Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education
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Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education credits, or PACE credits, are a type of continuing education credit sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
(ASCLS). PACE credits fulfill continuing education requirements for various state and regional laboratory regulation boards. Laboratorians may earn PACE credits by attending seminars, completing mail-away courses, or taking CD-ROM or web-based courses.
P.A.C.E. providers
Microbiology: Sponsored by Biomerieux
Chemistry: Sponsored by Beckman Coulter
There is a password: I am not sure if I am allowed to disclose it or if it is keyed to individual hospitals, check and see if your hospital has beckman instruments if they do they will give you the passcode.
B) Help others like yourself and create a presentation for 3 credit hours and present it with a quiz to your coworkers for employer sponsored continuing education credit. Make sure you keep a copy of the presentation for audit purposes. They get an hour for your presentation after achieving a passing grade om the quiz. Everyone wins.
C)Write a journal article for one of the various lab magazines to publish. Very similar to making a presentation. You can write the various magazines.
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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science or is a professional organization that provides advocacy, standards setting, education , personal and professional development for clinical laboratory science practitioners.-History: The professional association began as the American Society for...
(ASCLS). PACE credits fulfill continuing education requirements for various state and regional laboratory regulation boards. Laboratorians may earn PACE credits by attending seminars, completing mail-away courses, or taking CD-ROM or web-based courses.
External links
- American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science
- ASCLS Educational Programs
- ASCLS-sponsored web-based courses
P.A.C.E. providers
- LabCE.com Laboratory Continuing Education
- MediaLab, Inc. Online ASCLS P.A.C.E. credits
- National Laboratory Training Netword, provided through the CDC
- COLA LabUniversity P.A.C.E. credits
Free Continuing Education Opportunities
Ortho Diagnostics no longer offers free continuing education, but will retain current records until October 2011.Microbiology: Sponsored by Biomerieux
Chemistry: Sponsored by Beckman Coulter
There is a password: I am not sure if I am allowed to disclose it or if it is keyed to individual hospitals, check and see if your hospital has beckman instruments if they do they will give you the passcode.
Other Ways to get Free Continuing Education
A) 2 Credit Hours per Annual Employer Evalutation, there is a form your employer must fill outB) Help others like yourself and create a presentation for 3 credit hours and present it with a quiz to your coworkers for employer sponsored continuing education credit. Make sure you keep a copy of the presentation for audit purposes. They get an hour for your presentation after achieving a passing grade om the quiz. Everyone wins.
C)Write a journal article for one of the various lab magazines to publish. Very similar to making a presentation. You can write the various magazines.
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