Description

Phlebotomy: Beyond the Basics will address important issues faced daily by new phlebotomists, phlebotomy managers, those responsible for training new phlebotomists, and other patient care staff. This one-day conference will address issues such as identifying causes of needle stick injuries among phlebotomists, identifying the pros and cons of drawing samples through indwelling catheters, discuss the evolution of standard operating procedures (SOPs) from paper to technology, learning techniques to prevent collection errors, understanding the basic principles of Lean, and identifying techniques for performing difficult collections.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the conference, participants should be able to:

• Identify ways to adapt learned techniques for performing difficult collections
• Interpret different strategies for writing and training of SOPs
• Evaluate trends in occupational exposure among health care workers
• Name common causes of needlestick injuries among phlebotomists
• Distinguish the basic principles of Lean production
• Identify the common pre-analytical errors associated with specimen collection
• Identify downstream effects generated from specimen collection errors
• Define the relative risk of sample contamination for samples drawn via venipuncture and venous, and arterial lines

Intended Audience

This conference is designed for new phlebotomists, phlebotomy managers, those responsible for training new phlebotomists, and other patient care staff involved in specimen collections.

 

Date and Location

September 24, 2007
Marriott Washington Dulles Airport
Dulles, Virginia

Credit

Mayo Reference Services is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This program has been approved for 7.25 contact hours. Level of instruction for this program is intermediate.

Mayo References Services is approved as a Continuing Education Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science for State of California and State of Florida credit. The level of instruction for this program is intermediate. This program has been approved for 7.25 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will be provided a certificate of attendance for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

Disclaimer

Attendance at this Mayo conference does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures that may be discussed or taught in this course.

Faculty

 

Course Director

• Brad S. Karon, MD, PhD

  Senior Associate Consultant
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine
  Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota

Course Coordinators

• Linda K. Iverson, CLPlb(NCA)

  Laboratory Services Support
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Sharon R. Wiesner, BS, CLPlb(NCA)

  Supervisor
  Laboratory Services
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota

Mayo Clinic Faculty

• Teresa J. Coughlin

  Supervisor
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Debra M. Franks, CLPlb(NCA)

  Phlebotomy Education Assistant
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Mary Kaye T. Peterson, MS

  Education Program Coordinator
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota

• Lori L. Sorenson, MLT

  Point of Care Coordinator
  Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  Mayo Clinic
  Rochester, Minnesota

Faculty Disclosure

Mayo Medical Laboratories must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Thus, safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Course director(s), planning committee, faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Faculty also will disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation. Disclosure of this information will be published in course materials so that participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation.

Session Schedule

September 24, 2007
Marriott Washington Dulles Airport
Dulles, Virginia

7:00 am	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 am	Welcome and Introductions
8:05 am	Trends in Occupational Exposure: Stuck but not Forgotten Brad S. Karon, MD, PhD
9:05 am	Standardized Operating Procedures (SOPs): The Evolution from Paper to Technology Mary Kaye T. Peterson, MS
10:05 am	Break
10:30 am	Phlebotomy Hide and Seek: Finding the Elusive Vein Debra M. Franks, CLPlb(NCA)
11:30 am	Lunch
12:45 pm	Collection Errors: Consequences and Outcomes Lori L. Sorenson, MLT
1:45 pm	How the Vascular Access Team Went Lean: A Supervisor’s Story Teresa J. Coughlin
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	Line Draws and Contaminated Specimens: Sorting Thru the Debris Brad S. Karon, MD, PhD
4:00 pm	Panel Discussion Conference Faculty
4:30 pm	Adjournment