Recently added articles from AMT Events:
Meet AMT's new Director of Business Information Services.(FOR YOUR INFORMATION: From the Home Office)(Karen Havlik appointed )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Karen Havlik Director of Business Information Systems Deputy Director of Testing and Competency Assurance Karen Havlik is AMT's new Director of Business Information Services. Karen wears two hats: She also serves as Deputy ...
AMTIE report cards.(FOR YOUR INFORMATION: From the Home Office)(American Medical Technologists Institute of Education)
Mar 01, 2009 ... AMTIE report cards will be issued at the end of March 2009, and for those of you who participate in the continuing education program, please remember the following guidelines: Submit requests for credit as you complete each program--do not wait until the end of the year. * Include ...
AMT Judiciary Committee final sanctions in disciplinary proceedings 2008-09.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Under the AMT National Bylaws, the Judiciary Committee has the responsibility to hear and decide complaints brought against AMT members who are alleged to have violated the AMT Standards of Practice or who have committed acts that are unlawful, unethical, or detrimental to the interests of ...
Members weigh in.(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Last summer, the AMT home office sent out a survey to a random sample of approximately 4,000 AMT members who represented a cross-section of AMT's various allied health professional certification designations. The goal of the survey was three-fold: 1. Assess member familiarity and ...
President's comments.(Conference news)(Column)
Mar 01, 2009; Brown, Paul C. ... Fellow members: I want to invite you to consider what you do as Allied Health Professionals as a calling. As a result of this calling, one should be committed to excellence in the daily performance of one's profession. A person who is truly committed to his or her calling will ...
Lab personnel licensure bills introduced in Texas, Missouri, Minnesota.(government news)
Mar 01, 2009; McCarty, Michael N. ... Advocates of state licensure for clinical laboratory personnel wasted no time in introducing legislation to establish licensing programs early in the 2009 sessions of the Missouri, Texas and Minnesota legislatures. Missouri--Senate Bill (SB) 365, introduced February 12, 2009, by ...
Lion's Den: create a courage-building environment.
Mar 01, 2009; Appold, Karen ... Workplaces are full of "comfeartable" employees--workers who are too comfortable or fearful to take initiative, trust others or talk openly and honestly, said Bill Treasurer, MS, founder and chief encouragement officer, Giant Leap Consulting, Asheville, NC. Employees are often ...
From the Harvard Health Letter: excerpts from the "Top 10 Health Stories of 2008" as published in the Harvard Health Letter, the publishing division of Harvard Medical School.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Health care reform: If not soon, when? Some argue that the new political leadership will be hard pressed to take on something so organizationally and politically complicated as health care reform during an economic downturn. The counterpoint: health care reform is essential for ...
Motivation and mentoring.
Mar 01, 2009; Plaut, David ... Motivation stems from motive, meaning something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act. If you want to give a person the need or desire you will need to motivate him or her. In many ways, creating the need or desire in another person is crucial to the success (as a supervisor, ...
Genuine promises.(rma update)
Mar 01, 2009; Hancock, Susanna M. ... We recently sat glued to our television sets, mesmerized by our noble politicians running for national offices, who talked about making all their promises in order to get elected to their positions. They stated that we would not survive without changes. I'm not quite sure to what extent ...
The Medical Education and Training Campus: the future of military medical training.(uniformed services)
Mar 01, 2009; Lavender, Jeff ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 2005, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Committee (BRAC) recommended that all military medical training collocate and consolidate training at Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas. The new school is known as the Medical Education and Training ...
The Alabama State Society educational meeting was held on September 26, 2008, at the Dowdle Center, Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama.(Alabama)(Conference news)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Alabama State Society educational meeting was held on September 26, 2008, at the Dowdle Center, Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. Topics included I-Stat testing, time management, PFA and plavix testing, organ donor requirements and others. The results of the ...
The Arizona State Society will be meeting on March 13-14, 2009, in Sedona, Arizona.(Arizona)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Arizona State Society will be meeting on March 13-14, 2009, in Sedona, Arizona. The fall meeting will be held October 16-17 in North Phoenix, Arizona. ...
The Illinois State Society's board met on January 25, 2009, at the Central DuPage Hospital Women and Children Pavilion in Winfield, IL.(Illinois)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Illinois State Society's board met on January 25, 2009, at the Central DuPage Hospital Women and Children Pavilion in Winfield, IL. The next educational and business meeting will be held on May 1 at Northwestern College in Bridgeview, IL. Those who attend will receive 8 CEUs. ...
The Indiana State Society meeting and medical seminar was held at Brown-Mackie College in Merrillville, IN, on Friday October 24, 2008.(Indiana)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Indiana State Society meeting and medical seminar was held at Brown-Mackie College in Merrillville, IN, on Friday October 24, 2008. Lectures included: dealing with Alzheimer's, organ donation, and new equipment from BD Diagnostics. The business meeting was held directly ...
The 2008 Northeast Laboratory Conference and business meetings were held on October 22-24, 2008.(Maine/New Hampshire)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The 2008 Northeast Laboratory Conference and business meetings were held ...
The Michigan State Society Board and business meeting was held in conjunction with its scientific meeting, held on October 9-11, 2008, in Frankenmuth, Michigan.(Michigan)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Michigan State Society Board and business meeting was held in conjunction with its scientific meeting, held on October 9-11, 2008, in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Board members were elected and twelve speakers presented lectures. More ...
The Mississippi State Society attended the seven state symposium that was held in February, 2008, in Panama City Beach, Florida.(Mississippi)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Mississippi State Society attended the seven state symposium that was held in February, 2008, in Panama City Beach, Florida. A board meeting and business meeting was held during this time. The next scientific, board and business meetings will be held in Jackson, ...
The 2008 scientific and business meetings were held at the Marriott Hotel in Trenton, NJ, on October 25-26, 2008.(New Jersey)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The 2008 scientific and business meetings were held at the Marriott Hotel in Trenton, NJ, on October 25-26, 2008. The state society will now hold 2-day scientific meetings in order to provide additional continuing education for its members. Elections were held during this ...
The last board, business and scientific meetings were held on September 20, 2009, at the Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.(New Mexico)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The last board, business and scientific meetings were held on September 20, 2009, at the Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Topics included: blood gas studies, pulmonary function studies, ethics for the health care professional, and teamwork in health care. Attendance was ...
