Spring Continuing Education and Networking Event

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Many times, a laboratory professional is promoted to new positions because they are strong individual contributors with an abundance of technical expertise, but sabotage their growth ability simply because they lack expertise in communication skills, particularly in communicating hard things. Considering the beneficial impact having hard conversations can produce, why do we avoid them? And what is the risk if these conversations are avoided?

Participants will be engaged with a direct, interactive, and humorous approach while exploring common reasons laboratory leaders dodge the communication of hard things. Attendees will focus on methods and actions useful in work settings or personal situations to effectively prepare for, and successfully accomplish difficult conversations.

This session is geared towards developing and ascending professionals detailing life after graduation.  Topics to be discussed include: Having successful rotations, Taking the BOC (Board of Certification) Exam, Resources for finding jobs in Idaho, Interview skills, Landing the job, Maintaining CEs (Continuing Education credits), ASCLS, and Leadership Academy.

This session will update participants on current legislative and regulatory issues that clinical laboratories and their professionals are facing; we will also share strategies that can enhance a strong community that successfully advocates on behalf of the profession.

Students will present research they have completed as part of their CLS coursework and answer questions from attendees.