ADVANCE Outlook: Lab Professionals : National Medical Laboratory Week

NMLPW in the News

Amanda Koehler — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:17:00 GMT

Happy NMLPW week from ADVANCE ! Did your local newspaper write a story on laboratorians for NMLPW? Or have you found one on the Internet? Post the link to the story here. Maybe it will give other laboratorians ideas for pitching stories on NMLPW to their...(read more)

Last Chance!

Kerri Penno — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:19:00 GMT

Don't miss your opportunity to enter our Laboratory and Laboratory Professional of the Year contests!

We've extended the deadline to enter the annual ADVANCE Laboratory Professional of the Year and Laboratory Facility of the Year Contests to Wednesday, Feb. 25. Click here today to nominate your facility or a coworker for these prestigious awards. All entries should be no longer than 500 words

When nominating a laboratory professional, consider:

How does the nominee improve work environment, patient satisfaction and relations with medical teams?
How does the nominee adjust to change and cope with difficult times?
How does the nominee support other lab professionals and implement the team concept in meeting goals?
How does the nominee go "above and beyond" to make a difference?
How does the nominee pursue continuing education, certification and learn new techniques?

When nominating a laboratory, consider:

How does the facility improve employee and patient satisfaction?
How does the facility participate in community outreach events?
How does the facility encourage innovative programs?
How does the facility go "above and beyond" to make a difference?
How does the facility foster teamwork and good staff relations?

Win Cash and Prizes

$1,000 and a commemorative plaque for the winning laboratory
$200 and a commemorative plaque for the second place laboratory
$100 and a commemorative plaque for the third place laboratory
$500 and a commemorative plaque for the winning laboratory professional
$200 and a commemorative plaque for the second place laboratory professional
$100 and a commemorative plaque for the third place laboratory professional

Nominate a winner and receive a $35 gift certificate to the ADVANCE Healthcare Shop. The winning essays, along with photos, will be featured in the April 20 issue of ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals. These contests are sponsored by Aureus Medical Group, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, CELLNETIX, LabCorp, NewYork-Presbyterian, NYU Langone Medical Center, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Spectra Laboratories and Spectrum Laboratory Network.

E-mail: kpenno@advanceweb.com with any questions. For more information and discussions on National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2009, visit our Lab Week Tool Kit.

Submit Your Lab Week Nominations!

Matthew T. Patton — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Here is your chance to promote your profession by nominating your facility or coworker for the 2009 ADVANCE NMLPW Laboratory Professional and Laboratory of the Year awards, sponsored by Aureus Medical Group, LabCorp, NYU Langone Medical Center, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Cellnetix, Spectra Laboratories, Spectrum Laboratory Network, NewYork-Presbyterian and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

As if national recognition and renewed motivation wasn't enough incentive, we're offering cash prizes (BIGGER THAN EVER!). The winning laboratory facility will take home $1,000 and a commemorative plaque. The winning laboratorian nets $500 and a commemorative plaque. And there are prizes to be won just by nominating a facility or coworker. If you nominate a winner, we'll give you a $35 gift certificate to the ADVANCE Healthcare Shop.

When nominating a laboratory, consider how the staff improves employee and patient satisfaction; participates in community outreach events; encourages innovative programs; goes above and beyond to make a difference; and fosters teamwork and good staff relations.

When nominating a laboratory professional, consider how the person improves the work environment, patient satisfaction and relations with medical teams; adjusts to change and copes with difficult times; supports other lab professionals; goes above and beyond to make a difference; and if he pursues continuing education, certification and learns new techniques. All entries should be no longer than 500 words. The deadline to enter is Feb. 16. The winning essays, along with photos, will be featured in the April 20 issue of ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals.

Go here to get started:
http://laboratorian.advanceweb.com/Article/ADVANCE-2009-Lab-and-Laboratory-Professional-of-the-Year-Contests.aspx.