If you didn’t make it to ASCP’s Annual Meeting this year in Chicago, here are just a few opportunities you missed:
-Over two hundred hours of continuing education
-An inspirational keynote address by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
-A chance to talk with exhibitors
-Networking with fellow laboratory professionals.
Perhaps the biggest benefit can’t be quantified or advertised. Attendance at the Annual Meeting brings with it a renewed sense of purpose. After chatting with fellow professionals, attending seminars, and learning new aspects of Laboratory Medicine, I remember why I entered this profession in the first place. When every day is filled with the uncertain realities of today’s healthcare, it’s easy to focus on the negatives. However, at the Annual Meeting, every seminar, analyzer demonstration, and luncheon is a reminder that the driving force of the profession is excellent patient care through the study and diagnosis of disease. It reaffirms the notion that each of us makes a positive difference in a patient’s life. That alone is worth the price of admission.
-Kelly Swails
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