IN CLINICAL LABORATORY NEWS The Do’s and Don’ts of Better Identifying, Treating Community-Acquired Pneumonia Updated guidelines on community-acquired pneumonia call for abandoning the broad category of healthcare-associated pneumonia. Read more
FEATURED AACC ARTERY SOLUTION Quality Control Storage One poster is wondering why his lab was cited by a mock Joint Commission inspector for storing quality control material in the same refrigerator as patient specimens. In response, an Arterian who is a Joint Commission surveyor explained that reagents and specimens can be stored in the same refrigerator as long as precautions are taken to minimize the risk of contamination. Since the original poster’s current practices meet this standard, he realized the mock inspector simply misinterpreted the Joint Commission standards. Find the answer to your question
AACC’s GLOBAL LAB QUALITY INITIATIVE Quality Control Workshop in Jaipur, India On November 17, AACC’s Global Lab Quality Initiative will present the workshop, “Adding Value to Patient Care Using Quality Control,” in conjunction with APFCB 2019. Learn more
LAB TESTS ONLINE STD Epidemic Continues, Even in Newborns A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that new cases of the three most common nationally-reported sexually transmitted diseases, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, have risen to record highs in the U.S. Read more
IN THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED LABORATORY MEDICINE Improving Turnaround Times Researchers aimed to improve specimen timeliness by decreasing the turnaround time for preanalytic and analytic specimen processing. Read the study
AACC LEARNING LAB Adaptive Online Learning for Lab Professionals AACC Learning Lab is designed to help laboratory medicine experts expand their knowledge. Developed in collaboration with NEJM Group and Area9 Learning, this program uses revolutionary adaptive technology to deliver precisely the gold standard lab medicine content the learner needs. Learn more
About AACC AACC is a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to clinical laboratory science and its application to healthcare. Our leadership in education, advocacy and collaboration helps lab professionals adapt to change and do what they do best: provide vital insight and guidance so patients get the care they need. Learn More
MEMBER DIRECTORY Stay Up to Date With Your Fellow AACC Members The AACC member directory has advanced collaborative features, such as the ability to follow colleagues and receive updates when they post in a forum, as well as enhanced email and messaging tools. Search AACC members