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Why we are here
The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) Laboratory Response Network (LRN) for Public Health Preparedness program assists sentinel laboratories by providing training and support in specimen collection, storage, and shipment, evidence-control measures and recognition of chemical and biological terrorism agents.
Who we are
Oregon LRN team members have many years of experience in the microbiological and chemical sciences, laboratory management and safety, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), infectious and hazardous materials handling, information technology and data management, and college-level teaching.
What is a Sentinel Lab (formerly called a Level A Lab)?
Oregon LRN Roles and Responsibilities for Laboratory Emergency Preparedness (Word.doc) (PDF)(approved by LRN Advisory Committee October 2004)
Oregon Sentinel Laboratories-Draft Emergency Preparedness Plan & Urgent Transport of Specimens to OSPHL Algorithm
(Summary) Planning for Challenges to Clinical Laboratory Operations During a Disaster.
Purchase at: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (Formerly NCCLS)
Washington State Public Health Laboratory Clinical Laboratory Suspected BT Event Management Guideline (also found on page 4 of the Washington State Public Health Laboratory Newsletter Sept. 2005)
Oregon State Public Health Laboratory "Guide To Services"-LRN Program
CDC LRN information
The American Society for Microbiology Definition of Sentinel Labs (formerly known as Level A Labs): Introduction to Level A Laboratory Protocols
American Society for Microbiology Clinical Lab BT Readiness Plan
Laboratory Biosecurity: Build Security into Good Laboratory Practices
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