Civil rights laws have been enacted and updated for over a half century to protect workers of
diverse groups. However, rather than relying on laws to force employers and academic …

Although a diverse working environment can produce an efficient workflow, employees are
not always treated fairly based on these diversities. Laws were established in 1963 to …

Many organizations, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), are faced with the
challenge of managing diversity. Organizations that understand, recognize, and respect …

Background Continuing education is a major component in keeping CLS updated as to new
technology and trends within the profession. Variables such as location of programs, topics …

The Focus section seeks to publish relevant and timely continuing education for clinical
laboratory practitioners. Section editors, topics, and authors are selected in advance to cover …

Interlaboratory surveys to assess performance: More than proficiency testing Page 1 LAB
MANAGEMENT Interlaboratory surveys to assess performance: More than proficiency …

Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) revised and reactivated its former 2+ 2 NAACLS
accredited program in 2006, by instituting an innovative 3+ 1 approach. With the efforts of …

Clinical laboratories are critical in the diagnosis, prognosis, and overall management of
patient care. Laboratorians ensure timely and accurate clinical results through clinical …

The peer—reviewed Clinical Practice section seeks to publish case studies, reports, and
articles that are immediately useful, of practical nature, or demonstrate improvement in the …

In this issue we debut our new column, Managers' Roundtable, developed especially for the
laboratory director, supervisor, and manager by the ASCP's Laboratory Quality Management …