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When I sat at my desk to write this, my first article for Our Space, I wondered where I should start. Unfortunately, the tragic events of the last couple of weeks have provided a starting point. The Boston Marathon bombing and the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion, once again have demonstrated the importance of a…

As with so many, my heart is broken over the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Although I cannot fathom the trauma suffered by the victims, families, and witnesses affected, the fact that it happened at a race hits close to home. My husband and his brother have run numerous marathons, I have many friends who…

I was a bit surprised to open Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making, a   book by Gary Klein, and find a well-thought-out discussion of a conundrum that has been nagging me my entire career: how do we optimally balance critical thinking, experience, and independent judgment with standardized metrics, standard operating…

A recent survey found that Congress is less popular than root canals, traffic jams, and Brussels sprouts.   Between partisan wrangling, brinksmanship, and the challenge of coming to agreement, it’s no wonder many would prefer eating their vegetables to watching the legislative process. And yet, Congress has enjoyed a number of important achievements in recent months.…

I want to congratulate and thank America’s Blood Centers’ Meetings Committee, ABC staff and members for an excellent Annual Meeting event. The topics were compelling, participant engagement was excellent, and a professional discourse of the highest caliber occurred throughout. These characteristics reflect an association founded on sound fundamentals, which despite our recent change in leadership…