HealthEast Medical Laboratory (HML) offers an array of continuing education opportunities for health care professionals.

Upcoming classes

Please check our calendar of class listings for upcoming HML classes.

Presentation: Phlebotomy Safety for All Ages

• View our Phlebotomy Safety for All Ages presentation (read-only PowerPoint)
• Answer tracking sheet

This presentation covers:

• Patient identification
• Preparing equipment and supplies
• Preparing the patient
• Post-phlebotomy care
• Safety tips for specific age groups
• Safety for the phlebotomist

About our in-services and classes

We offer in-services and classes on a variety of laboratory-related topics.

HML in-services

Instructional discussions on the billing or operational aspect of the laboratory. Topics include:

• Medical necessity
• Medicare appeal process
• Coding
• New client information

HML educational classes

Information on lab procedures and select collection techniques. Classes generally last at least one hour, and when available, contact hours are granted. Topics include:

On-site classes:

• INR
• UA
• Glucose
• Electrolytes

At HealthEast Facilities:

• UA & wet preps
• Phlebotomy
• Wet preps
• Basic lab values
• Pediatric phlebotomy

In addition to utilizing our technical staff and pathologists, we retain speakers from a number of organizations including the Mayo Clinic, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department and the College of St. Catherine. We can also tailor our seminars to meet your needs.

A calendar of continuing education opportunities is updated quarterly. Brochures for each session are mailed one month before the seminar.

HealthEast is proud to offer CEU credits for the following organizations:

• Sessions for Medical Assistants are approved through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).
• Sessions for Medical Technologists and Medical Laboratory Technicians are approved through the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) P.A.C.E. program.
• We comply with the Minnesota State Board of Nursing requirements and documentation is provided on all applicable seminars.

Online education through COLA LabUniversity™

HealthEast Medical Laboratory offers continuing laboratory education online through COLA LabUniversity. A variety of medical laboratory courses are offered individually. COLA is a clinical laboratory education, consultation and accreditation organization. Their services enable clinical laboratories and staff to meet CLIA and other regulatory requirements, act in accordance with quality systems, and provide the best possible patient care.