Dr. Daly Discusses… Hand Hygiene
Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA to discuss laboratory procedures for hand hygiene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHT1aFqbK1M...
The ABCs of Hepatitis
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States, and the CDC is hoping to bring attention to the importance of medical screening for the most common forms of viral hepatitis: Hepatitis A (HAV), which is g...
Dr. Daly Discusses… Patient And Specimen Misidentification
Dr. Daly Discussess Patient And Specimen Misidentification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BO0lFTyKOo...
Personalized Medicine: Understanding and Managing Metabolic Syndrome Through Molecular Diagnostics
Introduction Metabolic syndrome is one of the world’s fastest growing health problems. It is a major risk factor for both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including heart attack and stroke. ...
Stewards Working to Save Antibiotics: Pharmacy & The Medical Laboratory
The article below was written by Rodney E. Rohde. Ph.D, and Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D. for InfectionControl.tips and has been re-published here with permission. Abstract
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Decision Points for Adding New Tests / Planning New Instrumentation
Introduction Whether planning a new, start-up laboratory operation, or performing an analysis of current testing, (including input for decisions on whether or not to purchase new or replacement instruments),...
Dr. Daly Discusses… Patient Confidentiality
Listen to Dr. John Daly, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for COLA discuss patient confidentiality in physician offices, citing a recent survey of nearly 35,000 online reviews of doctors nationwide. https://www.y...
Responding to the Continuing Personnel Shortages in Laboratory Medicine
For the past few decades, medical laboratory technology has been characterized by rapid and dramatic innovation, including the development of new tests and advances in equipment and testing techniques. Informat...
SAMPLE QUALITY MATTERS: COAGULATION TESTING
Laboratory professionals are comfortable with blood; after all, without it we wouldn’t be able to perform many of the tests necessary for delivering quality healthcare to the people in our communities. We work ...
Dr. Daly Discusses… Antibiotic Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhea
Dr. Daly Discuess laboratory procedures for antibiotic resistant strains of Neisseria Gonorrhea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR68H_sg08Y...