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The ABCs For Designing Sustainable Public Health

WebIf there is anything the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is the fact that the world is a global village with no country being completely immune from the effects of …

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By the Numbers: Injuries and Exposures in the Lab

WebThe BLS provides annual clinical lab workplace injury data in the form of a rate. That rate is obtained via a calculation: (Number of injuries and illnesses X 200,000) …

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The Importance of Laboratories to Global Health – Lablogatory

WebLaboratory medicine is a vital part of public health. It is important for detection of disease in individuals and populations. Laboratory tests are also important for …

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The State of Graduate Medical Education and Meeting Our …

WebThe Institute on Medicine (IOM), the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences that provides analysis and advice on national health issues, released its report …

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Strategies for Building Successful Global Public Health …

WebThere is a global shortage of pathology and laboratory professionals, and this phenomenon is especially worse in developing countries. 1 Central to combating public …

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Global Health Narratives Interview Series: Meet Dr. Danny Milner

WebGlobal Health Narratives Interview Series: Meet Dr. Danny Milner. I had the pleasure of talking recently with Danny Milner, Jr., MD, MSc (Epi), who serves as the …

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Bandemia: What is it and Why is it Important

WebBandemia is defined as elevated band neutrophils in the peripheral blood. Neutrophils are produced to help fight infection. With infection, there is an increase in …

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Local is Global – Lablogatory

WebPublic health and clinical laboratories and lab professionals in the US play an important role in global health efforts, just as labs and lab initiatives in remote, resource …

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Pathology and Histology Services Being Developed at the

WebDikembe Mutombo Foundation The Dikembe Mutombo Foundation (DMF) was created by NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo in in 1997 with a mission to improve the …

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The Pathology Value Chain and Global Health – Lablogatory

WebThis is part 1 of a 4-part series dissecting value chain and pathology in global health. The activities are inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, marketing & …

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Managing the Emergency in Your Lab – Lablogatory

WebThe CMS requirements can be broken down into four elements, Policies and Procedures, Risk Assessment and Emergency Planning, Communication Plans, and …

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An Introduction to Laboratory Regulations: Part 1 – Lablogatory

WebThese CLIA regulations helped to establish quality standards for all U.S. laboratory testing performed on human specimens (except for research) for the purpose of assessment of health, or the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease. The regulations cover all aspects of testing including general laboratory requirements, quality monitors

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A Primer on HIV, Hepatitis, and Clinicals: A Bronx Tale

WebHello again everyone! Last time on Lablogatory, I discussed the importance of patient advocacy and how it was especially poignant around the recent holiday …

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Generation Gap from a Resident’s POV – Lablogatory

WebI was talking with my attending and fellow this week and was struck by the generation gap in terms of how we were/are trained. When my attending was in …

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How One Phlebotomist Can Positively Influence Patient Care

WebIt requires passion for diagnostic testing, patient education, patient advocacy, as well as dedication and commitment to others, to opportunities to learn, to engage in …

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Improving Staff Morale in Healthcare Organizations – Lablogatory

WebIn 2009, Healthcare Finance News reported that twenty percent of more than 350 healthcare employers reported low morale among employees. Meanwhile, thirty …

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The Forensic Pathologist as Patient Advocate – Lablogatory

WebPatient advocates are simply people who care about patients as fellow human beings enough to act on that care. Forensic pathology fascinates many people, but …

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Flexibility within Structure: Towards Competency-Based Clinical

WebThe syllabus should include rotation objectives, important contact information, and topics and tests necessary to cover by rotation-end. But within CP, I see more of an …

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Radiologic and Pathologic Correlations – Lablogatory

WebSo last night I stayed later than usual after work to prepare for an interdepartmental conference that I will be giving next Friday before I fly out that night to …

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The Challenges of Clinical Laboratories in Developing Countries

WebThe healthcare system in developing countries perceives clinical laboratories as “tools” rather than “partners” in the disease diagnosis processes. This kind of …

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The Importance of Truly Internalizing Feedback and Learning From It

WebRecently, I’ve felt a shift in the timeline. Part of this I can attribute to having less time to myself as I ease into chief resident duties. Time I would’ve spent doing (or …

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Just Culture: Growing Trend or Lab Requisition

WebJust Culture isn’t a stranger to lab medicine. The AmericanSociety of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) published a position paper in2015 utilizing this trending …

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