Reports Regional Organization

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Reports Regional Organization

• European Federation Clinical Chemistry and
  Laboratory Medicine

EFCC European Branch IFCC General Conference,
Antalya April 13-15
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World organization 1955
European branch 1991
EFCC 2007
EU section 1993
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EFCC

• Members (National Societies)
• Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
  Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France,
  Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
  Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
  Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
  Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,
  Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United
  Kingdom, Serbia-Montenegro

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EFCC board members

• Prof. Victor Blaton (EFCC President 2007-08)
• Mr. Mike Hallworth (EFCC President designated
  2008-09)
• Prof. Andrea Rita Horvath (President Elect)
• Prof. Dr. Peter Schuff-Werner (Treasurer)
• Dr. Hans van Pelt (Secretary)
• Dr. Kari Pulkki (Member at large)Prof. Mario
  Pazzagli (Member at large)Dr. Päivi Laitinen
  (Secretary IFCC)

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EFCC Structure
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UEMS EFCC cooperations

• EFCC board member representative in UEMS board
  and in the commission of clinical chemistry.
• UEMS delegate as member in the committee of
  Education and training
• Inventory laboratory specialists in Europe
• Proposal for common core curriculum
• Common targets and strategy in supporting the
  profession in Europe.

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European Register Specialist Clinical Chemistry

• EC4R (1997) Dutch Foundation (2002) organizing
  European Register of specialists in clin chem.
• Supporting and promoting the register
• To ensure total quality in practice
• Free movement of professionals in accordance with
  European Directive

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EFCC Main Achievements 2007

• FESCC/EC4 merger new statutes, new EB, new
  vision and mission developed.
• EFCC structure, new committees and working
  groups. Terms of references
• Memorandum of understanding IFCC
• UEMS-EFCC joint action,harmonization education
  and training, sustaining the profession
• Financial fundraising.

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EFCC Main Achievements 2007

• Euregional annual scientific seminars, Aachen,
  Maastricht, Liége.
• EFCC Workshops,Univ Belgrade IFCC
• EFCC Contnuous Postgraduate Courses in Clinical
  Chemistry IUC Dubrovnik.
• Euromedlab European recognition of professional
  qualifications, accreditation, lab tests on
  line,cardiac markers EQA in molecular diagnostics.

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EFCCMain Achievements 2007

• Regional meetings and congresses
• Romanian Association Med. Lab. IASI
• Balkan Congress Clin Laboratories Fedreration,
  Antalya
• Sino European cooperations.East Asian Pacific
  meeting, Beijing. Symposium New Cardiac Markers.

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Vision,Mission,Goals and ObjectivesCreating a
sustainable futureEuropean Federation for
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine(EFCC)
Prof Dr V Blaton KU-Leuven and Az St Jan
Brugge(Be)
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Main goals and activities of EFCC

• Vocational and pregraduate training
• Promotion of professional growth
• Development of specialist in Laboratory Medicine
• Harmonisation of quality assessment
• Accreditation procedures

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How important do we consider Education in
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory
MedicinePostgraduate training and education
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The goals of continuous education

• Distance learning approach
• Make Laboratory professional more competent
• Bridging the gap science, technology and disease
  knowledge
• Consultant to clinicians
• Implementation of information technology

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INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE DUBROVNIK

• The EFCC Continuous Postgraduate Courses in
  Clinical Chemistry
• Monitoring and Management of
• Diabetes Mellitus ( 2001 ).
• Cardiovascular diseases ( 2002 )
• Cerebrovascular diseases ( 2003 )
• Cancer diseases ( 2004 )
• Autoimmune diseases ( 2005 )
• The Metabolic syndrome ( 2006 )
• The Molecular Diagnosis Methods (2007)
• The Kidney diseases (2008)
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  IUC-Dubrovnik Croatia

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EFCC Workshops The Balkan BCLF , Centre for
Continuous Education

• 2005 in BelgradeTotal quality management
• 2006 in Novi Sad New Diagnostic Tools and
  Quality in Laboratory Medicine.
• 2007 Belgrade Evidence Based Medicine
• 2008 Pre-analytical Phase

In co-operation with the University of Belgrade
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Euregional Educational Seminars in Clinical
Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

• Cooperation Universities Maastricht ( NL ) Liège
  (Be ) and Aachen ( G )
• Annually high educated and scientific quality
  seminars
• March 2007 Maastricht proteomics
• March 2008 Metabolic diseases

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National SocietiesEFCC Participation in

• Workshops
• Summer schools
• Symposia
• conferences

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Quality management in EUImplementation iso -15189

• Essential criteria and participation in ISO TC212
  creates Iso 15189 and POCT
• EA WG Health care, Lab Med ?implementation iso
  15189
• Contacts with ILAC, inluence of members of
  WG,meetings and congresses,publications
• New edition of iso-15189 and redesigning to the
  quality improvement cycle
• Use of iso-15189 National EU accreditation bodies
• Exchange assessors iso-15189 between countries
  and management pre-analytical phase according
  iso-15189.

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SHAPING THE FUTURE OF LABORATORY MEDICINE IN THE
GLOBAL HEALTH COMMUNITY
Prof V Blaton KU-Leuven and Az ST Jan Av
Brugge(Be)
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Lab Tests online

• The role of IVDs and their potential benefits in
  both clinical and financial terms needs to be
  recognised.
• EDMA
• Lab Tests Europa

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In accordance with EDMA mission

• To promote the value of IVD and added-value to
  healthcare
• To support a regulatory system
• To work on a economic environment for healthcare
  in Europe
• To be an effective voice in globalisation

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Conclusions for Europe.

• Challenges for evidence-based laboratory
  interpretation systems.
• Quality management prae analytical steps.
• International standards in laboratory medecine.
• The continuing professional development of the
  National Societies.

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Postgraduate TrainingEFCC programme acces

• Challenges for evidence-based laboratory
  interpretation systems.
• Quality management prae analytical steps.
• International standards in laboratory medecine.
• The continuing professional development of the
  National Societies.