For Immediate Release

"Phlebotomy Best Practices" webinars

Contact: Dennis J. Ernst MT(ASCP)
             Center for Phlebotomy Education
             812-738-5700
             www.phlebotomy.com
             phlebotomy@phlebotomy.com

Center Announces 2010 Webinar Schedule

The Center for Phlebotomy Education announces its "Phlebotomy Best Practices" webinar series beginning in May. The series, consisting of six webinars, each one hour in length, will cover a wide variety of preanalytical topics, and is developed for phlebotomists and all other healthcare professionals with blood collection responsibilities. The 2010 schedule is as follows:

May 11, 2010---Top Ten Preanalytic Threats to Accurate Results
May 25, 2010---Protecting Yourself from Phlebotomy-Related Lawsuits
Sept. 9, 2010---Mastering Pediatric Phlebotomy
Sept 30, 2010---Potassium  Results Your Physicians Can Trust
Oct. 26, 2010---Delivering  World-Class Customer Service
Nov. 16, 2010---Successful Strategies for Difficult Draws

All content reflects the standards and guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), and are presented by a faculty of national and international speakers including Dennis J. Ernst MT(ASCP), the Center's Executive Director, and Lisa O. Ballance BS, MT(ASCP), CLC(AMT), the Center's Director of Online Education. The Center has been providing educational materials and resources to healthcare professions since 1998.

Registrations are being accepted for individual events or for the entire series at a discounted rate and are priced per site. For more information, contact the Center through their web site at www.phlebotomy.com/webinars  or call toll 
free 866-657-9857.