December 2007 - Posts

How Much Do You Make? Take the Salary Survey
December 24, 2007 10:47 PM by Matthew T. Patton

We've put together a simple salary survey tool to see how you compare to your peers. We also have a fantastic contest as an incentive to help us populate the data. I can already reportl that the survey results are absolutely rolling in. It's really quite Read More...

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Is Your State Ready for a Bioterrorism Attack?
December 19, 2007 10:50 AM by Matthew T. Patton

In an article appearing in today's issue of USA Today , Mimi Hall reports that thirteen states don't have adequate plans to distribute vaccines and antidotes in the event of a flu pandemic or a bioterrorism attack. The article was based on information Read More...

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Stem Cell Breakthroughs
December 12, 2007 3:00 PM by Kerri Penno

In November, a team of researchers reported they had genetically reprogrammed human skin cells to create cells indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells. Time magazine recently called this and other stem cell breakthroughs the top scientific discovery Read More...

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National Health Observances
December 7, 2007 3:11 PM by Matthew T. Patton

Every month has special health observances. HHS posts these on its Web site, saying: "Health professionals, teachers, community groups, employers, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health Read More...

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Expecting More From Employees
December 7, 2007 1:00 PM by Matthew T. Patton

In May 2004, I wrote an editorial about the Pygmalion effect, a phenomenon of the self-fulfilling prophecy ilk whereby increasing a leader's expectations of subordinates' performance actually improves that performance. This begs the question: Is it that Read More...

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Hiring the Wrong Lab Director Can Be Costly
December 6, 2007 12:07 PM by Matthew T. Patton

We received a press release for an upcoming book that reiterates what most of us already know: Hiring the wrong person can be costly. Interesting to note was that laboratory director mis-hires can cost a company seven times the lab director's salary. Read More...

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Entries Being Accepted for Lyle Rosser Continuing Education Scholarship
December 5, 2007 1:55 PM by Matthew T. Patton

CLMA announced that it is again accepting entries for the Lyle Rosser Continuing Education Scholarship. On a personal note, I met Lyle Rosser several times in the past before he was killed in an unfortunate biking accident. Lyle was a really great, inspirational Read More...

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MA Town Practices Emergency Vaccinations
December 4, 2007 9:34 AM by Kerri Penno

You expect to hear stories about major medical centers and large cities practicing disaster preparedness. You hope smaller hospitals and local governments are working on their emergency plans, and that no matter where a natural or manmade disaster or Read More...

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