Tools and Resources

COVID-19 Relevant Training

• Find CDC’s Free Introduction to CLIA Course
• Introduction to Laboratory Risk Management (LRM)
• LabTrainingVR: Biosafety Cabinet Edition
• Fundamentals of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Clinical Laboratories
• Packing and Shipping Dangerous Goods: What the Laboratory Staff Must Know

For more COVID-19-relevant training resources, visit the division’s COVID-19 page.

Preparedness Relevant Training

• Bacillus anthracis
• Biothreat Preparedness Training for Sentinel Laboratories Series
• Biothreat Rule Out or Refer Series
• Biothreat Rule Out or Refer: Virtual Knowledge Exercise 1
• Biothreat Rule Out or Refer: Virtual Knowledge Exercise 2
• Biothreat Rule Out or Refer: Virtual Knowledge Exercise 3
• Biothreat Rule Out or Refer: Virtual Knowledge Exercise 4
• Biothreat Rule Out or Refer: Virtual Knowledge Exercise 5
• Brucella spp.
• Burkholderia spp.
• Francisella tularensis
• Laboratory Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Course
• Yersinia Pestis

• Find a Checklist for Safe Use of a Biological Safety Cabinet

• Learn about CDC’s Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) and find recent messages
• Get participant info and more for CDC’s regular LOCS calls
• Find CDC’s Information for Laboratories about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Stay informed with CDC’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) website

Please email DLSInquiries@cdc.gov and use “Laboratory Preparedness and Response” in the subject line.