Volume 36 Number 1 | February 2022 Dana Powell Baker, MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Contributor, ASCLS Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference Steering Committee Vice Chair Kyle Riding, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Contributor, ASCLS Secretary/Treasurer In a 2018 article, Forbes magazine contributor Sheree Atcheson defined an ally as “any person…
Volume 36 Number 1 | February 2022 Letycia C. Nuñez Argote, MPH, CPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council Vice Chair As a laboratory professional and an educator, I have become more aware of the importance that ideas on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have in the practice of my craft. Each patient, learner, and colleague…
Volume 36 Number 1 | February 2022 Lindsey Clark, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS-Arkansas President-Elect It’s no secret that STEM fields in the United States need a major overhaul when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and the clinical laboratory is no exception. If you’re like me, you spend plenty of time thinking about how…
Volume 36 Number 1 | February 2022 Patient Safety Corner Courtney Shrader, MSHS, MLS(ASCP)CM, CPHQ, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee (she/her) Katrina Moreau, MAT, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Patient Safety Committee (she/her) Patient Perspective “He [physician] had looked at my results for my labs, which were for my testosterone levels, and only mentioned high cholesterol and high…
Volume 36 Number 1 | February 2022 Carlo Ledesma, MS, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCM, DLMCM, QLSCM, MT(AMT) A pilot study funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Authority (FDA) could provide scientific evidence that can lift the restrictions on gay men/men who have sex with men (MSM) in donating blood for transfusion. The program is called, ADVANCE Study,…
Volume 36 Number 1 | February 2022 Stacey Robinson, MS, MLS(ASCP)CMSH, SCYM, ASCLS Region II Director When I think about diversity, equity, and inclusion, I immediately think about the laboratory that I work in. We are a truly diverse group. Even though we are all U.S. citizens, we are from Nepal, South Korea, Nigeria, the…
Volume 36 Number 1 | February 2022 Connect and Network with Medical Laboratory Professionals through the ASCLS Mentor Match Stephanie Noblit, Esq., MLS(ASCP)CM, Mentorship Committee Special Advisor It is hard to believe that an idea discussed in a coffee shop evolved into the ASCLS Mentorship Program. Over the past few years, the Mentorship Program has…
New ASCLS webinar on C. auris, call for volunteers, time for ASCLS award nominations, upcoming events, and more. Free Member Webinar C. Auris: A Powerful Threat to Public Health Right in Our Own Backyard February 24, 7 pm EST Speaker: Kerianne Fuoco, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, Laboratory Supervisor, Microbiology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Candida auris is…
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…