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@Alma Alfonzo, ASCP, MT (ASCP) and @Danyel Tacker, PhD, DABCC, FAACC Good news for us! Maybe for you as well. Check with your supplier. We now have blue top tubes. COLLECTING BLOOD FROM PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR LINES The final option for collecting blood from patients with lines is venipuncture. As we just discussed, the lower risk of hemolysis is a major advantage to using venipuncture, even in patients with lines. And, as I mentioned earlier, venipuncture avoids contamination with materials that can adsorb to vascular lines, such as certain drugs. BLOOD COLLECTION: A SHORT COURSE, 2ND EDITION Perfect for intensive one- or two-day phlebotomy courses! This user-friendly text concentrates on the crucial skills of blood specimen collection. . . making it a cost-effective, compact learning tool for cross training and continuing education. Key features: Discusses the basics, including. . . types of blood specimens, blood collection equipment, vein selection and alternate sites, types of AACC - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRYLOGINCOMMUNITYSCIENCE & RESEARCHCLINICAL LABORATORY NEWSEDUCATIONMEETINGS Better Health Through Laboratory Medicine. AACC is a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to clinical laboratory science and its application to healthcare. Our leadership in education, advocacy and collaboration helps lab professionals adapt to change and do what they do best: provide vital insight and guidance so patients get the care they need. 2021 AACC ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING & CLINICAL LAB EXPO Registration Is Open. Every year, the global laboratory medicine community comes together as one at the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo to collaborate and create system-wide changes that improve patient outcomes and quality of life for all. 2021 AACC ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING AND CLINICAL LAB EXPO The 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo will showcase the cutting-edge science and technology shaping the future of laboratory medicine. Join us at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, September 26-30. Register today. Held in partnership this year with the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. 300+. EXPERT

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HOW EUROPE’S NEW IVD REGULATIONS WILL IMPACT LABS RESOURCES FROM PAST MEETINGS Experience the best of the 2020 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo with these recordings of the meeting’s scientific sessions. The recordings cover the breadth of advancements in laboratory medicine, including timely and novel research on the evolving SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Once you have purchased the recordings,

access them here.

KEY TESTS FOR SARCOIDOSIS DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT To identify the manifestations of sarcoidosis, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) is recommending four key lab tests to screen for renal sarcoidosis, abnormal calcium metabolism, hepatic sarcoidosis, and hematological abnormalities. Sarcoidosis often involves the lungs or chest lymph nodes, “but otherwise has unpredictable clinical

features.

FUNDAMENTALS OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY A self-paced online learning program that presents laboratorians with the essentials of molecular pathology in nine different areas including Techniques, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Hematopathology, Solid tumors, Pharmacogenetics, and Lab Practices. Content is presented at the basic to intermediate level. Program is for individual registration and grants 13 CE credits.

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@Alma Alfonzo, ASCP, MT (ASCP) and @Danyel Tacker, PhD, DABCC, FAACC Good news for us! Maybe for you as well. Check with your supplier. We now have blue top tubes. COLLECTING BLOOD FROM PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR LINES The final option for collecting blood from patients with lines is venipuncture. As we just discussed, the lower risk of hemolysis is a major advantage to using venipuncture, even in patients with lines. And, as I mentioned earlier, venipuncture avoids contamination with materials that can adsorb to vascular lines, such as certain drugs. BLOOD COLLECTION: A SHORT COURSE, 2ND EDITION Perfect for intensive one- or two-day phlebotomy courses! This user-friendly text concentrates on the crucial skills of blood specimen collection. . . making it a cost-effective, compact learning tool for cross training and continuing education. Key features: Discusses the basics, including. . . types of blood specimens, blood collection equipment, vein selection and alternate sites, types of

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Tags: Emerging Technology, Molecular Diagnostics, Digital Imaging, Cancer. Author: Jeff Meeusen, PhD, DABCC. The notion of better together underlies the success of metabolomics in clinical diagnostics. Where a single marker is often insufficient to distinguish disease, the combinatorial power of several related biomarkers can provide increased CRITICAL VALUE CHANGE Critical Value Change. In January 2019, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in its annual standards of medical care in diabetes released new guidance, classifying level 2 hypoglycemia as a glucose value 750,000 American and >1.8 million patients worldwide per year. • Sepsis accounts for >200,000 deaths each year AACC - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRYLOGINCOMMUNITYSCIENCE & RESEARCHCLINICAL LABORATORY NEWSEDUCATIONMEETINGS Better Health Through Laboratory Medicine. AACC is a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to clinical laboratory science and its application to healthcare. Our leadership in education, advocacy and collaboration helps lab professionals adapt to change and do what they do best: provide vital insight and guidance so patients get the care they need. 2021 AACC ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING & CLINICAL LAB EXPO Registration Is Open. Every year, the global laboratory medicine community comes together as one at the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo to collaborate and create system-wide changes that improve patient outcomes and quality of life for all. ALL BOOKS | AACC.ORG Author: Alan Wu. A rogue chemist creates an empire to support the needs of illegal drug users consisting of athletes seeking to enhance performance, women trying to stay young, men trying to stay virile, and drug addicts trying to avoid detection. This is an eye-opening 2021 AACC ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING AND CLINICAL LAB EXPO The 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo will showcase the cutting-edge science and technology shaping the future of laboratory medicine. Join us at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, September 26-30. Register today. Held in partnership this year with the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. 300+. EXPERT

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Tags: Emerging Technology, Molecular Diagnostics, Digital Imaging, Cancer. Author: Jeff Meeusen, PhD, DABCC. The notion of better together underlies the success of metabolomics in clinical diagnostics. Where a single marker is often insufficient to distinguish disease, the combinatorial power of several related biomarkers can provide increased KEY TESTS FOR SARCOIDOSIS DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT To identify the manifestations of sarcoidosis, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) is recommending four key lab tests to screen for renal sarcoidosis, abnormal calcium metabolism, hepatic sarcoidosis, and hematological abnormalities. Sarcoidosis often involves the lungs or chest lymph nodes, “but otherwise has unpredictable clinical

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A NEW ERA FOR LIQUID BIOPSY Now that two next-generation sequencing assays have earned FDA approval, lab insights about test performance and interpretation will

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A NEW ERA FOR LIQUID BIOPSY Now that two next-generation sequencing assays have earned FDA approval, lab insights about test performance and interpretation will

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2021 AACC ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS IS OPEN AACC is accepting poster abstracts for the 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaheim, July 25-29, 2021. This is your chance to present your research to the largest gathering of laboratory scientists in the

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FEATURED AACC ARTERY DISCUSSION ARE BAND COUNTS REQUIRED FOR THE SURVIVING SEPSIS BUNDLE? Have any labs been able to sunset the neutrophil band count? One lab is trying, but they’re getting push back from their intensivists, who believe band counts are necessary to meet the requirements for the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. All respondents agree that band counts are unreliable and feel that the requirement for them is an example of guidelines being written without lab input. The Mayo Clinic hasn’t reported band counts for 16 years, and another respondent suggested adopting immature granulocyte % as a substitute. Many labs haven’t been able to sunset this test due to the guidelines, though. Find the answer to your question IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DISTINGUISHING LUNG CANCER SUBTYPES Researchers show that desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging can be useful as an ancillary technique to conventional cytopathology for diagnosis and subtyping of non-small

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CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES WHEN SHOULD YOU GET TESTED FOR THE CORONAVIRUS? If you are unsure of whether or not you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus and you don’t have any symptoms yet, AACC Past President Dr. Carmen Wiley discusses how to determine whether you should get

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IN CLINICAL LABORATORY NEWS A COORDINATED DRIVE AGAINST CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE The President’s Invited Session at the 2020 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo brings together a patient, a clinician, and a laboratorian to discuss testing strategies for fighting chronic kidney disease in integrated healthcare settings.

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