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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
5:00 - 8:00 PM ET
Venue
Doubletree Hotel Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
Annual Meeting
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
2025 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference
Venue
Quest Conference Center
9200 Worthington Road
Westerville, Ohio
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 [email protected] by October 1, 2024.
2024 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference
Venue
Quest Conference Center
9200 Worthington Road
Westerville, Ohio
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 [email protected] by September 14, 2023.
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 [email protected] by September 15, 2022.
5:30 - 7:30 PM ET
To RSVP, please email “I will attend” to Jaime Noguez, Ph.D., DABCC, Local Section Chair, at [email protected] by October 11, 2021. A zoom link will be provided upon registration.
2018 Ohio Collaborative Laboratory Conference
Venue
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
175 Hutchinson Ave
Columbus Ohio, 43235
The Opioid Epidemic in Ohio: A Crime Laboratory Perspective
Venue
Doubletree Hotel
Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, Ohio
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
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
NEO ADLM Student Abstract Competition
Cleveland Heart Lab
6701 Carnegie Ave. Suite 500
Cleveland, OH 44103
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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