Supported Organizations
Abbott Diagnostics is proud to support the following organizations as part of our ongoing commitment to improve healthcare (partial list).
LRV (Labs Are Vital)
Labs Are Vital™ is an initiative designed to elevate the profile of the lab and its professionals, extend the lab’s influence within the health care community, deliver practical tools, and support professional advocacy
www.labsarevital.com
AABB (American Association of Blood Banks)
AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) advances the practice and standards of transfusion medicine and related biological therapies.
www.aabb.org
AACC (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
AACC (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) is an international scientific/medical society of clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists and other individuals involved
with clinical chemistry and other clinical laboratory science-related disciplines.
www.aacc.org
ASCLS (American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science)
ASCLS (American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science), as the preeminent organization for clinical laboratory science practitioners, provides dynamic leadership and vigorously promotes all aspects
of clinical laboratory science practice, education and management to ensure excellent, accessible cost-effective laboratory services for the consumers of health care.
www.ascls.org
ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology)
ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology) is a not for profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific and charitable purposes.
www.ascp.org
ASH (American Society of Hematology)
Furthers the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic and vascular systems, by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology.
www.hematology.org
ASN (American Society of Nephrology)
Is operated exclusively for scientific and educational purposes, including enhancing the field of nephrology by advancing the scientific knowledge and clinical practice of that discipline through stimulation of basic and clinical investigation, providing access to new knowledge through the publication of journals and the holding of scientific meetings, advocating for the development of national health policies to improve the quality of care for renal patients, cooperating with other national and international societies and organizations involved in the field of nephrology, and using other means as directed by the Council of the Society.
www.asn-online.org
ATC (American Transplant Conference)
A joint annual meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST).
www.atcmeeting.org
CLMA (Clinical Laboratory Management Association)
CLMA (Clinical Laboratory Management Association) provides leadership in the clinical laboratory industry supporting laboratory professionals at every stage of their career. We educate and advocate
on behalf of our members and play a leadership role in enhancing the image and increasing the visibility of our profession.
www.clma.org
Executive War College
A unique two-day program with a single objective: To help laboratory administrators and pathologists learn practical methods for improving the organizational performance and financial success of their laboratories.
Website
ISLH (The International Society for Laboratory Hematology)
The International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH) is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 by an international group of laboratory professionals, with annual scientific meetings held in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
www.islh.org
Lab Tests Online
LabTestsOnline A public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing.
www.labtestsonline.org
SAFMLS (Society of Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientists)
Maintains and enhances high professional objectives through improved laboratory policies and technology in support of the health care delivery systems of the Armed Forces, Public Helath Services and Veterans Administration.
www.safmls.org