Case Studies/Registration
This series provides case studies in a written format. The participant can view the case studies online, or print a copy to read.
Total Contact Hours: 10
CEU credit: Each case study has an online, open-book quiz associated with it. Continuing education credit is earned by achieving a 70% or better on the quiz. Up to 10 total contact hours or 1.0 CEU's are available.
Fee: $60
We have both the 2024 and 2025 Case Study series available.
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Case Studies
Each case study presents a case, often rare in nature, discussing its pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. This program is intended for individuals who wish to maintain laboratory certification, or for those interested in staying current in the ever-changing field of laboratory medicine.
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2025 Case Study Offerings
Case Study #1: "Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis”
Author: Raelyn Brang
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #2: "Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia”
Author: Christina Jones
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #3: "Drug-Related Transfusion Testing Interference in a Multiple Myeloma Patient”
Author: Hannah Laumb
Level on Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #4: "Listeria monocytogenes in Pregnancy"
Author: Kyleen Newman
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #5: "Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia"
Author: Tania Pozney
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #6: "Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI)”
Author: Jacob Rondeau
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #7: "Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia"
Author: Shawna Schumacher
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #8: "Capnocytophaga canimorsus”
Author: Wendy Vo
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #9: "Tularemia”
Author: Christopher Walters
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #10: "Lupus Nephritis”
Author: Emily Westburg
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
2024 Case Study Offerings
Case Study #1: "Pernicious Anemia"
Author: Sierra Campbell
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #2: "Campylobacteriosis"
Author: Jorge Carbajal Zavala
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #3: "Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma"
Author: Katheryn Kilpatrick
Level on Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #4: "Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis"
Author: Cara Maletz
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #5: "Gout"
Author: Jordan Rigor
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #6: "Myelodysplastic Syndrome"
Author: Kambri Schaner
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #7: "D Variant in the Blood Bank Laboratory"
Author: Cathleen Smesrud
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #8: "Infant Botulism"
Author: Jenna Stuck
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #9: "Septic Shock Caused by Thalassospira profundimaris"
Author: Danielle Supon
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0
Case Study #10: "Myocobacterium marinum"
Author: Alicia Westover
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 1.0