Clinical Laboratory Science in the Changing Scene of Health Care : Proceedings of the Sixth ECCLS Seminar Held at Cologne, West Germany, 8th–10th May, 1985

List of Contributors ix PART 1 CURRENT CONCEPTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE 1 A European overview of the health care scene KS Johansen 3 Is there a European concept of health and health care? 2 JGW Wittkiimper 7 3 The effects of health and safety legislation on the practice of clinical laboratory science A Berlin, AE Bennett and WJ Hunter 19 4 Current economic, technical and political pressures at the laboratory level: some benefits towards health care delivery JG Lines and N Sanders 33 PART 2 THE CLINICAL LABORATORY IN THE CHANGING SCENE OF HEALTH CARE 5 The clinical laboratory in the changing scene of health care as seen by a professional society member M Roth 41 6 The clinical laboratory in the changing scene of health care as seen by an industry member JE Barclay 45 7 The clinical laboratory in the changing scene of health care as seen by a health agency member R Netter 55 8 The clinical laboratory in the changing scene of health care as seen in the USA R Nadeau 59 v CONTENTS PART 3 WOULD THE VALUE OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE BE INCREASED BY FURTHER WRITTEN AND MATERIAL STANDARDS? 9 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be increased by further written and material standards in histology? J Rygaard 67 10 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be increased by further written and material standards in cytopathology? OAN Husain 73 11 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 A European Overview of the Health Care Scene....Pages 3-6 Is there a European Concept of Health and Health Care?....Pages 7-18 The Effects of Health and Safety Legislation on the Practice of Clinical Laboratory Science....Pages 19-32 Current Economic, Technical and Political Pressures at the Laboratory Level: Some Benefits Towards Health Care Delivery....Pages 33-38 Front Matter....Pages 39-39 The Clinical Laboratory in the Changing Scene of Health Care as Seen by a Professional Society Member....Pages 41-44 The Clinical Laboratory in the Changing Scene of Health Care as Seen by an Industry Member....Pages 45-54 The Clinical Laboratory in the Changing Scene of Health Care as Seen by a Health Agency Member....Pages 55-58 The Clinical Laboratory in the Changing Scene of Health Care as Seen in the USA....Pages 59-64 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 Would the Value of Clinical Laboratory Science be Increased by Further Written and Material Standards in Histology?....Pages 67-71 Would the Value of Clinical Laboratory Science be Increased by Further Written and Material Standards in Cytopathology?....Pages 73-80 Would the Value of Clinical Laboratory Science be Increased by Further Written and Material Standards in Microbiology?....Pages 81-85 Would the Value of Clinical Laboratory Science be Increased by Further Written and Material Standards in Immunology?....Pages 87-97 Would the Value of Clinical Laboratory Science be Increased by Further Written and Material Standards in Haematology?....Pages 99-102 Would the Value of Clinical Laboratory Science be Increased by Further Written and Material Standards in Clinical Chemistry?....Pages 103-106 Would the Value of Clinical Laboratory Science be Increased by Further Written and Material Standards in Toxicology?....Pages 107-116 Front Matter....Pages 117-117 Future ECCLS Involvement as Seen by Industry....Pages 119-122 Future ECCLS Involvement as Seen by Health Agencies....Pages 123-125 Future ECCLS Involvement as Seen by Professional Societies....Pages 127-132