What is the Implementation Stories Contest?

Every day, laboratory medicine professionals change healthcare for the better by providing vital insight that enables people everywhere to get the care they need. The Academy of Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine supports this essential work by providing lab medicine professionals with the most up-to-date recommendations on laboratory best practices.

In order to highlight the vital role that both lab medicine professionals and the Academy play in patient care, we conduct the Implementation Stories Contest. For this contest, we’re looking for stories from lab medicine professionals who’ve made a positive impact at their institutions by implementing an Academy recommendation.

Who can participate in the contest?

We encourage you to share your story via the if you meet the following criteria:

You’re a laboratory medicine professional (ADLM and/or Academy membership not required)
You’ve implemented a recommendation at your institution from a(n):
Implementing this recommendation led to measurable benefits for patient care, your lab, or your institution

What do the winners receive?

One member from each winning team will receive complimentary registration to ADLM 2026 Annual Meeting and the opportunity to present and showcase their team’s story at the meeting.

Congratulations to the Academy’s 2025 Implementation Stories Contest Winner!

The Academy Implementation Stories Contest highlights stories from lab medicine professionals who’ve made a positive impact at their institutions by implementing an Academy recommendation:

Implementation of the extended Martin equation for LDL-C calculation leads to a better LDL-C estimation and a decrease in direct LDL-C testing by University of Michigan

What is the Implementation Stories Contest?

Who can participate in the contest?

What do the winners receive?

Congratulations to the Academy’s 2025 Implementation Stories Contest Winner!

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