Volume 74 - Winter 2000	Download

President’s Report by Joeline D. Davidson, MBA, CLS(NCA), MT(ASCP) President, Board of Directors

Mark your calendar now for Friday, September 22, 2000. On that date NAACLS will host a Futures Conference in Chicago. The meeting will be a culmination of the work completed by the Essentials Task Force, the Clinical Laboratory Educators' Conference (CLEC), and the American Society for Clinical Pathologists Consensus Conference. The purpose of the meeting is the development of:

• A view of the future laboratory services
  
• A view of the CLS/MT and CLT/ MLT professional in that environment
  
• A view of the curricular components needed to prepare the professional of tomorrow.

Everyone is welcomed to attend and participate in this exciting and futuristic event. NAACLS will also solicit participation from numerous stakeholder organizations. The conference is not about “today, ” but rather about seven to ten years into the future. We will take a brief look at the environmental factors that are affecting the changes in health care. We will then attempt to describe the future environment.

The Essentials Task Force made an excellent start at defining the future prior to drafting the proposed Essentials. NAACLS then requested readers from the sponsoring organizations, ASCLS and ASCP. The draft was revised and a public hearing was held in Chicago to obtain a more comprehensive input. The proposed Essentials were also presented to CLEC, ASCP Board of Registry, and ASCLS meetings. The document was also placed on NAACLS web site where it still resides. NAACLS has made an effort to obtain broader based comments and obtain them earlier in the development process than ever before. This effort toward broadening the base will continue with the Futures Conference and beyond.

The focus group format will be used during the conference to develop the views listed above. A summary document of the meeting will be distributed to all participating organizations and individuals.

It is imperative that we provide students with an education that will prepare them for the future market. They must have the ability to serve their employers and patients and their clients well with a minimum amount of orientation. The burden of assuring the effectiveness of the educational process falls to NAACLS in concert with its many stakeholders. NAACLS must establish relevant Essentials. Educational programs can be creative in designing programs that will meet Essentials and will educate students to function in an environment that requires high levels of critical thinking and decision making skills.

I sincerely hope you will make your plans now to attend and actively participate in the conference. Make your commitment to the profession. Help us address this important issue.

Top of the News
			A Look at Professional Accreditation and Distance Learning by Shirley Richmond, EdD, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA) CLSPRC Four-Year Educator
			Attend a NAACLS Workshop!
			NAACLS Seeks Board and Committee Members by Megan Hennessy Eggert Meetings and Publicity Coordinator
Features
			Announcing Newly Accredited and Approved Programs
			Dear Dr. NAACLS Reactivating a Program
			Dear Dr. NAACLS Financial obligations of accreditation
			Executive Director’s Corner by Olive M. Kimball, EdD Executive Director
			President’s Report by Joeline D. Davidson, MBA, CLS(NCA), MT(ASCP) President, Board of Directors
			Update on Computer Operations at NAACLS by Mark D. Erickson CIS Coordinator

	Select an Issue   Vol 109 - Fall 2011 Vol 108 - Summer 2011 Vol 107 - Spring 2011 Vol 106 - Volume 106 - Fall NAACLS News Vol 105 - Summer 2010 Vol 104 - Spring 2010 NAACLS News Vol 103 - Fall 2009 NAACLS News Vol 102 - Summer 2009 Vol 101 - Spring 2009 Vol 100 - Winter 2008 Vol 99 - Summer 2008 Vol 98 - Spring 2008 Vol 97 - Winter 2007 Vol 96 - Summer 2007 Vol 95 - Spring 2007 Vol 94 - Winter 2006 Vol 93 - Spring/Summer 2006 Vol 92 - Special Edition Vol 91 - Winter 2005 Vol 90 - Fall 2005 Vol 89 - Spring/Summer 2005 Vol 87 - Fall 2004 Vol 86 - Spring/Summer 2004 Vol 85 - Fall 2003 Vol 84 - Spring/Summer 2003 Vol 83 - Winter 2003 Vol 82 - Fall 2002 Vol 81 - Spring / Summer 2002 Vol 80 - Winter 2002 Vol 79 - Fall 2001 Vol 78 - Spring / Summer 2001 Vol 77 - Winter 2001 Vol 76 - Fall 2000 Vol 75 - Spring / Summer 2000 Vol 74 - Winter 2000 Vol 73 - Fall 1999 Vol 72 - Spring / Summer 1999 Vol 71 - Winter 1999 Vol 70 - Fall 1998 Vol 69 - Spring / Summer 1998 Vol 68 - Winter 1998 Vol 67 - Fall 1997 Vol 66 - Spring 1997 Vol 65 - Winter 1996 Vol 64 - Summer 1996 Vol 63 - Spring 1996 Vol 62 - Winter 1996 Vol 61 - Summer 1995 Vol 60 - Spring 1995 Vol 59 - Fall 1994 Vol 58 - Summer 1994 Vol 57 - Spring 1994 Vol 56 - Fall 1993 Vol 55 - Summer 1993 Vol 54 - Spring 1993 Vol 53 - Fall 1992 Vol 52 - Summer 1992 Vol 51 - Spring 1992 Vol 50 - Fall 1991 Vol 49 - Summer 1991 Vol 48 - Spring 1991 Vol 47 - Fall 1990 Vol 46 - Summer 1990 Vol 45 - Spring 1990 Vol 44 - Fall 1989 Vol 43 - Summer 1989 Vol 42 - Winter 1989 Vol 41 - Fall 1988 Vol 40 - April 1988 Vol 39 - December 1987 Vol 38 - September 1987 Vol 37 - Spring 1987 Vol 36 - Winter 1987 Vol 35 - October 1986 Vol 34 - November 1985 Vol 33 - November 1984 Vol 32 - July 1984 Vol 31 - November 1983 Vol 30 - November 1982 Vol 29 - November 1981 Vol 28 - December 1980 Vol 27 - August 1980 Vol 26 - September 1979 Vol 25 - August 1979 Vol 24 - June 1979 Vol 23 - February 1979 Vol 22 - October 1978 Vol 21 - July 1978 Vol 20 - April 1978 Vol 19 - October 1977 Vol 18 - July 1977 Vol 17 - April 1977 Vol 16 - February 1977 Vol 15 - November 1976 Vol 14 - September 1976 Vol 13 - June 1976 Vol 12 - December 1975 Vol 11 - October 1975 Vol 10 - August 1975 Vol 9 - July 1975 Vol 8 - June 1975 Vol 7 - April 1975 Vol 6 - February 1975 Vol 5 - December 1974 Vol 4 - November 1974 Vol 3 - September 1974 Vol 2 - August 1974 Vol 1 - June 1974