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Kenneth E. Blick, PhD Everett Tower Room EB407 800 N.E. 13th Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  73190 PHONE:  (405)  271-7632 E-MAIL:  Ken Blick

TITLES

Professor of Pathology

Director of Clinical Chemistry

Director of Immunoassay/Endocrine Laboratories

EDUCATION

Western Kentucky University
B.S.-ACS Chemistry, Mathematics (1966)

University of Kentucky
Ph.D.-Inorganic Chemistry/Analytical Spectroscopy (1969)

University of Kentucky
Postdoctoral Fellow (1970)

Honors

Outstanding Speaker Award, 2005, American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Elected to Board of Directors, National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry

Regents Award for Superior Professional and University Service, 2008

Research Interests/Sub-Specialty

The majority of our work has been focused in the use of laboratory information systems to a) improve the flow of patient information in the hospital; b) interpret laboratory results using expert systems technology; c) apply decision making software to improve quality in the laboratory; and d) improve specific applications development in anatomic pathology and blood bank. We have also used information systems to build databases in cancer studies where we have investigated the use of tumor ploidy, and other markers, for their diagnostic and prognostic value. Pituitary tumors have been an area of focus. Similar approaches have been used with databases and statistics to evaluate the utilization of laboratory tests for a) immunosuppressive drugs; b) tumor markers; c) cardiovascular disease markers; and d) various endocrinologic assays. We have also studied various approaches for automating immunoassays used for measuring various hormones, drugs, viral antigens, tumor markers, etc.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Blick KE. Cost effective workstation consolidation using the chiron ACS: 180 and valuanalysis. J Clin Ligand Assay. 1997; 20: 265-268.
2. Blick KE. Information management's key role in today's critical care environment. Medical Laboratory Observer, Special Edition, August, 1997.
3. Mold JW, Aspy C, Blick KE, and Lawler F. The determination and interpretation of reference intervals for multichannel serum chemistry tests blood chemistry panels. J Family Practice. 1998; 46: 233-241.
4. Nadasdy T, Lajoie G, Laszik A, Blick KE, Molnar-Nadasda G and Silva FG. Cell proliferation in the developing human kidney. Ped Develop Pathol. 1998; 1: 49-55.
5. Blick KE: Refinements in Automated Immunoassay Analyzer Technology Advance/Laboratory 2003;12(7):84-90.
6. Holland LL, Smith LL, Blick KE: Total laboratory automation can help eliminate the laboratory as a factor in emergency department length of stay. Am J Clin Pathol. May 2006;125(5):765-770.

Book Chapter

1. Blick KE and Passey RB:  Quality Control for the Clinical Laboratory.   In LA Kaplan, AJ Pesce, and S Kazmierczak, ed., Clinical Chemistry, 4^th Edition: Theory, Analysis, Correlation, Philadelphia: Mosby, 2003.