ADVANCE Outlook: Lab Professionals : Education

Laboratory Leadership Training

Michael Jones — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:59:00 GMT

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)

Steady Hands

Michael Jones — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:03:00 GMT

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)

Bridging the Gap

Michael Jones — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:00:00 GMT

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)

Do You Know a Kid Interested in Cells?

Valerie Newitt — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:04:00 GMT

Some students developed their geek muscles – and I use the term with affection and admiration – early on. For me, it was all about horses and dinosaurs. I read everything I could get my hands on, but there was never enough. The kid down the street – Leenie...(read more)

Keg Parties Out, Oligonucleotide Primers In

Valerie Newitt — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:11:00 GMT

Back in my undergrad days, many students "majored" in social life, devoting hours to hanging out, going out, and even passing out (do keg parties ring a bell?). Of course, this was the pre-cell phone, pre-Facebook, even pre-email era. And there sure as...(read more)

It's Time to Inspire a New Generation of Lab Professionals

Valerie Newitt — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:32:00 GMT

While you're celebrating the accomplishments of lab professionals across the country, take a few moments to consider the future of the profession. The shortage of lab professionals is well known, and it will only get more critical. What can you do about...(read more)

A Story to Tell?

Lynn — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:10:00 GMT

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)

Penn’s Amazing Achievements

Lynn — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:46:00 GMT

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)

Exam Authors Wanted

Matthew T. Patton — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:09:00 GMT

ADVANCE is seeking authors for its Learning Scope continuing education series. These peer-reviewed articles are produced in cooperation with the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and appear in print and online. We are seeking articles containing...(read more)

LIVE COVERAGE: The Patient's Clinical Team

Kerri Penno — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:07:00 GMT

One common theme in continuing education today is moving beyond simply refreshing clinical knowledge, to learning how to optimize emerging technologies and expanding one's skill set and taking on new roles and challenges, to remain relevant and central...(read more)

COLA Cares Week 2011

Matthew T. Patton — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:26:00 GMT

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)

Getting Plugged in to Social Networking

Matthew T. Patton — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:32:00 GMT

Guest post by Karen Appold ATLANTA -- Rebecca L. Rogers, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, introduced the “Big 4: Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and LinkedIn ," during her session titled “The 4-1-1 on Social Networking” at the ASCLS...(read more)

ASCLS Session: Climbing the Career Ladder

Matthew T. Patton — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:32:00 GMT

Guest post by Karen Appold ATLANTA -- During the Wednesday afternoon session, “Career Options for the Medical Laboratory Scientist,” four laboratorians summarized their career paths, some of which deviated from the traditional laboratory setting. They...(read more)

Would You Want to Be a Nurse?

Matthew T. Patton — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:03:00 GMT

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)

Case Studies, Best Practices

Matthew T. Patton — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:01:00 GMT

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)