CDC OneLab Network

Are you involved in providing education and training to clinical laboratory professionals?
If so, CDC OneLab Network is designed for you. Its purpose is to meet your learners’ most urgent COVID-19 education and training needs and collectively support rapid, large-scale responses.
The network includes:

COVID-19 Education &
Training Resources
Relevant, free resources for clinical laboratory professionals in a variety of formats.

CDC Laboratory
Training Experts
A direct channel for laboratory professionals to share training needs with CDC experts.

Clinical Laboratory
Professional Community
A peer-to-peer learning community of clinical, public health, and CDC laboratory professionals.
New and Featured Resources
- Laboratory Communications Toolkit: Quick Reference Resource for Creating Meaningful Messages PDF (This toolkit helps public health and clinical laboratory professionals create clear messages that build trust and increase credibility when communicating complex information to various audiences.)
- Diagnostic Sensitivity and Specificity for Clinical Laboratory Testing PDF (This job aid reviews basic information about diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for clinical laboratory testing.)
- Biosafety Laboratory Resources and Tools (Useful resources to establish or strengthen biosafety practices in a clinical or public health laboratory)
- COVID-19 Viral Testing Tool (Interactive web-based tool is designed to help both healthcare providers and individuals understand COVID-19 testing options)
- SARS-CoV-2 Specimens: Packing and Shipping (Quick reference guide for personnel trained to pack and ship suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 specimens)
- Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) (eLearning course to equip learners with foundational information about CLIA)
- The CLIA and Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures: An Introduction (eLearning course to prepare physicians, midlevel providers, and dentists to meet requirements for PPM procedures under a CLIA certificate)
OneLab Network Meetings
- Point of Care (POC) Testing Basics Virtual Training – March 31, 2022 – Download Slides | Transcript and Audio
- Updated Storage and Shipping Guidance for Submission to CDC Infectious Disease Laboratories – January 28, 2022 – Download Slides | Transcript and Audio
- Supply Chain Lessons Learned and Q&A – October 28, 2021- Download Slides | Transcript and Audio
- Life of a Test Method Part 2—Emergency Use Authorizations – September 22, 2021 – Download Slides | Transcript and Audio
- Principles in Plain Language: Communication for Laboratory Professionals – August 26, 2021 – Download Slides | Transcript and Audio
- COVID-19—Leading in Times of Crisis – July 16, 2021 – Download Slides | Transcript and Audio
- Life of a Test Method—Validation, Verification, and Managing Quality – June 30, 2021 – Download Slides | Transcript and Audio
- Findings from the COVID-19 Training Needs Assessment – April 23, 2021 – Download Slides | Transcript and Audio
- Member Round Table – March 19, 2021 – Download Slides | Meeting Summary
- Kickoff Meeting – February 5, 2021 – Download Slides | Transcript and Audio
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact
For more information on CDC’s OneLab Network, please email OneLab@cdc.gov.
Page last reviewed: June 16, 2022
Content source: Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)