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Mountaineer Med Line
May 2016
President’s Message
Inside this issue:
President’s Message 1
District Councilor's
Message
2
Aplastic Anemia by
Shilo Summers
3
WVSSAMT Board
Members, Editor’s
Message
4
WVSSAMTS Spring
meeting pictures
5
AMT Links 6
2016 National
Convention
7
Mountaineer Med Line
Mountaineers are Always Free
Shilo Summers is a 23 year old graduate
of Pierpont Community and Technical
College. She graduated with an AAS of
Medical Technology in May. She com-
pleted her clinical rotations at FRMC and
Forbes Hospital. A Fairmont native, she
has been involved with 4-H since she
was eight and now serves as a leader for
Marion county. At school, she was the
President of the Student MLT Associa-
tion. Shilo is planning to continue her
education focusing on her MT. We
would like to thank Shilo for sharing her
papers with us. Congratulations with
your future endeavors.
Donation 8
The WVSSAMT Mountaineer Med Line is published twice a year. It is sent to all state
members, National Board Members, and Editors to inform them of our state society and
upcoming events. Any article appearing in the newsletter represents the opinion of the
author and is not necessarily the WVSSAMT unless the article is so designated.
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Fellow WVSSAMT members
Happy Spring! Even though the experts tell us we have had a “mild” winter, I am glad to see the sunshine
and feel the warmer temperatures. Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal, and I hope that you are planning
to “renew” your interest in our state society. Please plan to attend our spring educational and business
meeting to be held on Saturday, April 23rd at the Holiday Inn Express in Fairmont. We are offering 4.5
CEUs, and ask that members bring a donation for Pet Helpers in lieu of the $10 meeting registration fee.
Check out the meeting notice for a needs list for Pet Helpers – it is a worthy cause. We will also be holding
elections of officers at the meeting – if you are interested in becoming more involved in your state society,
consider volunteering your time and running for an office or the Board of Directors. Feel free to contact
me if you would like to be on the ballot or have any questions.
National Dental Assistants Week was held March 6-12, 2016, and National Medical Laboratory Professionals
Week will be held April 24-20, 2016. Thank you for your dedication to your respective professions.
The AMT National Convention will be held July 17-22, 2016, in Memphis, TN at the Peabody Hotel. Early
bird registration must be submitted by May1, and is $200. If you are planning to attend and would be inter-
ested in representing WV as a delegate, please let one of the officers or Board members know. WV Bylaws
state that you must have attended a WV state society business meeting in the past year to serve as a dele-
gate.. WV has a total of eight delegate slots available in the various disciplines of AMT, and it would be won-
derful to have a full delegation in Memphis.
In closing, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to serve as your president. If you have any ques-
tions, feel free to contact me at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Janet Crigler, MT(AMT)
WVSSAMT President
District Councilor’s Message
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Greetings Eastern District Members,
I’m incredibly excited for the opportunity to spring forward to embrace new beginnings with new agendas.
As a member AMT for 25 years, I have been active within NYSSAMT and AMT Nationals in numerous committees. The extent of my
work experience is from research lab assistant, patient health care, allied health instructor, and lab accessioning. Presently, as an
integral part of the NYSSAMT path in providing schools and students with real world experience, by invitation I participate in various
school and student activities. This year at the AMT National, I will join the members of the convention committee.
On that note, I want to encourage the members to register early for the AMT National Convention to Memphis, Tennessee July 17 to
21, 2016 before May 1st. This early bird registration will be $200 whereas after the deadline it will be $425. The discount will
expire after May 1st without extension. Hotel room reservation rates will apply July 12 to July 26, 2016, however reservation “cut-
off” date for the current rates, is June 22, 2016 (upon room availability).
A tourism tax of $2 per day was effective beginning January 1, 2016 and applies to all hotels in the City of Memphis. This tax
was imposed by the City Council and is not an optional fee that is being imposed by the hotels. This is to inform you that a
$2 tourism tax per day will be added to your hotel bill at the Peabody.
AMT National Convention program will be available at the AMT website (americanmedtech.org). Carefully review the changes on the
format of the program. 2016 program will start Sunday with five workshops.
Next year, 2017 AMT convention will be at Kansas City, Missouri, Intercontinental Hotel July 9 to 13.
An alert reminder to all members to comply with the Certification Continuation Program (CCP) by recording your CEUs online in the
AMTrax at the AMT website. It is very important that you enter your CEUs in order to maintain an active certification.
The states must remember to submit copies of the attendance sheets to the AMT office for each session of your state meetings. It
serves as verification that the member has attended the session and is claiming it for CE.
There is a modified speaker presentation form that includes an area for objectives. The form can be found on the State leaders re-
sources page under meeting forms at the AMT website.
Dental Assistant Week is March 6 - 12, 2016 and Medical Lab Professional Week is April 24 - 30, 2016. Remember to celebrate
and recognize these members for their contribution to patient health care.
Looking forward to visiting the societies this year and meeting the members. See you at the Memphis convention.
With best regards,
Ivette Rivera
Ivette Rivera, BS,RMA,RPT,AHI
Eastern District Councillor
(917)864-3227
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Aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare and serious hypoproliferative disorder in which the bone marrow decreases production of red blood
cells (erythroid), white blood cells (myeloid), and platelets (megakaryocytic) known as pancytopenia (Aplastic Anemia, 2011).Pancytopenia is a
decrease in all three of the cell lineages (McKenzie, 2015).Hypoproliferative anemia is defined as “A heterogeneous group of acquired or inher-
ited disorders in which there is a normocytic or macrocytic, normochromic anemia associated with chronic bone marrow hypocellularity”
(McKenzie, 2015).AA can occur at any age, and is not specific to race or gender (Aplastic Anemia, 2011).It is, however, often diagnosed more in
children, young adults, and the elderly (Aplastic Anemia, 2011).Those diagnosed with AA are at risk for developing infections or complications
with bleeding. The emergence of symptoms of AA are subtle. Initial signs are bleeding with petechial and mucosal hemorrhages and often infec-
tion (McKenzie, 2015). Patients with AA may also experience dizziness when standing up, coldness in extremities, and chest pains. Fatigue, a
pale complexion, and cardiopulmonary complications may also present in cases of AA. Hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy are not seen.
However, splenomegaly has been seen in later stages of the disease (McKenzie, 2015).
AA is classified into two categories: acquired or inherited. Acquired aplastic anemia is thought to be caused by environmental expo-
sures. These exposures include: toxins such as pesticides, radiation and chemotherapy, treatments for autoimmune diseases and infectious
diseases such as hepatitis, HIV, and cytomegalovirus. Pregnancy can also be a cause of acquired AA.According to the Aplastic Anemia & MDS
International Foundation, about 75 out of 100 cases of AA do not have a known cause. When a case of AA is unable to be linked to a cause, it
is known as idiopathic. It is thought that the immune system causes the destruction of hematopoietic elements in the bone marrow (Meyers,
2009). While most cases of AA are idiopathic, it is imperative to have a thorough patient history to rule out any environmental exposures as
the cause. Acquired AA is more commonly seen in adults (McKenzie, 2015).
Inherited AA is typically seen more in children and is often associated with a preexisting congenital defect (McKenzie, 2015).Clinical
findings of short stature, café au lait spots, and skeletal anomalies should be a sign to the physician that a congenital form of AA may be present.
There are several types of congenital forms of AA (Alkhouri, 1999). Fanconi’s anemia affects the younger age group, usually between 3 and 14
years of age but has been seen in patients in their 30s (Alkhouri, 1999). This disorder is a result of a variety of molecular defects.Fanconi ane-
mia sometimes presents without apparent clinical symptoms. Dyskeratosis congenita is another form of inherited AA with clinical findings of
white patches on the gums, poor nail formation, and pigmentation of the skin. Dyskeratosis congenita is an inherited bone marrow failure syn-
drome (McKenzie, 2015).Having a detailed patient history, especially a family history, is vital for aid in identification of inherited AA.
There are three subtypes of aplastic anemia that detail the severity of the disease. These three groups are based on the neutrophil
count. In moderate aplastic anemia (MAA) the patient experiences few or no symptoms and laboratory data reveals low counts in the CBC,
however, these results are not as low as severe anemia. A neutrophil count of less than 500 cells/mL is categorized as severe aplastic anemia
(SAA). Very severe aplastic anemia (VSAA) is diagnosed when the neutrophil count is less than 200 cells/mL (Aplastic Anemia, 2011).
References
Alkhouri, N., & Ericson, S. G. (1999). Aplastic Anemia: Review of Etiology and Treatment. Hospital Physician, 46-52. Retrieved February 19,
2016, from http://www.turner- white.com/memberfile.php?PubCode=hp_may99_anemia.pdf
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (2011, January 21).Retrieved February 22, 2016, from http://www.aamds.org/
McKenzie, S. B., Williams, J. L., & Landis-Piwowar, K. (2015). Clinical Laboratory Hematology (3rd ed.). Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Meyers, G. (2009). Aplastic Anemia: Review Questions. Hospital Physician, 36-38. Retrieved February 19, 2016, from http://www.turner-
white.com/memberfile.php?PubCode=hp_jan09_rqhematology.pdf
Student
Spotlight
Shilo
Summers
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WVSSAMT MEMBERS AND BOARD
Janet Crigler, MT Kitty Carr, MT
WVSSAMT President Vice President
[email protected] NMAW Coordinator
Home phone: 304-476-1102 NLPW Coordinator
work phone: 304-367-7373 [email protected]
Kimberly Cheuvront, Ph. D. Deanna Wilson-Ayers
Secretary/Legislative Chair Treasurer
[email protected] [email protected]
Lisa Turner, MT Randall Spragg
Editor Board Member
Rosette Richardson Carol Miller
Board Member Board Member
[email protected] [email protected]
Michael Straight
Board Member
Editor’s Message
Hello all,
Happy Spring! We had a great Spring Meeting
on April 23rd. In lieu of registration, we do-
nated products to our local PetHelpers,Inc.
They were very appreciative. Our own Janet
Crigler and Kim Cheuvront were among the
speakers. Kathy Nigh spoke on multi resistant
organisms. Rosette Richardson’s mom, Rose
Menas catered our lunch. It was delicious.
Janet, Carol Miller and Michael Waide will be
attending the 2016 AMT National meeting in
Memphis. Carol also was nominated for the
Chet Dziekonski Award. Several years ago Kitty
Carr won the award. I hope you all have a fabu-
lous summer. I’ll see you in November.
Lisa Turner
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WVSSAMT Donation to PetHelpers, Inc.
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