GRWFLSEM2504 - CMLE - Basic Medical Laboratory Skills: Basic Operations of Laboratory Equipment

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 principles and practices of operating laboratory equipment within clinical laboratories. Best practices identified in this course should be further supplemented by institutional guidelines and standard operating procedures.  

 The activity offers 1.0 CMLE credit. 

Faculty/Authors

Kristen Pesavento, EdD, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM MBCM
Assistant Professor, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago 

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:

Review the Technical Considerations.
Click Go to Content and click the first module of the course.
Complete the Demographic Survey.
Complete the Pre-Test.
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 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:

Differentiate types of pipets commonly used in the laboratory
Identify the volume capacity for micropipettes and serologic pipets
Differentiate TC to TD volumetric tools in the laboratory.
Evaluate the advantages and uses of micropipettes and serologic pipettes.
Discuss the purpose of common laboratory balances.
Order proper operations for weighing items on balances.
Identify the parts of the microscope and where they lie in relation to each other
Calculate total magnification.
Compare the magnification strength and applications of low-power, high-power and oil immersion lens.
Arrange the required steps in focusing the microscope to examine a slide specimen.
Identify resources to guide maintenance and calibration procedures for their laboratory

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Credit Offered:

1 CMLE Credit