ADLM Resources

ADLM Programs

• The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) Health Equity and Access Division: This ADLM division leads the integration, promotion, and advocacy for inclusion and diversity in advancing global science and the practice of laboratory medicine.
• Global Lab Quality Initiative: This program partners with national clinical chemistry societies outside the U.S. to improve the quality of laboratory testing worldwide.
• ADLM Annual Meeting. View the library of selected DEI and Health Equity related sessions from ADLM's Annual Meeting.

Member Education

• Special DEI Education Session. ADLM hosted a special DEI Education session, April 19 and 20, 2024 for committee member volunteers. You can download the presentation for your reference. Note: Member-only accessible.

Podcasts

• The Story of Health Equity: How can laboratory experts play a role in reducing health disparities? Join Laborastories host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer as she talks with Dr. Tiffany Gary-Webb about efforts to eliminate care gaps for medically underserved communities, and how the clinical lab can serve as a key partner in these initiatives.
• Championing DEI in Lab Medicine: Why are diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives critical to laboratory medicine and the achievement of health equity? Tune into this episode of Laborastories to find out, as host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer talks with Dr. Christina Pierre.

Survey

• ADLM has implemented a number of initiatives to advance DEI and health equity throughout the association, and laboratory medicine and pathology discipline. In September 2023, a survey was launched to the ADLM volunteer community to gather feedback, perspectives, and recommendations on next steps to advance this work. View the survey result highlights.

Videos

• Women in Laboratory Medicine: A Panel Discussion on Diversity and Inclusion
• Becoming an Ally and Advocate: A Panel Discussion for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Laboratory Medicine

Academy Guidance Document

• ADLM/NKF Guidance Document on Improving Equity in Chronic Kidney Disease Care

Articles

• The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine (JALM)
  • Special Issue on Health Disparities
  • The Toll of Preconceived Notions
• Clinical Chemistry
  • Women in Laboratory Medicine: A Q&A on Diversity and Inclusion
• Clinical Laboratory News
  • More Scrutiny on the Construct of Race
  • Laboratory Monitoring in Transgender People
  • Bridging the Health Disparities Gap