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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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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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Q&A with Richard Gallagher
January 26, 2009 2:36 PM by Amanda Koehler
In the new Jan. 26 issue, writer Glen McDaniel mentions Richard Gallagher's book The Soul of the Organization in his article "Truth or Consequences." Gallagher's book is about, according to its official Web site, "show[ing]you how your values, and not Read More...
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Tips to Motivate and Retain Employees
October 28, 2008 10:07 AM by Amanda Koehler
In their book The New Manager's Tool Kit , Don and Sheryl Grimme give tips on things a new manager needs to know "to hit the ground running." The book focuses on how to lead people, how to be effective and how to optimize the contributions of your employees, Read More...
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Living the Truth
July 8, 2008 2:22 PM by Kerri Penno
The AMT 70th Annual Educational Program and National Meeting began with a flourish befitting the week following Independence Day, with a color guard presenting the flag and the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Following a welcome from Christopher Read More...
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AAB/AMS Elect New Leaders
June 30, 2008 9:31 AM by Kerri Penno
Newly elected to the AMS Administrative Board include registrant class board members Joan Fulk, MT(AAB), Primrose OB/GYN, Springfield, MO and Nancy Henderson, MT(AAB), CLS-II medical technologist, Presbyterian Hospital of Winnsboro, TX. Henrietta Parram, Read More...
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Managing Your Friends
June 23, 2008 1:35 PM by Amanda Koehler
Last week I started writing a story for the Web site about moving up the lab career ladder. For the story, I interviewed Randall Hansen, PhD, founder and president, Quintessential Careers . I asked Dr. Hansen about some of the common obstacles laboratorians Read More...
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What Motivates You?
June 18, 2008 9:27 AM by Amanda Koehler
In his book Persuasion IQ , Kurt W. Mortensen discusses a working paper by Kenneth A. Kovack of George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Kovack researched the differences between what motivates employees and what managers think motivates employees. Here's Read More...
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Conference Connections
May 29, 2008 10:28 AM by Kerri Penno
ADVANCE will be at the American Society for Microbiology and the Clinical Ligand Assay Society's annual meetings next week. Will you be attending either meeting? Let us know how they go for you. We'd love to hear your networking, learning and fun experiences Read More...
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Congrats to Award Winners
May 6, 2008 10:22 AM by Amanda Koehler
Our congratulations to the following ASCLS-PA winners: Edward C. Dolbey (Member of the Year) Ruth Negley Estolle Gross Janet Devine Key to the Future Randi Bright Leah Campbell Keener Memorial Service Award Mary Beth Miele Corporate Recognition Award Read More...
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Free Webinar Tomorrow
April 30, 2008 8:44 AM by Amanda Koehler
We received the following e-mail from Swisslog: Swisslog presents Free Webinar to Clinical Laboratory Professionals featuring Pneumatic Tube System Product Manager, John Kennedy Swisslog Healthcare Solutions (Denver, CO), a provider of hospital material Read More...
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AABB Scholarship
March 24, 2008 12:40 PM by Kerri Penno
AABB is currently accepting applications for the Suzanne Ledin Travel Award for Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) Students. Anyone enrolled in, accepted into, or who has completed an SBB program within the past 12 months in an AABB-accredited institution Read More...
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CLMA ThinkLab Update
March 17, 2008 2:51 PM by Amanda Koehler
We asked CLMA to update us on the status of ThinkLab '08, to be held March 29-April 1 in Atlanta, where a recent tornado did some damage to the Georgia World Congress Center. Here's what they said: "CLMA is closely monitoring the situation in Atlanta Read More...
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