Single Certification Agency Update
December 10, 2008—The American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (BOR) and the National Certification Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) made progress over the past month to define the terms of an agreement to form a single certification agency for clinical laboratory professionals. more...
ASCP Hot Topic: Clostridium Difficile
December 4, 2008—Painful abdominal cramping and severe diarrhea, no appetite, high fever and nausea – most would think of these symptoms as reasons to go to the hospital – not a result of having been in one. However, these are the agonizing symptoms of Clostridium Difficile (C. difficile), a national health epidemic that experts have traced to the overuse of antibiotics, improper hand-washing and other substandard sanitation practices in hospitals. more...
McKenna Installed as new ASCP President
October 16, 2008—Barbara J. McKenna, MD, FASCP was installed as the new ASCP president at the Society’s Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, October 16, in Baltimore. She has served in various capacities for the ASCP including Vice President, and Member-At-Large on the Board of Directors. more...
CDC Awards ASCP with Funding to Support PEPFAR II
September 24, 2008—The ASCP this month was awarded $3.9 million for the first year of its second five-year initiative with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue its efforts in strengthening laboratory services for the testing and monitoring of HIV/AIDS patients abroad. more...
Former ‘NewsHour’ Health Policy Analyst, HIV/AIDS Pioneer Headline ASCP Annual Meeting
September 23, 2008—Susan Dentzer, one of the nation’s most respected health policy journalists, and Robert C. Gallo, a top American HIV/AIDS researcher, will be the keynote speakers at the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Oct. 16 – 19 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. more...
ASCP-BOR International Certification Expands to 28 Countries
September 11, 2008—The American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (BOR) has expanded its global program from five countries to 28 - offering certification, lifelong education, network opportunities and other services in countries seeking to strengthen clinical laboratories. The international certification exam became reality in South Korea and the Philippines in 2006. Hong Kong, Panama and Guyana were added in 2007. more...
Major Laboratory Certification Agencies Reach Agreement to Unite
August 28, 2008—The American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (ASCP-BOR) and The National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) have reached an agreement on the formation of a unified credentialing agency. more...
ASCP to Focus on International Certification and Membership
August 22, 2008—The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) will continue to spread its global messages about the importance of laboratory science and pathology at the 28th World Congress of Biomedical Laboratory Science in New Delhi, India, Aug. 24–28. ASCP, a partner of this event, will be on hand to discuss the organization’s unique international certification process. more...
CDC Selects ASCP to Continue Fight Against HIV/AIDS
July 31, 2008—With the President’s signing of the HIV/AIDS reauthorization bill, the ASCP is again being called on by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue its efforts in strengthening laboratory services for the testing and monitoring of HIV/AIDS patients abroad. more...
Victory at Last: Congress Overrides Bush Veto of Medicare Bill
July 17, 2008—Hours after President Bush vetoed the ASCP-supported Medicare bill on July 16, both houses of Congress overrode the veto and made the bill a law once and for all. more...
The Other Big Workforce Shortage
June 2, 2008—Like the silent killers that affect our patients, it has gone largely unnoticed by both the public and even by many who work in healthcare, because its full impact has yet to be realized—the shortage of medical laboratory professionals. more...
ASCP CAP Letter
May 21, 2008—The leaders of ASCP and CAP met recently to discuss ways we can collaborate, and we reaffirmed our commitment to working together on critical challenges and opportunities that face our specialty. more...
ASCP Announces Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Recipients
March 3, 2008—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...
CCCLW Addresses Growing Workforce Shortage
April 18, 2008—The Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce in April identified four strategic directions to address the workforce shortage: Developing a business case for increasing investment to resolve the shortage; improving the professional profile of laboratory professionals by expanding their role on the healthcare team; aligning the scope of practice by standardizing credentials and aligning curriculum; and developing effective recruitment and retention efforts. more...