| U.S. Biovigilance Network |
| The U.S. Biovigilance Network, a public/private collaboration between the federal government and organizations involved in blood collection, transfusion and tissue and organ transplantation, aims to reduce adverse reactions associated with blood transfusion. The network will eventually be comprised of four components: a recipient hemovigilance module, focusing on patients who receive blood components; a donor hemovigilance module, tracking adverse reactions associated with the donation process; a tissue transplantation sentinel network, reporting on adverse events associated with tissue/organ transplants; and a cell therapy module, tracking outcomes for cellular therapies.
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ChemSW, Inc.’s definitive white paper details best practices in chemical inventory management, providing insights to:
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Identify and optimize critical inventory system components
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Address regulatory requirements
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Access current MSDS information in real-time
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Streamline lot tracking and qualification
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Accurately quantify inventory management costs
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Welcome to the November 17, 2009, edition of the ADVANCE for Administrators of the Laboratory e-newsletter. The electronic newsletter is free and will be updated biweekly to offer you the latest news and previews of our Web site and print editions.
ADVANCE welcomes your feedback and contributions. Is there something you'd like to see more (or less) of on our Web site or in the e-newsletter? Contact Web editor Kelly Graham and make your voice heard.
Interested in writing for ADVANCE? We're looking for bloggers and online columnists. If you enjoy writing and specialize in a particular management skill or would like to share your thoughts on changes, advancements and improvements in the lab modality in which you specialize, we'd like to hear from you. E-mail Kelly Graham for more information. If you've got an idea for a full length feature, we want to hear from you, too. Check out our writer's guidelines and send your submission or idea to editor-in-chief Lynn Nace.
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| Webcast: Cellular Analysis Roundtable |
| Editor Lynn Nace discusses important changes in hematology with panelists Wendy Brown and Dr. Ben Hedley of London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario, Canada, and Luis Tapanes, of Beckman Coulter. Need the podcast on-the-go? A link to download it from iTunes is included!
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| Ask the NCA |
| Behind the Scenes: A Life Saved--Read about the making of the popular video on our Web site, "Lab Professionals Make a Difference," about a young boy's diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia.
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| Improving HIV Detection |
| Excellent progress has been made in HIV prevention and treatment in the last 20 years, and survival rates are significantly higher thanks to effective anti-viral drug treatments such as protease inhibitors that work to keep the virus at bay. Yet the epidemic persists, and thousands continue to get infected every year and transmit the virus to others. Laboratory methods routinely used for diagnosing HIV infection in the United States are based on the detection of anti-HIV antibodies that remain negative during the first three to five weeks of infection. Early, acute infections, however, can only be diagnosed during this period by testing for viral antigen or nucleic acids, which measure the presence of the HIV virus directly.
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| Platelet Aggregometry |
| Platelets, regardless of absolute numbers, may be suboptimal in function and lead to a clinical bleed; they may be too active and lead to in vivo thrombosis with sequalea such as strokes; or their function may be deliberately suppressed by the use of medication as part of a treatment regimen. Simply put, platelets can be under-sticky or over-sticky; and both are problematic.
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| Outsmarting MRSA |
| Improving healthcare delivery while reducing costs has become the Holy Grail of healthcare reform. Read this case for the value of MRSA active surveillance in achieving these goals, specifically in reducing illness and death, shorter hospital stays, quality of life improvements, and conservation of precious healthcare resources.
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| Gearing Up for AMP 2009 |
| The Association for Molecular Pathology will hold its 15th Annual Meeting November 19-22, 2009, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL, and ADVANCE will be there staying on top of the hottest trends and key developments in molecular pathology.
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| Everything you love about ADVANCE for Administrators of the Laboratory is available in a digital format.
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| Don't miss the November print issue for: |
--Top of the Class Results
--DNA Analysis as a Tool in Immunohematology
--Redefining LIS Operations
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