Volume 35 Number 2 | April 2021 Patient Safety Corner Brandy D. Gunsolus, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)CM The COVID-19 pandemic has done many things, including shining a spotlight on laboratory testing like it has never had before. Unfortunately, what it has also brought is much confusion as both clinicians and the general public struggle with what is…
Volume 35 Number 2 | April 2021 Plans for the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS), Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT), and Society of American Federal Medical Laboratory Scientists (SAFMLS) 2021 Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) are well underway. JAM is a gathering for those with a mutual interest in advancing medical laboratory science for…
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Maddie Josephs, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS President Few organizations perform advocacy as well as ASCLS. After all, it is one of the Society’s strategic pillars. As the premier organization for medical laboratory professionals, ASCLS clearly has advocacy at the core of its goals and objectives. Our leadership and staff, committee and task force members work to…
Sara Oswald, ASCLS Developing Professionals Forum Vice Chair A few months ago, one of my work colleagues was visibly upset when she got off the phone with a provider. The chemistry results for this patient were all out of whack, and when she called to report the issue to the provider, she was informed this…
THE EMERGING ROLE OF LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS IN THE COVID-19 RESPONSE Shawn Luby, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM Photo credit: Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department of Defense So, what can you tell me about these T-cells I keep hearing about?” This was a question I honestly never imagined I would be answering during a weekly video call with my family…
Susan J. Leclair, PhD As with many working couples, my husband and I had an average relationship with our town. We paid our taxes and complained but did little more. After retirement, we started to become more active and thus began to interact with the people who worked in the town offices. The new town…
HOW ASCLS-HAWAII MOBILIZED TO SAVE IT Sheri Gon, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM; Claire Muranaka, MLT(ASCP), ASCLS-Hawaii President; and Kristen Croom, MLS(ASCP)CMMB(ASCP), ASCLS Region X Director The University of Hawaii at Manoa Budget Committee initially recommended eliminating the Medical Technology Program to save money during the COVID-19 induced recession. A distinguishing feature of ASCLS is that it serves…