The Idaho Bureau of Laboratories (IBL) provides educational opportunities on topics of interest to Idaho's clinical and environmental laboratory communities. IBL regularly works with the National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN) to bring quality speakers and trainers to the state. As a member of the Laboratory Response Network, IBL staff remain available to provide seminars and trainings for a wide range of audiences, including healthcare laboratory professionals and first responders. The laboratory is also available to exercise emergency preparedness plans with community partners.

IBL frequently hosts teleconference and webinar presentations produced by state laboratories, federal agencies, and professional organizations. A calendar of upcoming presentations can be found below. Laboratory professionals are invited to attend any of these educational opportunities, but advance registration is required. Contact information is posted to the right of this page.

• "New Taxonomy and Procedures for Rapidly-Growing Mycobacteria and Nocardia Species" - September 2, 2009; 10:00 AM MNT
• "LC/MS Analyzers" - September 2, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "GC/MS Inlet and Injection Techniques" - September 2, 2009; 1:00 PM MNT
• "Preparing Your Laboratory for Safety" - September 9, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "The Changing Face of Respiratory Tract Virology" - September 15, 2009; 12:30 PM MNT
• "Protecting Your Employees" - September 23, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "Emerging Infections" - September 23, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "LC/MS Interfaces" - September 30, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "GC/MS Column Selection" - September 30, 2009; 1:00 PM MNT
• "Chemical Hygiene" - October 7, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "Challenges in the Lab Detection and Confirmation of Antibiotic Resistance" - October 13, 2009; 12:00 PM MNT
• "Emerging Infectious Diseases 2009 Update" - October 20, 2009; 12:30 PM MNT
• "Bloodborne Pathogens" - October 21, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "LC/MS Method Development" - October 28, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "GC/MS Basic Spectral Interpretation" - October 28, 2009; 1:00 PM MNT
• "Specimen Transport, Fire, and Electrical Safety" - November 4, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "LC/MS Practical Applications: Case Studies" - November 18, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "GC/MS Maintenance and Troubleshooting" - November 18, 2009; 1:00 PM MNT
• "LC/MS Maintenance and Troubleshooting" - December 9, 2009; 11:00 AM MNT
• "Bacterial Toxin-Mediated Diseases" - December 15, 2009; 12:30 PM MNT
• "Recent Updates to the CLSI Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Documents" - January 6, 2010; 10:00 AM MNT
• "Cases in Clinical Microbiology" - January 19, 2010; 12:30 PM MNT