Clinical Laboratory Science back issues from January 2000:
Notions from a servant-leader
Jan 01, 2000; ... Editors Note: This speech was given before the House of Delegates at the 1999 ASCLS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Have you ever accidentally come across something in writing that strongly corroborates one of your most basic beliefs in life? You get this strong rush of affirmation and ...
What's the future of Medicare payments for clinical laboratory services?
Jan 01, 2000; ... During the past two decades, the laboratory community has been confronted with a myriad of changes in payment policies and reimbursement levels for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. As we begin a new millennium, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), under contract with the Health Care ...
Letter to the editor
Jan 01, 2000; ... Dear Editor, I was disappointed when I read the Dialogue and Discussion article "Educational Requirements for Medical Laboratory Sciences." I found the article's description of laboratory aide/assistants unsatisfactory. The article stated that "usually laboratory assistants have a ...
Phlebotomy skills expected of career entry CLS/CLT graduates: A Missouri Hospital perspective
Jan 01, 2000; ... OBJECTIVE: To determine how much, what type, and what proficiency of phlebotomy experience CLS/CLT students should have during the training program to be prepared to meet the needs of the majority of Missouri hospital employers. DESIGN: Survey to determine the role healthcare ...
Re-engineering the role and education of clincial laboratory scientists
Jan 01, 2000; ... ABBREVIATIONS: CLS = clinical laboratory science; HR = human resources. INDEX TERMS: Curriculum; students; teaching. Clin Lab Sci 2000;13(l):12 Editors note: This article originally was a presentation at the Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March ...
Curricula alternatives in diagnostic laboratory techniques
Jan 01, 2000; ... ABBREVIATIONS: CLS = clinical laboratory science. INDEX TERMS: Curricula; curricula alternatives; education alternatives. Clin Lab Sci 2000;13(l):16 Clinical laboratory science (CLS) programs are experiencing decreasing enrollments. I Such decreases threaten the ...
Managing a LISTSERV, CLSEDUC-L
Jan 01, 2000; ... Electronic communications can help better interactions among professionals. Discussion lists and list servers help by providing a platform for this to happen. List managers are responsible for facilitating a free flow of discussion on the list. Lists are organized based on the interests or ...
Clean hands, dirty hands
Jan 01, 2000; ... ABBREVIATIONS: CLS = clinical laboratory scientist. INDEX TERMS: Children; teaching. Clin Lab Sci 2000;13(l):21 Each year National Medical Laboratory Week (NML\V) provides clinical laboratory scientists (CLSs) with the opportunity to highlight their contributions as ...
Reverse transcriptase PCR quantitation of Hepatitis C virus
Jan 01, 2000; ... OBJECTIVE: To present a brief review of the diagnostic benefits of quantitating viral load for hepatitis C and how the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction is being used as an aid to better diagnose and manage the disease. DATA SOURCE: Research articles about hepatitis C and ...
Current issues in assessment
Jan 01, 2000; ... Every educational program that strives for excellence assesses student performance. Student assessment, when properly done, can help students and instructors monitor their performance and capabilities; it can credit and recognize student learning; and it can provide information for program ...
Common formats of multiple choice questions testing appliacation of knowledge in clinical laboratory science
Jan 01, 2000; ... It is important for educators to ensure that students can use what they learn rather than just recall isolated facts. As required by law, employers must assess employee ability to apply knowledge in problem situations.' The application of knowledge can be assessed using multiple choice questions ...
Common formats of multiple choice questions testing analytical skills in clinical laboratory science
Jan 01, 2000; ... The use of analytical and problem solving skills is part of job performance for laboratory professionals. Assessing employee competence in problem solving is even required by regulatory agencies! In order to prepare students for such positions, clinical laboratory educators must teach and then ...
But can they do it? Clinical competency assessment
Jan 01, 2000; ... ABBREVIATIONS: CLS = clinical laboratory science/clinical laboratory scientist; NAACLS = National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences; OSCE = objective structured clinical examination. INDEX TERMS: competency assessment; clinical laboratory science competency criteria; ...
Trends and technology: Winter 2000
Jan 01, 2000; ... Trends and Technology welcomes releases and information about new products, services, Web sites, trends, and upcoming events. If your company has a Web site that you would like for us to review, please send us news for our Online section, or tell us about sites that would interest clinical ...