Volume 38 Number 4 | August 2024 Phyllis Ingham, EdD, MLS(ASCP)CM, AHI(AMT), Clinical Laboratory Educators Forum Chair In the complex landscape of healthcare, where every component plays a critical role, medical laboratory professionals still often stand in the shadows as “unsung heroes.” As we all know, laboratory professionals work diligently conducting tests and analyzing data…
Volume 38 Number 4 | August 2024 Starting an Online Medical Laboratory Science Education Program Part Seven Elizabeth A. Gockel-Blessing, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM Amanda Reed, MAE, MLS(ASCP)CM When we sat down to work on this installment of our series of articles about starting an online medical laboratory science program, it became clear that the topics of…
Volume 38 Number 4 | August 2024 Part 1: Idea Time! Ali Nussbaum, MHHSA, MLS(ASCP)CM, caPM, ASCLS Today Volunteer Contributor No one would deny that presenting a continuing education (CE) talk for the first time is highly intimidating. Between public speaking, talking to your peers, and fear of not being an expert on your topic…
Volume 38 Number 4 | August 2024 Mahesh Percy, MBA, DMLT Ronne Joseph, MD, MSc Ewarld Marshall, MD, MScMED Abstract Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a group of blood cancers which interfere with the body’s ability to produce normal healthy blood cells. It was once thought to be a rare disorder, now recognized as the common…
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Last chance to sign up for #LabJAM 2024; registration open for 2024 Labvocate Symposium; save the date for 2025 Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference, new CDC OneLab resources, and more. Time to Renew Your ASCLS Membership ASCLS is currently renewing memberships for the 2024-25 Society year. For those of you who have not yet renewed,…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Claude Rector, MA, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS President “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So, you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” – Steve Jobs, June 12, 2005 It was just over a year ago that…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 April German, MLS(ASCP)CM, Westgard Sigma-QM, ASCLS Today Volunteer Contributor Throughout my life’s journey, I’ve encountered various milestones, such as graduations, birthdays, marriage, motherhood, and career changes. I can recall two moments that stood out to me in which I was in an unfamiliar situation, but oddly felt like…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Christopher Swartz, PhD, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS Today Volunteer Contributor My “official” introduction to artificial intelligence (AI) in laboratory medicine was at a departmental lunch in January 2023. As we prepared to leave the restaurant, my colleague typed a prompt into ChatGPT on his smartphone, asking for a summary of…
Volume 38 Number 3 | June 2024 Sara A. Taylor, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CMMBCM, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Counselor-at-Large Letycia C. Nuñez Argote, PhD, CPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Past Chair Clinical laboratory data and clinical research are used together to enhance health outcomes. The clinical laboratory generates test results that help clinicians diagnose, monitor, and…