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Laboratory Professionals Get Results
April 22, 2013 8:11 PM by Glen McDaniel
It is that time of year when we celebrate National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (NMLPW). This is a week when the various, often competing, laboratory organizations join forces to honor the more than 300,000 medical laboratory professionals around Read More...
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Wanna Buy a Credential?
March 24, 2013 3:16 PM by Glen McDaniel
Since the ASCP took over the popular and progressive NCA in 2009, I have periodically received emails from medical lab professionals not happy with the merger for various reasons. Prompted by this overwhelming response, I have previously blogged about Read More...
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Don't Fear Workplace Conflict
March 10, 2013 6:23 PM by Glen McDaniel
One of the most uncomfortable situations for employees and managers alike is a workplace that has obvious conflict. We are taught to work as a cohesive team and lots of resources is spent on teambuilding. The word "team" is considered sacrosanct in fact. Read More...
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How to Overcome the Experience Requirement
January 27, 2013 6:31 PM by Glen McDaniel
New graduates especially are familiar with the frustration of looking at an ad for a dream job only to see the dreaded "experience required." In frustration, they argue, "How can I get experience if no one will give me a job, a chance to gain some experience?" Read More...
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Happy New Year
December 31, 2012 6:25 PM by Glen McDaniel
As 2012 draws to a close, it is common to look backwards over the past year and to set course for the year ahead. As my readers know, I am not one for making New Year's resolutions, but only because the practice is so contrived and ineffective, with many Read More...
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Elections are Over
November 11, 2012 4:06 PM by Glen McDaniel
The 2012 Presidential elections are now over. After a record estimated 6 billion dollars and a hugely divided electorate, President Barack Obama was re-elected rather resoundingly for a second four year term. In many ways this was not the highpoint in Read More...
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Just Ask
November 3, 2012 4:50 PM by Glen McDaniel
About a year ago I met a very engaging and outgoing young woman. She is a successful business leader and a Harvard graduate. There is not much exceptional about this, perhaps, except she is from a rural village in Jamaica and is the first in her family Read More...
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Time to Make Your Fall Resolutions
October 27, 2012 5:16 PM by Glen McDaniel
It's Fall and even here in the deep south the leaves are starting to change. As I write this I look out the window from my study and my backyard is a riot of beautiful colors: fiery red, rust, golden orange and many variations of colors. Fall is one of Read More...
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Shift Happens or How to Deal with Change
October 20, 2012 4:02 PM by Glen McDaniel
To put it mildly it's been a very stressful month. My older brother died suddenly, one friend lost his job and another was informed rather unceremoniously her marriage was over. I have had to be brother, friend, psychologist and guru all while dealing Read More...
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ASCLS and CLMA Talks Break Down Luckily
October 13, 2012 2:12 PM by Glen McDaniel
I recently learned that the merger talks between two laboratory organizations ASCLS and CLMA have broken down. Now it might surprise you that as a long time, avid advocate of professional unification, I was not really devastated by this news. Here's some Read More...
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How to Raise a Laboratorian
September 28, 2012 9:28 PM by Glen McDaniel
I met Jason at a local volunteer event. While we waited for the official set-up we exchanged pleasantries. At 19 years old, Jason is in his second year of college studying pre-pharmacy. When I suggested that pharmacy is a growing field with expanding Read More...
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Why Doctors Abuse Lab Tests
September 16, 2012 2:37 PM by Glen McDaniel
One of the most frustrating issues for clinical laboratorians is that clinicians continue to misuse laboratory testing. Laboratory utilization is a hot potato because of increased concerns with cost (to the laboratory and payer), extended length of stay Read More...
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Never Forget Why You Chose MLS
September 8, 2012 1:51 PM by Glen McDaniel
A few days ago a young laboratorian acquaintance proudly announced on Facebook that she had passed her comprehensive MLS finals. She was so relieved and excited. She thanked all who helped her, influenced her and encouraged her. Since she felt I played Read More...
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I am Right, You are Wrong
August 28, 2012 4:47 PM by Glen McDaniel
It's election season and every time I log on to Facebook I am inundated with messages, notifications and newsfeeds (what's the difference between those last two, by the way?) about the elections and the presidential candidates. Some postings are benign Read More...
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Do You Practice the Olympic Spirit?
August 14, 2012 8:27 PM by Glen McDaniel
The 2012 Summer Olympics in London just ended. I joined billions of people around the globe to watch sports from track and field to BMX racing and many in between. Not surprisingly, there were the stars and record breakers. US swimmer Michael Phelps became Read More...
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