ePolicy News May 2022

ASCP Leader to Address Supply Chain Issues During CDC COVID-19 Response Call
Coping with supply chain issues that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic will be examined by ASCP member Gregory Sossaman, MD, FASCP, at a COVID-19 Response Call hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 16.
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Urgent! Your Feedback to the ASCP 2022 Vacancy Survey is Vital for ASCP’s Advocacy Efforts
ASCP members are urged to respond to the ASCP 2022 Vacancy Survey. The Society needs robust data to understand just how significant workforce vacancies are so it can advocate for the laboratory profession before Congress. The survey will be open through May 31. Read more.

Is FDA Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests Likely Soon?
ASCP has released an Action Alert, urging members to ask Congress to keep the VALID Act out of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments. The VALID Act is a complex piece of legislation with significant ramifications for clinical laboratories and it requires thoughtful consideration that is separated from the political needs to fund FDA. Read more.

Amy Spiczka is Named New Executive Director of ASCP Board of Certification
Amy Spiczka, MS, HTL(ASCP)CMSCT, MBCM has been named as the new Executive Director of the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC), effective July 1. She will succeed Patricia Tanabe, MPA, MLS(ASCP)CM, who plans to retire after 26 years of service at the ASCP BOC. Ms. Spiczka has served as ASCP’s Senior Director for Quality & Patient Safety since 2018. Read more.

In Today’s Workforce, Health Systems Train Their Own Future Laboratory Professionals
Cultivating the medical laboratory workforce of the future is on everyone’s minds these days. Boston Children’s Hospital and Geisinger Medical Center have taken matters into their own hands. Find out how they are building their own workforce. 
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ASCP Advocates for Health Equity in Underrepresented Populations
ASCP honored National Minority Health Month during April by highlighting its initiatives to improve health equity, including a call for the creation of a national patient-centered red blood cell exchange to aid sickle cell disease and other patients. Read more.

ASCP, CDC Coalition Urge Financial Support for Underfunded CDC Programs
ASCP has joined more than 70 organizations in supporting FY 2023 funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s programs, saying that years of underfunding have created many of the health challenges the nation faces today. Read more.

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