Starting December 28, 2024, non-pathologist physicians and laboratory professionals seeking to qualify as CLIA Directors of moderate or high complexity laboratories will be required to complete 20 CME/CEU credits on the responsibilities of the laboratory director. Experience and educational requirements also apply to qualify as a laboratory director; details available in 42 CFR 493, Subpart M.*

The CAP, the leading proponent for clinical laboratory excellence, offers a curriculum designed to prepare licensed physicians and laboratory professionals to satisfy the CLIA continuing education requirement for Laboratory Directors.

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Online Courses Included in this Program:

Critical Communication Practices for Laboratory Leadership

Learn strategies and techniques to promote constructive, uplifting conversations with your team or your clinical colleagues.

Developing Successful Teams

Learn principles of effective team leadership and best practices for managing a team.

Managing Risk to Build a Culture of Quality

Learn how to identify risks, report and manage incidents, and create a safer laboratory environment.

Managing Laboratory Operations

Gain insight into staffing qualified personnel, coordinating teams, assessing test system logistics, and more.

Successful Laboratory Leadership: Taking Action and Getting Results

Gain an understanding of how to broaden your sphere of influence for the benefit of patient care and laboratory needs.

Good Laboratory Decisions for Better Patient Care

Explore several aspects of laboratory services, including reporting, choosing a reference lab, analyzing test utilization, and validating new tests.

Achieving Regulatory and Accreditation Compliance

Learn how to delegate tasks, perform proficiency testing, provide clinical consultation, and more to address CLIA and CAP LAP requirements.

Driving Excellence: Tools and Strategies for Managing Quality

Learn how to build a quality management program around the 12 Quality System Essentials.

 

 

*Note: completing this program does not necessarily satisfy all accreditation organization credential requirements for laboratory directors. Contact your laboratory's accreditation organization for more information.