APPIA Tops Program: Optimize Patient Outcomes by Improving PreAnalytics

Robert L. Lott, BS, HTL(ASCP) is the External Quality Assessment Manager at Roche Tissue Diagnostics/Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. in Tucson, AZ. Mr. Lott graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelors degree in biology, completed his clinical training at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and held various positions there for more than 20 years including Manager of Anatomic Pathology. He has been actively involved in the Alabama Society for Histotechnology and in 2002 received the Presidents Award for Excellence, Professionalism and Knowledge. He served as the National Society for Histotechnology (NSH) appointee to the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) Board of Directors. In addition, he served on the Histotechnology Examination Committee of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) from 1993 to 1998, chaired that committee from 1996 through 1998 and was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Qualification in Immunohistochemistry (QIHC). Mr. Lott has a special interest in histology education/certification and in that regard has presented numerous workshops at the local, state and national levels. He is a current adjunct faculty member for the Histotechnology Training Program at Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD and has served as an on-line mentor for students enrolled in that program for the last 15 years. He is a long time member of the Education Committee of NSH and worked extensively on the update and revision of the on-line Self-Assessment Series. Mr. Lott served as a NSH appointee to the NSH/CAP Histotechnology Committee, which administers the HistoQIP program at the College of American Pathologists, from 2005 thru 2011 and was re-appointed to that committee in 2013. Mr. Lott was named the 2010 NSH Histotechnologist of the Year.