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GRWFLSEM2502 - CMLE - Basic Medical Laboratory Skills: Lab Terminology
Course Description

This CMLE-bearing activity is designed for new clinical laboratory team members or others supporting the implementation of laboratory services (with limited clinical laboratory experience). It aims to provide foundational terminology used in clinical core laboratories. Best practices and terminology identified in this course should be further supplemented by institutional procedures and practices.  

The activity offers 1.0 CMLE credit.  
 

Faculty/Authors
Joseph Kajander, MLS(ASCP)
Medical Laboratory Scientist Yale New Haven Hospital, Saint Raphael Campus 

 

Physician's Competency:Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement 

CME/CMLE Credit: 1.0

Estimated Completion Time: 1.0 hour

Format: Online educational activity

Credit Designation Statement

The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.  

ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 CMLE credit.  This activity meets CMP and state re-licensure requirements for laboratory personnel. 

For questions regarding CMLE credit, please contact ASCP Customer Service at 1-800-267-2727, during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time  

Method of Participation
To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must complete all questions in the activity. 

Commercial Support 
This project is supported by Cooperative Agreement number CDC-RFA-OE22-2202 (CFDA No. 93.322), funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services. This project was 100% funded with federal funds to the American Society for Clinical Pathology (NU47OE000107). 


Instructions

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

  1. Review the Technical Considerations.
  2. Click Go to Content and click the first module of the course.
  3. Complete the Demographic Survey.
  4. Complete the Pre-Test.
  5. Review the Educational Activity.
  6. 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.
  7. Submit the course Evaluation.
  8. Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CMLE to register credit.

Technical Considerations 

Release Dates: 6/23/2025     
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 6/23/2028   




Course Objectives

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

  • Describe the different location within the hospital, which patients are found in these locations, and how to prioritize specimens 
  • Understand how collection methods impact laboratory testing 
  • Be aware of all the major areas that comprise a clinical laboratory, and understand the focus of, tools and methods used in, and relevant testing performed in each area 
  • Utilize the vocabulary taught here to better understand and perform the work that medical laboratory scientists are tasked with 
Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Credit Offered:
1 CMLE Credit
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