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03/16/2026

: 🎉 Day 1 of COLA’s LEF Giveaway! Enter for a chance to win a COLA Swag Basket 🎁

We’ll be posting a Question of the Day on March 16, 18 and 20.

Here’s how to participate:
✔ Register for the Forum at https://hubs.ly/Q046TYsX0 = 1 entry
✔ Answer the Question of the Day in the comments = 1 bonus entry
📍 Winner must be present at our 2026 Laboratory Enrichment Forum (LEF) to claim the prize!

Question 1: How long has COLA been a CMS-approved Laboratory Accreditation Organization? Answer A, B or C in the comments.

A: 20 years
B: 32 years
C: 25 years

03/13/2026

We will be posting a Question of the Week March 16-20.

Reply with your answer every day for another chance to win our COLA Swag Basket 🎁

Here’s how to enter:
✔ Register for the conference = 1 entry
✔ Answer the questions in the comments = 1 bonus entry
✔To claim your prize will need to be present at our 2026 LEF

03/11/2026

Research Spotlight: Recombination of monkeypox virus (MPXV) strains has been documented with two cases of a recombinant strain comprising clade Ib and IIb MPXV reported. In an outbreak update published on February 14, the WHO states that clade differentiation PCR assays alone may not reliably identify recombinant MPXV strains, and genomic sequencing is likely to be required for their detection.

https://hubs.ly/Q046lzVb0

03/10/2026

Today COLA acknowledges and celebrates Histotechnology Professionals Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the field of Histotechnology and those who work tirelessly in the laboratory.

Learn more here: https://hubs.ly/Q046dPfN0

03/09/2026

Giveaway Alert! Invest in your professional expertise and get rewarded for it. Register for COLA’s Laboratory Enrichment Forum by March 20th and you’ll automatically be entered to win our exclusive COLA Swag Basket 🎁

Join fellow laboratory professionals for education, networking and practical insights you can take back to your laboratory! Secure your spot today: https://hubs.ly/Q045_y0_0
Follow us to keep an eye out for other ways to enter this giveaway! To claim your prize, you will need to be present at our 2026 LEF!

03/06/2026

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to increasing screening rates. Colorectal cancer (CRC) management relies on accurate laboratory data to ensure diagnostic accuracy!

If you're 45 or older, it's time to start screening for colorectal cancer, even if you don’t have symptoms or a family history.

03/04/2026

COLA accredits laboratories of all types and sizes across the U.S. Can you guess where COLA Staff Kathy Wilson HT(ASCP)QLS, Maricel Woods BS, MLS(ASCPi) and Wendy Duet MLS(ASCP) are?

03/03/2026

COLA’s CEO, Nancy Stratton, MBA, led a panel discussion yesterday during Clinical Lab 2.0’s Ninth Annual Public Workshop.

The session focused on the future state of laboratory medicine and how DCLS professionals are currently improving test utilization, clinician education and diagnostic reliability.

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03/02/2026

COLA’s team gathered for our board meeting this past weekend in... yes, you guessed it! Nashville! 🎶

There’s so much excitement waiting for you in Music City, and we can’t wait to welcome you to our Laboratory Enrichment Forum May 6–8!

Register here with only 3 weeks left of our early bird discount: https://hubs.ly/Q045cg7K0

03/02/2026

Give a warm welcome to COLA’s new System Administrator, Tyler Bakker! Tyler joined our team in November with extensive IT knowledge! He is responsible for many of COLA’s internal IT needs.

02/27/2026

Attending the Ninth Annual Clinical Lab 2.0 Public Workshop in Chicago?

Be sure to connect with COLA’s CEO, Nancy Stratton, MBA, who will be taking the stage as a featured speaker! You’ll also see COLA’s Medical Director, Cynthia Bruzzi, MD, in attendance.

We look forward to seeing you there!

02/27/2026

For , COLA celebrates the work of William A. Hinton, M.D an educator and pathologist who invented the Hinton Test for syphilis.

Read more about him here: https://hubs.ly/Q044-TDT0