Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Ogechi Ohaeto, MLS(ASCP), ASCLS Ascending Professionals Forum Secretary and ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Councilor-at-Large In September the ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council (DAC) held a movie night/matinee featuring a movie called Mixed Match. This documentary featured stories told from the perspective of mixed-race blood cancer patients struggling with the…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Ali Nussbaum, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM Procrastination is a recognizable trait in most people. It is so easy to do. Just put off some task until you absolutely must do it. Procrastination is instilled in us from a very young age, and it is a hard behavior to overcome. This…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Angela Darby, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Director Organized in 1933 and incorporated in 1935, the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) has become the premier organization for laboratory professionals. One of the defining characteristics of ASCLS is its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is evidenced in…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Carlo Ledesma, MS, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCMDLMCM,QLSCM, MLS(AMT), ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Councilor-at-Large Increased awareness in medicine through research activities and multidisciplinary approach in care has led to increased understanding of the physiological changes seen in patients with gender dysphoria undergoing gender affirmation hormone treatments. While there is more information that…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 Sarah Steinberg, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Ascending Professional I currently live in Casper, Wyoming, where there isn’t a lot of diversity; and where there is, we could do a better job of highlighting everyone’s unique backgrounds. However, I am proud to say that where I grew up in California,…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 The is the second half of a two-part article. Read Part 1 here. Do We Have Enough Bandwidth as it Relates to the University Course Management System and Ancillary Systems? Elizabeth A. Gockel-Blessing, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM Amanda Reed, MAE, MLS(ASCP)CM There are several areas related to information technology (IT)…
Volume 37 Number 1 | February 2023 The Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity and ASCLS Education and Research Fund, Inc., support the advancement of medical laboratory professionals through scholarships for clinical laboratory science students. Applicants for all scholarships must be ASCLS members. Learn more about eligibility requirements and download the application at alphamutau.org. The application deadline…
Last chance to attend the 2023 ELMC2, new lab CE on Labucate.org, Ask Me Anything: A Day in the Life of a Laboratory Professional, and more. Last Chance to Attend the 2023 Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference (ELMC2) January 20-21, 2023 | Virtual The Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference (ELMC2) is designed specifically for laboratory…
Legislation Significant to Medical Laboratories, Introducing CDC OneLabTM, Register for the 2023 Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference, Submit Award Nominations, and more. Two Pieces of Legislation Significant to Medical Laboratories Could Pass this Month Watch for Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act and Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (SALSA) As Congress wraps up…
Volume 36 Number 6 | December 2022 Kim Von Ahsen, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, SLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President If you’ve had a chance to meet me or hear me speak about my career journey, you’ll know I managed a movie theater before I went into the laboratory profession. I loved working in the theater—endless popcorn and screening movies…