November 2009 - Posts

Avoiding Post-Conference Overload
November 25, 2009 12:36 PM by Amanda Koehler

Through working on ADVANCE , I have had the opportunity to travel to many great cities across our nation. I love going to conferences, seeing new places and getting to meet all of you ADVANCE readers! However, I know when I get back to the office after Read More...

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H1N1 Rates Dropping
November 24, 2009 10:40 AM by Kerri Penno

The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus infection rates may have peaked in late October, but the pandemic flu virus continues to be a potential source of illness in all age groups, including the elderly, according to a new report by Quest Diagnostics Inc. In its Read More...

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How to Work a Room
November 24, 2009 8:47 AM by Amanda Koehler

Networking has become an important part of finding a new job or even advancing in your current position or overall career. Attending events with your colleagues is always a great time to network. However, sometimes people feel embarrassed, shy or uncomfortable Read More...

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Something for Everyone at AMP
November 21, 2009 6:15 PM by Matthew T. Patton

KISSIMMEE, FL -- The Association for Molecular Pathology meeting -- like the organization itself -- is organized by its four major subdivisions: Genetics, Solid Tumors, Hematopathology and Infectious Diseases. Friday featured the first two plenary sessions Read More...

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Mammography and the Right to Choose
November 20, 2009 3:53 PM by Matthew T. Patton

(Editor's note: This is a guest blog written by Valerie M. Chapman, RN, MSN, a pediatric nurse for 25 years. She is a 3-year breast cancer survivor and lives in Medford, NJ, with her husband and two children.) I am a wife, a mother of two awesome kids, Read More...

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AMP Starts on Positive Note
November 20, 2009 11:14 AM by Matthew T. Patton

KISSIMMEE, FL -- Christmas decorations next to palm trees are a fun treat for your Philadelphia-based reporter at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL, where opening remarks for the 15th Annual Meeting of the Association for Molecular Read More...

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ACOG Announces New Pap Guidelines
November 20, 2009 9:15 AM by Amanda Koehler

In a week where the medical community is up in arms about the new mammogram guidelines, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) announced women should get their first Pap test at age 21, regardless if they are sexually active before Read More...

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Eggcellent!
November 19, 2009 9:26 AM by Amanda Koehler

Back in September, I traveled home to the Lehigh Valley (Allentown and Bethlehem, PA, area) for a get-together with my girlfriends from high school. I made a cake for the occasion (one I was pretty proud of). We were cutting the cake when my friend Tanya Read More...

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10 Job Search Tips
November 18, 2009 12:08 PM by Amanda Koehler

There's been so much material available lately on how to search for a job, especially because of job losses during the recession. We've all read articles about it, and a lot of the advice is repetitive after a while. In her book 366 Tips for a Successful Read More...

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How to Manage Up
November 16, 2009 1:43 PM by Amanda Koehler

To stay mobile in your career, you need to learn how to "manage up." You should learn how to keep a thumb on your boss -- figuratively speaking, of course -- so you can stay ahead in your job and get what you want out of your manager. In their book Working Read More...

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Signs of the Times
November 13, 2009 1:46 PM by Matthew T. Patton

Acknowledging healthcare reform has been controversial would definitely be an understatement. Almost everywhere I've traveled lately I've heard highly emotional and passionate positions for both sides of the debate. This past weekend, a large group of Read More...

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Woman Fatally Shot at Lab
November 11, 2009 11:58 AM by Amanda Koehler

ADVANCE is sad to report that Teresa Marie Beiser, 36, of Gladstone, OR, was fatally shot at her workplace, Legacy MetroLab in Tualatin, OR, yesterday. Beiser was reportedly shot by her estranged husband, Robert James Beiser, 39, who later died of a self-inflicted Read More...

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FDA Approves Anti-HIV Test
November 11, 2009 11:17 AM by Kerri Penno

The FDA has approved Ortho Clinical Diagnostics' diagnostic assay for detecting antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) types 1+2 (Anti-HIV 1+2) for use on the VITROS 5600 Integrated and VITROS 3600 immunodiagnostic systems. According to Ortho Read More...

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Joint Commission Announces Appointment
November 10, 2009 12:42 PM by Kerri Penno

The Joint Commission has announced the appointment of Jennifer F. Rhamy, MBA, MA, MT(ASCP), SBB, HP as executive director of the Laboratory Accreditation Program. Rhamy, a veteran healthcare professional with experience in both hospitals and blood centers, Read More...

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Serology Partnership
November 4, 2009 2:49 PM by Kerri Penno

Biotest Diagnostics awarded agreements with Premier healthcare alliance for its advanced serology solutions Biotest Diagnostics Corp. recently announced a multi-year agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group purchasing unit of Premier Read More...

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