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Dr. Alfred Hartmann Receives Service Award from CAP
-from the CAP press release -
 Northfield, ILL. - Alfred E. Hartmann, MD, FCAP, a pathologist from Sioux Falls, SD., has been honored with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Laboratory Improvement Program Service Award at a ceremony held on October 11, 2009, in Washington DC at CAP '09 - The Pathologists' Meeting.
The award, established in 2006, is presented to an individual serving within the ranks of the CAP's Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA) who has demonstrated exceptional service. Dr. Hartmann was honored for his outstanding contributions and service to the CAP Laboratory Improvement Programs.
Dr. Hartmann is acknowledged for his many contributions to the College, beginning in 1975, when he was a member of the Product Evaluation Subcommittee. In subsequent years he went on to chair the Chemistry Resource Committee and the Standards Committee. He further supported the College through service on the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Resource Committee, the Laboratory Planning and Design Committee, and the Surveys Committee. Dr. Hartmann also has served as an inspector on the Inspection & Acceditation Committee for 25 years.
"Being involved with the college has been a rewarding experience both professionally and socially," said Dr. Hartmann. "I am deeply honored to be recognized by my peers with this award."
Dr. Hartmann is a Clinical Professor of Laboratory Medicine Emeritus at the Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D. Additionally, he is a pathologist at Physicians Laboratory, LTD. in Sioux Falls, S.D., where he was president for 14 years. He was also the Medical Director of Laboratories at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Dr. Hartmann has also served on the Board of Directors for the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards for nine years.
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is a medical society that serves more than 17,000 physician members and the laboratory community throughout the world. It is the world's largest association composed exclusively of pathologists and is widely considered the leader in laboratory quality assurance. The CAP is an advocate for high quality and cost-effective patient care.
CONGRATULATIONS, DR. HARTMANN!
 Dr. Desiree Langel new Physicians Laboratory Dermatopathologist
On Nov. 1, 2009 PL welcomed Dr. Desiree J. Langel to our Sioux Falls facility. Dr. Langel is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha and completed her combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. She has completed fellowship training in both Surgical Pathology and Dermatopathology. Dr. Langel comes to us from the Minneapolis area where she has served as the Director of the Division of Dermatopathology at the University of Minnesota since 2004. Welcome, Dr. Langel!
Physicians Laboratory welcomes
Dr. Richard D. Strom!
On Sept. 1, 2009 PL welcomed Dr. Richard Strom to our facility at Yankton. He is a graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. Dr. Strom and his wife are excited to be back in their home state and look forward to becoming active in the Yankton community. PL is proud to have Dr. Strom as part of our team!
Congratulations to
Helen Birkeland, CT, MB(ASCP)!
Helen recently completed the Molecular Laboratory Diagnostics Program through Michigan State University and became board-certified as a Molecular Pathology Technologist in June, 2009.
CANCER PATIENT INFORMATION: What Can Your Pathologists Tell You?
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According to federal regulations, a laboratory must ensure that each individual engaged in the examination of gynecologic preparations annually completes a proficiency testing program approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Proficiency testing programs to receive CMS approval were implemented in 2005. All pathologists and cytotechnologists at Physicians Laboratory in Sioux Falls, Northwest Iowa, Mitchell, and Yankton have participated in and passed approved proficiency testing in gynecologic cytology for 2005 and 2006.
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