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12/31/07: KWN Fall issue -- see Kokonut Wireless Nius

ALOHA!

High Tech Materials

Diagnositic Detectives, a recruiting video by Michigan State University.

Med Tech Online: A career awareness project (LEI Aloha Digital Media Group) by the Univeristy of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education and the Division of Medical Technology. University Lab School students (high school level) learn about Medical Technology through various electronic communication systems.

A recruitment flyer made by Kaiser Permaente.

A PDF presentation about CLS profession made by Kaiser Permanente.

NEWS!

May 6-8. 2008. ASCLS-Hawaii.CLMA Annual Meeting & Exhibits. Waikiki Beach Marriott and Spa. Click here for the Web Site.

Fall 07. UH Manoa Med Tech Club is a new "Registered Independent Organization." For more details about the Club, contact Dick Y. Teshima (956-8557, dick@hawaii.edu) or Renee Kurihara (Club President).

ASCLS-HAWAII Student Forum on the Web. Visit www.nicenet.org and join the class with the class key m39347hz9.

About Us

ASCLS-HAWAII is affiliated with the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). The ASCLS-HAWAII is a part of ASCLS Region Ten, which include Arizona, California, and Nevada's Societies for Clinical Laboratory Science.

Members maintain their ASCLS. membership through the state and local societies like ours. Within the ASCLS-HAWAII, members are able to discuss local and statewide problems, compare and contrast issues, standards and methodologies of their respective laboratories, and stimulate local/regional interest in the profession. ASCLS-HAWAII produces a newsletter, Kokonut Wireless Nius, to facilitate communications among its members. Workshops and seminars are sponsored to provide continuing education. Throughout the year, ASCLS-HAWAII also sponsors an annual meeting in May of each year.

As required by the ASCLS Bylaws, an individual must hold membership at the state and national levels. It is this organizational structure that allows for appropriate channeling of local needs to the national level and national activities and programs back to the individual members.

Click here to learn about the BENEFITS offered to ASCLS-HAWAII members.

Labs Are Vital: Great professional stories. Read about what CLS's do.

Links to Local CLS Sites

Blood Bank of Hawaii
Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii
Diagnostic Laboratory Services
Kaiser Permanente, in Hawaii and links to other sites
Kapiolani Community College, Medical Laboratory Technician Program
Kuakini Health System
Straub Clinic & Hospital
The Queen's Medical Center
Tripler Army Medical Center
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Division of Medical Technology

Links of Professional Interests

Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals: a bi-weekly publication
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (A.A.C.C.)
American Association of Bioanalysts (A.A.B.)
American Association of Blood Banks (A.A.B.B.)
American Medical Technologists (A.M.T.)
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (A.S.C.L.S.)
American Society for Microbiology (A.S.M.)
American Society of Cytopathology (A.S.C.)
American Society for Clinical Pathology (A.S.C.P.)
American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (A.S.P.T.)
Clinical Cytometry Society
Clinical Laboratory Management Association (C.L.M.A.)
Clinical Laboratory Science Internet Resources by Dr. Louis Caruana, Southwest Texas State University.
CACMLE The Colorado Association for Continuing Medical Laboratory Education, Inc.
A.S.C.L.S.-HAWAII Student Forum on the Web. Visit NiceNet and join the class with the class key m39347hz9.
MedExplorer, Health and Medical Information Center
Microbes.info, The Microbiology Information Portal
Molecular Laboratory Diagnostics on-line certificate program by Michigan State University
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (N.A.A.C.L.S.)
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (N.C.C.L.S.)
National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (N.C.A.)
National Society for Histotechnology (N.S.H.)
Med TechNet Online CLS Education
Usenet news group, sci.med.laboratory

Officers and Committee Chairs

PRESIDENT

Reyn Nakayama
Diagnositic Laboratory Services
808-721-1801
reyn@hawaii.rr.com

PAST PRESIDENT

Thomas Borgioli
USAHC, SB
808-433-8301
Thomas.borgioli@haw.tamc.amedd.army.mil

PRESIDENT ELECT

Vacant...

SECRETARY

Sally Pestana
Kapiolani Community College
808-734-9235
pestana@hawaii.edu

TREASURER

Jennifer Hirata
Clinical Labs of Hawaii
808-522-4230
jendee023@verizon.net

TREASURER ELECT

Lynn Nakahara
Tripler Army Medical Center
808-433-6159
lnakahara1@verizon.net

SECOND YEAR BOARD

Deanne Swensons
Kaiser Permanente
808-938-2376
deanneswenson@yahoo.com

STUDENT FORUM PRESIDENT

Vacant...

ANNUAL MEETING & EXHIBITS

Susan Naka
Hawaii State Department of Health, CLIA Program
808-692-7420
susan.naka@doh.hawaii.gov

AWARDS

Vacant...

BYLAWS

Diane Kumashiro
Clinical Labs of Hawaii
808-547-6337
Dkumashiro@hawaii.rr.com

EDUCATION

Lisa Tanioka
Tripler Army Medical Center
808-433-6192
Lisa_a.tanioka@tamc.chcs.amedd.army.mil

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Marcia Armstrong
Kapiolani Community College
808-734-9231
marciaa@hawaii.edu

INTERNAL AUDIT

Norman Oshiro
Kuakini Medical Center
808-841-4101
noshiro@hawaii.rr.com

MEMBER DEVELOPMENT

Sheri Gon
University of Hawaii at Manoa
808-956-8557
Sherigon@aloha.net

NOMINATIONS

Andrea Borgioli
808-262-0839
alborgioli@hawaii.rr.com

P.A.C.E.

Linda Sakuda
Tripler Army Medical Center
808-433-5299
Linda.Sakuda@amedd.army.mil

PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS

Andre Theriault
University of Hawaii at Manoa
808-956-8656
andret@hawaii.edu

PUBLICATIONS

Vacant...

PAC FUND

Lynne Ramirez
Tripler Army Medical Center
808-433-6161
Lmr_01@hotmail.com

SCHOLARSHIP

Vacant...

REGION X DIRECTOR

Sheri Gon
University of Hawaii at Manoa
808-956-8557
sherigon@aloha.net

WEB MASTER

Dick Y. Teshima
University of Hawaii at Manoa
808-956-8557
dick@hawaii.edu

Calendar of Events

Apr 20-26, 08. National Medical Laboratory Professinals Week.
May 6, 08. ASCLS-Hawaii/CLMA Annual Meeting & Exhibits. Waikiki Beach Marriott and Spa.
May 8, 08. ASCLS-Hawaii Annual Business Meeting. Jul 29 - Aug 2, 08. ASCLS Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.

Have You Heard?

Employment Opportunities!

News!

From Starbulletin, September 9, 2001: The Walter Reed military hospital in Maryland named its medical laboratory after Hawaii's Sen. Daniel Inouye on Friday, his 77th birthday. Inouye, a major supporter of the military, was a patient at Walter Reed during World War II.

Kokonut Wireless Nius

Kokonut Wireless Nius (KWN) is an official newsletter of the ASCLS-HAWAII issued to the Society members. Below are excerpts from recently published KWN. For more information, or a copy of KWN (if available), contact the Editor, Reyn Nakayama.

In September - December 2007 KWN
- A Phlebotomist's Persepctive
- View from a Young Professional
- Letter from Congress
- Reports from 2007 ASCLS Annual Meeting
- Educational and Cultural Exchange
- CLIA for the Barely Initiated (including me!)
- The Professional Doctorate Program
- WANTED: Laboratory Consultants
In February - April 2006 KWN
- Step Forward or Say Goodbye
- My 2 cents on ASCLS-HI
- Master the Moment: Membership has its Benefits
- In Brief: Hawaii Academy of Science and Hawaii State Science Fair
- Hurricane Kartina Revisited

Acknowledgement

Dick Y. Teshima, MPH, MT(ASCP)