Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of Ukraine were established in May, 2007. It was legally registered at the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (certificate No. 2836) as public not-for-profit organization uniting Ukrainian specialists in the field of laboratory medicine (physicians, biologists, laboratory technicians, pathologists, haematologists, biochemists, cytologists, histologists, immunologists, toxicologists, microbiologists, etc.), of blood service laboratory diagnostics, of sanitary and epidemiological service, and of forensic and radiation medicine on the basis of common professional interests. Among members of 24 regional Association centres headed by chief regional specialists and by leading experts in the field of laboratory diagnostics, there are more then 1500 heads and managerial staff of clinical diagnostic and R&D laboratories including those of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, and also practitioners, researchers, professors, and specialists in the field of development, production, and standardization of equipment, reagents, and diagnostic kits. The main tasks of ACCLMU are as follows:

• Consolidation of citizens for development of theory and practice of clinical chemistry (biochemistry) and laboratory medicine, development of international cooperation in this area;
• Satisfaction and protection of legislative, social, professional, economic, creative, age, national, cultural and other common interests of members of the Association;
• Introduction of measurements quality assurance system in Ukrainian clinicodiagnostic laboratories, irrespective of its ownership, according to international standards (ISO15189, ISO15190, ISO15193, etc.);
• Together with the state authorities, creation of medical laboratories accreditation system which meets international standards (ISO/IEC17000, ISO/IEC17011, ISO/IEC17020, ISO/IEC17021, etc.);
• Promotion of state and public value of specialists in the field of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, assistance in increase of prestige of this profession, improvement of level and quality of medical services available to all the Ukrainians.

Administration of Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (ACCLMU):

• President of Association - Prof. Lunova Ganna Gennadiyivna, Head of Chair of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics of P.L. Shupik’s National Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education, Chief Extraordinary Expert in Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics of Ministry of Health of Ukraine;
• Honourable ACCLMU President - Prof. Bazarnova Mariya Antonivna;
• Head of Council of the Association - Kheylomskyi Oleksandr Borysovych;
• Vice-president of ACCLMU - Prof. Gavrilenko Tetyana Illinichna, Head of Laboratory of Immunology of M.D. Strazhesko’s Institute of Cardiology, Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine;;
• Vice-president of ACCLMU - Mihalchuk Galyna Andriyivna, Head of Centralized Laboratory of Oleksandrivska Municipal Hospital, Kiev, Head of ACCLMU Kiev city centre;
• Vice-president of ACCLMU - Dr. Protsenko Volodymyr Mykolayovych, Associated Professor of Faculty of Clinical Biochemistry of Kharkiv Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education;
• Vice-president - Dr. Yastremska Oksana Ostapivna, Associated Professor of Faculty of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics of D. Galytsky’s National Medical University, Lviv;
• Vice-president - Dr. Polishko Tetyana Mykolayivna, Head of ACCLMU Dnepropetrovsk regional centre and Chef Expert in Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics of the Dnepropetrovsk region;
• Head of Secretariat - Produsevich Lydiya Volodymyrivna, Head of ACCLMU Kiev regional centre and Chief Extraordinary Expert in Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics of Kiev region;
• Head of Revision Committee - Ponur Bogdan Oleksiyovyych, Chief Expert in Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics of Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Head of Laboratory Centre of Central Military Clinical Hospital, Colonel of Medical Service.

We invite all the interested to cooperation!

Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of Ukraine
18 Chigorina St., Kiev 01042, Ukraine

Contact phones:
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Activities of the Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of Ukraine

2007

1. «Basic directions of laboratory services development at the current stage in Ukraine» were developed (May 2007).
2. Participation in a meeting of regional experts on clinical laboratory diagnosis (Kyiv, 26 June 2007).
3. «Passport of diagnostic laboratory» was created (June 2007).
4. Participation in laboratory service passportization (July 1 - December 31, 2007).
5. The following regulatory documents were developed:

- Statute of the ACCLMU
- Regulatory document for a local center of the ACCLMU
- Regulatory document for membership in the ACCLMU (July-August 2007)

6. Statutory Conference of the ACCLMU took place in Kyiv on September 6, 2007.
7. ACCLMU took an active part in Scientific and Practical Symposium «Fundamental problems for improvement of laboratory implementation of medical care» within the framework of the Days of Laboratory Medicine in Russia (Moscow, October 10-12, 2007).
8. «Ministry of Health of Ukraine actions plans for improvement of laboratory services until 2013» were developed (October 2007).
9. Analysis of laboratory services in Dnipropetrovs’k region for 9 months of 2007 was participated.
10. Unscheduled audit for compliance with licensing conditions in business and medical practice for PP (single proprietor firm) «Diagnostika SL» was participated (Dnipropetrovs’k, December 3-4, 2007).
11. School-Seminar with International Participation «Modern technologies of management and quality control of clinical laboratory» was carried out (Kyiv, December 10-14, 2007).

2008

12. Meeting of the Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Ukraine was held (Kyiv, February 9, 2008).
13. The following documents were developed and submitted to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (January-March 2008):

- Conception of the State Program «Organization of centralized regional clinical diagnostic laboratories by network principle» and
- Conception of the State Program «Providing family physician with adequate and rapid methods of laboratory diagnosis».

14. Development of the following conceptions of the State Dedicated Programs was participated:

- «State Dedicated Program of reduction of mortality and disability from hematologic diseases for 2009-2013» and
- «State Dedicated Program of development of Blood Service for 2009».

15. Scientific Seminar «Laboratory Medicine and Priorities of the Ministry of Health in 2008» was organized (Lviv, April 10-11, 2008).
16. ACCLMU members group including Prof. G. Lunyova, O. Kheylomskyi, T. Gavrilenko, T. Sol’s’ka wihtin a Working group has elaborated project of the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine «On the determination of the expertises (tests) range, ratification of order of realisation of the State control for compliance of medical devices for in vitro diagnostics and for technical requirements for quality of medical products for in vitro diagnostics» (April-May 2008).
17. The Association took an active part in the meeting of the Council of the Russian Association of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics and in the First All-Russian Congress of Clinical Laboratory Specialists «Fundamentals, clinical aspects and new technologies of modern laboratory medicine» (Moscow, May 27-28, 2008).
18. Scientific-and-Practical Conference «Modern immunogenetic methods in medicine» was held (Lviv, June 2-3, 2008).
19. On-site analysis of current structure of laboratory services effectiveness, of status of laboratory service and of staff training in the Ivano-Frankivs’k region was carried out (Ivano-Frankivs’k, June 26-27, 2008).
20. Ivano-Frankivs’k local center of Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of Ukraine has carried out Scientific-and-Practical Seminar «Current issues of laboratory services in Prykarpat’tya» (Ivano-Frankivs’k, June 26, 2008).
21. Roundtable discussion on the professional associations’ role in Russia and in Ukraine within the framework of reform of laboratory services was held in the Laboratory Center of Saint-Petersburg Medical University (Saint-Petersburg , July 1, 2008).
22. Exchange of experience on the centralization of laboratory research in medical facilities and private medical centers of St. Petersburg was carried out (Saint-Petersburg, July 2-4, 2008).
23. Meeting of Donetsk center of Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of Ukraine on the centralization of laboratory research was held (Donetsk, July 7, 2008).
24. Analysis of activities, conditions and availability of laboratory equipment and reagents in Kharkiv centralized laboratory was carried out to implement the project «Centralization of laboratory research by a network principle» (Kharkiv, July 17, 2008).
25. Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine and ACCLMU have jointly organized and carried out VII Scientific Seminar «Functional and laboratory diagnosics: new methods and modern standards» (Kyiv, September 9-10, 2008).
26. In cooperation with the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, VII Scientific and Practical Seminar “Functional and Laboratory Diagnostics: New Mwthods and Modern Standards” was organized and carried out (Kyiv, September 9-10, 2008).
27. Presentation at Staff Meeting of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine concerning “Organizational, Structural, and Legal Problems of the Laboratory Service at the Present Stage and Means of Its Rational Development” was made (Kyiv, September 12, 2008).
28. As a co-organizer, organization and carrying out I International Specialized Exhibition “LABComplEX” were actively participated (Kyiv, October 1-3, 2008).
29. Scientific and Practical Symposium “Laboratory Medicine: Innovation Technologies in Analytics, Diagnostics, Education, and Organization” at the I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy was actively participated (Moscow, October 7-9, 2008).
30. Presentation “Standardization in Laboratory Practice – Background of the Evidence Based Medicine” was made at IV Congress of Specialists of Social Medicine and Healthcare Organization of Ukraine (Zhytomyr, October 23-24, 2008).
31. Materials for the Meeting of the Working Group of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on the development of the Concept of the State Program of the Laboratory Service Development for 2009-2013 (November, 2008).
32. Meeting with the German Medical Society was carried out (Berlin, November 26, 2008).
33. Meeting of the Ternopil’ regional centre of the ACCLMU was conducted (Ternopil’, December 18, 2008).
34. Analysis of conformity of texts of the Technical Reglaments of Ukraine concerning medical devices, active implantable medical devices, and medical devices for in vitro diagnostics adopted by the Decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 536 from 11.06.08, No. 621 from 09.07.08, and No. 641 from 16.07.08, respectively, to the EC Directives 93/42/EEC, 90/385/EEC, and 98/79/EC, respectively.

2009

35. Project documentation for implementation of centralization of laboratory tests at the Kharkiv City Central Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory was prepared.
36. Statute of the Centralized Regional Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory was prepared.
37. Dnipropetrovs’k regional centre of ACCLMU has carried out analysis of efficiency of actual structure of the laboratory service, of the laboratory services provision, and of personal training level within Dnipropetrovs’k region for 2008 (Dnipropetrovs’k, March 12, 2009).
38. Inspection of production facilities of the Joint-Stock Company “Reagent” and discussion on the problems of further improvement of production quality and of extension of cooperation of the Company with ACCLMU specialists were carried out.
39. An active part in changing educational programs of specialists (biologists) of laboratory medicine according to the requirements of the European Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine at the P.L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education (NMAPE) was taken (hearings on this problem took part at the Meeting of the Educational and Methodological Commission of the Council of the NMAPE on April 1, 2009, at the Meeting of the Faculty of Teachers Training on April 16, 2009, and at the Educational and Methodological Conference of the NMAPE on May 5, 2009).
40. Analysis of the existing system of regulation of the medical devices for in vitro diagnostics market in Ukraine and in EC countries was carried out.
41. Meeting of the Council of the ACCLMU was conducted (Kyiv, April 24, 2009).
42. Meeting with the Society of Clinical Biology of France was carried out.
43. Project of the Order on Conducting the Attestation of the Specialists with Higher non-Medical Education Employed in the Healthcare System of Ukraine was developed (Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 588 from 12.08.09).
44. Set of documents for creation of the Technical Committee on standardization 166 (TC166) “Clinical laboratory researches and systems for diagnostics of in vitro” at the State Committee of Ukraine on technical regulation and consumer policy (DSSU) was created and sent to the DSSU; TC166 was created by the Order of the DSSU No. 313 from 03.09.09; TC166 Secretariat functions were delegated to the ACCLMU.
45. The following international standards were prepared for legalization in Ukraine:
• ISO 15193:2008
• ISO 15194:2008
• ISO 15195:2008
• ISO 15198:2008
• ISO 20776-1:2008
• ISO/TR 22869:2008
46. Generalization of results of passportization of the National Laboratory Service of Ukraine was carried out.
47. With the purpose of integration of common laboratory space meeting modern healthcare requirements, proposals concerning creation of four-level laboratory diagnostics system within the framework of the Concept of the Laboratory Tests Centralization were submitted to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
48. An active part in the creation and in the meetings of the Working Group of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on the development of the Reform Concept of the National Laboratory Service of Ukraine was taken.
49. Recommendations concerning the Reference Centre of Counteraction and Efforts against Virus Respiratory Diseases were developed and submitted to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
50. Recommendations concerning laboratory diagnostics of the virus respiratory diseases were developed and submitted to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
51. As a co-organizer, an active part was taken in preparation and carrying out of II International Specialized Exhibition “LABComplEX-2009” (Kyiv, September 30 – October 2, 2009).
52. Scientific and Practical Conference “Reform of the Laboratory Service as a Part of Healthcare System of Ukraine” was conducted (Kyiv, September 30 – October 2, 2009).

2010

53. Project of the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine was developed with main regulations corresponding to fundamental directions of the National Laboratory Service of Ukraine for today (Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine №96 from 10.02.10).
54. Meetings of boards concerning organozation and efficiency of activities of laboratories were participated, proposals concerning structural reconstruction of the laboratory services system in regions were submitted for taking into account during preparation of project of the Concept of the State Special-Purpose Programme of the Laboratory Service Development.
55. The following documents were developed and submitted to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine:
• the Concept of the State Special-Purpose Programme of the Laboratory Service Development in Ukraine for 2011-2016;
• the State Special-Purpose Programme of the Laboratory Service Development in Ukraine for 2011-2016;
• the Passport of the State Special-Purpose Programme of the Laboratory Service Development in Ukraine for 2011-2016;
• actions for the realization of the the Concept of the Laboratory Service Development in Ukraine for 2011-2016;
• tables of equipping the laboratories of the general healthcare institutions of different levels of medical care.
56. Project of Statute of the Institute of Laboratory Medicine (ILM) of the Kharkiv Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education of Ukraine (KhMAPE) and of its structure was developed; the ILM of the KhMAPE was organized by the Order of the KhMAPE No. 152 from 21.06.10.
57. Discussion on the project of the Concept of Quality Management of Clinical Laboratory Tests was participated actively.
58. Scientific and Practical Conference “Medical Laboratory & Innovations in Medicine” and Exhibition of Laboratory Equipment and Reagents were organized and carried out (Kyiv, April 21-22, 2010).
59. Meeting of the Council of the ACCLMU was conducted (Kyiv, April 20, 2010).
60. Roundtable discussion “12 Questions for Overcoming of Epidemy of Virus Hepatitis in Ukraine” organized jointly by the World Health Organization, by the International Foundation “Renaissance”, and by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine was participated (Kyiv, May 19-20, 2010).
61. Meeting on optimization of activity of the Centralized Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory of the Diagnostics Centre “Morshinkurort” was participated (Morshin, June 12-13, 2010).
62. International Scientific and Practical Seminar “Actual Problems of Oncomarkers Usage for Diagnosis of Ovary Tumors” was organized and conducted by the L’viv regional center of the ACCLMU (L’viv, June 24, 2010).
63. Scientific and Practical Seminar “Modern Principles of Diagnosis and Monitoring of Chronic Liver Diseases”was organized and conducted by the L’viv regional center of the ACCLMU (L’viv, June 24, 2010).
64. Development of document “Temporary Branch Standards Concerning Quality Assurance of Clinical Laboratory Tests” placed for discussion at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine website was actively participated.
65. First meeting of the Working Group of the DSSU concerning common tasks in the field of standardization, metrology, quality assurance systems, conformity assessment, and accreditation of laboratories dealing with samples of biological origin, of laboratories of quality control of pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations, of laboratories of sanitary-hygienic service, and of laboratories of control of drugs and precursors was actively participated.
66. With active participation of ACCLMU, the Board of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine has adopted the following tasks (Kyiv, August 5, 2011):
• to develop project of the Concept of development of the the National Laboratory Service of Ukraine for 2011-2016 and the “Branch standards of quality assurance of clinical laboratory tests”;
• to include harmonized international standards in the area of clinical laboratory diagnostics into the Annual Plan of Standards Development.
67. First meeting of the Working Group on laboratories accreditation at the National Agency of Accreditation of Ukraine (NAAU) was actively participated (Kyiv, August, 2010).
68. Statute of the TC166 was developed and adopted by the Order of the DSSU No. 366 from 13.08.10.
69. First meeting of theTC166 chaired by Vice-Minister of Health of Ukraine V.P. Lysak was organized and carried out (Kyiv, September 21, 2010).
70. Scientific and Practical Conference “Flu: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment. Social and Medical Aspects” was participated (Kyiv, September 24, 2010).
71. As a co-organizer, organization and carrying out I International Forum of Healthcare Industry “MEDComplEX-2010” were actively participated (Kyiv, September 28 - October 1, 2010).
72. As a co-organizer, organization and carrying out of International Forum “Integrated Provision of Laboratories” and of Exhibition “LABComplEX-2010” were actively participated (Kyiv, September 28 - October 1, 2010).
73. Scientific and Practical Conference “Diagnostics and Organization Problems Concerning Creation of System of Quality Assurance of linical Laboratory Tests” was organized and conducted (Kyiv, September 28-29, 2010).
74. IV (VIII) Congress of the Scientific Society of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Scientific and Practical Conference “”, and Specialized Exhibition “Interlabdiagnostics-2010” within the framework of National Days of Laboratory Medicine of Russia – 2010 were actively participated (Moscow, October 5-7, 2010).
75. With active participation of ACCLMU, Sub-Committee 09 “Medicine” (SC-09) of the Technical Committee of Accreditation (TCA) of the National Agency of Accreditation of Ukraine (NAAU) was organized by the Order of the NAAU No. 218 from 28.10.10.
76. National Scientific and Practical Conference on the problems of HIV-infection/AIDS with international participation “For Each Life – Together!” was participated (Kyiv, November 17-19, 2010).
77. With the assistance of the Kyiv Central Healthcare and Medical Provision Administration and of the Program of the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Working Meeting on the Results of the Monitoring Visits and of the Evaluation of Indicators of Tuberculosis Detection in General Healthcare Network of Kyiv was organized and carried out (Kyiv, December 8, 2010).

2011

78. With active participation of ACCLMU, set of documents concerning inclusion of speciality 14.01.39 “Clinical laboratory diagnostics” into the List of scientific specialities for scientific degrees of the Candidate of Sciences and of the Doctor of Sciences obtaining was prepared and adopted by the Decisions of the Presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission of Ukraine No. 46-09/1 from 26.01.11 and No. 31-09/2 from 23.02.11.
79. In close cooperation with ILM KhMAPE, scientific programme “Scientific substantiation of creation of the system of quality assurance of clinical laboratory tests and laboratory services” was developed and adopted by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 119 from 02.03.11.
80. In close cooperation with the Ukrainian Association of Bio-Medical Engineers and Technologists, scientific journal “Biomedical Engineering” was founded (Registration Certificate of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine No. 17522-6272 R from 04.03.11).
81. An active part was taken in the International Conference “Boosting Ukraine’s Participation in the EU 7th Framework Programme on Research: Achievements and Perspectives” (Kyiv, April 6, 2011).
82. An active part was taken in the work of XII Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference dedicated to actual questions of clinical laboratory immunology, allergology and immune rehabilitation (Kyiv, April 12-13, 2011).
83. The Conference-Exhibition “Medical Laboratory” and the Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation “Actual Questions of Laboratory Medicine” were organized and carried out (Kyiv, April 19-21, 2011).
84. Meeting of the Council of ACCLMU was conducted (Kyiv, April 20, 2011).
85. Scientific seminar “New technologies in regenerative medicine: world experience of stem cells usage” was participated (Kyiv, May 13, 2011).
86. 21 th International Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 19th European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine and eighth annual meeting of experts in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Society of Germany were participated (Germany, Berlin, 15-19 May 2011).
87. European Conference on the formulation of national strategies in the testing and control of chlamydial infection and human papillomavirus (Latvia, Jurmala, 26-27 May 2011) was participated.
88. "Concept of laboratory services of medical institutions in Kyiv. Creation of Laboratory Medicine" was drafted. In order to attract wider public to discuss the project concept, this draft concept of laboratory services in Kyiv was published on July 1, 2011, at the website the Department of Health.
89. Discussion of the Program "The state of laboratory services in Kiev and prospects for its further development" at the Board of the Department of Health of the Kyiv City State Administration was participated, and the project concept were presented (Kyiv, June 10, 2011).
90. Following the decision of the Board of the Department of Health of the Kyiv City State Administration, the analysis of comments and suggestions on the draft Concept was carried out.
91. Affiliated membership in the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) were acquired (July 7, 2011).
92. Affiliated membership in the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFCC) were acquired (July 20, 2011).
93. Working group on the reformation of laboratory services in Kiev (Order № 336 of the Department of Health of the Kyiv City State Administration from 19.08.2011) established according to the decision of the Board of the Department of Health of the Kyiv City State Administration and in order to create conditions to ensure the quality of laboratory services for the population of Kyiv was participated. Working Group is elaborating a plan of measures for reformation of laboratory services in Kiev.
94. In collaboration with TC 166 "Clinical laboratory tests and diagnostic system in vitro», the National Standards of Ukraine (DSTU) "SYSTEM OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATIONS IN VITRO (Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics). General Provisions" and "Clinical Diagnostic Investigations  IN VITRO. Key provisions and general requirements for the order of carrying out" were drafted.
95. Organizational arrangements for the International Forum "Complex support of laboratories", in which framework, during September 27-30, 2011, 4-th International Specialized exhibition of complex support of laboratories LABComplEX-2011 and Scientific Conference "Modern management of medical laboratories."

Since the very first days after its creation, ACCLMU actively cooperates with the Committee on Health of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, with the State Inspectorate for quality control of medicines of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, with the National Accreditation Agency of Ukraine, and with regional and municipal departments of health to address key issues to improve functioning laboratory services, to introduce new modern criteria and requirements of clinical diagnostic laboratories meeting the latest EU directives and international standards etc. To achieve these objectives, consultations with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, with the State Inspectorate of Ukraine on Consumer Protection, with the SC "Ukrmetrteststandard", with the leading institutes of NAS of Ukraine and NAMS of Ukraine, with the State Committee for Control of HIV \ AIDS and other socially dangerous diseases, with the Blood service, and with Sanitary-epidemiologic service of Ukraine.

Activities program of the Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of Ukraine for 2008 - 2011

1. Development of the Association, local centers creation, and new members recruitment;
2. Further cooperation of the Association with the laboratory service of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, of the Sanitary-Epidemiological Service of Ukraine etc.
3. Establishment of cooperation with other leading professional medical associations, holding the Conference “Usage of the modern methods of the laboratory diagnostics in medical standards”.
4. Establishment of contacts with national associations of EU countries, of the USA, of CIS countries, and with the international organizations (IFCC, AACC, EC -4 etc.).
5. Establishment of cooperation with different branches of government (Verkhovna Rada, Cabinet of Ministers, Ministry of Health etc.).
6. Participation in reformation and development of clinical and laboratory diagnostics service.
7. Active participation in the elaboration of the legislative project on the laboratory service and of the governmental program for the development of the clinical laboratory diagnostics in Ukraine.
    7.1. Proposing mechanism of reorganization of structure of laboratory service to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. 
8. Creation of organizational, methodological, control, and analysis center of laboratory medicine together with reference laboratories network;
    8.1. Finding of possible bases for the arrangement of reference laboratories (e.g., clinical laboratory diagnostical departments, leading laboratories of the Academy of Medical Sciences and of Ministry of Health of Ukraine etc.).
9. Participation in the working out of the regulatory framework for the laboratory service to process the following paragraphs:
    a) organizational and regulatory questions;
    b) quality assurance of laboratory tests;
    c) elaborating of specialized clinical laboratory standards;
    d) centralization of laboratories and laboratory tests;
    e) introduction of changes to the nomenclature of specialties in clinical laboratory diagnostics;
    f) certification and accreditation of clinical laboratories according to the European and international requirements/standards (ISO, EN, IVDD etc.).
10. Participation in the development of methodological background of clinical laboratory diagnostics.
      10.1. Particicpation in implementation and certification of standard (IFCC, AACC) testing methods and elaboration of methodological recommendations for their usage.
11. Elaborating of project of state and private systems of quality management of clinical diagnostical laboratory tests.
      11.1. Implementation of intralaboratory quality control system for clinical diagnostic tests;
      11.2. Implementation of external system for clinical laboratory tests quality assessment;
      11.3. Particicpation in the Consultative Seminar of the Chief Extraordinary Experts in Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics on problems of laboratory tests quality control.
12. Studying the questions and elaboration of the proposals for laboratory tests centralization.
      12.1. Project elaboration and economical subtantiation for certain regions;
      12.2. Development of proposals on automation of pre-analytical stage and on introduction of closed-type systems for blood samples collection;
      12.3. Introduction of laboratory informational systems into the practice of clinical diagnostic laboratory.
13. Development of criteria and requirements of standards for production and certification of reagents, test-systems, measurement instruments and other equipment.
14. Elaboration of actions on technical, financial, administrative support and computerization of laboratory network.
15. Elaboration of conception of staff training for laboratory service and of continuous medical education system.
16. Initiation of consideration of questions of status, professional training and possibility of certification for specialists with higher non-medical education (biologists, chemists, biochemists, microbiologists etc.).
17. Initiation of creation of specialized Council and of PhD degrees asquiring in “Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics” speciality.
18. Unification of terms and definitions used in laboratory medicine.