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📢 Introducing the ISO Webinar Series: Quality Excellence in Laboratory Practice

Join COLA for a four-part professional development series designed to explore ISO standards in laboratory medicine and quality systems. Spanning June through December, this series will guide laboratory science professionals through the foundations of ISO implementation, competency assessment and the specialized application of ISO in biobanking.

📅 Webinar 1: ISO 15189: Understanding the Standard and Its Modular Framework
When: June 24th at 1 PM ET
Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q04jLh990

Participants will gain insight into accreditation expectations and how ISO requirements translate into everyday laboratory operations. Whether you are new to ISO 15189 or looking for a refresher, this session offers valuable foundational knowledge.

COLA accredits laboratories of all types and sizes across the U.S. Can you guess where these COLA Surveyors Renee Helvey MLS(ASCP) and Alesia Moorman MHA, MLS (ASCP) are?

Congratulations to COLA’s Director of Education, Danielle Stroughton Duncan, EdD, MEd, BS, MLS, on being named a 2025–2026 Omicron Sigma recipient by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)!

Established in 1977, the Omicron Sigma Award is ASCLS’s President’s Honor Roll for Outstanding Service, recognizing dedicated members who generously contribute their time, talent and energy to advance the laboratory profession.

Please join us in celebrating Danielle on this well-deserved recognition and thanking her for her outstanding contributions to our profession!

Laboratories Ask. We Answer!

Have a question for COLA on anything ISO 15189-related? Ask us a question in the comments below and we will answer your questions once a week!

COLA’s next Talk Lab to Me Podcast is live featuring guest speaker, Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D., SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM.
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