Our Value Mega Menu	https://www.aphl.org/Lists/Mega Menu Story/DispForm.aspx?ID=1	Our Value Mega Menu	<div class="ExternalClassB536FA0EE1D943C292A8BC5098D300B8"><p>APHL’s AIMS platform exchanged over 250,000,000 messages in 2018, its 10th anniversary year. </p></div>	Our Value	<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/cyber%20-%20iStock-880444220_super.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
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Lab Competency Implementation	https://www.aphl.org/toolkits/Lists/Highlighted Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=1	Lab Competency Implementation	<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/lab%20competency%20implementation%20toolbox.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	https://www.aphl.org/professional_development/Pages/Competencies-Tools.aspx, https://www.aphl.org/professional_development/Pages/Competencies-Tools.aspx
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Blood Lead Sampling and Testing Best Practices	https://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/EH-2020-Blood-Lead-Best-Practices.pdf	Blood Lead Sampling and Testing Best Practices	This interactive checklist outlines best practices for reducing contamination when testing blood for lead.
MTBC Suggested Standard Reporting Language	https://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/ID_2017Apr-MTBC-Suggested-Reporting-Language.pdf	MTBC Suggested Standard Reporting Language	This document intends to clarify and guide how to report test results to clinicians or submitting agencies as well as recommendations for follow-up testing if appropriate.
BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab Assay Fact Sheet (Apr 2019)	https://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/ID-2019Apr-BioPlex-HIV-Ag-Ab-Testing-Fact-Sheet.pdf	BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab Assay Fact Sheet (Apr 2019)	This document provides clarification on reporting BioPlex® 2200 HIV Ag-Ab Assay results and what to use when determining next steps in the HIV Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Algorithm.
Suggested Reporting Language for HIV Algorithm	https://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/ID_2017Apr-HIV-Lab-Test-Suggested-Reporting-Language.pdf	Suggested Reporting Language for HIV Algorithm	An overall update to the 2013 version of suggested language for laboratories to use when reporting to healthcare providers and surveillance programs.