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Laboratory Leadership Training
March 29, 2013 12:59 PM by Michael Jones
There’s that famous saying, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” I think it can be applied to any quality, especially leadership. As a kid, I always thought it was something people were just born with Read More...
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Steady Hands
March 1, 2013 4:03 PM by Michael Jones
In what has to have been one of the most fun research studies in the history of academia, 21 surgical residents had to play video games on the Nintendo Wii “for an hour a day, five days a week, for four weeks” during their residency. In an article on Read More...
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Bridging the Gap
December 14, 2012 5:00 PM by Michael Jones
Teamwork and technology are quickly replacing the concept of the one-man show. A recent news briefing noted on the major differences between Baby Boomer Physicians and even the doctors of Generation “X” versus the new hires of Generation “Y,” but who Read More...
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A Story to Tell?
April 4, 2012 2:10 PM by Lynn
It’s true that as one ages, one also gets wiser. I value the knowledge shared by peers and truly appreciate them sharing experiences—good and bad—when, for example, we’re initiating an enterprise-wide or department-specific project. If you have a story Read More...
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Penn’s Amazing Achievements
March 14, 2012 10:46 AM by Lynn
The ADVANCE team toured the wonderful laboratories at University of Pennsylvania/Penn Medicine last week. I wanted to help spread the word of some of their significant achievements. For example, a new treatment for leukemia, called CART 19, has proven Read More...
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COLA Cares Week 2011
August 10, 2011 11:26 PM by Matthew T. Patton
At COLA, we’re all part of the same work community. Together we help promote patient safety by promoting lab excellence. Considering that lab testing impacts more than 70 percent of diagnostic decisions, the COLA community’s efforts impact a lot of people. Read More...
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Would You Want to Be a Nurse?
July 2, 2011 11:03 PM by Matthew T. Patton
Occasionally, we post a question on our Facebook page that gets a lot of responses. On Thursday, we posted a question that sparked an interesting set of responses. That simple question was, " If you couldn’t be a laboratorian, would you want to be a nurse? Read More...
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Case Studies, Best Practices
June 2, 2011 7:01 PM by Matthew T. Patton
Case studies, best practices, lessons learned, written material, guidelines, how-to manuals, technical explanations—those are the types of articles and documents we are looking to publish in print and online. It’s a great time to get published to really Read More...
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