Laboratory medicine physicians in the central laboratory
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Overview
Physicians in the central laboratory are mostly specialists in laboratory medicine or in this specialist training; in hospitals, internists also often head the laboratory because laboratory physicians are lacking. They advise referring colleagues on which laboratory tests are useful and how results should be interpreted. They validate results, prepare reports and are responsible for quality management. The specialty covers, among others, clinical chemistry, haematology and haemostaseology, immunohaematology, endocrinology, immunology and therapeutic drug monitoring. They head laboratories or sections with staff responsibility for several professional groups, introduce new methods and optimise laboratory workflows. They have hardly any direct contact with patients.
Profession by country
Fields of use and typical tasks
Laboratory medicine
Evidence from: DE, AT, CH
- Consult with senders on tests beyond the emergency panel
- Be present in the institute or reachable on call, including nights and weekends
- Medically validate and prepare reports
- Answer senders' questions on results and methods
- Assess the indication and interpretation of laboratory diagnostics
- Prepare and medically interpret reports
Specializations
Devices and systems they use
Who they work with
- Referring physicians of the clinical specialties
- Nurses who are advised on diagnostics and therapy
Frequently asked questions
Do laboratory physicians have contact with patients?
Hardly. Their work consists mainly of reporting, validation and advising the requesting physicians.
Who advises wards on choosing laboratory tests?
Laboratory physicians advise referring colleagues on which tests are useful and how results should be interpreted.
Who is responsible for running the analytical systems?
Laboratory physicians are expected to understand how the laboratory analysis systems work and to ensure their proper operation; technical understanding is a prerequisite.
Which systems does the group work with?
With laboratory analysis systems and laboratory-specific information and management systems.
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Sources
- Faltblatt Junges Labor: Labormedizin, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin e.V. (DGKL) (DE)
- Facharzt-Weiterbildung Laboratoriumsmedizin: Dauer, Inhalte, Berufsperspektiven, Deutscher Ärzteverlag, Ärztestellen (DE)
- Organisatorische Hinweise (Informationen für Einsender), Klinikum Nürnberg, Institut für Klinische Chemie (laut Ablageort) (DE)
- Laboratoriumsmedizin: Organisatorische und strukturelle Rahmenbedingungen (PJ-Information), Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Zentrale Einrichtung Klinische Chemie (DE)
- Zentrallaboratorium mit Blutbank, Wiener Gesundheitsverbund, Klinik Landstraße (AT)
- Institut für Labormedizin mit Blutdepot, Wiener Gesundheitsverbund, Klinik Ottakring (AT)
- Institut für Labormedizin, Stadtspital Zürich (Stadt Zürich) (CH)
- Emergency laboratory and general analytics, Universitätsspital Zürich, Institut für Klinische Chemie (CH)
- Labormediziner:in FAMH mit Schwerpunkt Klinische Chemie, Universitätsspital Zürich (Stellenausschreibung, bei der FAMH publiziert) (CH)
- Clinical Pathology Residency, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Department of Pathology and Immunology (US)
- Clinical Pathology, Core Curriculum Rotations, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (US)