2024 Archive

January 2024

2023 ASCP Report to Membership: A Year in Review

Team Critical Values - January 23, 2024

Undergrads Dive into Real Research with MLS Program

Susan Montgomery, MBA - January 4, 2024

The Role of Laboratory Tests in Transitions of Care and Readmissions

Andrew Fletcher, MD, MBA - January 4, 2024

ASCP News - January 2024

Susan Montgomery, MBA - January 4, 2024

ASCP Toolbox Helps Laboratory Leaders Advocate for Their Teams

Susan Montgomery, MBA - January 4, 2024

From the ASCP CEO - January 2024

E. Blair Holladay, PhD, MASCP, SCT(ASCP)CM - January 4, 2024

February 2024

A Red Blood Cell Alloantibody Exchange Aims to Protect Vulnerable Populations

Jordan Rosenfeld - February 23, 2024

Fostering a Diverse Laboratory Workforce

Team Critical Values - February 22, 2024

3 Questions With Ninette Cohen, PhD

Team Critical Values - February 22, 2024

Q & A with Dana Powell Baker, President of The Society of Black Pathologists

Jordan Rosenfeld - February 21, 2024

3 Questions With Cody Carter, MD

Team Critical Values - February 8, 2024

Persistence Pays Off

Susan Montgomery - February 6, 2024

March 2024

ASCP Reaffirms its Support for Laboratory Medicine in Africa During ASLM Conference

Susan Montgomery - March 26, 2024

The Role of Women in Cytogenetics

Anjali Vinocha - March 19, 2024

ASCP Takes Effective Test Utilization Efforts to the Next Level

Susan Montgomery - March 11, 2024

3 Questions With Dana Altenburger, MD, FASCP

Team Critical Values - March 1, 2024

3 Questions with Michelle Campbell, MS, MLS(ASCP)CMMBCM,SCCM

Team Critical Values - March 1, 2024

April 2024

Executive Summary ASCP Vacancy Survey 2022: Amid Growing Shortages, Organizations Take Action to Create a Stronger Laboratory Workforce

Edna Garcia, MPH, and Iman Kundu, MPH - April 29, 2024

ASCP 2024 Keynote Speakers Announced!

Team Critical Values - April 25, 2024

What’s in a Name Change? Why Texas State University’s Program is Moving from CLS to MLS

Jordan Rosenfeld - April 16, 2024

ASCP Explores Innovative Cancer Biomarker Testing Navigator Role

Lynnette Pineault, MBA, SCT(ASCP); Karla Valencia, MBA, HT(ASCP)CM, QIHCCM; Jennifer Buhay, PhD, MB(ASCP)CM; Alexandra Brown, MD, FASCP; Amy Spiczka, MS, HTL(ASCP)CMSCT, MBCM, CPHQ - April 11, 2024

3 Questions With Elise Occhipinti, MD

Team Critical Values - April 11, 2024

Change Your Culture to Create and Maintain Continuous Improvement

Darcy Lewis - April 8, 2024

Building Connections to Advance Your Career

Susan Montgomery - April 8, 2024

From the ASCP CEO April 2024

E. Blair Holladay, PhD, MASCP, SCT(ASCP)CM - April 8, 2024

Alvin Ring, MD, FASCP, Establishes ASCP Scholarship to Assist Future Medical Laboratory Professionals

Susan Montgomery - April 8, 2024

ASCP News - April 2024

Diana Aniol - April 8, 2024

FDA’s Proposed Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests Could Diminish Patient Care

Susan Montgomery - April 2, 2024

May 2024

Legislative Challenges to Blood and Organ Donation in a COVID-19 Endemic World

Letycia C. Nuñez-Argote - May 28, 2024

Academic Medical Centers Uncertain How New FDA Final Rule on LDTs Will Impact Them

Susan Montgomery - May 20, 2024

CDC Launches Effort to Create National Laboratory Response System

Susan Montgomery - May 14, 2024

3 Questions with Saswati Das, MD

Team Critical Values - May 1, 2024

3 Questions with Viharkumar Patel, MD

Team Critical Values - May 1, 2024

June 2024

The ASCP Negotiation & Advocacy Toolbox: What It Is, How You Use It, and How It Can Benefit Your Lab

Corey Whelan - June 25, 2024

3 Questions with Aaron Shmookler, MD, FASCP, QIACM

Team Critical Values - June 20, 2024

The Future of Digital Pathology

Jordan Rosenfeld - June 18, 2024

Gender Affirming Care and The Lab

Jordan Rosenfeld - June 14, 2024

3 Questions with Laura Severs, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM

Team Critical Values - June 6, 2024

Pathologist Aims to Boost Interest in Laboratory Medicine in African Country that Desperately Needs It

Susan Montgomery - June 4, 2024

July 2024

From Research to Reality: Understanding Breast Cancer Vaccines with the Cancer Vaccine Coalition's Powel Brown, MD, PhD

Stephanie Dwilson - July 30, 2024

3 Questions with H. Cliff Sullivan, MD

Team Critical Values - July 25, 2024

Resources for Imminent BD Blood Culture Media Bottle Shortage

Team Critical Values - July 23, 2024

Advancing Global Health by Empowering the Laboratory Workforce

Von Samedi - July 23, 2024

5 Reasons Why Pathology Residents Should Develop Leadership Skills—And How To Do It

Corey Whelan - July 16, 2024

3 Questions with Kayode Balogun, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, FIBMS

Team Critical Values - July 11, 2024

ASCP’s North Star: Quality and Patient Safety

Susan Montgomery - July 9, 2024

Tackling DEI Burnout in the Laboratory

Jordan Rosenfeld - July 2, 2024

August 2024

ASCP Donation to Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Accelerates Diagnostic Testing

Susan Montgomery - August 29, 2024

The Hidden Profession No More

James Payne - August 27, 2024

3 Questions with Meagan Chambers, MD, MS, MSc

Team Critical Values - August 22, 2024

Challenging Long Held Beliefs About Race and Medicine

Team Critical Values - August 19, 2024

Building the Medical Laboratory Workforce of the Future One Step at a Time

Susan Montgomery - August 15, 2024

Hansen’s Disease in Florida: Is This Ancient Disease Coming to a Lab Near You?

Corey Whelan - August 13, 2024

3 Questions with Kerwin Kolheffer, MS, PA(ASCP)CM

Team Critical Values - August 8, 2024

The Importance of DEI Education for Pathologists and Laboratory Professionals

Corey Whelan - August 6, 2024

Laboratories Join Forces to Solve Monumental Challenges

Susan Montgomery - August 2, 2024

September 2024

​Showcasing Effective Test Utilization Best Practices

Susan Montgomery - September 26, 2024

How Leadership Must Change in the Modern Laboratory

Jordan Rosenfeld - September 24, 2024

3 Questions with Matthew Hernandez, MD, PhD

Team Critical Values - September 17, 2024

ASCP Proudly Celebrates 2024’s 40 Under Forty Top Five

Corey Whelan - September 17, 2024

3 Questions with Filipe Cerqueira, PhD

Team Critical Values - September 15, 2024

Laboratory Workforce Initiatives Gain Momentum at COLA Summit

Susan Montgomery - September 12, 2024

Cybersecurity in the Laboratory: How Far We’ve Come, Where We Still Have To Go

Jordan Rosenfeld - September 10, 2024

Haiti Laboratories Desperately Need Equipment and Volunteers

Jordan Rosenfeld - September 5, 2024

How Advances in Virtual Education are Revolutionizing the Laboratory Profession

Stephanie Dwilson - September 3, 2024

October 2024

Ambassador John Nkengasong: Lessons Learned in Tackling Global Health Inequities

Debby Basu and Kenneth M. Landgraf - October 31, 2024

Building Advocates for Laboratory Medicine in Your Community

James Payne - October 29, 2024

3 Questions with Melody Boudreaux Nelson, DCLS, CC(NRCC), MS, MLS(ASCP)CM

Team Critical Values - October 24, 2024

New ASCP Blood Culture Collection Training Aims to Reduce Errors, Improve Quality

Susan Montgomery - October 22, 2024

The Importance of Cultural Competence in the Laboratory for Indigenous People

Jordan Rosenfeld - October 14, 2024

3 Questions with Yembur Ahmad, MD

Team Critical Values - October 10, 2024

How an ASCP Panel Led to Early Breast Cancer Detection

Jordan Rosenfeld - October 8, 2024

Change Readiness and the Laboratory

Stephanie Dwilson - October 1, 2024

November 2024

Enhancing Pediatric Care with Pediatric Phlebotomy Training

Franchesca Kelly - November 26, 2024

3 Questions with Cullen Lilley, MD

Team Critical Values - November 21, 2024

AI Analysis of Red Blood Cells: A Q&A with Dr. Ahmed Elnady Elsafty

Stephanie Dwilson - November 19, 2024

ASCP 2024 Effective Test Utilization Best Practice Recommendations Now Available

Susan Montgomery - November 15, 2024

Ask Me Anything. New ASCP Initiative Connects Residents and Fellows with Seasoned Pathologists

Susan Montgomery - November 13, 2024

Building Connections with Medical Laboratory Education Programs

Team Critical Values - November 11, 2024

3 Questions with Rebecca Yee, PhD, D(ABMM), M(ASCP)CM

Team Critical Values - November 7, 2024

7 Things Laboratories Can Do to Prevent a Cyberattack

Jordan Rosenfeld - November 5, 2024

December 2024

3 Questions with Lija Joseph, MD

Team Critical Values - December 5, 2024

3 Engaging Ideas for Teaching Students About Laboratory + Pathology Careers

Stephanie Dwilson - December 3, 2024