Bioterrorism Preparedness Training For LRN Sentinel Laboratories - Burkholderia Spp.

Course Title: Bioterrorism Preparedness Training For LRN Sentinel Laboratories – Burkholderia Spp.

Course Description: This module has been developed to provide clinical laboratory scientists with information about the laboratory identification of Burkholderia spp.

The goal is to assist clinical laboratory scientists in better recognizing potential bioterrorism agents they might encounter during routine laboratory work-ups of sputum, blood and aspirate/biopsy specimens.

Laboratory managers may consider using this course:

• To assess staff competency in performing laboratory procedures accurately, and
• To determine if staff are referring specimens for test confirmations correctly.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to:

• Summarize the basic epidemiology and ecology of Burkholderia spp.
• List important aspects of biosafety in working with Burkholderia spp. in the laboratory.
• Outline the role of the LRN sentinel laboratory in the detection of Burkholderia spp.
• Apply various laboratory tests that are used to presumptively identify Burkholderia spp.
• Use sentinel laboratory protocols to Rule Out or Refer isolates for the identification of Burkholderia spp.

Continuing Education

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Laboratory Training Team is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.^® Program. This course is approved for 1.0 contact hour.This course has been approved for 1.0 contact hour in the category Microbiology/Mycology/Parasitology, for Florida Laboratory Licensees.

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