Celebrate Medical Laboratory Professionals Week at Michigan Medicine

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (MLPW) originated in 1975 in an effort to raise public understanding and appreciation of the impact of the laboratory as it relates to a patient’s diagnosis and care.

It is also critical for the public to understand the quality and professional accountability the lab has as it relates to the patient. Laboratorians play a vital role as a member of the health care team.

MLPW will be held from April 21-27 and in celebration, the Department of Pathology has planned a week of engaging activities to recognize and educate everyone on the excellent patient care the laboratories provide.

The events include:

• 10^th Clinical Pathology Symposium: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Monday, April 22, NCRC, Building 10, Research Auditorium
  • 11 a.m.: Clinical and Laboratory-based Approaches for Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorders (Register using MLearning code PATH-92046)
  • 12:05 p.m.: The Shifting Paradigms for Hemophilia Treatment (Register using MLearning code PATH-92047)
  • 1:10 p.m.: 3^rd annual Batsakis Lecture-Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigations in Michigan: Notes from the Field with Justin Henderson, M.P.H. (Register using MLearning coade PATH-90235)
  • P.A.C.E has approved a total of 3 credits for the program.

• Café table: Monday, April 22. Stop by a table in the UH cafeteria to meet the Lab Ambassadors, learn more about the profession and pick up a few giveaways.

• Lab tours: Friday, April 26. Tours begin in front of the Specimen Processing area at 2UH. Each tour lasts about 30 minutes. Click here for more information.