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Blood, tissues and organs
European Tissues and Cells regulatory framework
Setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells

As POC testing grows, so do risk of errors
Today testing of patients at the point of care (POC) accounts for 25% of all testing, and these portable assays are increasing their penetration into medical practice at rapid rate of 12% each year.
Yet along with the growth comes an increasing risk of errors that adversely affect quality of clinical decision-making and patient safety.

The increasing importance of clinical lab scientists
Clinical laboratory scientists, the medical technologists of the 21st century, are not only enjoying a rapidly expanding role in clinical work but are also increasingly undertaking non-clinical duties such as consultation, quality assurance,laboratory management, professional advocacy and education.

Making clinical research less of a trial
Assessment of the functioning of the Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC – public consultation paper

Events 2010
Your guide to some of the major biomedical science events taking place acros Europe in 2010.

EPBS members and observers
Information on EPBS members and observers.

Links of the month

The climate-fueled march of dengue fever
New biomedical research institute in central London
Thousands more could be treated for HIV in Africa if expensive routine lab tests are dropped
Summary of Blood Regulatory Committee meeting
EU: Blood, Tissues, Organs
Cervical Cancer Prevention - An ECCA Guide
Haematology podcasts
European biosafety taskforce
Historic films reveal medical progress in the 20th century
New guidance on the control of Chlamydia trachomatis
Recycling redundant equipment
Making Sense of Screening

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