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The Van Slyke Foundation is AACC’s philanthropic program, dedicated to encouraging and supporting deserving clinical laboratory scientists and students around the world through a variety of grants, awards, scholarships and other programs designed to share the latest and best in clinical laboratory science and technology and improve health care worldwide.
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| Call for Abstracts for the 2009 AACC/CSCC Annual Meeting | | The website for submitting abstracts for the 2009 AACC/CSCC Annual Meeting is now open. The deadline for abstract submission is February 6, 2009 at 6:00PM Eastern Standard Time; there will be no extensions of this deadline. Submitters may also apply for various AACC Division and Student Awards when submitting abstracts. Don't wait - submit today! | |
| | December's Mentor of the Month: Donald A. Wiebe, PhD | | Donald A. Wiebe, PhD, DABCC, FACB AACC's Mentor of the Month, is currently an Associate Professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Don has been an AACC member since 1974.
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| | AACC Resources Center | | | | Have you viewed the AACC Resources Center lately? The AACC Resource Center contains a diverse set of online resources such as the Resource Library, Clinical Laboratory Marketplace and Young Effects Online. Please visit the AACC Resource Center to see the other valuable resources offered. |
| | A New Role for Hemoglobin A1c | |
Should It Be Used for Screen Diabetes?
As the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes rises, the desire is great to find ways to identify at-risk patients earlier in their disease process. Now, an independent panel has proposed using HbA1c as both a screening and diagnostic tool. | |
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AACC (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) AACC is a leading professional society dedicated to improving healthcare through laboratory medicine. Its nearly 10,000 members are clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists, and others involved in developing tests and directing laboratory operations. AACC brings this community together with programs that advance knowledge, expertise, and innovation. AACC is best known for the respected scientific journal Clinical Chemistry, the award-winning patient-centered web site Lab Tests Online, and the world’s largest conference on laboratory medicine and technology. Through these and other programs, AACC advances laboratory medicine and the quality of patient care. Join AACC.
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