Cover Story

The give and take of blood banking

The history of blood banking demonstrates ongoing efforts to keep blood supplies safe.
By Carren Bersch, Editor

PLUS Walking blood banks: screening blood in the battlefield
By Col. Francisco J. Rentas,
Maj. David A. Lincoln,
Lt. Cmdr. Corey R. Jenkins,
Lt. Col. Robert J. O’Connell, and
Maj. Robert G. Gates

Features

Clinical Issues

Focus on urine specimen workflow
Complex urine-testing preanalytics fare better when LEAN methods are applied.
By Ana K. Stankovic, MD, PhD, MSPH, and Elizabeth DeLauro, MBA

Lab Management

Drugs-of-abuse testing
DAn expert in DAT shares pertinent tips on selecting the appropriate DAT menu.

Special Feature

An objective approach to selecting a referral laboratory
Calgary Laboratory Services sought to consolidate the number of referral labs it used.
By Gareth Lewis, BSc Hon, MBA/MBT (candidate); and M. Omar Shokeir, MD, F(RCP)(C), F(CAP)

Education

Plan puts phlebotomists on professional-development track
An Indiana lab stabilizes its phlebotomy team and moves closer to standardization.
By Lisa O. Ballance, BS, MT(ASCP), CLC(AMT)

Lab Methodology

Outbreak investigation: STEC O157
Outbreaks of shiga-toxigenic E coli O157:H7 were associated with petting zoos and fairs in recent years. Follow the testing trail.
By Lisa Durso, PhD; Hugh Maguire, PhD; Alicia Cronquist, RN, MPH; and James L. Bono, PhD

Executive Snapshot

Selmyer links rules and intel at Dawning Technologies
John Selmyer describes middleware’s role in integrating systems.

International Corner

Ortho uses French connection to diagnose labs worldwide
Edited by Carren Bersch, Editor

 

Columns

From the Editor

Ignorance or apathy?
By Carren Bersch

 

 

The Observatory

News/Trends/Analysis

Mentoring minute

Diary of the “mad” med-lab techs

Liability and the Lab

Self-testing students lead to legal concerns
By Barbara Harty-Golder, MD, JD

Flu update

Research in high gear for pandemic flu

Management Q&A

Addressing management issues
Edited by C. Anne Pontius, MBA, CMPE, MT(ASCP)

  • How to handle staff squabbles
Tips from the Clinical Experts

Answering your questions
Edited by Brad S. Karon, MD, PhD

  • Cell counts and differentials of CSF
  • What does the CBC include?
Flu lessons

Dx tool in RV diagnosis, surveillance

Washington report

Waiting for Washington is a luxury we cannot afford
By Herb Steward





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Abbott Diagnostics

Instrumentation Laboratory

Bio-Rad / BioPlex

BIOHAZARD / BIOTERROR

Whitney Products

BLOOD BANKING / COLLECTION / DONOR

Quotient Biodiagnostics

Best Theratronics

Bio-Rad / Immunohematology

Psyche Systems

Digi-Trax Corp

CONTROLS

Cargille Laboratories

DIAGNOSTICS

Euroimmun US

Bio-Rad / Diabetes

Hemosure

Luminex

EDUCATION / TRAINING

AMT

Rasmussen College

Center For Phlebotomy Education

LabCE

MediaLab

IMMUNOASSAYS

Thermo Fisher Scientific

LAB AUTOMATION

Beckman Coulter / Automation

Beckman Coulter / Chemistry

LAB INFO SYSTEMS

Orchard Software

Antek HealthWare

LAB SERVICES/TESTING

Cleveland Clinic

LAB EQUIPMENT

Lide Laboratories

MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

Idaho Technology

PHLEBOTOMY

Greiner Bio-One

RAM Scientific

RAPID TESTING

Genzyme Diagnostics

REAGENTS / CONSUMABLES

Kamiya Biomedical Co

REFRIGERATORS / CHILLERS

ThermoGenesis

SLIDE MAKERS / PROCESSORS / STAINERS

Thermo Fisher Scientific - A.P.

URINALYSIS

Sysmex

Streck

BD Diagnostics


 

 




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