American Society for Clinical Pathology

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (NMLPW) is an annual celebration of the medical laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in every aspect of health care.

NMLPW is a chance for medical laboratory personnel to celebrate their professionalism and be recognized for their efforts. Often, they use this time to inform and educate medical colleagues and the public about the medical laboratory. Since laboratorians often work behind the scenes, few people know much about the critical testing they perform every day.

Lab Professionals Week is held annually during the last full week of April. The next Lab Professionals Week will be held the last full week of April 2011.

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is sponsored by:
American Society for Clinical Pathology
AACC
AABB
American Medical Technologists
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
American Society for Microbiology
American Society of Cytopathology
Association of Public Health Laboratories
CLMA
College of American Pathologists
National Society for Histotechnology

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Meet the 2010 ASCP Lab Professionals Week Pizza Party Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Lab Professionals Week Pizza Party competition. We asked you for examples of how your laboratory team works together in the lab—and collaborates with other healthcare professionals outside the lab. And you told us in record numbers. more...

Hutcheson Medical Center Visit to Georgia State Capitol
Representatives from Hutcheson Medical Center, Fort Oglethorpe, GA, had an audience with the Governor of Georgia to Proclaim April 18 - 24 National Medical Laboratory Week. more...

Materials for Speaking to Young Students About Lab Careers
Do you plan to visit middle or high school science classes to tell young students about the laboratory profession this year? Laboratory Professionals Week is a perfect time to do that. Aside from bringing ASCP’s new Laboratory Careers Comic Book, you might also want to download some of the PowerPoints and lesson plans available at the following website.

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Certificate of Recognition
ASCP provides a template for a special certificate of recognition (PDF) that participants in Lab Professionals Week can use to thank those in their organizations who have contributed to the success of the laboratory. more...

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2010 Lab Professionals Week "Idea Book" Planning Guide
This Planning Guide "Idea Book" is a brief review of some of the most successful “tricks of the trade” used over the years to promote Lab Professionals Week. As good as these ideas are, the most important thing in promoting National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is to put your imagination to work and tailor your celebration to the goals you set for your specific organization’s observance. View an e-book version here.

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