American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science - Delaware
Date: June 17, 2016
Report to: Nadine Fydryszewski, ASCLS Region II Director
Report for: ASCLS Board of Directors Annual Board Meeting
Report by: Mary Ann McLane, ASCLS-DE President
Re: Report from February 8, 2016 – June 17, 2016
Goals for the year 2015-16
1. Provide P.A.C.E.-approved continuing education events for lab professionals in tri-state area
2. Create and/or participate in “Provide the Face” opportunities and publicize these
3. Increase society membership by 10%
4. Communicate with members (and non-members) through ASCLS-DE listserve, Facebook, website at least once every week and through seasonal newsletters
5. Increase involvement and activities for southern DE
Activities
1. Participation in the monthly Region II conference calls
2. Board meetings 3/4/16, 4/7/16
3. Seventeen (17) “from the ASCLS-DE President” notices sent out on the following:
a. “Save the date” for dinner meeting schedules
b. Con ed opportunities, webcasts
c. Employment position alerts
d. Announcements of family illnesses, deaths within ASCLS-DE and nationally
e. ASCLS committee service opportunities
f. Opportunities to participate in University of Delaware research
g. Annual meeting travel grant for New Professionals
h. ASCLS-PA annual student BOC review session
4. Spring dinner meeting, April 26 in collaboration with the Histotechnology Society of Delaware: Mary Ann McLane “Preeclampsia, eclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy”.
5. Submitted nominations for Keys to the Future
6. Kathy Gibney organized the signing of a governor’s proclamation for MLPW, and a state senate resolution, through the efforts of Bethany Hall-Long, DE state senator. Kathy and Mary Ann McLane, plus representatives from the Delaware Public Health Lab, attended the April 20th event in Legislative Hall in Dover. Copies of the proclamation were delivered to the MLT program in Delaware Technical Community College in Georgetown, to the DPHL, Christiana Care Medical Center and to the University of Delaware.
7. Provided a $25 gift card for a MLPW treat for the MLT faculty and staff at Delaware Technical Community College.
8. Participated in the #Lab4Life Challenge during April. The spirit was willing but the feet and schedule were weak for participating in the LabWeekRun.
9. Mary Ann McLane coordinated the first-ever joint booth at the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington DC, April 14-17, with AACC and ASCP joining ASCLS in a single booth to provide the face of OUR way of doing science to an estimated 600 participants of all ages. Thirteen (13) volunteers (mostly from Region II) helped over the 4 days.
10. Alexa Pierce-Matlack, Jessica Breslin and Mary Ann McLane participated in a blood screening event for about 100 participants at Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, May 29.
11. Raelene Maser and Mary Ann McLane provided chem/UA/heme review at the June 4th ASCLS-PA BOC review session to about 60 students.
12. Sponsoring a contest connected with renewal of ASCLS membership, with the prize being a free registration for one of our 2016-17 dinner meetings. Gave an extra chance for anyone switching from “student” to “FYP”. Winner to be announced in the fall.
13. Continuing to investigate Project C.U.R.E., a hospital-supply worldwide charity, for our possible role in helping to sort and evaluating lab instrumentation which gets donated.
14. Acknowledging Elissa Passiment’s service as she retired on June 8.
Upcoming Activities
1. Monthly board meetings
2. Providing service June 23 and July 8 at the Food Bank of Delaware for their Summer Nutrition program.
3. Summer Sunset Cruise, Bowers Beach DE, June 24 and July 29, benefiting the Food Bank of DE
4. Attending the ASCLS annual meeting
Concerns: None different from what we’ve mentioned before (membership, webpage…)
Request for Action: None.