LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dear Colleagues and Friends—
WE NEED YOU: the collector on the front lines, the DER putting the regulations into real-world scenarios, and the creators/ inventors of new testing devices.
good luck, because pigs root forward, bringing progress and new growth vs. chickens that scratch backwards. I think this a perfect analogy for DATIA as we welcome Spring 2019: Growth, Progress, and Good Luck. DATIA is a living, breathing, membership-driven group of likeminded people coming together for the general purposes of helping each other expand, prosper, and have positive business outcomes. Keeping with the spring theme, fresh ideas come from our 1,500+ members; you don’t
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have to be a medical provider, a published author, or even the CEO of a company to have your voice and your ideas put in front and center. WE NEED YOU: the collector on the front lines, the DER puting the regulations into real-world scenarios, and the creators/ inventors of new testing devices. As we move closer to the DATIA annual conference in April, we want to be sure everyone has a chance to put their thoughts and ideas to work. Te Board of Directors is seeking your partnership, collaboration, and insight and invites
you to participate in the following commitees. Members from all walks of the drug and alcohol testing industry are welcome to join. Tis is not an organization of elitists; no specific qualification or background is required.
The DATIA 2018–2019 committees are as follows: • Membership—Te Membership Commitee is responsible for identifying sources of prospects for DATIA membership and identifying related industries to promote DATIA membership and programs. Te commitee is also vital in helping shape DATIA’s marketing message, including its online presence, member benefits, and the annual member survey.
• Efficacy, Impairment, and Trends on drugs—Te members of this commitee will work to develop data and resources to enable members to promote the benefits of drug testing to end-users. In addition, they will also focus on the evolving use of marijuana as well as the opioid epidemic. Defining impairment levels for marijuana will be addressed as part of this goal. And finally, members will also look at drug panel relevance and help with promoting the use of alternative specimen testing technologies as part of this commitee.
• Education—Te Education Commitee is responsible for the development of industry standards/best practices and educational programs to benefit members. Tis includes assisting in the development of industry standards, identifying topics for training programs, and soliciting presenters and writers for webinars and DATIA focus magazine. Te commitee also assists with development of the annual conference sessions and is responsible for identifying industry leaders to speak at the annual conference, providing suggestions for conference session topics, and assisting in the development of the conference theme.
elcome in the New Year, spring, and the Year of the Pig according to the Chinese calendar. Te pig is oſten thought of as a brutish, inatentive, glutonous animal. However, an old Pennsylvania Dutch tradition is to eat pork in the New Year for
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