February 2009 - Posts

Opportunity for Students
February 24, 2009 12:37 PM by Amanda Koehler

Students planning on attending the 2009 ASCLS Annual Meeting July 21-25 in Chicago can apply for the Beckman Coulter Student Travel Grant. According to Michele "Mickey" Yost, ASCLS Student Forum Chair, the grant will assist in supporting up to five students Read More...

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LabCorp and Netflix
February 23, 2009 11:25 AM by Kerri Penno

Back in November 2008, 84 percent of respondents to an ADVANCE Opinion Poll question said they were feeling the pinch of the economy at their workplaces. As the country's financial situation continues to worsen, how is it impacting you professionally? Read More...

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Reception Wraps Up Opening Day of CLEC
February 20, 2009 1:34 AM by Matthew T. Patton

The first day of CLEC came to a close on Thursday night with a reception with exhibits, poster presentations and technology demonstrations. During the reception, attendees were able to network with colleagues across the country -- and internationally. Read More...

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CLEC Keynote Encourages Attendees to Reach Their Summits
February 19, 2009 3:23 PM by Matthew T. Patton

The sounds of John Denver’s mountain melodies pumped into the ballroom of the Denver Sheraton as CLEC attendees entered the room. Elissa Passiment, EdM, CLS(NCA), executive vice president of ASCLS, welcomed attendees to Denver on Thursday morning, marking Read More...

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Attendees Praise Meeting: CLEC Quote Roundup
February 19, 2009 2:03 PM by Matthew T. Patton

Here’s a few dispatches from my reporter’s notepad on why people are attending CLEC: Janis Glatzel, MS, MT(ASCP), associate professor of clinical laboratory science at the University of Nevada (Las Vegas), said, “We are trying to rebuild, restructure Read More...

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CLEC Celebrates 25 Years
February 19, 2009 12:38 PM by Matthew T. Patton

DENVER--The registration area is abuzz with activity this morning for CLEC--the 25th anniversary of the Clinical Laboratory Educators’ Conference: "Education With Altitude." Joan Polancic, director of education at ASLCS, said, “We are very excited about Read More...

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Last Chance!
February 18, 2009 2:19 PM by Kerri Penno

Don't miss your opportunity to enter our Laboratory and Laboratory Professional of the Year contests! We've extended the deadline to enter the annual ADVANCE Laboratory Professional of the Year and Laboratory Facility of the Year Contests to Wednesday, Read More...

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Council Elects Leadership Team
February 6, 2009 12:51 PM by Amanda Koehler

We recently received the following press release from AACC: "The member organizations of the Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) have elected Susan Gross, the representative of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Read More...

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What's Your Type?
February 3, 2009 3:01 PM by Amanda Koehler

Apparently, in Japan knowing your blood type is akin to knowing what your astrological sign is. I ran across this article today and found it interesting. It says four of Japan's top 10 best-selling books in the last year were about how your blood type Read More...

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