TY - JOUR
TI - The Greek way to the Register: The establishment and operation of the Register for Clinical Chemists-Clinical Biochemists in Greece
AU - Rizos, D.
AU - Karababa, P.
AU - Nikolou, C.
AU - Sarandakou, A.
AU - Panagiotakis, O.
AU - Ferderigou, A.
AU - Haliassos, A.
AU - Makris, K.
AU - Psarra, K.
AU - Bairaktari, E.
AU - Spyropoulou, P.
AU - Galiatsatos, N.
AU - Trakas, N.
AU - Seferiadis, K.
JO - Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
PY - 2011
VL - 49
TODO - 12
SP - 1975-1978
PB - 
SN - null
TODO - 10.1515/CCLM.2011.687
TODO - article;  blood clotting test;  clinical chemistry;  clinical practice;  conceptual framework;  Greece;  hospital laboratory;  human;  laboratory test;  medical society;  molecular diagnosis;  postgraduate education;  priority journal;  professional competence;  quality control;  register;  registration;  serology, Biochemistry;  Chemistry, Clinical;  Greece;  Humans;  Laboratory Personnel;  Registries;  Societies
TODO - In Greece, there is no officially organized training in clinical chemistry for scientists. The Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry-Clinical Biochemistry (GSCC-CB), following the encouragement of the EC4/RC decided to organize a voluntary Register for specialists in clinical chemistry. The following criteria for registration were defined: 1) University degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Medicine, Pharmacy or other relevant subject. 2) A total of 9 years of university studies and postgraduate specialization in clinical chemistry-clinical biochemistry. 3) A minimum of 4 years of postgraduate specialization in clinical chemistry-clinical biochemistry on the job. 4) The candidate must be practicing clinical chemistry-clinical biochemistry in a laboratory in a medical environment in Greece. The postgraduate specialization in clinical chemistry-clinical biochemistry includes the laboratory training and the theoretical education. The laboratory training is organized by the GSCC-CB according to the Professional Training Dossier. The theoretical education was organized in a series of 18 "Seminars" which was the content of the "Educational program" of the GSCC-CB. Successful completion of the Educational program leads to a Certificate of Competence. The Greek Register has gained equivalence with the EC4 Register and it has 218 members, more than 80 of whom are European clinical chemists. © 2011 by Walter de Gruyter.
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