[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  TRIBUTE TO THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR 
CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
 Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to 
recognize the invaluable contributions that Dana Duzan, outgoing 
president of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science 
(ASCLS), has made to the clinical laboratory science profession.
  In her leadership role with the Society, Ms. Duzan has dedicated 
herself to promoting the clinical laboratory profession and helping 
guarantee that the public has access to quality laboratory services. 
She has strengthened ASCLS's tradition of proactive involvement in 
government affairs and led the Society in its efforts to ensure that 
health care reform measures recognize laboratory testing as an integral 
part of health care delivery. During her tenure, ASCLS worked to 
maintain the integrity of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement 
Amendments (CLIA) and protect the laboratory and the public from 
potentially damaging reform measures such as co-insurance and 
competitive bidding. And in her efforts to promote the interests of the 
laboratory profession, she has remained an undaunted champion of 
patient interests, believing that all Americans have the right to 
quality, accessible laboratory services.
  Ms. Duzan's leadership style reflects the team approach she takes in 
managing the hematology laboratory at the Sacred Heart Medical Center 
in Spokane, WA. Her dedication to coalition building can be seen in 
ASCLS's involvement with a variety of colleague health care 
organizations, in the Society's commitment to bringing the clinical 
laboratory industry together as a united front, and in ASCLS's unique 
partnership with industry leaders.
  As president of the Society, Ms. Duzan has worked to further the 
mission of the Society, including promoting high standards of practice 
in the workplace, advocating professional autonomy, ensuring 
professional competence, supporting continuing education, and enhancing 
the public's understanding and respect for the profession and its 
practitioners.
  In conclusion, Ms. Duzan's love of science, her tireless service to 
ASCLS and the laboratory profession, and her dedication to making 
laboratory services available to all make her an inspiration to her 
professional peers. She is to be commended for her valuable 
contributions and personal commitment to her work.


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