IFCC Communications

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IFCC Communications Publications Division

• Ellis Jacobs, Ph.D., DABCC
• CPD Chair
• IFCC General Conference
• Antalya, TK April 13, 2007

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CPD Mission

• To provide world wide communications on the role
  of the IFCC to clinical scientists, physicians
  and health policy makers
• To provide continuing education materials and
  services in printed and electronic format
• To maintain the integrity and image of IFCC as a
  scientific organization

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CPD Membership 2008

• Ellis Jacobs (US), Chair
• Khosrow Adeli (CA), Vice Chair
• Grazyna Sypniewska (PL) Editor eJIFCC
• Edgard Delvin (CA), News Editor
• Mario Plebani (IT), Editor of Documents
• Franz Baumann (DE), Corporate Representative
• Joseph Lopez ( MY), EB Liaison
• Vacant Position Web Coordinator

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CPD - Committee

• C PR (Public Relations)
• Khosrow Adeli (CA) Chair
• Susan Matthews (AS)
• Loralie Lagman (US)
• Magdalena Krintus (PL)
• Monica Spilvieri (AR)
• Vejay Gray (CA) Advisor
• Ozcan Erel (TK) Advisor
• David Holt (UK) Advisor
• Ching-Wan Lam (HK) - Advisor

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C on Public Relations

• Terms of Reference
• Acting as IFCC ambassadors promoting IFCC and the
  field of clinical chemistry in their country of
  residence, national society and region
• Identify key PR tools and make recommendations to
  the CPD, other divisions and/or EB
• Developing and updating promotional materials,
  through the CPD, on the IFCC organization and
  activities, as well as the discipline of clinical
  chemistry for distribution worldwide
• Acting as a link for distribution of IFCC
  brochures and other promotion materials to other
  laboratory professionals in their country of
  residence, national society, and region

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C on Public Relations

• Terms of Reference (continued)
• Assisting IFCC in improving its visibility in
  their country of residence, national society,
  region, as well as internationally
• Participating as IFCC ambassadors while attending
  regional, national, and international conferences
• Attending occasional conference calls or
  face-to-face meetings to discuss the activities
  of the Working Group

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CPD Working Groups

• WG IDL (Internet Distance Learning)
• Vacant
• WG - IFCC news
• Edgard Delvin (CA)
• WG - eJIFCC
• Grazyna Sypniewska (PL)
• WG IANT(Iberio-American Nomenclature
  Translations)
• Montserrat Blanes-Gonzales (PY)

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IFCC Documents

• Recommendations - formally approved documents
  aimed at harmonization of a scientific or
  educational aspect of clinical chemistry-laborator
  y medicine (CC-LM)
• Guidelines - suggestions for harmonization of a
  scientific or educational aspect of CC-LM
  (without formal approval)
• Technical Reports - reports on the outcome of
  studies by IFCC units
• Position Papers/Reviews - documents produced to
  highlight developments in a specific area of
  CC-LM
• Editorials - points of view on specific
  topics/issues of relevance to CC-LM
• Other - occasional publications not fitting other
  categories

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eJournal

• 2008 Themes-
• 1st issue FESCC Course- Techniques in Molecular
  Medicine
• 2nd Reference Intervals Current Gaps New
  Guidelines
• 3rd Nomics
• 4th - Potpourri, SEP reports
• Each isssue 4 articles minimum
• Indexing in PubMed applied for
• Linkage of eJIFCC papers to internet search
  engines will be explored

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e News

• WG membership from Australia, Belgium, India,
  Malaysia, South Africa, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, UK
  
• Relationship with LMI continues to be smooth and
  without issues
• Questionnaire regarding role and functioning of
  news and content sent to eNews WG, NR CM
• Working with CR to develop a benchmarking survey
  which will be sent to NR,CM, Divisions,
  Committees and WGs in early 2008

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Handbooks/Monographs

• Monographs
• Basic Guidelines in Clin Lab Management
• Setting Up a Molecular Biology Laboratory
• Handbook on Flow Cytometry

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PR Publications

• PR Brochure
• Produced in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and
  Chinese
• Translated into Polish
• Next languages Arabic, French, German, Turkish,
  Japanese and Hindi
• Milestones Brochure

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CPD Symposium

• Fortaleza Peer Review Ethics in Publications
• Peer Review Process
• Ethics in Publishing
• How to Prepare a Manuscript

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Other Activities

• Meeting of Editors resumed at Beijing conference
• Developed a Speakers Bureau with EMD SD
• Translation Reprinting Approval Given to
• Acta Biochquimica Clinica Latinoamericana
• Reprinting Approval Given to
• AACB and ABFCB HbA1C editorial (CCLM) and
  articles
• UT Health Science System Spanish/English
  glossary in meta-glossary being developed for
  Occupational Med/Health Sciences

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Internet Distance Learning

• Website Strategy
• To communicate with IFCC members by providing a
  facility to disseminate and exchange ideas and
  information
• To provide a platform for e-teaching and
  e-learning by stressing IT literacy for all
• To disseminate useful and accurate knowledge and
  information
• General Actions
• Improve usability of website
• Diversify content of website
• Informing lab personnel IT knowledge and internet
  skills
• Introduce IFCC members to variety of learning
  technologies

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Web Site Activities

• C-EBM Database
• C-NPU Database
• C-ECD Database
• C-MD CLGGS (Clinical Laboratory Genomics
  Genetics Standards)
• ESAB (European Scientific Advisory Board) Linkage
• EFCC Web pages
• RIA (Rincon Iberoamericano) Web pages

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Goals of 3 Year Strategic Plan

• Improve Internal Communications Within IFCC
• Website Improvements
• Enhance Distance Learning Opportunities for
  Member Societies and Their Membership
• Enhance Public Relations/Visibility

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IMPROVEMENT OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

• Identify issues and seek opportunities for
  improvement.
• Develop measurable benchmarks for the annual
  assessment of achievements.
• Publish summary of divisions/EB minutes on IFCC
  website ON GOING
• Reinforce liaisons among the divisions and
  between divisions and EB - ACCOMPLISHED

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WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS

• Develop policy for dealing with various requests
  for hosting websites, and importing and
  maintaining databases.
• Enhance the websites attractiveness,
  effectiveness and popularity ON GOING

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ENHANCE DISTANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Explore various technologies for distance
  learning
• Work with the EMD C ECD - ON GOING
• Explore cooperation with other societies and
  organizations that are active in distance
  education
• Carry out a pilot project in a developing country

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ENHANCED PUBLIC RELATIONS/VISIBILITY

• Recruit C-PR membership ACCOMPLISHED
• WG-PR will co-ordinate PR activities of the
  various IFCC units ON GOING
• Develop a short promotional brochure for wide
  distribution ACCOMPLISHED
• Work with NRs for production in their respective
  language JUN 08
• Complete updating and publishing of Milestones
  brochure- ACCOMPLISHED
• Create and publish a list of potential IFCC
  speakers with topics(with input from EMD SD.)
  ACCOMPLISHED

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ENHANCED PUBLIC RELATIONS/VISIBILITY

• Identify key PR tools, such as practice
  guidelines, and make appropriate recommendations
  to divisions and/or EB.
• Increase IFCC visibility at national and regional
  meetings, e.g. coordinate distribution of
  promotional materials through national
  representatives, prepare short standard
  presentation for use at member society membership
  meetings.
• Assess the viability of developing a wiki for
  the production of IFCC documents.
• Explore potential for indexing of the eJournal -
  ACCOMPLISHED

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Labs Are Vital Global Program

• A Four-Part Plan
• Reinforcing the importance of IFCC to
  international members
• Developing a global Web site presence
• Global media monitoring and rapid response
• Global Lab Week