Learn about the history and culture of Denver and Colorado before you attend the 2022 Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC), March 14-16. Postcards from Denver are presented by the CLEC Host Committee. Statue of Spanish explorer Juan de Oñate The 2010 U.S. Census confirmed that Hispanics are the largest ethnic groups in Colorado. Roughly one…
Learn about the history and culture of Denver and Colorado before you attend the 2022 Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC), March 14-16. Postcards from Denver are presented by the CLEC Host Committee. This post is an excerpt from the American Library Association’s Indigenous Tribes of Colorado. The land that Denver sits on originally belonged to…
Learn about things to see and do in Denver while you attend the 2022 Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC), March 14-16. Postcards from Denver are presented by the CLEC Host Committee. The Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel is located on the 16th Street Mall, a mile-long pedestrian promenade with shopping, dining, and nightlife. You’ll find free…
ASCLS Celebrates a Labvocacy Win, A Gift of Free CE for You, Virtual Events in January, Apply for ASCLS Awards and Scholarships, and more. ASCLS Celebrates a Labvocacy Win PAMA Cuts Delayed to January 2023 On December 10, after a successful advocacy effort on the part of ASCLS and our colleagues at every other laboratory…
Volume 35 Number 6 | December 2021 Hassan Aziz, PhD, FACSs, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President Our profession is facing difficult times recruiting and retaining the laboratory personnel required to do the work. Even with significant sign-on bonuses and incentives for openings, jobs remain vacant, and laboratories must decide whether to continue running their costly advertisements, pay…
Volume 35 Number 6 | December 2021 Deb Rodahl, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Today Editor Dear Reader, you will notice a clear theme for this issue of ASCLS Today around the topic of professional advocacy. The importance of advocating for our profession has never been clearer than during this global pandemic, with its particular impact on…
Volume 35 Number 6 | December 2021 Constance Stager, MT(ASCP), ASCLS Region IX Director The theme of this issue of ASCLS Today, Professional Advocacy, is one that I have found myself giving quite some thought to lately considering the pandemic and the lab’s vital role in patient testing. The pandemic has provided an opportunity for…
Volume 35 Number 6 | December 2021 Cindy Johnson MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Past President During my ASCLS presidential term (2019-20), I stressed the importance of advocating for the laboratory profession as well as the professional. I challenged you to find your “why”—your purpose, the reason you chose the laboratory profession. Then I encouraged you to…
Volume 35 Number 6 | December 2021 Christal Lane, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Ascending Professionals Forum Let me set the stage for you … The year is 2020. It’s early in the year, around January. Laboratory professionals in their morning huddles gather to hear their laboratory directors bring up the new “novel” virus coming out of…
Volume 35 Number 6 | December 2021 Pamela Meadows, EdD, MT(ASCP), West Virginia Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences President Licensure of clinical laboratory professionals is a principal measure that signifies the profession’s focus on quality health care and patient safety. It is imperative that licensure be viewed not only as a means of ensuring adequate…