James Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FACB, will be the new Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute representative to participate on the Editorial Review Board of the Lab Tests Online® website at http://www.labtestsonline.org/. This website is the product of a unique collaboration among professional societies representing the clinical laboratory community. Organized by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), each participant in this collaboration has supported the development of content on the site through countless voluntary hours writing, editing, and reviewing the material. AACC produced the site as part of its ongoing commitment to educating the public about laboratory testing.

CLSI is a collaborating partner with Lab Tests Online. We are dedicated to service in the area of healthcare testing and related healthcare services, and value this opportunity to support the much-needed effort for consumer education in the area of medical laboratory testing. “Jim is a talented CLSI volunteer and we are proud that he is our representative at Lab Tests Online,” said Glen Fine, Executive Vice President at CLSI.

Lab Tests Online has been designed to help patients and family caregivers better understand the many clinical laboratory tests that are part of routine care, as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases. It is also a quick reference tool and resource for medical professionals to keep up with advances in laboratory science. Lab Tests Online helps users learn about their tests and discuss them more clearly with their doctors.
  
Dr. Nichols is an Associate Professor of Pathology at Tufts University School of Medicine and Director, Clinical Chemistry for Baystate Health in Springfield, MA. Baystate Health includes Franklin Medical Center, Mary Lane Hospital, and Baystate Medical Center, a leading acute care center in New England. Dr. Nichols is responsible for Clinical Chemistry including core automated chemistry, immunoassay, endocrinology, toxicology/therapeutic drug analysis, esoteric testing, and point-of-care testing conducted through Baystate Reference Laboratories, one of America’s largest hospital-based outreach programs. Dr. Nichols’ research interests span evidence-based medicine, information management, laboratory automation, point-of-care testing, and toxicology.
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