Training

OneLab Reach™ Online Training

• Will need to create a OneLab Reach™ account. Most courses are free.
• Packaging and Shipping Dangerous Goods: What the Laboratory Must Know
  • CEUs: 2.0 Hours P.A.C.E.^® credit
  • Learn what the laboratory professional should know to be certified (or recertified) to ship Division 6.2 Materials.
• Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety
  • CEUs: 1.5 Hours P.A.C.E.^® credit
  • This course provides an overview of laboratory safety for clinical and public health laboratory personnel.
• Fundamentals of Working Safely in a Biological Safety Cabinet
  • CEUs: 1.0 Hours P.A.C.E.^® credit
  • Identify major parts of a Class II biological safety cabinet (BSC) and implement proper practices for its safe and effective operation.

Packing and Shipping

• NPHL Packing & Shipping Dangerous Goods 
  • Next class in September, dates TBD
  • 10:00 AM-4:00 PM (CT)
  • Free Virtual One-Day Course
  • This basic level course is intended for public health and clinical laboratory staff involved in any step of the packing and transport process of patient specimens.
  • This course is approved for 5.0 hours of P.A.C.E.® credit.
  • Email NPHLab@unmc.edu for the registration code if you are interested.

Gram Stain Challenge

• The Spring 2025 Gram Stain Challenge, which was released on May 20, is now closed.
• Participant results will be reviewed and distributed in the coming weeks. Thank you to all that participated.
• Contact NPHLab@unmc.edu if you are interested in the Fall 2025 Gram Stain Challenge.

Benchtop Biohazards: Recognize, Rule-out, and Refer Workshop

• The Benchtop Biohazards Workshop is scheduled for the Fall, 2025. 
• Dates will be determined in the coming weeks.
• Contact NPHLab@unmc.edu if you are interested in this workshop

Nebraska Challenge Set Exercise

• Spring 2025 Challenge Set Review

Gram Stain Webinar for the Generalist

• Presentation
• Handouts