Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network

WCLN Sponsored Events

• Upcoming WCLN Events

• Past WCLN Events

• Information about P.A.C.E. Credits (Word DOC)

WCLN Description, Purpose and Accomplishments

• WCLN Statement of Purpose and Member Expectations (Word DOC) Updated 01/07/13

• WCLN Description and Accomplishments (Word DOC)

• WCLN Laboratory Technical Advisory Group (“LabTAG”)
  
  • Description (Word DOC) Updated 01/07/13
    
  • Membership List (Word DOC) Updated 05/25/12
    
  • Meeting Minutes (PDF) Updated 01/07/13

List of WCLN Laboratories

• Listing of Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network (WCLN) Facilities (Word DOC) Updated 8/31/11

Reportable Diseases

• Wisconsin Department of Health Services
  
  • Reportable Disease Statutes (PDF)
  • List of Reportable Diseases (PDF)  
  • Reporting Forms 
    
    • Word document (Fillable) 
    • PDF document

Resources for WCLN Laboratories

• WCLN Listserver
  • Description of WCLN Listserver (Word DOC)
  • Rules of Conduct for WCLN Listserver (Word DOC)

• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) Resources
  • Antibiograms
    • S. pneumoniae, 2007-2009 (PDF)
  • National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS): Enteric Bacteria
  • Presentations - WCLN 2010 AST Teleconferences
    • Antibiotics 101 for Laboratory Professionals (Part 1)
    • Antibiotics 101 for Laboratory Professionals (Part 2) 
    • Antibiotics 102: Reading and Interpreting CLSI Antimicrobial Susceptibility Performance Documents 
  • Presentations - WCLN 2010 AST Workshop Presentations 
    • Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance: A Global Overview
    • Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Pharmacist's Perspective
    • Gram Negative AST Challenges (Part 1)
    • Gram Negative AST Challenges (Part 2)
    • Gram Positive AST Challenges
    • QC & Validation
    • Putting Together Your Lab's Antibiogram
  • Protocols
    • (CDC) Modified Hodge Test for Carbapenemase Detection in Enterobacteriaceae (PDF)
      
    • (CDC) Laboratory Protocol for Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant or Carbapenemase-Producing, Klebsiella spp. and E. coli from Rectal Swabs (PDF)
    • Ten Disk Procedure for Detection of  Antibiotic Resistance in Enterobacteriacae (Word DOC)
      • Result Recording and Interpretation Form (Word DOC)
      • This is the protocol and result recording form to perform and interpret results for the ten-disk procedure to detect antibiotic resistance, as shared by Paul Schreckenberger, PhD, of Loyola University Medical Center. 
  • References
    • Manual of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (PDF)
    • CLSI (Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute) AST Documents for Purchase
    • Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance (Animated Video), FDA
    • Multi-level Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Resources (MASTER), CDC
    • WCLN Continuing Education Resources listings (Word DOC)

• Biosafety
  • BMBL, 5th edition
  • Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biosafety Cabinets (PDF)
  • Laboratory Biosafety: Performing a Risk Assessment (Word DOC)
  • Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 3rd Edition, 2004, World Health Organization
  • Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets, 3rd Edition, September 2007, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & National Institutes of Health (PDF)
  • Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (PDF)

• Communications
  
  • Laboratory Messages - 12 Month Compilation (PDF)
  • Laboratory Messages - Description (PDF)
  • 53 Hospital Laboratories Honored for Emergency Preparedness Training (March 2009)

• Continuing Education
  • Continuing Education Resources for Wisconsin Laboratories (PDF) Updated 12/17/12
  • UW-Madison Vaccines Class (Spring Semester 2009)
  • National Training Providers (Word DOC)
  • Link to ASCP Certification Maintenance Program

• Emergency Response
  • Template - Emergency Laboratory Response Plan (Word DOC)
  • Wisconsin Emergency Response Guide for Clinical Laboratories (PDF) Updated 06/16/10
  • Bench Guide for Bioterrorism Agents (PDF) Updated 06/16/10
  • Self-Assessment Checklist for Emergency Preparedness for Wisconsin Laboratories (Word DOC)
  • Sentinel Clinical Laboratory Definition (PDF)

• Laboratory Week Ideas (Word DOC)

• Packaging Hazardous Materials/Infectious Substances
  • ASM Sentinel Laboratory Guidelines (PDF)
    
  • DOT Hazardous Materials Safety
  • DOT Shipper’s Declaration (Certification) (Word DOC)
  • IATA Infectious Substance Transport
  • USPS Domestic Mail Manual - Hazardous Materials Section
  • Packaging Instructions for Category B Infectious Substances by Ground Transport (PDF)

• Pandemic Influenza
  
  • Laboratory Checklist for Pandemic Influenza (Word DOC)

• Select Agent Resources

• Tick Identification Resources NEW 09/13/10
  • Guidelines for Tick Identification (Word DOC)
  • Tick Identification Cards by Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
    

• Laboratory Network Development
  • Guide to Developing Laboratory Networks (PDF)
  • Developing a Statewide Clinical Laboratory Network (15 minutes, Windows Media streaming video)
  • Carol Kirk & Dr. Pete Shult in conversation (65 minutes, Windows Media streaming video)

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