Dear members,

to read the new issue of IFCC eNews (pdf and flipping version) click here.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• In Memoriam - Prof. Gèrard Siest
• Launching the IFCC eNews Flash
• Electronic Journal of IFCC (eJIFCC) accepted for indexing by MEDLINE/PUBMED
• The IFCC Medal for Outstanding Service
• Shaping the Future of Laboratory Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges for Laboratory Medicine Specialists in Modern Healthcare
• IFCC Task Force for Young Scientists
• The 2nd IFCC Symposium on Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease
• IX National Congress of the Cuban Society of Clinical Pathology (CONAPAC)
• IFCC and SEQC Young Scientists Joint Meeting
• NEWS FROM REGIONAL FEDERATIONS AND MEMBER SOCIETIES
• The Faculty of Clinical Chemistry of the Central University of Ecuador, Quito, Celebrates its Sixty-Seventh Anniversary from its Foundation
• The Spanish Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology (SEQC) promotes residents' training
• First EAS-EFLM consensus guideline on non-fasting lipid testing and reporting
• EFLM campaign for the harmonization of the units of measurement
• EFLM Task-and-Finish Group "Standardization of the colour coding for blood collection tube closures"
• Focus on the activity of the EFLM Working Group "Patient Focused Laboratory Medicine"
• Turkish Biochemical Society outreaches 3 different cities with 3 Symposia
• 9th International and 14th National Congress on quality improvement (IQC14) - Tehran, Iran
• Recognition of Specialists in Laboratory Medicine at the EU Commission
• IFCC'S CALENDAR OF CONGRESSES, CONFERENCES & EVENTS

Committee for information and public relations

Dear members,

We are pleased to inform you that Dr. Bernarda Gougeta, Chair of IFCC Nominations Committee is announcing the Call for nominations for the IFCC Presidentwhose term of service will begin on January 1st 2017, as President-elect, to be confirmed as President for the time in office 2018-2020.

If you wish to apply, please send:

IFCC form and CV that contains information on academic education and professional experience with list of publications

More information you can find here. Application should be sent to the Prof. Daria Pašalić (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by April 20th, 2016.

Associate Professor Daria Pašalić
IFCC National Representative

Dear all,

IFCC, in collaboration with the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) and other supporters, is pleased to present the "Increasing Clinical Effectiveness Award 2016/17".

ICE Award is open to any laboratory medicine specialist. He/she is invited to submit an abstract that describes testing-related interventions and the quantifiable positive impact for patients that they produced. The winners of the ICE Award in 2016/17 will be invited to present their work as part of an IFCC symposium at the IFCC – EFLM EuroMedLab congress in Athens on Tuesday 13 June 2017.

Deadline to present an abstract is 30 September 2016.

All further information is contained in the attached letter.

Dear members,

EFLM is pleased to announce the Walter Guder Preanalytical Award for 2016!

This award, presented by EFLM and sponsored by BD, is for the best preanalytical original paper published between 1 January 2015 and 30 April 2016. The applicants should be members of the EFLM member societies and in the age of <40 years.

For all details about the award please take a look here.
Your applications should be submitted to EFLM office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by April 30, 2016.
We look forward to receive your proposals!

Ana-Maria Simundic
EFLM Executive Board Secretary
Chair EFLM WG "Preanalytical Phase"