IFCC News
07/05/2017
The IFCC Nominations Committee is happy to announce that the Corporate Representative in the Executive Board for the period 2018-2020 is Dr. Rolf Hinzmann. The term of his position will commence on January 1st, 2018 until December 31th 2020. Thank you to the candidates who actively took part in the IFCC electoral process and best compliments to Dr Hinzmann for his reconfirmed position within the IFCC Executive Board.
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06/22/2017
IFCC and Roche are happy to present the IFCC-Roche Travel Scholarship recipients. They were selected to attend the EuroMedLab IFCC Congress held in Athens. Congratulations to Padmavathi Parthasarathy, Chennai, India; Benjamin Chijioke Esogwah, Ibadan, Nigeria; Aaron Tembo Konzani, Lusaka, Zambia; Santosh Pradhan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Trilis Yulianti, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Watch the video to see the awardees interviewed with Prof Ferrari, IFCC President, and Dr Beastall, IFCC Past President.
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06/11/2017
May - June eNews is now available. The issue is opened by the announcement of the new IFCC Secretary, Dr Kinniburgh and reconfirmed IFCC Treasurer, Prof. Ozben, for the period 2018-2020. A presentation of the 2017 IFCC Awardees follows. The issue features a welcome to three new IFCC Corporate members and a presentation of the new IFCC Working Group FIT, chaired by dr Benton. Other articles include the latest updates in the DurbanWordlab Congress, an opinion paper from Mr Lopez, and a report of an IFCC Professional Scientific Exchange Programme participant. The latest news from IFCC Federations and National Associations complete the issue. Subscribe to the eNews to keep up with current activities around the laboratory medicine world!
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06/01/2017
eJIFCC Vol 28, n°2 is now available. This issue focuses on Advances in the diagnosis of sepsis. Guest-editor is Dr. Tamás Kőszegi. Sepsis has remained one of the major challenges at the Intensive Care Units. Although sepsis has been known for a long time, its pathomechanism is not completely understood due to the various triggering factors and to the altered response of the individuals. In this issue of the eJIFCC, there are four manuscripts, which summarize the present knowledge on the major aspects of diagnosis and treatment of sepsis with the introduction of some unconventional new biomarkers. The issue also features a validation study of after reconstitution stability of diabetes and a Case Report on a toddler with anasarca caused by congenital nephrotic syndrome.
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05/31/2017
Enjoy the contents of the new DIAGNÓSTICO IN VITRO February issue! El Consejo Editorial del DIV ha elaborado para todos un nuevo número de la Revista Diagnóstico in Vitro, con el objeto de mantenerlos informados de los eventos, noticias y publicaciones que se producen en el ámbito del Laboratorio Clínico.
Nos movemos en un escenario complejo, intentando encontrar un equilibrio entre el desarrollo tecnológico que existe en nuestros laboratorios y la gestión del conocimiento, que en definitiva nos llevará a realizar un buen diagnóstico para nuestros pacientes.
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05/24/2017
The deadline for abstract submission is:
WEDNESDAY MAY 31st, 2017.
Please note that for organizational reasons the deadline will NOT be postponed. Don't miss out on presenting at WorldLab 2017!
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05/24/2017
You are strong in the use of laboratory methods for medical diagnosis and monitoring and wish to improve your understanding of the basic principles of establishing and maintaining accuracy and trueness of measurement results....
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06/02/2017
The IFCC is happy and proud to announce that IFCC Medals for Outstanding Service have been awarded to Prof. Paivi H. LAITINEN (FI), Prof. Paolo MOCARELLI (IT), Dr. Cas WEYKAMP (NL), and in memory of Prof. Daniel MAZZIOTTA (AR).
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05/03/2017
The IFCC Nominations Committee is pleased to announce that Dr David Kinniburgh has been elected IFCC Secretary and Prof. Tomris Ozben has been elected IFCC Treasurer. We congratulate them both and wish them a fruitful term in the promotion of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine world-wide.
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04/20/2017
Register for the Complimentary Educational Webinar on ISO Accreditation - Part II.
The IFCC Task Force for Young Scientists invites you to join the third educational webinar for scientists and laboratorians. This free educational programme is the continuation of the ISO Accreditation Webinar with a focus on Africa. It will be held on Thursday, April 27th, 2017 - 8:00 a.m. EST
Don't miss this opportunity!
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05/12/2017
The IFCC Nominations Committee received three nominations for the IFCC Corporate position within the Executive Board. The term of this position will commence on January 1st, 2018 until December 31th 2020.
All applications were declared valid.
Elections will take place electronically from 1st June- 30th June 2017, and IFCC corporate members constitute the voting members. Results announced by 15th July 2017.
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04/13/2017
March-April eNews is now available. The issue is opened by Prof. Gillery (FR) the new Scientific Division Chair, including thanks to Prof. Young, his predecessor. A look at the new IFCC office and a focus on the role of IFCC within the JCTLM follow. Featured news include the Task Force for Young Scientists activities; the latest updates on the next IFCC congresses EuroMedLab and WorldLab; a welcome to the new IFCC Corporate member; the Ibero-American WG work-plan for 2017; and the Surveys currently open on Harmonisation of Interpretive Commenting EQA and on IFCC membership. Other articles include reports of the Travel Scholarship recipients and of the Professional Scientific Exchange Programme participant. The latest news from IFCC Federations and National Associations complete the issue. Subscribe to the eNews to keep up with current activities around the laboratory medicine world!
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04/12/2017
The Asia-Pacific Federation for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine News 2016, issue 2, is now available. Read more below to access a copy and catch up with all the news and future projects announced in the opening message by the APFCB President, Dr Lai.
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04/21/2017
The IFCC is pleased to announce the names of the winners of the eight 2017 IFCC Distinguished Awards. The IFCC Distinguished Awards are bestowed to laboratory medicine professionals to recognize their outstanding achievements, publicize their exceptional research and contributions to medicine and healthcare, and encourage the overall advancement of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine.
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04/08/2017
The IFCC and C-EBLM cordially invite you to participate in a survey about Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine (EBLM). The survey solicits information, opinions and feedback regarding the practice of EBLM, knowledge and competencies in this area and how it is applied in everyday practice. The results of this survey will help to plan future training on EBLM. Your feedback is important!
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03/30/2017
Registration is now open for three Satellite Meetings to be held in conjunction with the WorldLab Congress in Durban, South Africa in October. The IFCC POCT Meeting (Saturday 21st October 2017, in Durban), the XIVth International Congress of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (20-22 October 2017 in Durban), and the Biomarkers for Diabetes Satellite Meeting (26-27 October 2017 in Cape Town).
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03/24/2017
IFCC eNews Flash March edition is now available.
This issue includes: Introduction of the Candidates for IFCC Secretary and Treasurer positions; Quick links to the eJIFCC on "Recent Advances in Pediatric Laboratory Medicine"; Registration and abstracts submission details for the Durban WorldLab Congress; an Invitation to participate in the IFCC Annual Survey; and 14 eAcademy modules on Quality Management and Accreditation.
Stay tuned with IFCC, read the eNews Flash!
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03/17/2017
The 2017 Annual IFCC Survey has been developed to survey the membership across the organization and seek input on the impact and effectiveness of IFCC publications, scientific and educational programs, and various IFCC activities globally.
Your feedback is important to design improved educational and communication tools. Please take 10mins to complete the survey today!
Go to the survey by clicking: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IFCC_Membership_2017
Deadline for submission is: 14 April 2017.
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03/08/2017
eJIFCC Vol 28, n°1 is now available. It focuses on Recent Advances in Pediatric Laboratory Medicine (PLM). Guest-editor is Prof. Delvin, Dept of Biochemistry and CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Canada. The PLM dedicated articles highlight how Clinical laboratories' efficacy in assisting physicians in their diagnostic and follow-up endeavours is linked to availability of dependable analytical methods and reliable reference values. Paediatrics is particularly sensitive to this problem as rapid developmental changes associated with child growth, can impose rapid discontinuous changes on the physiology of individuals.
The issue also features a Case Report on Congenital hyperinsulinism and a Letter to the Editor on hemochromatosis, erythrocytosis and the JAK2 p.V617F mutation.
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02/27/2017
Enjoy the contents of the new DIAGNÓSTICO IN VITRO February issue! El Grupo de Trabajo de Iberoamérica de Nomenclatura y Traducción WG-IANT, al iniciar este nuevo año, deseamos a nuestros apreciados lectores un excelente 2017, y nuestro compromiso de realizar el trabajo planificado en noviembre del 2016 en la última reunión de trabajo, manteniendo el objetivo de nuestra razón de ser que es el ofrecer información científica actualizada y una comunicación fluida con los profesionales de las ciencias del laboratorio en Iberoamérica. In this issue the IFCC WG-IANT confirms its commitment to carry out the work planned in November 2016: offering up-to-date scientific information and continuous communications with the professionals of Laboratory Medicine in Latin America.
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02/15/2017
The first eNews of 2017 is now available. The issue opens with a presentation of the Candidates for IFCC Secretary and Treasurer, 2018-2020 positions. Featured news includes the Task Force on Ethics webinars "Pearls on Ethics; an update on the IFCC WG on Laboratory Errors and Patient Safety; a focus on the Developing Quality Competence in Medical Laboratories programmes, and the Survey currently open on Harmonisation of Interpretive Commenting EQA. Other articles include a presentation of new eJIFCC Case Editor role, and the latest news from IFCC Federations and National Associations. Subscribe to the eNews to keep up with current activities around the laboratory medicine world!
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02/09/2017
The Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM) is pleased to announce the launch of a new website. This can be accessed at www.jctlm.org
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02/01/2017
The IFCC Working Group on Harmonization of Interpretive Commenting EQA (WG-ICQA) invites all Laboratories interested in protein electrophoresis, serum free light chains and quantification of small monoclonal proteins to complete a survey on the subject.
Please take 20mins to complete the survey today, your feedback is important!
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02/01/2017
The IFCC Task Force on Ethics has prepared a Chapter to consider ethical issues encountered during the daily work of laboratory medicine specialists. It aims to complement guidelines and documents that are available in many institutions and to offer a framework for addressing ethical issues encountered in the practice of laboratory medicine.
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01/18/2017
The IFCC Nominations Committee received four nominations for the IFCC Secretary and four nominations for the IFCC treasurer positions. The term of these positions will commence on January 1st, 2018 until December 31th 2020.
All applications were declared valid.
Elections will take place electronically from April 1st – to 30th, 2017 and IFCC full members constitute the voting members.
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