Videos

Candida auris is an emerging fungus which CDC has indicated presents a potential global threat.  Candida auris was originally identified in Japan in 2009 and in the ensuing 8 years has been identified in multip...

More than 1.2 million cases of Salmonella poisoning and 450 related deaths occur each year in the U.S., according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  As a consequence, lab professionals wo...

In this presentation Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA,focuses on the use of the laboratory analysis of BNP and N-Terminal Pro-BNP in the work-up of cardiac failure and its distinction from re...

In this presentation, Dr. Daly discusses the recent FDA alert regarding biotin supplements interfering with immunoassay testing.  This can cause discrepancies particularly in endocrine testing.  In the face of ...

Drones have been a popular topic in the news lately.  I shared information about advancements and how they can affect laboratory testing.  If you didn't have time to read my previous posts, listen to this video...

All laboratories have to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), however there are common areas of HIPAA violations that do still happen. In the latest installment o...

With the continuous growth of point of care or near patient testing, making sure everyone is fully trained and competent to preform waived tests is of the upmost importance. To make sure that a laboratory is op...

Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss quality assessment, and give an example of how to set up an annual quality assessment using an annual quality assessment calendar. This info...

Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss the usage of CK-MB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oa3RCOvpco...

Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA to discuss multi and extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis and the role of laboratories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0fxLq2dYlE...