Children's Health
Join ADLM in celebrating Children's Health Month in October! Laboratory medicine plays a critical role in ensuring that pediatric patients receive safe, precise, and timely care.
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Championing pediatric reference intervals (PRIs)
Children are not small adults – they need accurate, age-specific laboratory tests. ADLM leads efforts to establish evidence-based PRIs so their test results are interpreted correctly. ADLM is calling on Congress to fund the CDC's PRI initiative.
More on PRIs
Get quick facts on PRIs
Download our one-pager (PDF).
Browse the PRI advocacy toolkit
Get informed about pediatric reference intervals and meet our partners.
ADLM’s position statement on PRIs
We support the creation of a national repository of pediatric samples from healthy children that can be used to develop more precise reference intervals.
Laborastories Podcast
The story of children's health
What are pediatric reference intervals and why are they critical for children’s health? Host Dr. Paul J. Jannetto and Dr. Erin Schuler discuss the current state of pediatric reference intervals, why national investment is needed to improve them, and how ADLM is addressing this advocacy priority.
Collaborating to advance newborn screening in Kazakhstan
Aigerim Kamzina, PhD, a participant at ADLM's newborn screening workshop in Kazakhstan, always knew she wanted to be a doctor.
Right before graduating from university, her passion pointed her to neonatology, where she cherishes being able to read the expressions of babies and to figure out what might be going on with their health.
Newborn screening
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Learn about newborn screening
Newborn screening plays a critical role in guaranteeing the health of children worldwide by detecting deadly or disabling conditions.
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Paving the way for nation-wide newborn screening improvements in Colombia
Child mortality is declining in Colombia, but more still needs to be done
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ADLM's position statement on newborn screening
Newborn screening is vital to improving children’s health. ADLM endorses public-private efforts to maintain, improve, and expand screening programs.
From the Academy
In children, abnormal serum lipid levels are associated with dyslipidemia and increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in adulthood.
Over the past few decades, we have witnessed remarkable progress in the global fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Children exposed to poisonous agents present unique concerns in the medical field.
Ferritin is the major storage protein for iron and is involved in iron uptake and accumulation.
Fetal lung maturity (FLM) testing is no longer recommended in any clinical scenarios involving pregnant women to aid in timing of delivery.
One pillar of ADLM’s strategic plan is advocacy and influence — and it exists for a single reason: better patient care.
Our international, peer-reviewed journals, Clinical Chemistry and The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, feature cutting-edge research related to children's health.
Webinar
Pediatric Lab Puzzles
Pediatric lab medicine has many unique challenges that impact patient care, including specimen ordering, collection, and result interpretation.
In this webinar, Dr. Dickerson will discuss common challenges in pediatric lab medicine, framed by common questions asked to laboratory professionals by care providers and share case examples to illustrate approaches to these challenges. These include 1) difficult collections; 2) pediatric reference interval validation techniques; and 3) optimizing laboratory stewardship for this population.
In this webinar, Dr. Dickerson will discuss common challenges in pediatric lab medicine, framed by common questions asked to laboratory professionals by care providers and share case examples to illustrate approaches to these challenges. These include 1) difficult collections; 2) pediatric reference interval validation techniques; and 3) optimizing laboratory stewardship for this population.
Featured CLN articles
It could catch more children with hearing loss earlier and guide interventions that potentially prevent delayed development of language and social skills.
A team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital reduced care disparities between Black and White mothers by modifying peripartum urine drug screening.
How one hospital worked across disciplines to streamline their workflow and improve care.
A recent study suggests that the current use of hepatitis B and varicella serology in children may be inappropriate because of rapid waning of titers.
ADLM congressional briefing that explains the importance of laboratory developed tests for pediatric care.