Introduction to Laboratory
Informatics: Free Online Courses
These free courses sponsored by CDC
and APHL provide the learner with an
introductory overview of laboratory
informatics, told through the journey
of a single tuberculosis specimen making
its way through the laboratory. Through these
modules, the learner runs through processes
in the lab that showcase the relevance of
what they do, key components of laboratory
informatics, and reveals how data and
information drive all aspects of laboratory
business. Participants can earn P.A.C.E. ®
credits upon completion.
Visit www.train.org /cdctrain to register.*
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The Life of a Specimen
In this first introductory course, learn the roles of
various personnel in the laboratory informatics
enterprise, data relationships, data quality
and standards, and the generation and flow of
information as a specimen progresses through the
pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases.
The Life of a Result
The second course will help the student
understand how data and information move
through the laboratory and then outside the
laboratory to impact clinical care and public
health. Learn characterization of the recipients
of laboratory data, data and results storage, and
the communication of data and results (especially
electronically) to various stakeholders.
https://www.cdc.gov/labtraining/training-courses/lab-infomatics/index.html
www.aphl.org