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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.

Introducing COLA Academy’s Live Webinar: Beyond the Number: Mastering HbA1c Testing for Better Diabetes Care featuring Janetta Bryksin, PhD, DABCC, FADLM.

Join Dr. Janetta Bryksin from Emory University School of Medicine for an engaging and practical discussion on the evolving role of HbA1c testing in the era of the 2023 ADA guidelines. This webinar will explore how different HbA1c methodologies work, where they excel, where they can fail and what laboratories should consider when selecting, validating or transitioning testing platforms.

When: June 10 at 1 PM ET
Learn more and register today: https://hubs.ly/Q04jLkF60

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!

Catch up with COLA staff and learn more about our accreditation services at the ADLM Meeting of the Minds conference in July at Booth #2158 in Anaheim, California!

Missed out on this year’s Laboratory Enrichment Forum (LEF)? Elevate Your Laboratory Expertise with COLA’s next LEF May 4-6, 2027 in Lexington, Kentucky!

Advanced Registration open now! Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q04jlMy70

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!

🎤 Call for Presenters is NOW OPEN for the 2027 Laboratory Enrichment Forum!

Do you have insights, innovations, case studies or strategies that can help shape the future of laboratory medicine? Share your expertise with laboratory science professionals from across the industry at COLA’s educational forum in Lexington, KY.

🗓️ Submission Window: May 8 – October 10, 2026
📍 In-Person Event | Lexington, Kentucky
Submit your proposal today: https://hubs.ly/Q04hTs530

This Memorial Day COLA honors the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for our country.

COLA’s next Talk Lab to Me Podcast is live featuring guest speaker, Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D., SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM.
In this episode, we explore how laboratories work, what it takes to train and retain skilled laboratory science professionals and how they prepare for emerging pathogens like hantavirus. We'll examine what happens inside a public health laboratory and the real challenges of rapidly diagnosing new and emerging diseases. Listen here: https://hubs.ly/Q04hDY3D0 Texas State University The College of Health Care Professions

​Inside the Public Health Laboratory: Detecting Emerging Viruses​ ​Public health laboratories are essential institutions that detect disease outbreaks and protect our communities from emerging viral threats. In this episode...