April 2009 - Posts

Med Tech Program Turns 25
April 29, 2009 10:40 AM by Kerri Penno

The Medical Technology Program in the College of Health Professions at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU), Savannah, GA, marks its 25th anniversary this year. As one of two such programs among the University System of Georgia's 35 institutions, Read More...

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CAP Confident in U.S. Laboratories' Ability to Respond to Influenza Outbreak
April 28, 2009 5:54 PM by Matthew T. Patton

We received this press release today from CAP: College of American Pathologists is Confident in U.S. Laboratories' Ability to Respond to Influenza Outbreak Northfield , Ill. - Long regarded as the gold standard in monitoring medical laboratory performance, Read More...

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Working With Other Generations
April 27, 2009 3:48 PM by Amanda Koehler

Whenever Ira Wolfe, president, Success Performance Solutions, starts a meeting, he asks who in the audience can name all four Beatles. "It's amazing the shock on the boomers' faces when all the hands don't go up," he said. "I then ask who can name the Read More...

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Job Scope
April 20, 2009 1:29 PM by Kerri Penno

Are you a healthcare provider? A Career Builder article posted on CNN and written by Rachel Zupek lists the "top jobs for night owls." Zupek theorizes some of us just aren't cut out for the 9-5 world and are simply more productive if working a night job; Read More...

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NMLPW in the News
April 20, 2009 10:17 AM by Amanda Koehler

Happy NMLPW week from ADVANCE ! Did your local newspaper write a story on laboratorians for NMLPW? Or have you found one on the Internet? Post the link to the story here. Maybe it will give other laboratorians ideas for pitching stories on NMLPW to their Read More...

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Shaping the Future
April 18, 2009 3:00 PM by Kerri Penno

This afternoon, President Lynette Savaloja, SCT(ASCP); and President-Elect Don Simpson, PhD, MPH, CT(ASCP)CM, moderated a discussion about the future of the profession. The issues were not new, but those that have faced cytology for the past couple of Read More...

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Newest Professionals
April 18, 2009 12:07 PM by Kerri Penno

Part of this morning's session focused on the importance of students to cytology. ASCT administrators and volunteers are working to expand opportunities and funding for more students to attend the meetings. This year, Third Wave Technologies provided Read More...

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Beginning With the End
April 18, 2009 10:29 AM by Kerri Penno

Don Simpson, PhD, MPH, CT(ASCP)CM, chairman, Department of Laboratory Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, and president-elect, ASCT, welcomed the group to the second day's events. Dr. Simpson spoke to the organization's Read More...

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Pancreatobiliary Tract
April 15, 2009 3:56 PM by Kerri Penno

Barbara A. Centeno, MD, senior member and director of cytopathology, Moffitt Cancer Cente; and professor, University of South Florida College of Medicine, kicked off the general session with a discussion of diagnostic cytology of the exocrine pancreatobiliary Read More...

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ASCT 2009
April 15, 2009 3:55 PM by Kerri Penno

Coming from Philadelphia, where I think the term "April showers" may have been coined, St. Petersburg, FL, is certainly a welcome respite from the gloomy weather back home. The "Sunshine City," known for its record-breaking great weather and award winning Read More...

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Crabs and Labs?
April 15, 2009 3:42 PM by Amanda Koehler

I saw this article on the Harvard Business Review Web site today. The author discusses the Discovery Channel show The Deadliest Catch and how it can teach all professionals about leadership. On the show, a crew goes out on crab-fishing boats to catch Read More...

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MLPs from AL and KY
April 14, 2009 9:49 AM by Amanda Koehler

Attention, medical laboratory professionals from Alabama and Kentucky: do you love your state and your job? What do you like to do for fun? How are the job opportunities for laboratorians in your state? If you are from Alabama or Kentucky and you would Read More...

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Score an iPod Touch
April 7, 2009 12:00 PM by Kerri Penno

By taking a few minutes to complete a Reader Survey, you will automatically be entered into our drawing to win an iPod Touch 32GB drawn from community surveys across the ADVANCE publications. Your valued responses will help us to improve online communication, Read More...

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Small World
April 1, 2009 12:50 PM by Kerri Penno

You have until Apr. 30 to submit images taken through the light microscope for consideration in the 35th Annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Nikon Small World celebrates the world's best photomicrographers who showcase advanced scientific Read More...

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