1. The aims
The IFCC-Abbott Visiting Lecturer Program (VLP) is a program sponsored to support international exchange of lecturers. The VLP aims to contribute to the creation of educational networks which would bring together activities in different IFCC regions. The applications for funding can come from a National Society, or from an individual institution. If it is an institutional application, then a letter of support from the National Society must be included with the application.

2. The recent activities:    
Over the past 3 years, the VLP Program has averaged 8 visits per year.  Host countries have included Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Syria, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Israel, Paraguay, Columbia, Russia, Honduras, Guatemala, Chile, Ecuador, Nigeria and Argentina.  Two speakers have traveled to a number of countries during the same visit which has maximized the potential of the VLP.  In all cases, the educational visits have been very successful and the speakers have had an excellent educational and cultural experience.

The VLP program is grateful for the generous sponsorship by Abbott Diagnostics.

The application procedure:

The application forms are available from the IFCC Office and by clicking here as doc files.

Applications are accepted at any time throughout the year. They must be submitted at least 4  months prior to the proposed visit in order to ensure adequate time for review. The decision to approve or deny a requested speaker will be made by the Chair of the VLP and the Executive Committee of the EMD.

The typical application: 

• 1. The lecturer does not need to be identified by name: if requested the VLP Chair would help to identify a lecturer with appropriate expertise. 

• 2. IFCC funds will cover the travel portion of the visit and may also cover some of the per diem depending on the cost of the travel. It is expected that the National Society will fund the remaining travel and living expenses. Under extraordinary circumstances, exceptions to these guidelines may be considered. 

• 3. Each member association may apply for one Visiting Lecturer each year. The Visiting Lecturer should give more than one lecture and/or conduct a workshop. It is hoped that the Visiting Lecturer will be able to deliver lectures and conduct workshops in more than one country, i.e. the Visiting Lecturer could be organized on a regional basis.

• 4. Applications should be submitted at least 4  months prior to the proposed VLP. You may obtain further details from:

Both the National Society and the IFCC-Abbott Visiting Lecturer are to complete the appropriate survey forms and to submit a brief report to the Chair of the IFCC Visiting Lectureship within two months of the IFCC Visiting Lecturer's visit.
Download the file National Society Survey and the Visiting Lecturer Survey

You may obtain further details from:

Dr Leslie C Lai
7.09, MOB,
Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre
282 Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Phone +603 42510433
Fax +603 42520433
Email: leslielai@myjaring.net