Kristine,
When I was the NCOIC of a field hospital lab the only training we did was
from the 91K training books. Poor choice, I know. I also had a lot of links
to the AMEDD web pages, but they had more field training and a lot about how
DEPMEDS works.
As a microbiologist I brought in some interesting Gram stains, and a hemo
specialist brought in some very nice diff slides - different leukemias,
malarias, Babesiosis, etc. Most of the slides just reinforced the training
books.
Do you have any contacts with hospital labs that you can get some useful
slides? How about your chain of command - any contacts? Some of the docs
might be able to do an inservice on a specific topic.
Do you belong to SAFMLS (the Society of Armed Forces Medical Laboratory
Scientists)? That is a great resource. If you don't then check out
www.safmls.org.
Contact the companies that make your equipment. If you are still using
the BD QBC then give them a call. I'm sure they would have some resources
for you.

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John Gentile MS M(ASCP) yjgent@cox.net
Laboratory Information, QA Manager
VA Medical Center
Providence, RI
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From: "Kristine Quilici" <kristinequilici@hotmail.com>
Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com
Newsgroups: sci.med.laboratory
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 01:11:07 GMT
Subject: compputer programs for the laboratory
Hello,
I am a lab officer in a combat support hospital. As a reservist my lab techs
do not get much training in laboratory procedures. Three of them work for a
reference lab and one does not work in the lab at all. I am looking for some
good computer programs that I can buy so we can use them for training on the
weekends. I really need something in Microbiology as everyone, myself
included, do not have any Micro experience. Thanks.
Kristine