Organization Details
Organization Name:
Organization Description:
Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. (DLS) is Hawaiʻi’s largest locally owned and operated medical and clinical testing laboratory. With over 50 Patient Service Centers, we are proud to provide quality services throughout Hawaiʻi, Guam and Saipan!
Thanks to the support of our community, Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc., is the largest locally owned clinical testing laboratory in Hawaii. We are proud to be part of the communities we serve, and we work hard to serve you and our community.
For more than 15 years, Diagnostic Laboratory Services has donated up to $150,000 annually in free medical testing and supplies to the poor and homeless at:
• Aloha Medical Mission
• River of Life Mission
• Institute of Human Service
• Waikiki Health Center
• Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
• Waikiki Health Center
• Kokua Kalii Clinic
• Kalihi Palama Clinic
We are also proud to support numerous nonprofit organizations in our state, including:
• American Diabetes Association
• National Kidney Foundation
• Special Olympics Hawaii
• Aloha United Way
• Ola Pono Ike Scholarship (Hawaii Medical Association)
• Kapolei Teen Clinic
• Blood Bank of Hawaii
• Hawaii Science & Technology Council
Opportunity Details
Opportunity Type:
Guest Speakers
Opportunity Title:
CTE Teacher training
Opportunity Description:
Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc (DLS) is able to provide Diagnostic Pathway CTE teachers insight and training for the following:
- Specimen collection training for foundations class
- Pre-analytical specimen collection, handling and transportation
- Chemistry behind the agar media selection (why we chose the media we do and why it's important)
- Hands on experience for teachers on inoculating media & streaking agar plates
- Overview of analytical & post analytical processes (what happens after the specimen collection & processing)
- Phlebotomy best practices
- Test & Tubes: which vacuatiner to draw per test and number of inversions
- Order of draw
- Standard of conduct: nine steps of phlebotomy
- Safety first: use of equipment & safety devices
- Appropriate draw sites and sites to avoid
- Labeling of specimens
- How to achieve a quality sample (includes proper transportation of sample)
- Tour of the medical laboratory
Requirements:
- availability fills up fast: make requests at least 2 months in advance
- minimum of 5 teachers/ Maximum of 10
- able to train at Halawa laboratory location
Deadline Date:
2023-02-08
Posted:
2023-05-10