Education and Management

IFCC - Education and Management Division (EMD)

The Education and Management Division (EMD) fosters educational activities and managerial skills. The Divisional activities are currently conducted by Committees, Working Groups and Special Projects.

EMD Mission Statement

EMD will provide IFCC members and the healthcare community with education relevant to Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, directed at scientific, management and clinical issues.

EMD Strategy

To accomplish this mission EMD will:

guide laboratory professionals to function optimally, in a changing environment, so that they might best serve the healthcare needs of society
strengthen consultation and collaboration among all groups responsible for the planning and delivery of healthcare
identify areas of relevance to Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, and will assist in the transfer of knowledge in these areas to the profession
actively participate in programs of IFCC Congresses and Scientific Meetings
produce and ensure the quality of IFCC educational documents
respond to the needs of IFCC Members in education and management skills as well as those of the Corporate Members and external agencies
design, develop and implement diagnostic strategies
identify current problems in education and management practices and provide solutions and guidelines on how to overcome them

EMD will implement this strategy by:

facilitating the provision of critically evaluated information by means of projects, expert visits, courses, lectures and documents including electronic learning tools
covering topics such as educational principles and methods, quality management, utilization and cost-effectiveness of laboratory measurements and observations
covering topics such as educational principles and methods, quality management, utilisation and cost-effectiveness of laboratory measurements and observations
reaching its target audience which includes IFCC Members (National societies, Corporate members and Associate members), other health-care workers, students, healthcare agencies and governments, the diagnostic industry and the general public

Members of EMD Executive Committee

Name	Position	Country	Term	Time in Office
M. Ferrari	Chair	IT	1st	2012 01 - 2014 12
L. Lai	Vice-Chair	MY	2nd	2011 01 - 2013 12
E. Frank	Secretary	IN	1st	2012 02 - 2014 12
P. Fortina	Member	US	1st	2012 01 - 2015 12
C. Ebert	Corporate Representative	DE	1st	2012 01 - 2015 12

Terms of Reference Membership

The EMD Executive Committee is the management group responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of the EMD working units. Its functions include:

initiates, manages and coordinates EMD projects
ensures committees and working groups are functioning under clear terms of reference and an agreed schedule of activity
ensures progress on each project, monitoring of activities, and resolutions of conflicts
reviews educational and managerial problems in current practice and initiate projects as appropriate
seeks funding to achieve the completion of selected projects
communicates and interfaces with Executive Board, Divisions and Committee Chairs of IFCC

Committee members' contact details

Prof. Maurizio FERRARI
Chair
Clinical Molecular Biology Laboratory
Ospedale S. Raffaele
Via Olgettina, 60
20132 Milano
Italy
e-mail: emdchair@ifcc.org

Prof. Leslie LAI
Vice Chair
Suite 7.09
MOB, Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre
282 Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
e-mail: leslielai@myjaring.net

Dr. Elizabeth A FRANK
Secretary
c/o Bio-Chem Diagnostic Laboratory
No.4 Railway Co-Operative Bank
Sheshadri Iyer Road
570 021 Mysore
INDIA
e-mail: anet21frank@yahoo.com

Prof. Paolo FORTINA
Member
Kimmel Cancer Center
Dept of Cancer Biology
Thomas Jefferson University
1009 Bluemle Life Sciences Building
233 South 10th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
USA
e-mail: paolo.fortina@jefferson.edu

Dr. Christoph EBERT
Corporate Representative
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Nonnenwald 2
D-82377 Penzberg
Germany
e-mail: christoph.ebert@roche.com