Jun 15, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Public health lab training professionals expanding educational offerings for lab industry It was inspired timing last week that brought together the nation’s public health laboratory training professionals in Orlando, Florida, just as the World Health Organization (WHO) announced its decision on Thursday to declare influenza A/H1N1 as the first influenza pandemic in 41 years. This conference was organized by the National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN), in association with the Association...
Dec 15, 2008 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Come January 1, 2009, Laboratory Corporation of America (NYSE:LH) will have new players on its executive team. These changes demonstrate that David King, who took the reins as LabCorp’s new President and CEO about two years ago, is actively reshaping senior leadership to better fit his vision for the nation’s second largest clinical laboratory company. As of January 1, Bradford T. Smith is retiring from his position as Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal...
Sep 11, 2008 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory Pathology
It’s a sprint to the finish line in the friendly race to be first laboratory in the United States to earn accreditation under ISO 15189:2007 Medical Laboratories. The two contestants are Piedmont Medical Laboratory (PML) of Winchester, Virginia, and Avera Health Laboratories of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Within the next six to eight weeks, both laboratories expect to complete all steps in the accreditation process. Each will eagerly await word that, based on the final assessment by...
