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Start Your Annual Meeting Journey with ADLM University

ADLM University courses are the ideal starting point for your ADLM Annual Meeting experience. These highly interactive, hands-on courses focus on building practical skills you can apply immediately in your laboratory.

Led by expert faculty and delivered in small-group settings of 30–50 participants, ADLM University emphasizes learning by doing with meaningful engagement and real-world problem solving. Courses cover essential topics in laboratory medicine and operation, including method validation, preanalytical errors, and point-of-care testing, as well as growing areas like data science that are shaping the future of the field.

ADLM University Courses take place on Sunday, July 26, and are an essential first step in your meeting journey. Plan to arrive in Anaheim early to begin building—and growing—the skills that matter most.

Learn more about ADLM University

ADLM University delivers advanced, expert‑led coursework for laboratory medicine professionals, explore available courses and register by visiting the registration page for pricing details.  

Sunday, July 26 | 9 am - 12pm

• How to constructively avoid crucial conversations
  3.0 ACCENT credits / Not eligible for CME credit
  This highly interactive course equips laboratory professionals with practical frameworks to understand themselves, read others, and adapt their communication to reduce conflict and strengthen collaboration.
• Fundamentals of method evaluation and validation
  3.0 ACCENT credits / 3.0 CME credits
  This foundational course equips laboratory professionals with the knowledge and practical strategies needed to meet method evaluation requirements, establish performance standards, and confidently assess assay acceptability in clinical practice.
• Accelerating transformational change in clinical labs through project and program management
  3.0 ACCENT credits / 3.0 CME credits
  Empower transformational change in your laboratory through this interactive course, which blends project and program management fundamentals, Agile tools, and real‑world case studies to deliver actionable results.

Sunday, July 26 | 9 am - 4pm

• Practical considerations in evaluating and implementing AI solutions for today’s clinical laboratorian
  6.0 ACCENT credits / 6.0 CME credits
  Through case‑based learning and interactive exercises, this course equips laboratory professionals to identify meaningful AI use cases, evaluate model performance, and contribute effectively to institutional AI initiatives.
  
• Regulatory round-up: Hands-on workshop for navigating common laboratory deficiencies in point-of-care testing
  6.0 ACCENT credits / 6.0 CME credits
  This applied course helps point‑of‑care testing professionals transform inspection deficiencies into actionable improvements using hands‑on exercises, real‑world case studies, and peer‑driven solutions.

Sunday, July 26 | 1 pm - 4pm

• Putting some PEP in your step: A hands-on guide and best practices for everyday protein electrophoresis and immunotyping interpretation
  3.0 ACCENT credits / 3.0 CME credits
  Designed for laboratory professionals, this course delivers hands‑on experience reviewing physical gels and capillary electrophoresis cases to strengthen interpretation, reporting, and test utilization skills.
• Establishing and monitoring quality in the clinical laboratory
  3.0 ACCENT credits / 3.0 CME credits
  This foundational course prepares laboratory professionals to apply key QA and QC practices, interpret quality indicators, and respond effectively to nonconforming events in clinical laboratory settings.
• Quantifying diagnostic impact: Causal inference and real-world data in practice
  3.0 ACCENT credits / 3.0 CME credits
  This interactive course equips laboratory leaders with practical analytic frameworks to quantify diagnostic value using real‑world data, applying causal inference methods to assess the downstream impact of laboratory testing on patient and health system outcomes.

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To add a ticketed event to your existing registration, log in to the Registration Resource Center and update your registration. For questions about ADLM 2026 registration, please call 508‑743‑8506 or email [email protected].

ADLM University Registration

Category	Early (through June 4)	Advance (June 5–July 24)	On-site (July 25–July 30)
ADLM University Preconference(half-day)
Member**	$100	$150	$160
Non-member	$150	$215	$230
ADLM University Preconference (full-day)
Member**	$175	$230	$260
Non-member	$275	$330	$360

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