April 14 to April 20, 2024
The Future Is Lab
Every single day, the work of laboratory professionals and pathologists is instrumental in healthcare and the delivery of patient care. Their diagnostic testing, performed in the lab, is a crucial part of the healthcare process. The 49th Annual Lab Week is sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). This initiative was established in 1975 and born out of a collaborative effort by 17 national medical organizations, all to enhance the public’s understanding of the invaluable work that clinical laboratory personnel provide.
2024’s theme for Lab Week is: The Future Is Lab, and from patient advocacy to navigating the unique challenges (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic), laboratory professionals act as an invaluable resource and assets that make healthcare delivery possible. As healthcare science and technology have advanced over the decades, laboratory professionals continue to protect our future by skillfully adapting to evolving patient care and public health challenges.
Lab Heroes and Patient Advocates
At BioReference®, our employees are acknowledged throughout the year for their professional accomplishments, contributions to patient care, and roles in the healthcare delivery continuum. During Lab Week, we take this opportunity to spotlight our team of laboratory professionals and their dedication to the work they perform inside the lab.
Many reputable healthcare and industry organizations are responsible for organizing Lab Week, which aims to bring attention to laboratory professionals’ vital role and encourage communities, families, friends, and colleagues to celebrate their contributions.
The Lab Week Organizational Committee:
- Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB)
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
- American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants (AAPA)
- Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT)
- American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP)
- American Society of Cytopathology (ASC)
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- American Society for Cytotechnology (ASCT)
- American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
- Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)
- Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
- College of American Pathologists (CAP)
- National Society for Histotechnology (NSH)
