratory
scientists, medical technologists, medical technicians, etc. who perform
microscope examinations for human enteric and intestinal parasites.
Continuing Education Units:
Students will receive 1.2 CEUs for completion of this class
Advanced Course in
Parasitology
Course Length:
1 Day
Course Instructors:
Laura Kentala
Course Content:
This course
is designed as
a review for past students of our Intestinal Parasitology courses and
for laboratorians who just want to brush up on their parasitology
skills. Upon completion of this 1 day laboratory course,
participants will have reviewed many human intestinal parasites that
are commonly found in proficiency tests and in patient populations.
The course will include identification of parasites using case studies
and photographs as well as hands-on experience in the microscopy lab.
Objectives:
Students will review
all common human parasites including the following:
Nematodes, Cestodes, Trematodes, Amoebae,
Flagellates, Ciliates, Coccidia, and Blastocystis. Also studied will be
artifacts commonly confused with parasites.
Laboratory
Response to Bioterrorism
Course Length:1
Day
Course
Content: This
full-day workshop will provide:
-
The
role of sentinel laboratories (any lab that performs blood culture
-
The
Laboratory Response Network
-
Chain
of Custody procedures
-
Washington
State Department of Health Notification procedures
-
Biochemical
and Clinical Information on Tularemia, Anthrax, Smallpox, Botulinum, Toxin,
Brucellosis, and Plague
-
Wet
lab exercises in the identification of BT agents
-
Smallpox
specimen collection procedures
-
Safety
in the Lab: proper use of biosafety hoods, overview of lab acquired
infections, safety review for
the small lab
Who
Should Attend: This advanced course is designed for
microbiologists responsible for the identification of pathogens in
diagnostic specimens. Advanced knowledge of their morphological and
biochemical characteristics could provide a greater level of safety for
lab personnel.
Packaging & Shipping of
Infectious Substances
Instructors: Laura Kentala
& Paul Marbourg
Course Length:
4 hours
Course
Objectives: This
half-day workshop will provide:
-
an
overview of how
to properly apply the various regulations which govern the shipping and
handling of biological laboratory specimens.
-
an understanding of the
different packaging requirements for various specimen categories.
-
instructions
of how to
properly label packages containing biohazardous materials for shipping.
-
review of the new packaging and
shipping regulations for diagnostic specimens.
Course Content:
This
course will review:
-
Regulations
governing the transportation of biohazardous materials including DOT, IATA
and the US Postal Service.
-
Proper
packaging of biohazardous materials
-
Proper
labeling for shipping
Who Should Attend: The
regulations state “Each person who offers
or transports a diagnostic specimen must be trained” (49 CFR 173.1 and 173.199).
This
course is designed for laboratory testing personnel, supervisors,
directors and consultants of laboratories in physician offices and small
hospitals who are responsible for shipping cultures and patient specimens.
Continuing Education
Units:
Students will receive 0.4 CEUs for completion of this course.
Urine Sediment Courses:
Beginning
and Intermediate Students
Course Length: 1
Day Each
Course Instructors:
Rebecca Howell
and Terri Foxx-Wishert
This course has been divided into two skill levels.
The beginner course is designed for
personnel who have limited or no experience performing urine
sediment analysis. Focus will be on correct microscope use, lighting and
slide reading skills. The
intermediate course is designed for testing personnel who have experience
in urine sediment analysis who wish to refresh their skills in this
procedure.
COURSE
OBJECTIVE:
At the completion of this course,
participants will have gained proficiency in recognizing sediments in
urine.
Course Content: These training sessions emphasize
recognizing urine sediments. Participants
will perform actual microscopic examination of urine sediments and review
reference slides. Also included in the course will be pertinent lectures
regarding quality assurance, quality control, correlation of results,
collection of adequate specimens, and basic kidney physiology.
Who
Should Attend: This training session is designed for persons examining
urine sediments in hospital laboratories, physician office labs, clinics,
and other testing entities.
Continuing Education Units: Students will receive 0.6 CEUs for
completion of this class.
Urine Cultures:
Course
Length: 1 day
Course
Instructors:
Laura Kentala
&
Shelley Lankford
Who Should Attend: Laboratory
professionals that wish to update or learn new skills for culturing urine.
Attendees should have taken one or more college level microbiology courses.
Course
Content: This class
will include the setup of urines for culture by the common practice and new
kits, reading culture plates, identification of bacteria colonies, count and
calculate bacteria colonies, set up and read sensitivity plates, quality control
for sensitivity plates and quality assurance for urine cultures.
Continuing Education Units: Students will receive 0.6 CEUs for completion of
this class.
Specimen Collection for
Chemical Terrorism or Exposure
Events:
Course
Length: Two (2) hours
Course
Instructors: Paul Marbourg
Who Should
Attend: Physicians, nurses, emergency room staff, phlebotomists, and
hospital laboratory personnel.
Course Content: This two hour course is
designed
for physicians, nurses, emergency department personnel, phlebotomists, and
hospital laboratory personnel responsible for the collection, storage, labeling,
packaging and shipping of diagnostic blood and urine specimens collected during
a chemical terrorism or exposure event. Topics covered include chemical
hazards, specimen collection, packaging and shipping protocols, the Laboratory
Response Network (LRN), Chain of Custody protocols for the LRN and capabilities
of the WA DOH Chemical Incident Response Team.
Register
for Class | 
