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Toggle navigation Menu Home About Officers and Committees Documents Why ASCLS? Lab Careers Seminar Archives Another Action Separated link One more separated link -- Events News Scholarships -- Volunteer -- One more separated link -- Jobs Spring Seminar Program Hotel Registration Spring Handouts Sponsors NWMLS NWMLS Program Hotel Registration Exhibits Handouts Sponsors -- Exhibitors -- 2020 NWMLS Seattle Skyline Central Washington WA Coast Spokane Previous Next -- 2020 Virtual Northwest Medical Lab Symposium October 15 - 16, 2020 The program is now posted and ready for you. Go to the NWMLS tab and you can see the program . There is one low fee for both days, and this entitles you to watch the recorded sessions, if you were unable to view them live. Don't miss this opportunity to gain some excellent continuing education in the comfort of your home at a very affordable price. Transfusion Symposium Evals -- Contact Your Congressional Representatives COVID-19 has brought the workforce shortage into critical focus. Turn our profession's visibility into action in Washington to address the campaign seeking co-sponsors for the Allied Health Personnel Shortage Act (H.R.6302). Make it known that there is a serious shortage of qualified personnel. Transfusion Symposium Evals -- ASCLS 2020 Joint Annual Meeting Closing Keynote: Understanding Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health: A New Era for Health Care Professionals Leonard Egede, MD, MS, Medical College of Wisconsin Powereful presentation all heathcare professionals should watch. Watch it here! Thank you, Terese Abreu For your time, commitment, and service as Region IX Director For your leadership of Region IX and representation on the ASCLS Board of Directors For your graciousness, integrity and compassion. For being an inspiring leader who has strengthened Region IX. Upcoming Seminars -- Seminars -- 2019 WA Clinical Laboratory Conference: Trends and Strategies for 2020 November 12, 2019 Foster Links Golf Course Tukwila, WA Clinical Lab Conference Flyer -- Online CE available We have had to cancel the Spring Seminar. But Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center School of MLS has graciously provided us with their student posters. We can't see them at the seminar, but they are available here: Student Posters 2020 There are 6 posters in the pdf. Quiz for Student Posters . Note that for each poster, there is a tally of the number of correct responses. If you have less than 3, please review the poster and questions to determine the correct answer. You must correctly answer all the questions to be eligible for 1.5 contact hours.-- Please go to the Events page for a list of the steps. Upcoming Seminars 2019 Northwest Medical Laboratory Symposium October 9 - 12, 2019 Lynnwood Convention Center Lynnwood, WA -- Program is now available. Click on NWMLS tab for more information. -- 2020 Virtual Northwest Medical Lab Symposium October 15 - 16, 2020 Transfusion Symposium Evals -- ASCLS Members Support Advocacy Now is a great time to support the ASCLS PAC with your donation! The traveling trophy for the region which donates the most money to PAC will be awarded at the Virtual Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) coming up at the end of the month. You may donate on-line now ( www.ASCLS.org , log in, then select the DONATE tab) or at the JAM through the meeting app. PAC donations support legislators who advocate for causes important to ASCLS and the practice of clinical laboratory science. It is a way for laboratory professionals to have a voice in Government since so many laws and regulations affect our practice. One recent example is the meeting Patrick Cooney, ASCLS Legislative Consultant; Jim Flanigan, ASCLS Executive Vice President; Cindy Johnson, ASCLS President; and Rick Panning, ASCLS Past President had with senior staff of Senator Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Senator Murray had asked for information on issues surrounding testing capacity during the pandemic. This meeting occurred because of the relationship ASCLS has built with Senator Murray. If you are registered for the Virtual Joint Annual Meeting (JAM), watch for sessions on being a “Labvocate” to understand the issues ASCLS is following. If you have questions about the PAC, there will be a Zoom Room (at the JAM during breaks) with PAC Trustees who can answer your questions. Thank you for supporting the ASCLS PAC! Any solicitation for contributions to ASCLS/PAC is intended solely for members of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, an individual membership organization, for the purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1976, as amended. ASCLS does not solicit or accept contributions from individuals who are not members of ASCLS. -- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Information COVID-19 is the most serious epidemic to occur in centuries. The Department of Health is a leading source of information about this disease. For the latest information about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, please visit the of Washington State Department Health Website for up to date information. CDC Lab Advisory: New COVID-19 Data Tracker Website for Laboratories From time to time we will repost information that has been made available through ASCLS. Julia O'Donnell, ASCLS Director of Marketing and Communications, has recently posted "CDC Lab Advisory: New COVID-19 Data Tracker Website for Laboratories" which we believe is of major interest to Laboratory Professionals. The information below is directly taken from her posting. This information is from the CDC which ASCLS is working closely with. Information specifically for clinical laboratories: www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs On Thursday, May 7, 2020, CDC published a new, public-facing COVID-19 Data Tracker website. The site features laboratory testing data that detail specimens tested and reported by U.S. laboratories, including commercial and reference, public health, and hospital laboratories. Laboratories can use this website to access a variety of laboratory data: Number of tests reported nationally and by state Number of positive tests nationally and by state Percentage of laboratory test results that are positive nationally and by state The data presented are aggregate data reported to CDC from state health departments and territorial jurisdictions. If a state did not report laboratory data for a specific day or is not reporting negative results, data presented on the website reflect what is reported on the state health department website or in the HHS Protect System. The website explains that the number of positive tests in a state is not equal to the number of cases, as one patient can be tested more than once, and not all laboratory tests are reported to CDC. In future updates, county-level data will be provided and reported publicly. If you have additional questions, please contact CDC's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Laboratory Working Group at eocevent405@cdc.gov. Online resources: Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Calls CDC's Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) COVID-19 Information for Laboratories CDC COVID-19 website Register for CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) notifications, including updates about COVID-19. Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) | Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), LOCS@cdc.gov https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/ Upcoming Seminars -- Seminars -- 2019 WA Clinical Laboratory Conference: Trends and Strategies for 2020 November 12, 2019 Foster Links Golf Course Tukwila, WA Clinical Lab Conference Flyer -- Transfusion Symposium Evals -- Request for Speakers We are actively looking for speakers for the NWMLS. If you would like to speak or are a company that would like to provide a speaker, please contact us . -- -- OSS -- More information. Attendee Instruc...