Awareness and application: DEI and health equity basics for laboratory professionals

This webinar was recorded live on November 21, 2024.
It is available on demand through November 30, 2025.
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Description

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within healthcare is essential to ensuring equitable access and fair treatment of all people. Clinical laboratory professionals across the professional spectrum have a unique position within healthcare to promote these principles and support health equity.

Together, DEI and health equity are core values of ADLM and critical elements that can improve the work environment, strengthen the practice of laboratory medicine, and improve patient outcomes. However, many laboratory professionals may feel unsure about how to effectively engage in DEI and health equity initiatives. This webinar is the first in a series developed by ADLM’s DEI Steering Committee that are designed to empower attendees with definitions and frameworks to make DEI and health equity accessible, whether you are new to the topic or are looking to enhance your efforts with promising and best practices.

This first webinar brings together professionals in DEI and health equity, as well as in laboratory medicine to explore how DEI and health equity impacts workplace dynamics. Our experts will provide practical scenarios and actionable insights into how clinical laboratory professionals can help deliver more inclusive and patient-centered care. Join us to deepen your understanding of DEI and health equity and discover ways to make meaningful impacts within your organization and for the patient populations you serve.

Target audience

This activity is designed for physicians, lab supervisors, lab directors (and/or assistant directors), lab managers (supervisory and/or non-supervisory), medical technologists, point-of-care coordinators, pathologists, toxicologists, fellows, residents, and in-training individuals.

Learning objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and health equity terminology.
• List examples of unconscious bias that may impact the professional workplace of clinical laboratorians.  
• Define intersectionality, power and identity conceptually and how it applies in oneself.
• Provide examples for applying the ADLM DEI lens in laboratory medicine.

Faculty

Moderator

Christina Pierre, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Clinical Chemist
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health 
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Lancaster, PA

Speakers

Nadia Ayala-Lopez, PhD, MLS (ASCP), DABCC, NRCC
Director of Clinical Chemistry, Medical Affairs
Central Laboratory Services
Laboratory Director
Labcorp Bioanalytical Services LLC
Indianapolis, IN

Sean Campbell, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry and Immunology
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY

Sharon Newport, CAE
Principal
Sharon Newport, LLC
Aldie, VA

Aleksei Tikhonov, MSc, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Gustave Roussy
ADLM DEI Steering Committee Member
Paris, France

Disclosures and statement of independence

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) is dedicated to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational activities. All participating planning committee members and faculty are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. The intent of this disclosure is to provide participants with information on which they can make their own judgments.

The following faculty reported financial relationships:

• Nadia Ayala-Lopez, PhD, MLS (ASCP), DABCC, NRCC
  • Stocks/Bonds: Labcorp
  • Salary: Labcorp
• Sean Campbell, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
  • Honorarium/Expenses: Sebia, Inc.; Stago Diagnostica
  • Grant/Research Support: Sebia, Inc.

The following faculty reported no financial relationships:

• Sharon Newport, CAE
• Christina Pierre, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
• Aleksei Tikhonov, MSc, PhD

Content validity

All recommendations involving clinical medicine are based on evidence accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients; AND/OR all scientific research referred to or reported in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

Accreditation statement

This activity is approved for 1.0 ACCENT® continuing education credits. Activity ID #4352. This activity was planned in accordance with ACCENT® Standards and Policies.

Successful completion statement

Verification of Participation certificates are provided to registered participants based on completion of the activity, in its entirety, and the activity evaluation. For questions regarding continuing education, please email [email protected].