Medical laboratory observer.

Special Report -- Relocating the Blood Center -- Clinical Issues -- Increase laboratory accuracy with direct HbA1c testing -- Are critical analyzers a career roadblock or an opportunity for new skills? -- Lab Management -- Medical laboratory safety management -- Repetitiveness stress in pre/post analytical tasks -- Special Feature -- The beauty of disk diffusion susceptibility testing-a legacy not be forgotten -- Education -- The constant evolution and challenges of electronic medical records -- EHRs are in every lab's DNA -- The Primer -- RAPD for strain identification -- Future Buzz -- The importance of doing phlebotomy right -- Save One Life -- In the Field -- Where does all the blood go? -- Continuing Education -- The effect on blood supply when implementing donor interval strategies to prevent iron deficiency -- CE Test -- Departments -- From the Editor -- The Observatory -- MarketPlace -- Spotlights -- Advertiser's index -- Executive Snapshot -- SunCoast Blood Bank CEO, Scott Bush, streamlines test operations and implements retention tactics.