APIC243882242 - CME/CMLE - Contamination in Blood Collection and the Effects on Laboratory Testing

Course Description

This is an online educational commentary in Chemistry offering 1.0 continuing education (CME/CMLE) credit that can be used to fulfill CC Part II and CMP requirements. This educational commentary is provided through our affiliation with the American Proficiency Institute (API).

Faculty/Authors

Corey Swackhammer, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, MBCM
Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Science Program
Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, School of Health Professions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas

Physician Competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice

CME/CMLE Credit: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Default Credit Type: None (You must meet the eligibility requirements in order to obtain CME credit.)

Instructions

To claim CME/CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

Review the Technical Considerations.
Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
Click Access to begin the course.
Review the Educational Activity.
Complete and submit the Post Exam. You will have a maximum of three attempts to obtain the required score. You will be notified if you have met the credit requirements after each attempt.
Submit the course Evaluation.
Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

Disclosure Statement

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 1/1/2024
Review Date:
Expiration Date:12/31/2026

Course Objectives

Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:

describe the main types of contamination that can occur in blood collection tubes;

describe how contamination occurrences in specimens and can be avoided;

explain the reasons for the order in which specimen types are standardized to be drawn for laboratory testing;

discuss how certain analytes are affected in contaminated samples; and

evaluate practices in addition to the order of draw that can lead to specimen contamination.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Credit Offered:

1 CME/CMLE Credit