PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Anne Ranne
TI  - The Roles of the Clinical Laboratory Scientist: Educator, Consultant, Advocate
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.22.4.196
DP  - 2009 Oct 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 196--202
VI  - 22
IP  - 4
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/22/4/196.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/22/4/196.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2009 Oct 01; 22
AB  - Advances in clinical laboratory medicine have created an opportunity for clinical laboratory scientists to assume a new role--the role of educator in the integrated healthcare system. A gap created between critical laboratory test results and medical decisions requires the translation of laboratory results into meaningful clinical guidelines. This article suggests three ways the clinical laboratory scientist can fill this gap.