Sarah F. Torres, MLS(ASCP)^CM, looks for molecular signatures of injury or illness that are not easily detectable in soldiers involved in combat missions worldwide. A molecular biologist with the Clinical Investigation Facility (CIF) at David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., she seeks biomarkers showing damage to the brain or central nervous system. Read more

ePolicy News Special Edition
On April 10, the influential health policy journal Health Affairs published a study by noted Georgetown University health economist Jean Mitchell, PhD, providing clear evidence that urologists who profit on their referrals for anatomic pathology services overutilize these services. In addition, Dr. Mitchell found that self-referring urologists were less likely to diagnose cancer possibly because “financial incentives prompt self-referring urologists to perform prostate biopsies on men who are unlikely to have prostate cancer.” Read more

Upcoming activities include a Phlebotomy Training in Haiti; a Quality Management workshop and Pre-Service Curriculum Meetings in Cambodia . . . Read more

ASCP Initiative to Address Workforce Garners Media Attention

ASCP’s Commitment to Action in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to create more job opportunities in the medical laboratory has caught the attention of media. An overview of ASCP’s initiative to expand educational access to laboratory science programs in New York was recently reported by WNYT-TV in Albany, N.Y. The plan will develop classrooms and distance learning curricula, a coordinated network of clinical rotation sites, an accelerated technician to technologist program, and an electronic instrumentation simulation laboratory. Read more