Welcome to The Hematologist: News and Reports for the ASH Member
Roy L. Silverstein, MD, Editor-in-ChiefWelcome to The Hematologist. I am honored to serve as the third editor of this publication, which is now in its sixth year as both a print and online publication. The Hematologist was originally conceived as an informative and educational year-round vehicle to enhance communication for ASH membership. Given the broad constituency of ASH, which includes laboratory-based basic and translational scientists, clinical investigators, practicing clinicians from the disciplines of adult and pediatric hematology and oncology, pathology and laboratory medicine, transfusion medicine, and vascular medicine, as well as trainees in both the clinical and laboratory arenas, this is a daunting charge. Nevertheless, all are dedicated to improving the lives of those with disorders of the blood and, thereby, are part of a marvelous and vibrant community.
The “heart” of The Hematologist will continue to be the Diffusion pieces. In a research-driven field like ours, we will continue to see continued movement toward more and more sub-specialization, both at the bench and bedside. The Diffusion articles, by providing brief but cogent and clinically relevant summaries of the “hottest” publications in hematology, serve as outstanding tools to help ASH members to keep up with the most important basic, translational and clinical research advances across the broad expanse of hematology. I am grateful to our editorial board for their outstanding work in choosing the best articles and writing the reviews.
As we begin our second half-century as a society, we are likely to see unprecedented transformations. With the help of our dedicated members and outstanding staff, ASH has developed a coherent communications strategy for which The Hematologist will play an important role. We hope to expand its role in communicating important developments in our discipline related to practice, research, public policy, government affairs, training, education, and career development, as well as occasionally highlighting significant personal achievements of ASH members. Communications from ASH officers and standing committee chairs will appear on a regular basis, as will discussions of important controversies in our field. We also recognize that the “American” Society of Hematology is an international society, and we will make every effort to address the needs and interests of our non-North American members.
The Hematologist was developed to serve. Our aim is to keep it lively and informative and relevant to the entire spectrum of ASH membership. As editor, I am committed to the traditions of our previous editors, Drs. Andrew Schafer and Peter Emanuel, which include frequent review and assessment based on solicited and unsolicited input from ASH membership. We welcome your feedback and suggestions at any time for how we can improve the usefulness of The Hematologist.
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