New issue of EuroLabNews

From the EFLM Newsletter Editor

First and foremost, the EuroLabNews Team wish you all a very prosperous Happy New Year! Stepping into another year where COVID-19 pandemia is still dictating our everyday activities, we would warmly like to offer quite a few online events that, against the odds, will help keep us abreast with all the Professional developments in the field of Laboratory Medicine. This issue commences with the Greetings from the new EFLM President Tomris Ozben. The constitution of the EFLM Executive Board for the upcoming 2 years is also presented. As a milestone for the EFLM, the launch of the much-awaited EFLM Syllabus Course is announced. The change in mandate for the EFLM Science Committee is announced by the EFLM Executive Board. A series of webinars on Lessons in Immunochemistry under the auspices of the EFLM is presented, where it would be advised to note the dates to get the latest developments from the experts in the field. Ana-Maria Simundic presents her interviews with past EFLM Presidents and Senior EFLM Officers. The EFLM President, Tomris Ozben has continued the tradition of “Coffee with the President” presenting interviews with prominent EFLM personalities. The EFLM conveys its deepest condolences on the sad demise of Per Hyltoft Petersen a pioneer in his field on Laboratory Medicine. Silvia Cattaneo from the EFLM Office call our attention to vacancies in functional units under the EFLM Education & Training Committee. As our signature infographics, Serkan Bolat elegantly summarizes the latest publication on biological variation. Mark your calenders for various EFLM Academy webinars, where a Professional catharsis is guaranteed by the prominent experts. The dates for the 6^th EFLM Conference on Preanalytical Phase and 3^rd EFLM Strategic Conference are announced and past EFLM events summarized. Changing of the guard is announced by the Italian and Spanish EFLM National Societies. The Serbian, Croatian and Spanish National Societies present their latest activities. Under its regular column, the IFCC corner presents global perspectives in Laboratory Medicine. The Calendar of Events lists all major happenings with its usual and unfortunate COVID-19 alert.

Harjit Pal Bhattoa, Editor EFLM EuroLabNews