COLA Resources Inc. (CRI®) is a medical laboratory education and consultative organization that uses a unique approach to guide laboratories of all sizes: interactive education. At the CRI Symposium for Clinical Laboratories, attendees participate in EDUCATION FOR LABORATORY EXCELLENCE – making a positive impact for quality patient care.

Participants can attend a wide selection of educational sessions, earn up to 20 CME or P.A.C.E® credits, network with healthcare professionals and visit the exhibit hall featuring the latest laboratory technology, equipment and supplies.

Who Attends Symposium

• Physicians
• Laboratory Directors
• Laboratory Technical Consultants
• Laboratory Technicians
• Laboratory Managers
• Testing Personnel
• Other Healthcare professionals

The Symposium is YOUR opportunity to meet personal, professional, and organizational goals at a reasonable cost. We have designed the curriculum for continuing education that’s critical to operating a successful and compliant medical diagnostic laboratory. The educational sessions will offer:

• Continuing education for lab staff to enhance competency and maintain state licensure
• CME credits for physicians to qualify as the laboratory director for a moderate complexity laboratory, as outlined by CLIA
• Tools and guidance for:
  • Meeting the requirements of CLIA, COLA, and other accrediting organizations
  • Improving laboratory processes and procedures
  • Preventing laboratory errors
  • Improving efficiency and promoting quality in laboratory operations

The Symposium for Clinical Laboratories includes Keynote General Sessions of broad interest, and a choice of breakout sessions addressing various needs and interests. Subject content presented includes but is not limited to the following:

• Clinical testing topics
• Quality Control
• Quality management and improvement
• Safety and Phlebotomy 
• Regulatory compliance
• Laboratory management and operations
• Inspection Preparation

CRI is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by:

• The ASCLS P.A.C.E.^® Program. P.A.C.E.^® continuing education credits are accepted by all states with continuing education requirements for laboratory personnel licensure
• The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, Division of Medical Quality Assurance at the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
• The California Division of Laboratory Science, Department of Laboratory Field Services

CME Accreditation Information:

The Lab Director Curriculum of CRI’s Symposium for Clinical Laboratories will be submitted for CME approval by the American Academy of Family Physicians.