Volume 39 Number 4 | August 2025 Summary Effective communication in healthcare is essential for patient safety, outcomes, and workplace culture. Since most professionals lack formal training in professional communication, organizations must provide ongoing education using tools like TeamSTEPPS. Leadership plays a key role by modeling mindful, clear, and respectful communication, ensuring teamwork thrives and…
Volume 39 Number 4 | August 2025 Summary The Texas Association of Clinical Laboratory Science (TACLS) Annual Meeting in Corpus Christi featured educational sessions, student competitions, poster presentations, and networking events. Highlights included a keynote on HR, Student Bowl games, Lab Olympics, and a memorable session on brain-eating amoebas. Awards honored student and professional achievements,…
Volume 39 Number 4 | August 2025 Summary Imposter syndrome causes individuals to doubt their abilities and fear being exposed as frauds. It includes overachievers like perfectionists and people-pleasers, who mask insecurity through overwork and constant approval-seeking, and non-starters like those with paralysis or procrastination tendencies, who avoid tasks to prevent failure. Recovery is possible…
Volunteer Opportunities | Mark Your Calendar for the 2025 Labvocate Symposium | Save the Date for the Next Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference (ELMC2) | New Online ASCLS Store | CDC OneLab Free Webinar | New Off the Bench Podcast Episode | and More Your Membership Expires July 31 Don’t let this be your last…
Time to Renew Your ASCLS Membership | ASCLS Responds to CLIAC Termination | Congratulations to New ASCLS Officers and Leaders | Volunteer Opportunities | 2025 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting Highlights | Mark Your Calendar for the 2025 Labvocate Symposium | Save the Date for the Next Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference (ELMC2)…
Time to Renew Your ASCLS Membership | Sign up for #LabJAM 2025 by May 27 and Save | Meet the Candidates for ASCLS National Office | Call for CLEC 2026 Session Proposals | CLEC 2025 On Demand | Webinar – Digging into the CLIA Personnel Qualification Updates | and More Time to Renew Your ASCLS…
Volume 39 Number 3 | June 2025 The Time is PAST—the FUTURE is NOW! Pat Tille, PhD, MLS(ASCP), AHI(AMT), FACSc, ASCLS President Over the past decade, we have witnessed the influx of molecular diagnostics and the identification of organisms using genetic sequences in place of phenotypic characteristics. Not only has this provided a means to…
Volume 39 Number 3 | June 2025 Joshua X. Pulido, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Director Clinical laboratories are at the forefront of medical diagnostics, playing a crucial role in patient care and disease management. Over the past few years, the field has seen remarkable advancements driven by technology, collaboration, and a growing demand for precision medicine.…
Volume 39 Number 3 | June 2025 How Clinical Laboratory Science Shapes Future Health Professionals Benjamin Amat, ASCLS Today Volunteer Contributor Imagine a world where human patients could not communicate, let alone speak? What if it was even harder to examine presenting symptoms? For clinical laboratory scientists, this is their reality—their patients are non-verbal. Their…
Volume 39 Number 3 | June 2025 Heather Parks, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, ASCLS Today Volunteer Contributor Sometimes dreams do come true! It all started when my family and I were doing a fun “geography study” about Chile. I visited Chile in 2008 as a backpacker. The country fascinated me, so I wanted to learn more. During…