title: The European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.
abstract: Laboratory medicine is at the heart of modern health care and diagnosis and effective treatment of patients is impossible without high-quality bioanalytical services. The European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine is a professional federation working to ensure high standards across the discipline in all European countries. This article describes our work in science, education and professional development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK. mike.hallworth@sath.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hallworth
mesh_terms: D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans