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2011/2012 CLSA Election Results
| President | Constance Stager | |
| President-Elect | Shannon Billings | |
| Past President | Gloria Tomich | |
| Secretary | Tony Gregston | |
| Treasurer | Jill Jefson | |
| 1st Year Professional | Shannon Albright | |
| Arctic/Interior Region | Teresa Johnson | |
| Central Region | Silvia Schiling | |
| South Central Region | Greg Davis | |
| South Eastern Region | Jeane Frickey | |
| Western Region | Bill Doughty |
Send comments and suggestions to Constance Stager at constance.stager@hotmail.com
2011/2012 Committee Chairs and Members
| ByLaws | Shellie Smith | |
| Government Liaison | David Pierce | |
| Historian | Alicia Morgan | |
| Membership | Mary Lashinski | |
| National Medical Lab Professional Week | Asako Mizobe | |
| Nominations / Elections Committee Chair | B.J. Anderson | |
| Nominations / Elections Committee Member | Toni Collins | |
| Nominations / Elections Committee Member | Steven Pyle | |
| P.A.C.E Coordinator | Shannon Billings | |
| Physician's Office Lab Liaison | B.J. Anderson | |
| Professional and Public Relations Officer | Sheri Kulhanek | |
| Scholarship and Awards | District Directors | |
| Student Member | Allison Theriault | |
| Turn Around Times Editor | Constance Stager | |
| UAA Representative | Heidi Mannion | |
| Web Master / Education Coordinator | Michael Del Mundo |
News
- 2012 CLSA Annual Conference, March 28,29 &30,
at the Sheraton Holtel in Downtown Anchorage.
- Our Theme this year is "Patient Safety - The Final Frontier". The conference planning committee is working on a great three-day program with lots of variety to meet the educational needs of rural and urban laboratory professionals.
- Highlights to date for the 2012 conference :
- Keynote Address - ASCLS President Catherine Otto. She will also lead a three hour interactive session on measuring patient safety.
- Silent Auction for Food Bank of Alaska
- Two days of exhibits in the Howard Rock Ballroom. We are aiming to have the ballroom filled to capacity. During the Wednesday exhibitor’s reception we will have a “Trekkie” costume contest so dig out your favorite to wear.
- Thursday evening’s social event will be dinner at Lucy’s on the UAA campus followed by a show at the UAA Planetarium.
- For comments, suggestions, or if you would like to recommend a speaker please to
not hesitate to contact:
Constance Stager at constance.stager@hotmail.com
Gloria Tomich at gatomich@uaa.alaska.edu
- Online registration for the 2012 CLSA Conference is now available at http://www.regonline.com/clsaspringconference2012
- "Turn Around Times" Now Available Online
- The CLSA newsletter, the "Turn Around Times" is now available online.
- Click here to view the current issue of the "Turn Around Times."
- CLSA joins Facebook
- Search Clinical Laboratory Scientists of Alaska (CLSA) on Facebook.
- Select "Like" CLSA to receive messages that other lab professionals post on the site and a $5/day discount at the 2011 Annual Conference.
- CMS Proposes to Rescind Lab Requisition Signature Requirement
- Comments from providers, laboratories, and other stakeholders, such as ASCLS and CLSA, made a positive impact on the final outcome. ASCLS, along with the CLC and the AMA, were successful in getting CMS to rescind their proposed requirement of a physician signature laboratory test requisitions. This is a great example of how ASCLS is working for you.
For more information please click on the link below:
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/LED-268101/CMS-Proposes-to-Rescind-Lab-Requisition-Signature-Requirement
- Comments from providers, laboratories, and other stakeholders, such as ASCLS and CLSA, made a positive impact on the final outcome. ASCLS, along with the CLC and the AMA, were successful in getting CMS to rescind their proposed requirement of a physician signature laboratory test requisitions. This is a great example of how ASCLS is working for you.
- The Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Office for Civil Rights proposal on allowing patients to access test results directly from the laboratory by paper or electronic request.
- There has been much debate about the pros and cons of this proposal and to date ASCLS has yet to take an official position. You can read more about this by clicking on the link below:
The Journal of the American Medical Association article: "Should Patients Get Direct Access to Their Laboratory Test Results?"
http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/early/2011/11/22/jama.2011.1797.full
- There has been much debate about the pros and cons of this proposal and to date ASCLS has yet to take an official position. You can read more about this by clicking on the link below:
Legislation
- Find your US Senator and Representative at:
- Find out which Alaska state Senate or House district you reside in:
- Track a bill:
Meetings & Conferences
- State
- CLSA - Clinical Laboratory Scientists of Alaska
- Regional
- ASCLS-WA - ASCLS Washington
- National
- ASCLS - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
- 2012 Annual Meeting July 17 - 21 Millennium Biltmore Hotel
- Legislative Symposium 2012 March 19 - 20.
- ASCLS - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
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