American Society for Clinical Pathology

Guyana

Previous Activities

Training of Trainers (TOT): May 28 – June 6, 2007
In collaboration with CDC-Guyana, FXB and the Ministry of Health-Guyana, ASCP conducted an 8 day Training of Trainers (TOT) in Georgetown, Guyana, May 28 – June 6, 2007. The focus subjects were Clinical Chemistry and Hematology. The main objectives of the TOT were for the participants to learn and understand the training content and to become more comfortable with presenting the material. All of the TOT participants will be expected to conduct trainings in their respective regions subsequent to the completion of the TOT.

Twenty TOT participants (10 in Haematology and 10 in Chemistry) took part in subject-specific training and participated in “Teach-back Methodology.”

Assessment: February 11 – 16, 2007
During the week of February 11 – 16, 2007, ASCP conducted site visits of various laboratories in the public health system as well as privately funded laboratories to gain firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced by laboratory professionals in Guyana. In addition to laboratory visits, the ASCP met with stakeholders, visited the University of Guyana, and planned and customized ASCP curriculum to be used in Guyana.

CCCLW Addresses Growing Workforce Shortage
The Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW), a broad-based coalition of national laboratory associations, industry partners and other health care organizations, held a two-day strategic planning session to discuss the serious workforce shortage facing the clinical laboratory profession. more...

ASCP Announces Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Recipients
The American Society for Clinical Pathology has awarded a total of $20,000 in resident grants during the academic year 2008-2009 to defray the cost of doing elective rotations at outside institutions in fields of pathology in which the resident desires intensive exposure, especially in the form of consult material. more...

Update on Pod Lab and Pathology Anti-Markup Lawsuit
A Federal judge has issued a temporary injunction in a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its efforts to prohibit clinicians from marking up the professional or technical component of anatomic pathology services they order but do not perform. more...

Angiogenesis Measurement Using Digital Pathology
Whether for predicting patient prognosis or for measuring the efficacy of anti- or pro-angiogenic therapies, there is an urgent need for more accurate and reproducible measurements of microvessels that do not rely on tedious human measurements under a microscope. more...

Diagnosis of Hydatidiform Moles Using p57...
Diagnosis of hydatidiform moles highlights this month’s issue of AJCP. more...