DUBLIN, Ohio, May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health
named Jennifer Dawson, MHA, LSSBB,
CPHQ, DLM (ASCP) SLS, QLC, QIHC, the 2017 recipient of the Cardinal
Health™ urEssential Award, which recognizes the
essential contributions medical laboratory professionals make to
patient care.
"Laboratory professionals work behind the scenes and away from
the patients they serve, so their important contributions often go
unrecognized; this is why the urEssential Award program aims to
shine a spotlight on exceptional laboratory professionals," said
Chris Kerski, senior vice president
and general manager of Laboratory Products at Cardinal Health. "As
an advocate for quality and patient safety, Jennifer helps ensure
laboratories in the U.S. and abroad achieve the standards necessary
to provide exceptional patient care, and we're proud to honor her
outstanding achievements."
In addition to national recognition for her contributions to
quality programs in the clinical lab and beyond, Cardinal Health
will provide a $25,000 educational
grant to the institution of higher learning of Dawson's choice.
Dawson's grant will go to Texas State
University to support students pursuing careers in clinical
laboratory science.
"As a passionate advocate of the laboratory and its role in
providing quality care and the highest level of patient safety, I'm
humbled and honored to be recognized with this prestigious
laboratory award," said Dawson. "I hope this spreads awareness of
the impactful work being done by medical laboratory professionals
and inspires others to pursue a career in this rewarding
field."
Dawson is currently the senior director of Quality for Human
Longevity, Inc. in San Diego and
affiliate faculty at Regis University
in Denver. Over the course of her
career, she has developed or revamped quality programs for many
laboratories, including building multiple labs and lab quality
programs and providing consulting services. She previously served
as vice president of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for Sonic
Healthcare USA (SHUSA), one of the
largest lab networks in the U.S. During her tenure, she was one of
four executives to build SHUSA's national esoteric reference lab
from the ground up. The non-conforming event management programs
Dawson has developed and implemented allow laboratories to identify
non-conforming events, eliminate root causes, and proactively
correct issues before patients are affected. In addition, Dawson is
heavily involved in calculating the Cost of Poor Quality, which
allows laboratories to demonstrate the financial benefits of
quality programs. She frequently publishes articles, presents
posters and aims to spread awareness and further knowledge about
lab quality.
Showcasing the impact Dawson has already had on the laboratory
industry, she's been recognized with several accolades,
including:
- 2015 American Society for Clinical Pathology Top 5 Under Forty
award
- 2015 Advance Lab Professional of the Year
- 2016 American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Voices
Under 40 award
- 2017 Austin Under 40 award
This marks the fourth year for the Cardinal Health™
urEssential Award program. Individuals working in the clinical
laboratory profession may be nominated by their managers,
colleagues, peers and students, or they may self-nominate. The
award seeks to recognize clinical laboratory professionals who have
improved their current (or former) laboratory, enhanced patient
care through their work, and increased the awareness of the
importance of the profession.
For more information on the Cardinal Health™
urEssential Award program, and to learn more about Dawson and the
five distinguished professionals selected as 2017 finalists, visit
www.cardinalhealth.com/urEssential.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health, Inc. is a
global, integrated healthcare services and products company,
providing customized solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems,
pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories and
physician offices worldwide. The company provides clinically proven
medical products and pharmaceuticals and cost-effective solutions
that enhance supply chain efficiency from hospital to home.
Cardinal Health connects patients, providers, payers, pharmacists
and manufacturers for integrated care coordination and better
patient management. As a distributor, Cardinal Health helps ensure
pharmacists, and the consumers they serve, have access to
medications they need while working to help prevent prescription
drug diversion; therefore, along with its education partners,
Cardinal Health created Generation Rx, a national program to help
prevent the misuse of prescription medications. Backed by nearly
100 years of experience, with more than 40,000 employees in nearly
60 countries, Cardinal Health ranks among the top 25 on the
Fortune 500. For more information, visit cardinalhealth.com,
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