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Some 123 laboratory staff and supervisors have completed the Hygienic Laboratory's online
course "Lab Biosafety: Avoiding Laboratory Acquired Infections" since the course
launched in May 2008.
The interactive course is free and available any time of day through the Learning Management
System (LMS) by registering online at www.prepareiowa.com.
The free course consists of four modules that detail safety issues in the laboratory ranging
from protection against pathogens to the proper use of safety equipment. It was created by
Jon DeMartino, writer and creative consultant, and Dr. Michael Pentella, associate director
of infectious diseases. The two collaborated with the College of Public health media team to
design the interactive components.
Feedback from the course includes the following:
- Very nice course. Good points and
review. Will use info from course to develop lab safety SOP at my institution.
- Good course. Not too much information. Reasonable expectations. Modules were
interactive.
- Overall I learned quite a lot. I think the "trigger points" was one of the exercises
that I learned the most with. It was the one that I was previously least familiar
with.
- This course did a good job of maintaining my attention throughout the various
topics. I felt that I now understand a lot more about LAIs (laboratory acquired
infections).
- This course is awesome. I am going to require all of my clinical staff to take the
course as part of their competency assessment program.
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