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2026 Meetings
March 23-24, 2026
2026 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference
The 2026 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference (CLC) is a 2-day educational conference for Ohio clinical laboratory personnel and students. The CLC has been organized by the Northeast Ohio and Ohio Valley Sections of ADLM, Ohio Section of American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS), and First Ohio and Western Lake Erie Chapters of Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA). The conference is on March 23 and 24th, 2026, at the Quest Conference Center in Westerville, OH. View more information here.
Venue
Quest Conference Center
9200 Worthington Road
Westerville, Ohio
2025 Meetings
October 7
5:00 - 8:00 PM ET
Venue
Doubletree Hotel Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
Annual Meeting
June 10, 2025
Student Oral Presentation Contest and Dinner
Presenters:
Iqbal, S.
Low HbA1c: When numbers lie – Uncovering hidden conditions and lab pitfalls
Salem, F. M.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of orally active anti-Trypanosoma agents
Vachali, P., & Preejith
Effect of light exposure on the stability of total and direct bilirubin in plasma
Venue
Tomsich Pathology Building
10300 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Room LL2-112A/B
March 24-25, 2025
2025 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference
Venue
Quest Conference Center
9200 Worthington Road
Westerville, Ohio
2024 Meetings
October 10, 2024
5:00 - 8:00 PM ET
Venue
Doubletree Hotel Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
Annual Meeting
To RSVP, please email “I will attend” to Mahesheema Ali, Local Section Chair, at neoaacc@gmail.com by October 1, 2024.
March 25-26, 2024
2024 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference
Venue
Quest Conference Center
9200 Worthington Road
Westerville, Ohio
2023 Meetings
September 28, 2023
5:00 - 8:00 PM ET
Venue
Doubletree Hotel Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
Annual Meeting
To RSVP, please email “I will attend” to Adam McShane, Local Section Chair, at neoaacc@gmail.com by September 14, 2023.
2022 Meetings
September 27, 2022
5:30 - 8:00 PM ET
Venue
Doubletree Hotel Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
To RSVP, please email “I will attend” to Adam McShane, Local Section Chair, at neoaacc@gmail.com by September 15, 2022.
2021 Meetings
October 14, 2021
5:30 - 7:30 PM ET
To RSVP, please email “I will attend” to Jaime Noguez, Ph.D., DABCC, Local Section Chair, at neoaacc@gmail.com by October 11, 2021. A zoom link will be provided upon registration.
2018 Meetings
April 4-6, 2018
2018 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference
Venue
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
175 Hutchinson Ave
Columbus Ohio, 43235
2017 Meetings
November 7, 2017
The Opioid Epidemic in Ohio: A Crime Laboratory Perspective
Venue
Doubletree Hotel
Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
May 3-5, 2017
Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference
Venue
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
175 Hutchinson Ave
Columbus Ohio, 43235
Times: Wed 12:30pm - 9:00pm / Thurs 8:00am - 7:00pm / Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm
2016 MEETINGS
October 19, 2016
FDA, CMS and the Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests
Venue
Doubletree Hotel
Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Speaker:
Roger Klein, MD, JD
Cleveland Clinic
May 25, 2016
NEO ADLM Student Abstract Competition
Cleveland Heart Lab
6701 Carnegie Ave. Suite 500
Cleveland, OH 44103
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
April 13-15
2016 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference
An Examination of Medical Laboratory Science
Columbus, OH
Jointly Sponsored by:
ADLM-Northeast Ohio and Ohio Valley Local Sections, ASCLS-Ohio, CLMA-First Ohio, Western Lake Erie, and Six Rivers Chapters
2015 MEETINGS
October 22
Gut Microbe Metabolites and Heart Disease
Venue:
Doubletree Hotel
Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
Time: 5:20-8:00 PM
Speaker:
Stanley L. Hazen, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
May 6-8
2015 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Confernece
An Investigation of Medical Laboratory Science
Columbus, OH
Jointly Sponsored by:
ADLM-Northeast Ohio and Ohio Valley Local Sections, ASCLS-Ohio, CLMA-First Ohio,
Western Lake Erie, and Six Rivers Chapters
Program Information
2014 MEETINGS
November 11
Laboratory Quality Control Based On Risk Management
Venue:
Doubletree Hotel
Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
Time: 5:20-8:00 PM
Speaker:
James Nichols, PhD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Program Information
May 21
Student Research Abstract Award
Cleveland HeartLab, 5:30PM
6701 Carnegie Ave.
Suite 500, Cleveland, OH 44103
Information:
The NEO-ADLM section is awarding first prize $500; second prize $200; and honorable mention at $100 to students in our region with an outstanding abstract/poster for participation in 2014 ADLM annual meeting. Refreshments will be available.
Congratulations to the students who won the student research abstract award on May 21, 2014:
Amina Abbadi - Cleveland State University - First Place
Joesph Wiencek - Cleveland State University - Second Place
Sami Albeiroti - Cleveland State University - Third Place

Left to Right: Christine Schmotzer (2014-15 NEO Chair), Amina Abbadi, Joesph Wiencek, Sami Albeiroti
I want to thank all students (6) who participated in the competition! I will see you at the national ADLM meeting this July.
Joe El-Khoury, PhD
Continuing Education Chair
May 7-9
An Exploration of Medical Laboratory Science
Columbus, OH
Jointly Sponsored by:
ADLM-Northeast Ohio Local Section, ASCLS-Ohio, CLMA-First Ohio,
Western Lake Erie, and Six Rivers Chapters
Brochure and Registration
2013 MEETINGS
September 19
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Guidelines: Impact On Clinical Practice
Doubletree Hotel Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
5:20 pm-8:00 pm
Speaker: Robert Heyka, MD, Chair, Department Nephrology and Hypertension at the Cleveland Clinic
Program Information
May 22
Cleveland HeartLab, 5:30PM
6701 Carnegie Ave.
Suite 500, Cleveland, OH 44103
Information:
The NEO-ADLM section is awarding first prize $500; second prize $200; and honorable mention at $100 to students in our region with an outstanding abstract/poster for participation in 2013 ADLM annual meeting. Refreshments will be available.
Congratulations to the students who won the student research abstract award on May 22, 2013:
Joesph Wiencek, Cleveland State University - First Place $500
Amina Abbadi, Cleveland State University - Second Place $200
Rati Lama, Cleveland State University - Third Place $100
I want to thank all students (7) who participated in the competition! I will see you at the national ADLM meeting this July.
Dustin Bunch
Continuing Education Chair

Left to Right: Joesph Wiencek, Eugenio Zabaleta (NEO Chair), Rati Lama, Amina Abbadi
May 8-10
Ohio 2013 Collaborative Laboratory Conference
An Exploration of Medical Laboratory Science
Columbus, OH
Jointly Sponsored by:
ADLM-Northeast Ohio Local Section, ASCLS-Ohio, CLMA-First Ohio,
Western Lake Erie, and Six Rivers Chapters
