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World organization 1955 European branch 1991 EU section EFCC 2007 1993 www.efcclm.org

European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine www.efcclm.org

40 member countries Albania Lithuania Austria Luxembourg Belgium Macedonia Bosnia-Herzegovina Montenegro Bulgaria Netherlands Croatia Norway Czech Republic Poland Cyprus Portugal Denmark Romania Estonia Russia Finland Serbia France Slovak Republic Germany Slovenia Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Iceland Switzerland Ireland Turkey Israel Ukraine Italy United Kingdom Kosovo (provisional member) Latvia

Past President: Vic Blaton (Belgium) President: Andrea Rita Horvath (Hungary) President-Elect: Ian Watson (United Kingdom) Secretary: Hans van Pelt (The Netherlands) Treasurer: Peter Schuff-Werner (Germany) Mariam Klouche Member-at-Large: Kari Pulkki (Finland) (Germany) Member-at-Large: Mario Pazzagli (Italy) Sverre Sandberg (Norway) Jean-Claude Libeer (Belgium) Elizabeta Topic (Croatia) Simone Zerah (France) Peter Schuff-Werner (Germany) www.efcclm.org

Structure www.efcclm.org

Goals of EFCC Promotion of science and education within CCLM Improve patient outcomes and the quality and safety of patient care Represent CCLM at European level Represent professional interests of European specialists Promote the profession of laboratory medicine Certify and register professionals in Europe (EC4 Register) www.efcclm.org

Key strategic areas Structure and Organization Representation of the profession at European level Collaboration with other organizations Scientific and research activities (pre-and postanalytical and patient focus) Education and training Quality management Professional affairs www.efcclm.org

EFCC Strategic goals and activity plan 2010-2011 www.efcclm.org

Public and Professional Relations Updating and maintaining EFCC contacts Generation of EFCC’s corporate image Supporting EFCC’s publication activity Editing and maintaining EFCC´s website Publishing EFCC´s newsletter ‘Open lab – open mind’ www.efcclm.org

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Science Committee WG Biological Variation explores the sources of variation in and develops a critical appraisal checklist for papers on biological variation. WG Post-analytical external quality assessment which carries out international surveys amongst general practitioners and investigates how doctors use and interpret laboratory tests commonly used for managing patients in primary care. WG Test Evaluation sets evidence-based standards and develops practical tools for designing research studies for the evaluation of the clinical value and impact of new biomarkers. www.efcclm.org

Science Committee WG Cardiac Markers investigates, via European surveys, how the reporting, interpretation and use of cardiac markers impact on patient outcomes in different countries. WG Creatinine Standardization investigates the effects of IVD 98/79 on creatinine standardisation and the clinical effects of creatinine re-standardisation. WG Guidelines – develops standards for guidelines – assesses the quality and content of guidelines on SMBG – develops guidance for and website on reflective testing www.reflectivetesting.com www.efcclm.org

The SPIDIA project Standardisation and improvement of pre-analytical procedures for current and future in-vitro diagnostics. The project is coordinated by QIAGEN GmbH. www.spidia.eu www.efcclm.org

Quality Management Committee Supports the establishment of effective accreditation schemes and quality management systems in all European countries Liaises with ISO, CEN and the European Accreditation body (EA). WG Accreditation and ISO/CEN , represents EFCC in EA, ISO TC212 and CEN TC140. The WG focuses on influencing ISO/CEN standards and harmonisation of accreditation by international surveys, education and training of assessors related to specific professional standards of ISO 15189 and on setting European procedures for accreditation according to the flexible scope. WG IVD Directive, provides guidance for the application of the Directive in laboratory practice and during accreditation of laboratories.. www.efcclm.org

Education and Training Committee organises conferences, educational programs, workshops, courses organises exchange programs, scholarships transfers the knowledge via traditional educational programs, videoconferences and webinars assists collaboration among different professionals in healthcare publish educational materials www.efcclm.org

WG Congresses and Postgraduate Education 5th Euregio Conference of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 27 March, 2009 Liège Belgium. Euromedlab, Innsbruck, June 7-11, 2009 – two EFCC sessions IFCC-EFCC Course on Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine, 7-11 October, Supetar, Croatia. 5th EFCC Symposium for Balkan Region: Proteins: from electrophoresis to proteomics. 7-10 October. 2009, Belgrade, Serbia 9th EFCC Continuous Postgraduate Course in Clinical Chemistry: New Trends in Classification, Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Diseases. 25-26 October, 2009 Dubrovnik, Croatia www.efcclm.org

The 10 th EFCC Continuous Postgraduate Course in Clinical Chemistry European Federation Under the auspices of of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine NEW TRENDS IN CLASSIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF THROMBOPHILIA European Thrombosis Research Organization 23-24 October 2010 Dubrovnik, Croatia Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists Scholarships are available for young course participants (under 40 years). Grant application form may be downloaded from the web site: http://www.hdmb.hr/. Slovenian Association for Clinical Chemistry Application deadline: July 1st, 2010. Inter-University www.efcclm.org Centre Dubrovnik

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WG Distance and e-learning The First European Videoconference on Quality in Laboratory Medicine and Accreditation in Medical Laboratories. Paris,12 February 2009. (Paris, Zagreb, Szeged) EFCC / Beckman Coulter Webinar: Prostate Health Index ( phi ), an Innovation in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment, March 25, 2010 The Second European Videoconference on Quality in Laboratory Medicine and Accreditation in Medical Laboratories. Paris,12 February 2009. (Paris, Prague) 16 October 2010, Lisbon, Portugal www.efcclm.org

Profession Committee Aims: – to achieve legal recognition of the Register at European Commission/Parliament level via co-regulation, regulation, an act or a law – to raise the profession’s profile through lobbying of the European Parliament WG EC4Register Commission is independently funded EC4RC is member of CEPLIS – WG on Healthcare: Simone Zerah, Janet Mc Murray, Rob Jansen, Mike Hallworth – WG on education: Thomas Zima from the C-ET CEPLIS assists in liaising with the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee www.efcclm.org

EC4RC activities at EC level The EC4 Register is accepted as an EC-approved self-regulation initiative by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) that provides a common basis for assessing laboratory professionals across the EU. Self-Regulation is a soft-law, i.e. a recommendation of the EC to EU countries The Register is included on the EESC/SMO (Single Market Observatory) database and website: www.eesc.europa.eu/selfandcoregulation/index.asp/full.asp?ID=121 www.efcclm.org

Country ClinChem EurClinChem Fraction INSCRIPTIONS AU 14.11.05 Austria 450 13 2,9% Belgium 910 40 4,4% Denmark 120* 0 0,0% Finland 309 73 23,6% France 10000 1265 12,7% Germany 500* 103 20,6% Greece 600 85 14,2% Ireland 15 13 86,7% Italy 4000 163 4,1% Luxembourg 56 6 10,7% Netherlands 315 96 30,5% Poland 1000 12 1,2% Portugal 1300 27 2,1% Spain 2900 139 4,8% Sweden 120*** 0 0,0% United Kingdom 600 83 13,8% TOTAL 23195 2118 9,1% * Scientists only *** MDs only

Publications, surveys, pilots Code of conduct (The European Register for Specialists in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine : Code of Conduct - Version 2 - 2008. Clin Chem Lab Med 2009; 47(3) : 372-375) Guide to EC4 Register (Accepted for publication in CCLM) Revision of the EC4 European Syllabus for post-Graduate Training in Clinical Chemistry and laboratory medicine: Version 3 – 2005. Zerah S. et al. Clin Chem Lab Med 2006;44(1):110 – 120. UEMS-EFCC Questionnaire on the practice and training in LM in Europe Pilot with the Dutch Society linking the EC4 Register and the national official Register www.efcclm.org

Join the EC4 Register! On-line application form: www.ec4register.eu www.efcclm.org

Collaboration with other organizations IFCC EDMA and Corporate members (Beckman, Roche, Abbott, Bio-Rad, BD) UEMS European Council of Liberal Profesions (CEPLIS) European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) Clinical Societies (ESC, ETRO)

EFCC-Roche Scientific Award for Laboratory Medicine Awarded every two years “to honour an individual from an EFCC member country who has made unique contributions to the promotion and understanding of clinical chemistry throughout Europe or who has made one or more contributions that have had a major impact on clinical chemistry”