School of Health Professions

Department of Medical Laboratory Science

CONTINUING EDUCATION - Fall 2026

LSU Health Department of Medical Laboratory Science is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the Clinical Laboratory Personnel Committee (CLPC) of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME). These seminars are offered FREE only for individuals who hold a CURRENT Louisiana CLP license. They are also accepted for BOC Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) credit by the ASCP Board of Certification.

CE sessions will be provided live via Zoom one time with the presenter. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions after the seminar. Each session will be recorded during the live presentation and posted on CE Broker for use on-demand at a later date. To obtain CE credit for on-demand seminars, participants will be required to take a post-test based on the seminar. Previously recorded seminars can be found here.

Please click on the registration link for each session you plan to attend below. Information about the presenters’ topics and objectives can be found here.

You MUST pre-register for each live session you plan to attend via Zoom.

On the day of the session, please use the weblink and password from your registration e-mail to access the Zoom meeting. When you login, you will be placed into a waiting room and then be admitted into the Zoom meeting by LSUHSC. We will begin the session at the scheduled time. In order to qualify for CE credit, you must be in attendance within the first 20 minutes after the session has begun. As a reminder CE certificates will NOT be printed, mailed, or e-mailed directly to participants! CE credits will be submitted to CE Broker on your behalf. You will receive notification from CE Broker once the CE credit has been posted to your account.

Dates and Times Speakers - Topics Registration Link Handouts
10/15/2026
1:00pm-2:30pm
Stephanie Blackburn, EdD, MLS(ASCP)cm - When Microbes Make the News: Exploring Recent U.S. Outbreaks Link  
10/23/2026
10:00am-11:30am
Tabitha Taylor, MS, MLS(ASCP) - From Sickle to Solution: The Changing Face of Sickle Cell Disease Link  
11/4/2026
1:00pm-2:30pm
Benjamin Galvan, MPH, MLS(ASCP), CIC - The Hospital as an Ecosystem: Foundations of Environmental Infection Prevention Link  
11/11/2026
1:00pm-2:30pm
Kristin Butler, MPH, MLS(ASCP)cm - The XK Files: Investigating McLeod Syndrome and Acanthocytosis Link  
11/12/2026
10:00am-11:30am
Lauren Ashcraft, MS, MLS(ASCP) - The Case of the Black Bone: Uncovering Ochronosis in the Clinical Laboratory Link  
12/7/2026
10:00am-11:30am
Jade Schoendorf, MS, MLS(ASCP) - Clinical Toxicology in the Laboratory Link  
12/8/2026
1:00pm-2:30pm
Lee Ellen Brunson, MHS, MLS(ASCP)CM - Thrombosis: Wrong Clot, Wrong Place, Wrong Time Link