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The COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled the huge challenges and risks health workers are facing globally including healthcare-associated infections, violence, stigma, psychological and emotional disturbances, illness, and even death. Furthermore, working in stressful environments makes health workers more prone to errors which can lead to patient harm. Therefore, the World Patient Safety Day 2020:Theme: Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient SafetySlogan: Safe health workers, Safe patientsCall ...

As a friendly reminder, airlines often change their routine flights and cargo hours for holidays. We recommend you check with your couriers, airline carriers, and Fed-Ex or UPS if applicable to verify hours for the upcoming Labor Day holiday so that you can avoid any issues with the transportation of your samples to CTS. Happy Labor Day!

As a friendly reminder, airlines often change their routine flights and cargo hours for holidays. We recommend you check with your couriers, airline carriers, and Fed-Ex or UPS if applicable to verify hours for the upcoming 4th of July so that you can avoid any issues with the transportation of your samples to CTS. Happy 4th of July!

As a friendly reminder, airlines often change their routine flights and cargo hours for holidays. We recommend you check with your couriers, airline carriers, and Fed-Ex or UPS if applicable to verify hours for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday so that you can avoid any issues with the transportation of your samples to CTS. Happy Memorial Day!

Seasonal monitoring of epidemic triggers for West Nile Virus (WNV) NAT tested donations will begin June 1 and continue through October 31, 2020. Should your facility have a reactive donation, CTS will send the WNV Alert email to inform you of your WNV reactive samples and request donor information. If you receive this email, please reply within 12 hours with the needed donor information (home city, state and zip code) as well as blood donation product type.Again this year, you can access the mos...

The new online Learning Center with new content can still be found under the “Training” folder on the CTS Website. However, the look and feel of the site has changed, and a 2-minute Introductory Video will help you navigate the new site.Check out the Communication page for the complete details by clicking the link: Communications

Honor Your StaffCelebrate Lab Week, and honor yourself and your colleagues as a vital part of the lab community and have some fun while doing it!Medical Laboratory Professionals Week celebrates it's 44th anniversary this year. The week is coordinated by a collaborative with representatives from 17 national clinical laboratory organizations, including CDC, to celebrate clinical laboratory professionals.Lab Week is a great time to generate new awareness and excitement about the laboratory medi...

The new Learning Center website launch today on Monday, March 30, 2020. While the link to the new Learning Center will remain the same mycts.org/Resources/At-A-Glance under “Training”, the hosting provider will change as will the look and feel of the new website. Users will login as they do today to access courses, personal reports and certificates.Check out the Communication page for the complete details by clicking the link: