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It is with great pleasure that I introduce myself as the newest editor of LabNotes. This opportunity—to continue to provide a newsletter that is beneficial to you, our readers, as well as to contribute some new input and ideas—is an exciting challenge. As a long-time advocate for patient safety, I hope that LabNotes will help you make timely and relevant improvements in your laboratory that will positively impact patient care.
In this issue, we pay special tribute to former LabNotes Editor Dr. Jeffry Lawrence. We are grateful for his contributions to LabNotes over the past three years and wish him the best of luck in his ongoing work in cell analysis at BD.
We also take a look at the ever-challenging problem of correct specimen identification. Our feature article highlights the BD.id™ Patient Identification System for Specimen Management.
This issue of LabNotes will also keep you abreast of important healthcare news, including a name change for NCCLS and a statement from the National Phlebotomy Association (NPA) regarding holder reuse.
Please continue to provide us with your comments. Your feedback helps ensure that every issue of LabNotes is focused on the topics you deem most important.
Ana Stankovic, MD, PhD, MSPH
Editor
Worldwide Medical Director
BD Diagnostics - Preanalytical Systems
Associate Editor
Leslie S. Magee, MBA, MT(ASCP)
Production Coordinator
Marion Plumley |
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Dr. Ana Stankovic received her MD and PhD in Immunology from the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. She completed her senior Fulbright fellowship, residency in Clinical Pathology, fellowship training in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine and MS in Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is board certified in Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine by the American Board of Pathology. Dr. Stankovic is currently the Worldwide Medical Director at BD Diagnostics – Preanalytical Systems. Prior to joining BD, Dr. Stankovic served as the Medical Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as a pathologist at Quest Diagnostics, Inc. Dr. Stankovic is currently a member of the College of American Pathologists' Quality Practices Subcommittee.
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