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 Program Information

 The PHL Training Program has been conducting extensive laboratory training since it moved to the current facility in 1985.  The facility includes a 1,035-square-foot training laboratory complex, a classroom that will seat 24 people and three conference rooms.   Four full-time staff members are dedicated to providing the training activities.  The PHL training staff develops and presents training courses for internal and external laboratory personnel.  As a member of the National Laboratory Training Network, operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors, the PHL Training program brings national training programs to Washington State.

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Calendar Last Updated : 04/22/2008 09:07 AM

  2008 Training Course Calendar   

January

February

March

 10 Advanced Blood Cell Morphology **

24  Shipping Infectious Substances  (Spokane)

  13 - 14 Basic Intestinal Parasites 2 Day Class

27 Shipping Infectious Substances (CHD only) Southwest WA   PM

28  Shipping Infectious Substances (SW WA) PM

13 Basic Blood Cell Morphology *
 

27 Enteric Bacteriology (new course)

April

May

June

23 Advanced Parasitology (new)

 

 

 

15 Basic Course in Urine Sediments *

20 Shipping Infectious Substances (Shoreline) AM

21 Shipping Infectious Substances (Shoreline) (CHD only) AM

09 Shipping Infectious Substances (Colville) AM

 26 Shipping Infectious Substances (CHD only) Chelan

July

August

September

23 Urine Culture (new)

06 Basic Microscopy


14
Shipping Infectious Substances (Bellingham) PM

 15 Shipping Infectious Substances  (CHD only) Mt. Vernon

18 Venipuncture (w/ UW STD Program)

11 Advanced Blood Cell Morphology**

October

November

December

 9 Basic Course in Urine Sediments

15 Shipping Infectious Substances (Othello) (CHD only)

16 Shipping Infectious Substances (Ephrata) date TBD

 

26 Shipping Infectious Substances (Shoreline) AM

10 Gram Stain Training: A Practical Approach *

Prerequisites:

* Basic microscopy class or at least 6 months experience using a light microscope.

** At least 1 year experience in performing normal manual differentials or completion of the basic blood cell morphology course.

 

Registration Information

HOW TO REGISTER FOR COURSES:

Complete the course registration form and send to the Department of Health, Training Program via mail, email or FAX to (206) 418-5445. Do not send money with your registration form.  A confirmation packet will be sent to you as soon as it is processed.  Please contact the training program if you have not received a confirmation packet with in 1 week of submission.  If you need and cannot download registration materials, please call us. 

Registration Form (Word document)  

Registration Form (PDF File) 

(Note: Documents posted in .pdf version on the Department of Health Web site will be made available in an alternative format on request to users who are unable to download or view .pdf files on the Web. To request an alternative format, contact: Margaret.Hoff@doh.wa.gov)

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: 

 2008 Course Fees

Course Length

Tuition

Contact Hours

CEUs

½ Day

$95.00

4

.4

1 Day

$125.00

6

.6

1½ Days

$205.00

9

.9

2 Days

$240.00

12

1.2

3 Days

$335.00

18

1.8

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS PROVIDER:

Accreditation provided through the State of California Department of Health Services, Office of Laboratory Field Services, 2151 Berkley Way- Annex 12, Berkley, California 94704-1011.

For more information about the Public Health Laboratories Training Program, contact:

Shelley Lankford                                               Laura Kentala                               
Training Program Manager                                Laboratory Program Advisor
Department of Health PHL                                Department of Health PHL
1610 NE 150th Street                                      1610 NE 150th Street
Shoreline, WA 98155                                       Shoreline, WA 98155
206-418-5401 Fax: 206-418-5445                  206-418-5404 Fax: 206-418-5445
email: shelley.lankford@doh.wa.gov             email: laura.kentala@doh.wa.gov

Margaret A. Hoff                                              Paul Marbourg
Training Program Assistant                                Laboratory Program Advisor
Department of Health PHL                                Department of Health PHL
1610 NE 150th Street                                      1610 NE 150th Street
Shoreline, WA 98155                                       Shoreline, WA 98155
206-418-5402 Fax: 206-418-5445                  206-418-5403 Fax: 206-418-5445
email: phl.training@doh.wa.gov                      email: paul.marbourg@doh.wa.gov

 

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