February 2010 - Posts

We're Looking for Writers!
February 25, 2010 6:50 PM by Matthew T. Patton

ADVANCE accepts original articles by members of the laboratory profession, professional writers and members of related healthcare professions that have not already been submitted to other publications. All technical material is reviewed by an editorial Read More...

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Losing the Distractions
February 24, 2010 3:22 PM by Amanda Koehler

Being a better listener is something all people should try to practice, but in a time when technology is running rampant in our society, distractions can not only interrupt our thought process, but also our conversations with others. You've all been there Read More...

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Undercover Boss
February 23, 2010 2:14 PM by Amanda Koehler

CBS recently starting airing its new series called Undercover Boss . Based on a similar British series, it features company executives getting "down and dirty" in lower level positions of their corporation. For example, Larry O'Donnell, president and Read More...

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Got Questions? We'll Get Answers
February 19, 2010 2:00 PM by Matthew T. Patton

Have you checked out our "Management Q&A" column online? We're looking for submissions. We'll share your question with a panel of experts who will weigh in on your workforce dilemma. Our most current question is below: Q: To cut costs, your office Read More...

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Companies Combine Efforts
February 18, 2010 9:51 AM by Amanda Koehler

Hamilton Robotics, Reno, NV, and Artel, Westbrook, ME, have announced the Artel Multichannel Verification System (MVS) has been successfully validated for use with Hamilton’s MICROLAB STAR and NIMBUS automated liquid handling workstations. Using Artel’s Read More...

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Pipettes Sent to Space Station
February 16, 2010 2:43 PM by Amanda Koehler

VistaLab Technologies Inc., Mt. Kisco, NY, recently announced a set of the company's MLA D-Tipper pipettes were recently prepared and sent to NASA for use on the International Space Station for a number of planned experiments. MLA pipettes were chosen Read More...

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Carilion Merges With Spectrum
February 16, 2010 2:37 PM by Kerri Penno

Carilion Labs has entered into an agreement to merge with Greensboro, North Carolina-based Spectrum Laboratory Network to form a major laboratory company offering comprehensive clinical, anatomic pathology and esoteric testing services. The merger will Read More...

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Last Chance!
February 15, 2010 1:31 PM by Kerri Penno

Today is your last chance to submit your laboratory or colleague for the ADVANCE 2010 Laboratory and Laboratory Professional of the Year contests. Nominees could win as much as $500 and you can win a gift certificate to the ADVANCE Healthcare Shop for Read More...

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Presentation Tips for Public Speaking
February 8, 2010 1:38 PM by Amanda Koehler

Public speaking has never been my thing. In high school, I would rush through my presentations just to get them over with, and I would hardly look up from my notecards -- not because I didn't know my presentation, but because looking at my peers made Read More...

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Laboratorian Appointed Director
February 7, 2010 2:00 PM by Matthew T. Patton

The Center for Phlebotomy Education welcomes Lisa O. Ballance, BSMT(ASCP), CLC(AMT) as its Director of Online Education. In her new position, Ballance will coordinate the development of online continuing education exercises, webinars, and other distance Read More...

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CLMA Names New CEO
February 6, 2010 1:39 PM by Matthew T. Patton

The Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) announced it has completed its relocation from Wayne, PA to Chicago. Last month, CLMA selected the Chicago office of SmithBucklin to be the association's full-service management company. "SmithBucklin Read More...

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Oprah Touts Diabetes Screening
February 5, 2010 11:28 AM by Amanda Koehler

Something we as a society have learned over the last decade or so is that when Oprah talks, people listen. If she adds a book to her book club, it becomes a best seller. In 1996 during an episode on mad cow disease, Oprah said she would never eat another Read More...

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Company Releases FIT Assay
February 5, 2010 9:15 AM by Amanda Koehler

Polymedco Inc., Cortlandt Manor, NY, recently announced that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance of the OC-Sensor Diana, a high throughput automated system for the immunoassay fecal occult blood test (FIT) used for detecting gastrointestinal bleeding Read More...

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Lancet Retracts Groundbreaking Paper
February 2, 2010 3:26 PM by Kerri Penno

Today The Lancet retracted a paper published in 1998, which fueled the controversy over the link between vaccines and autism. The paper , a report on "Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children," Read More...

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