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Pathways Case Studies: April 2023 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for April include the following sub-specialties: Gynecological Pathology, Pulmonary...
Advancing our Understanding of Immunoglobulins to Better Understand Disease - Insights
PACE / State of FLIn this month’s “Virtual Lecture,” David Murray, M.D., Ph.D., discusses how immunoglobin light chains are used to detect overexpressed immunoglobins which can be applied to distinguish patients with plasma cell disorders...
Safety in Phlebotomy - Insights
Get a general introduction to safety precautions, which will help ensure the well-being of you and your patients.
Advanced Phlebotomy Collections - Insights
Find out about advanced blood collection techniques and the specialized procedures that are used when standard blood collection methods may not be feasible or when specific tests require more specialized handling of blood samples.
Specimen Integrity and Processing - Insights
Learn about the variables influencing successful blood draws and their potential impact on laboratory outcomes, Quality Assurance principles, the regulatory agencies ensuring patient and healthcare worker safety, and the organizational...
Classical Hematology 2023 - Insights
This Mayo Clinic conference will address the approach to the evaluation of frequently encountered blood count abnormalities. It will also provide an update on the diagnosis and management of common and rare nonmalignant blood disorders....
Classical Hematology 2023 - Insights
This Mayo Clinic conference will address the approach to the evaluation of frequently encountered blood count abnormalities. It will also provide an update on the diagnosis and management of common and rare nonmalignant blood disorders....
Classical Hematology 2023 - Insights
This Mayo Clinic conference will address the approach to the evaluation of frequently encountered blood count abnormalities. It will also provide an update on the diagnosis and management of common and rare nonmalignant blood disorders....
Classical Hematology 2023 - Insights
This Mayo Clinic conference will address the approach to the evaluation of frequently encountered blood count abnormalities. It will also provide an update on the diagnosis and management of common and rare nonmalignant blood disorders....
Classical Hematology 2023 - Insights
This Mayo Clinic conference will address the approach to the evaluation of frequently encountered blood count abnormalities. It will also provide an update on the diagnosis and management of common and rare nonmalignant blood disorders....
Classical Hematology 2023 - Insights
This Mayo Clinic conference will address the approach to the evaluation of frequently encountered blood count abnormalities. It will also provide an update on the diagnosis and management of common and rare nonmalignant blood disorders....
Classical Hematology 2023 - Insights
This Mayo Clinic conference will address the approach to the evaluation of frequently encountered blood count abnormalities. It will also provide an update on the diagnosis and management of common and rare nonmalignant blood disorders....
Classical Hematology 2023 - Insights
This Mayo Clinic conference will address the approach to the evaluation of frequently encountered blood count abnormalities. It will also provide an update on the diagnosis and management of common and rare nonmalignant blood disorders....
Classical Hematology 2023 - Insights
This Mayo Clinic conference will address the approach to the evaluation of frequently encountered blood count abnormalities. It will also provide an update on the diagnosis and management of common and rare nonmalignant blood disorders....
Classification of Kidney Stone Composition Using an AI Model - Insights
PACE / State of FLThis month’s “Virtual Lecture,” discusses how artificial intelligence can be utilized to classify kidney stones while demonstrating improvement in quality and patient safety.
Keys to Leading in Extraordinarily Difficult Times: Part 2 - Insights
PACE / State of FLIn this month’s “Virtual Lecture” Mark Hyde continues to share what he has learned during his 28 years of workplace consulting experience and counseling with thousands of employees concerning work topics such as stress,...
What's New in Quality & Regulatory? (2025) - Insights
Register now – Oct. 14, 2025 - PACE/State of FL - This webinar will provide an overview of recent regulatory changes impacting clinical laboratories. This will include the latest updates to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)...
Anti-Platelet Factor 4 Antibody-Mediated Prothrombotic Syndromes - Insights
PACE / State of FLIn this month's "Virtual Lecture," Anand Padmanabhan provides a general overview and science in the field related to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), and...
Problem-Solving Thinking: An Overview of DMAIC, A3, and PDSA - Insights
PACE/State of FL - What problem-solving thinking is, as well as an overview of what DMAIC, A3, and PDSA problem-solving approaches are to support your quality and continuous improvement journey.
Introduction to Phlebotomy - Insights
Learn about collection tubes, inversions, and additives, and the recommended order of draw will be reviewed, along with general specimen labeling requirements and a summary of key phlebotomy terminology.
Difficult Collections and Special Populations - Insights
Get an overview of phlebotomy techniques for pediatric and geriatric patients who often present as unique challenges due to their physiological and anatomical differences.
Fundamentals of Phlebotomy - Insights
Find out about the patient experience and patient privacy, and the inpatient and outpatient identification process, as well as the legal considerations that a phlebotomist needs to be aware of and a summary of key phlebotomy terminology.
PACE / State of FLThis month’s “Virtual Lecture” recognizes the importance of tracking tumor cell development and the heterogeneity in cancer cell growth dynamics at the clonal resolution and reveals features of tumor cell metastasis.
Autoimmune Peripheral Neuropathy: A New Paradigm Shift - Insights
PACE/State of FL - This webinar will discuss the advantages of using electrophysiology results to guide the selection of axonal or demyelinating testing for peripheral neuropathy. This approach can help identify specific antibodies...
Manage to Reimbursement - Insights
PACE/State of FL - This webinar will provide a methodology for laboratory leadership to review their test menu for assays that most impact the financial health of their laboratory.
Laboratory Nonconformance (Event) Management - Insights
PACE/State of FL - This “Continual Improvement” webinar provides an overview of the event management process deployed by the Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
The prostate health index or phi test reduces the need for prostate cancer biopsies by 30 percent.
Cardiovascular Biomarkers of Atherosclerotic Risk - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Vlad Vasile, M.D., Ph.D., reviews ceramides and their atherosclerotic risk through defining ceramides, talking about when they should be tested for and touch on the topic of ceramides in primary prevention.
Complement Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Thrombotic Microangiopathy - Insights
PACE / State of FLThis month’s “Virtual Lecture” discusses the clinical diagnosis and management, summarizes the testing modalities that guide diagnosis and management, and recognizes the utility of genetic testing as it relates to...
What's New in Quality and Regulatory? [2024] - Insights
PACE/State of FL - An overview of recent operational updates to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and administrative process changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Lab Billing, Coding, and Compliance: A 2025 Overview - Insights
PACE/State of FL - Critical topics essential for laboratory billing, coding, and compliance.
Genetic Testing for Pancreatitis - Insights
Register now – Nov. 12, 2025 - PACE/State of FL - Review known genetic predisposing factors to acute or chronic pancreatitis, as well as define who may benefit from genetic testing.
Metagenomic Sequencing - A Tool for Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Infection - Insights
PACE/State of FL - Metagenomic sequencing for diagnosing central nervous system infection. Content will be shared regarding technical details, clinical applications, and results interpretation, drawing on both current literature and...
Sickle cell disease: How new technologies are transforming patient lives - Insights
PACE/State of FL - The current knowledge regarding sickle cell disease from its genetic cause to the myriads of effects it can have for affected individuals.
Autopsy Lab - Lean Transformation - Insights
PACE/State of FL - An in-depth look at the efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Autopsy Lab through Lean principles.
The Quality Auditor Role - Assessing the Laboratory - Insights
PACE/State of FL - Internal assessments are integral to a laboratory’s quality management system (QMS).
Understanding a Broken Heart: Genetic Testing After Sudden Cardiac Death - Insights
PACE/State of FL - Presentation Recording Coming Soon - Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a devastating event that occurs unexpectedly, often without any prior symptoms. This webinar will discuss how postmortem genetic testing may be used in...
PACE/State of FL - This "Phlebotomy Webinar" will review proper blood culture collection techniques and demonstrate how specimen quality can impact patient care.
June 2023 - Clinical Chemistry - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Clinical Chemistry.
Frequently asked questions - Insights
For patients at risk of plasma cell disorders, early identification is critical to ensure better outcomes. Mayo Clinic MASSFIX, our innovative approach uses matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry...
Frequently asked questions - Insights
For patients at risk of plasma cell disorders, early identification is critical to ensure better outcomes. Mayo Clinic MASSFIX, our innovative approach uses matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry...
The Region 4 Stork (R4S) Collaborative Project - Insights
This is a 6-part series describing the products and clinical tools of a laboratory quality improvement project called Region 4 Stork, or R4S.
The Region 4 Stork (R4S) Collaborative Project - Insights
This is a 6-part series describing the products and clinical tools of a laboratory quality improvement project called Region 4 Stork, or R4S.
The Region 4 Stork (R4S) Collaborative Project - Insights
This is a 6-part series describing the products and clinical tools of a laboratory quality improvement project called Region 4 Stork, or R4S.
The Region 4 Stork (R4S) Collaborative Project - Insights
This is a 6-part series describing the products and clinical tools of a laboratory quality improvement project called Region 4 Stork, or R4S.
The Region 4 Stork (R4S) Collaborative Project - Insights
This is a 6-part series describing the products and clinical tools of a laboratory quality improvement project called Region 4 Stork, or R4S.
The Region 4 Stork (R4S) Collaborative Project - Insights
This is a 6-part series describing the products and clinical tools of a laboratory quality improvement project called Region 4 Stork, or R4S.
The Region 4 Stork (R4S) Collaborative Project - Insights
This is a 6-part series describing the products and clinical tools of a laboratory quality improvement project called Region 4 Stork, or R4S.
PACE/State of FL - The critical role of pharmacogenomics and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in managing immunosuppressive therapy for solid organ transplant recipients.
Optimizing Cancer Care: ASCO Guidelines for Germline Genetic Testing - Insights
PACE/State of FL - The latest ASCO guidelines for selection of germline genetic testing panels for cancer patients.