The ASLCS Annual Meeting was held July 27-31, 2010 in Anaheim, California. Many Minnesota members were not only participants in the meeting, but presenters, nominees and winners of awards, as well as delegates to the House of Delegates National Meeting.
Here is a snapshot of Minnesota member involvement:
2010 Minnesota Recognition at the National Meeting
Chair of the National Meeting: Jean Bauer
Completed the Leadership Academy: Christine Hinz
New Leadership Academy Students: Jessica Peters and Charlotte Romain
ASCLS Member of the Year Nominees: Cindy Johnson (MN)
Promotion of the Profession: Minnesota – 1st place
Publications: Minnesota – 1st place for a “Paper” version of newsletter
Scholarship Recipients: Ida & May Reilly Memorial Undergraduate Scholarships – KauChee Vang
2010 ASCLS-MN Members Presenting at the National Meeting
Cindy Johnson & Jeremy Angell “Error Reduction: Pre-analytical Safety Strategies” Rick Panning “Minnesota Workforce Initiative: Ten Years of Success” Deb Rodahl & Cindy Johnson: “Employee Development or Our Most Valuable Asset”
Jillene Collins (panel): “Healthcare and Laboratory Medicine in China”
Rick Panning part (panel): “Licensure: Battle Scars and Small Victories”
Rick Panning (Roundtable): “Licensure 101 How to Get Started” Deb Rodahl & Kathy Hansen (Roundtable): “Workforce Development in the Clinical Laboratory Creative Educational Pathway Project”
Delegates:
Cindy Johnson, Dan Olson, Christine Hinz, Jessica Peters, Kathy Hansen, Carol McCoy, Jeremy Angell. Alternates: Tom Massmann, Jean Bauer. Also our student delegate: Kauchee Vang and our President: Bobbi Kochevar and President Elect: Kristi Enerson.
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