MediaLab Newshttp://www.medialabinc.netOnline OSHA Training, Safety, and Compliance Courses for Clinical Laboratories and Medical Laben-us11 Jul 2008 10:30:45 EST New courses in Alpha Thalassemia and Molecular DiagnosticsTwo new continuing education courses are now available to all subscribers: Alpha Thalassemia (1.5 P.A.C.E. credits) Fundamentals of Molecular Diagnostics (1.0 P.A.C.E. credit) Subscriptions to LabCE by MediaLab include access to 47 online courses. Provide your employees with a library of up-to-date continuing education courses to help them fulfill license requirements. Subscriptions also include safety and compliance courses, tracking and reporting features, and customization tools so that you can quickly create your own online laboratory training and in-services. Learn more »http://www.medialabinc.net/newspost9-new_courses_in_alpha_thalassemia_and_molecular_dia.aspx10/6/2008 4:36:56 PM ESTAuthors and reviewers neededBuild your resume and help provide cutting-edge continuing education and compliance courses to the clinical laboratory market. Write a course for MediaLab! We're in search of experienced clinical laboratory educators to help us create and update online courses for clinical laboratory professionals. Writing for MediaLab is a valuable chance to build your resume, establish your expertise, and gain publishing experience with the growing field of online course development. Our course-building tools are convenient and easy-to-use. MediaLab also pays an honorarium to authors that work with us, usually $1,000. Learn more about writing courses for MediaLab »http://www.medialabinc.net/newspost8-authors_and_reviewers_needed.aspx9/22/2008 5:39:22 PM ESTMedical Technologist Continuing EducationIf you're a medical technologist, you need laboratory continuing education to keep your skills up-to-date. Professional organizations, including the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American Medical Technologists (AMT), and National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA), require you to complete laboratory continuing education every time you need to renew your license -- every one to two years. Learn more » Many states that require licensing of laboratory personnel also require laboratory continuing education. These states include Florida, California, Tennesse, West Virginia, and more. See what your laboratory personnel license requires » Your employer may also require you to complete a certain number of laboratory continuing education courses every year. LabCE.com is the most cost-effective source for online laboratory continuing education. Learn more. Get access to over 45 online courses in clinical laboratory science for just $95. Visit LabCE.com to help meet your laboratory continuing education needs »http://www.medialabinc.net/newspost7-medical_technologist_continuing_education.aspx9/8/2008 3:00:21 PM ESTTurn PowerPoint files into online coursesUsing MediaLab's CourseBuilder, you can quickly create online courses from your organization's existing PowerPoint files. Create a custom solution for assigning, tracking, and documenting training in less than a minute. Learn more about turning your PowerPoint files into online courses »http://www.medialabinc.net/newspost6-turn_powerpoint_files_into_online_courses.aspx8/29/2008 4:44:17 PM ESTNew Pharmacology in the Clinical Lab courseMediaLab's newest course, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Pharmacogenomics, is now available for all subscribers. Therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacogenomics are both pharmacy-related areas within the clinical laboratory. Although each is considered a sub-discipline within laboratory medicine, the two fields overlap significantly. This course provides an overview of each of these laboratory sub-disciplines and discusses the utility, rationale, and practice of each one. Learn more about the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Pharmacogenomics online course. See a complete list of all included online courses.http://www.medialabinc.net/newspost5-new_pharmacology_in_the_clinical_lab_course.aspx8/11/2008 6:04:40 PM ESTTwo new mycology coursesTwo new courses are now available for all MediaLab subscribers. Both mycology courses carry ASCLS P.A.C.E. credit for laboratory continuing education, as well as Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science credit for the General (Parasitology/Mycology) category. Mycology: Hyaline and Dematiaceous Fungi helps you identify hyaline mold isolates by observing the appearance of the colony on agar plates and through microscopic appearance, as well as identify dematiaceous molds by observing characteristic structures and their rate of growth. Mycology: Yeasts and Dimorphic Pathogens helps you identify yeast species and dimorphic fungal species by observing the appearance of the colony morphology and through microscopic appearance. The course also discusses various sources of fungal infections and the diseases that are associated with yeasts and dimorphic molds. See a complete list of all available online courses.http://www.medialabinc.net/newspost4-two_new_mycology_courses.aspx8/11/2008 6:00:49 PM ESTLaboratory continuing educationMediaLab is the easiest and more affordable way for clinical laboratory personnel to earn laboratory continuing education. Laboratories help make sure that their employees are up-to-date and in compliance with AMT, ASCP, NCA, state, and CLIA / federal requirements and recommendations. Using MediaLab, you can provide over forty courses with more than eighty hours of continuing education to your employees. All courses are approved for ASCLS P.A.C.E.® credits. Learn more. Individuals can also earn ASCLS P.A.C.E.@reg; credits for laboratory continuing education at LabCE.com, our sister site.http://www.medialabinc.net/newspost2-laboratory_continuing_education.aspx7/18/2008 11:24:35 AM ESTNew site and website redesignMediaLab, Inc. is proud to launch our redesigned website at www.MediaLabInc.net. You'll find lots of new information about our online compliance and continuing education courses, both for clinical laboratories and for individual medical laboratory technologists, technicians, and CLS students. Our homepage, www.MediaLabInc.net, shows how a MediaLab subscription can help your laboratory deliver customizable compliance and safety courses for OSHA, Medicare, HIPAA, and more. Provide your employees with ASCLS P.A.C.E.® credits for continuing education and license renewal. Track and document all employee training and CE with our powerful, easy-to-use learning management system. Customize MediaLab courses for your laboratory's unique needs, or build your own custom online courses, quizzes, and checklists. Laboratory subscriptions include 41 courses that cover OSHA safety, HIPAA and Medicare compliance, medical error prevention, quality control, and courses in laboratory disciplines like hematology, urinalysis, microbiology, blood banking, and more. Learn more about laboratory subscriptions at www.MediaLabInc.net. Subscriptions start at just $285/year for laboratories with up to 25 employees. MediaLab's companion at LabCE.com offers the same courses to individual medical laboratory technologists, laboratory technicians, and CLS students. Fulfill AMT, ASCP, and NCA recertification requirements, as well as state license renewal requirements for CA, FL, TN, LA, and more. Individual subscriptions are just $95/year and include access to all 41 MediaLab courses (just like a laboratory subscription). At LabCE.com, you can also play the FREE LabCE.com quiz game. Test your clinical laboratory science knowledge, review for ASCP Boards, and compete for today's high score. Start playing! Existing MediaLab subscribers will find that the "Subscriber Login" box has moved to the upper-right of the page.Site administrator should still click on the "Administrators" button to log in; students and subadministrators should click on the "Students" button. Both LabCE.com subscriptions and MediaLab subscriptions include the same courses and benefits. We've created two sites to help better organize the benefits and relevant features of our subscriptions for laboratories and individuals. Subscribers at both LabCE.com and MediaLab receive the same courses, updates, and continuing education credit. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at support@medialabinc.net.http://www.medialabinc.net/newspost1-new_site_and_website_redesign.aspx7/16/2008 2:34:31 PM EST