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  • April 2024

    • April 2024

    Careers

    Directing a winning lab

    Christina Wichmann
    March 25, 2024
    Avera McKennan’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine was MLO’s 2023 Lab of the Year. One thing that set your lab apart was your use of data analytics to...
    Lab Safety

    Product Focus - Lab Safety

    MLO Staff
    March 25, 2024
    Implement a laboratory safety program CLSI GP17 was written for laboratorians who are responsible for developing and implementing a safety program. Aspects of a safety program...
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    Cancer

    Molecular testing supports early, effective use of ESR1-targeting therapies

    Tom Bittick
    March 25, 2024
    A very important change in the breast cancer treatment landscape has made it necessary to expand access to routine testing for acquired genetic variants in patients: the availability...
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    Careers

    How addressing bullying in medical labs will improve overall retention

    Alex Mitchell
    March 25, 2024
    It is well established that medical laboratories continue to face an unprecedented staffing crisis that is putting a strain on patient care and healthcare systems across the country...
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    Careers

    The role of training in error prevention for clinical laboratory professionals

    Stephen Bishop, MBA, MS, CLS, MLS(ASCP)CM, CPHQ
    March 25, 2024
    Every day, clinical laboratory professionals stand at the vanguard of patient safety by ensuring that errors in laboratory testing are either prevented or identified and managed...

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    Hematology

    Transforming infection detection with the CBC-Diff

    Melissa Naiman, PhD, EMT-B
    March 25, 2024
    In a world overpopulated by pathogens, the human immune system has evolved to protect against pathogens that are, themselves, continually evolving. Host immune response to infection...
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    Management

    2024 Lab of the Year Runner Up: Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories

    Erin Brady
    March 25, 2024
    Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories (WDL) is one of the recipients of MLO’s 2024 Lab of the Year Runner Up Awards! WDL is located in the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center ...
    Courtesy of STA
    Management

    2024 Lab of the Year Runner Up: Southwest Transplant Alliance Laboratory Services

    Erin Brady
    March 25, 2024
    Southwest Transplant Alliance (STA) Laboratory Services is one of MLO’s 2024 Lab of the Year Runner Ups! STA is one of the largest federally designated organ procurement...
    Courtesy of Salem Health Laboratories
    Management

    Salem Health Laboratories at Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics — Continuous and sustained commitment to excellence

    Christina Wichmann
    March 25, 2024
    Medical Laboratory Observer’s 2024 Lab of the Year is the Salem Health Laboratories at Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics. Salem Health Laboratories employs 226 people and...
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    Biomarkers

    Neurofilament light chain: Unraveling the diagnostic and prognostic threads in neurological disorders

    Dr. Thomas Kampfrath, PhD, DABCC, NRCC
    March 25, 2024
    The pathological foundation of numerous acute and chronic neurological disorders, leading to enduring disability, lies in neuroaxonal damage and loss. The capability to easily...
    Pathology

    Realizing the Potential of Digital Pathology

    Carolyn Pressman, PhD
    March 25, 2024
    To take the April CE test online go HERE. For more information, visit the Continuing Education tab. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able...
    Management

    Happy Medical Laboratory Professionals Week!

    Christina Wichmann
    March 25, 2024
    This year, Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is celebrated April 14–20. This week highlights the vital role played by laboratory professionals and pathologists in diagnostic...