ePolicy News June 2020

Find a list of the stories in the June 2020 edition of ePolicy News below.

ASCP, BOC Working to Advance Student Loan Forgiveness

ASCP and the ASCP Board of Certification continue to push for strong support for federal legislation to provide student loan forgiveness/support for laboratory and other healthcare professionals engaged in the fight against COVID-19. Read more.

CDC Releases Interim Guidance on COVID-19 Serology Testing

A new, interim guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would provide antibody testing for COVID-19 to healthcare providers, clinical laboratory professionals and public health officials. Read more.

ACSP and BOC Work to Address Restrictive State Licensure Issues

ASCP and the ASCP Board of Certification have been working to address several concerns regarding state licensure, workforce and COVID-19 response in New York State and Tennessee. Read more.

ASCLS Releases its First Choosing Wisely Recommendations in Collaboration with ASCP and ASM

The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, in collaboration with ASCP and the American Society for Microbiology, has published a series of recommendations for the Choosing Wisely initiative, operated by the ABIM Foundation. Through this new partnership, ASCLS will provide a subject matter expert to serve on the ASCP Effective Test Utilization Committee. Read more.

ASCP Leadership Institute Course Focuses on Burnout Prevention

A new free, online course on burnout prevention, developed by the ASCP Leadership Institute, is available for ASCP pathologist and laboratory professional members. This course is especially critical at a time when healthcare employees are working extraordinarily long shifts to care for COVID-19 patients. The course includes content discussing characteristics, causes and consequences of burnout, as well as its prevention. Read more.

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