Publications

1. The EC4 Register

Simone Zerah, Janet McMurray, Bernard Bousquet, Hannsjorg Baum 4 , Graham H. Beastall, Vic Blaton, Marie-Josephe Cals, Danielle Duchassaing, Marie-Francoise Gaudeau-Toussaint, Aimo Harmoinen, Hans Hoffmann, Rob T. Jansen, Desmond Kenny, Klaus P. Kohse, Ursula Köller, Jean-Gérard Gobert, Christine Linget, Erik Lund, Giuseppe Nubile, Matthias Opp, Mario Pazzagli, Georges Pinon, José M. Queralto, Henrique Reguengo, Demetrios Rizos, Thomas Szekeres, Michel Vidaud and Hans Wallinder (European Communities of Clinical Chemistry, EC4 Register Commission) EC4 European Syllabus for Post-Graduate Training in Clinical
Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine: version 3 – 2005

Clin Chem Lab Med 2006;44(1):110–120

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Janet McMurray, Simone Zérah, Michael Hallworth, Ursula Koeller, Victor Blaton, Kamen Tzatchev, Charis Charilaou, Jaroslav Racek, Anders Johnsen, Karel Tomberg, Aimo Harmoinen, Hannsjörg Baum, Demetrios Rizos, Janos Kappelmayer, John O’Mullane, Giuseppe Nubile, Silvija Pupure, Zita Kucinskiene, Matthias Opp, Wim Huisman, Bogdan Solnica, Henrique Reguengo, Camelia Grigore, Július Španár, Greta Štrakl, Josep Queralto, Hans Wallinder,
Peter Schuff-Werner
The European Register of Specialists in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine:
Code of Conduct – Version 2 – 2008

Clin Chem Lab Med 2009:
47(3);372-375

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Janet McMurray, Simone Zérah, Michael Hallworth, Peter Schuff-Werner, Alexander Haushofer, Thomas Szekeres, Pierre Wallemacq, Kamen Tzatchev, Charis Charilaou, Jaroslav Racek, Anders Johnsen, Karel Tomberg, Aimo Harmoinen, Hannsjörg Baum, Demetrios Rizos, Janos Kappelmayer, John O'Mullane, Giuseppe Nubile, Silvija Pupure, Zita Kucinskiene, Matthias Opp, Rob Jansen, Bogdan Solnica, Henrique Reguengo, Camelia Grigore, Július Španár, Greta Štrakl, Josep Queralto, Hans Wallinder, Gijsbert Wieringa (EC4 Register Commission) The European Register of Specialists in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine:
Guide to the Register, Version 3 – 2010

Clin Chem Lab Med 2010:Ö 48:999-1008

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Jansen RTP Self and Co-regulation for Science and Pharmacy Specialists in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine – Establishing the system (January 2008) Download (doc, 88 kB)
Jansen RTP Self and Co-regulation for Science and Pharmacy Specialists in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine - Position paper (January 2008) Download (doc, 93 kB)
Jansen RTP Self and Co-regulation for Science and Pharmacy Specialists in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine – Inventory of the existing situation in the EU (January 2008) Download (doc, 279 kB)
Graham Beastall, Desmond Kenny, Paivi Laitinen and Joop ten Kate A guide to defining the competence required of a consultant in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

Clin Chem Lab Med
2005;43(6):654–659

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Erik Smit, Graham Beastall, Ulla-Maj-Bjorses , Mirande Candito and Piero
Fiorentini
The number of consultant clinical chemists in the 15-nation
European Union

Clin Chem Lab Med 2005;43(3):335–341

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2. Earlier papers relating to the EC4 Register

Jansen RTP
The EC4 register of European clinical chemists and EC4 activities

Clinica Chimica Acta 319 (2002) 143-148

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Eberhard Gurr, Ursula Koller Vic Blaton, Erik Lund, Aimo Harmoinen, Simone Zerah, Demetrios Rizos, Desmond Kenny, Mario Pazzagli, Matthias Opp, Hans Willems, Henrique Reguengo, Jos Queralt, Hans Wallinder, Janet McMurray, Rob Jansen, Markku Parviainen, Graham Beastall and Klaus P. Kohse
European Communities Confederation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EC4),
EC4 Register Commission
The European Register for Specialists in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine:
Guide to the Register Version 2-2003 and Procedure for Re-registration

Clin Chem Lab Med 2003; 41(2):238-247

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Sanders GTB, Kelly AM, Breuer J, Mocarelli P.
The role of European Communities Confederation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EC4) in the harmonisation of Clinical Chemistry in the European Union [Letter to the Editor]
European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry 1995;33:947-948
Gerard T. Sanders, Graham H. Beastall, Klaus P. Kohse, Simone Zérah, Rob Jansen, Ursula Köller, Vic Blaton, Erik Lund, Markku Parviainen, Jo Charret, Eberhard Gurr, Hara Nicholou, Desmond Kenny, Mario Pazzagli, Matthias Opp, Hans Willems, Maria do Carmo Martins, José M. Queraltó, Britta Landin, Anna Yu and Janet McMurray On the practice and training of clinical chemistry in the European Union

Clin Chem Lab Med 2002; 40(2):196–204 © 2002 by Walter de Gruyter · Berlin · New York

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Price CP, Dryburgh FJ, Elder GH. Trainig and education in clinical biochemistry in the United Kingdom Clin Chim Acta
1994;232:85-96
Delbrück AF. Education in clinical chemistry in Germany Clin Chim Acta
1994;232:109-117
Müller MM. Education in clinical chemistry and laboratory sciences in Austria Clin Chim Acta
1994;232:133-141
Sanders GTB, Brombacher JP. Clinical biochemistry training in the Netherlands Clin Chim Acta
1994;232:143-152
Masseyeff RF, Dreux C, Goussault Y. The impact of clinical biochemistry on university education in France Clin Chim Acta
1994;232:143-152
Queraltó JM. Clinical biochemistry education in Spain Clin Chim Acta
1994;232:153-157
Brombacher PJ, Breuer J, Sanders GTB. Clinical chemistry in the European Community. Development of international regulations on education, recognition and free exchange of professionals

European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry
1990;28:189-191

Dieijen-Visser MP van, Brombacher PJ, Sanders GTB Developments and changes in clinical chemistry in the Netherlands Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 1991;28:1-4
Sanders GT, Kelly AM, Breuer J, Kohse KP, Mocarelli P, Sachs C. The European Register for Clinical Chemists European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry
1997;35:795-796
Sanders GT, Kelly AM, Breuer J, Kohse KP, Mocarelli P, Sachs C. European Communities Confederation of Clinical Chemistry Guide to the EC4 Register: European for Clinical Chemist

European Jolurnal of Clinical Chemistryand Clinical Biochemistry
1997;35:797-803

[this document has also been published in the following national journals:
DG Klinische Chemie Mitteilungen 1997;28:29-37; Kliin Lab (Finland) 1997;14:115-121]

 

3. Other EC4 publications prior to the formation of EFCC

Rob Jansen, Gerhard Schumann, Henk Baadenhuijsen, Paul Franck, Carlo Franzini, Rolf Kruse, Aldy Kuypers, Cas Weykamp, Mauro Panteghini Trueness verification and traceability assessment of results from commercial systems for measurement of six enzyme activities in serum
An international study in the EC4 framework of the Calibration 2000 project

Clinica Chimica Acta 368 (2006) 160 – 167

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Claudio Orlando, Paolo Verderio, Ronald Maatman, Jan Danneberg, Simon Ramsden, Michael Neumaier, Domenica Taruscio, Vincenzo Falbo, Robert Jansen, Claudia Casini-Raggi, Francesca Malentacchi, Ettore Marubini, Sara Pizzamiglio, Kris Vernelen, Jean-Claude Libeer, Vladimir Palicka and
Mario Pazzagli
EQUAL-qual: A European Program for External Quality Assessment of Genomic DNA Extraction and PCR Amplification

Clinical Chemistry 53:7
1349–1357 (2007)

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Huisman W, Horvath AR, Burnett D, Blaton V, Czikkely R, Jansen RTP, Kallner A, Kenny D, Mesko P, Plebani M, Queralto J, Schumann G, Sprongl L, Vitkus D, Wallinder H, Zerah S. Accreditation of medical laboratories in the European Union

Clin Chem Lab Med 2007; 45(2):268-275

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Jansen RTP, Blaton V, Burnett D, Queraltó, Huisman W. Quality and accreditation systems in clinical biochemistry in the European Union European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry 1995;33:393-398
EC4 Working Group on Harmonization of Quality Systems and Accreditation: Jansen RTP (chairman), Blaton V, Durnett D, Huisman W, Queralto JM, Zérah S, Allmann B. Essential Criteria for Quality Systems of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratories in the EU. Published in: Burnett D. Understanding Accreditation in Laboratory Medicine. London ACB Venture Publications
1996: Appendix 5
Jansen RTP, Blaton V, Burnett D, Huisman W, Queraltó JM, Zérah S, Allmann B. Essential criteria for quality systems in medical laboratories European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry1997;35:121-122
Jansen RTP, Blaton V, Burnett D, Huisman W, Queraltó JM, Zérah S, Allmann B European Confederation of Clinical Chemistry: Essential criteria for quality systems of medical laboratories European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry 1997;35:123-132
European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry 1997;35:123-132 European Confederation of Clinical Chemistry: Additional Essential Criteria for Quality Systems of Medical Laboratories Clin Chem Lab Med
1998; 36: 249-252

Here you can download all the IFCC/FESCC/EC4 publications which have been published
in the ClinChemLabMed (CCLM) since 1998.