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Steve Valorz Receives Outstanding
Contributions to Point-of-Care Testing Award
 July
19, 2011 - The AACC CPOCT Division selected Medical
Automation Systems’ Steve Valorz of Charlottesville, VA to
receive its Outstanding Contributions to Point-of-Care
Testing Award in 2011.
Steve was nominated for this award, which has only been
given twice before, by five POC coordinators representing
POC regional groups in Ohio, Texas, Florida, California, and
Virginia. Steve is being honored for his commitment to
building a network of POC regional organizations throughout
the United States and helping to advance recognition of
point-of-care specialists and coordinators within the
healthcare community.
Steve launched and supports the website
www.pointofcare.net
as a platform for communication, networking, and education
among point-of-care coordinators. This website now serves
over 30 regional POC groups totally more than 1,500 POCCs.
Steve was also influential in starting Afterglow, a social
event which first took place in 2005 at the AACC Annual
Meeting and which has continued annually since then. It has
evolved into the “social event of the year” where POCC’s
from around the world can meet and have fun during an
evening at the AACC Annual Meeting.
Steve also actively supports the AACC CPOCT Division as its
newsletter editor and webmaster and promotes communication
among POC Coordinators using these media.
In endorsing Steve for this award, the nominees describe
Steve as conscientious and dependable and also a lot of fun.
The CPOCT Division is proud to honor Steve’s contributions
to the Division and the profession. |
