Lab Tests Online ve nyní i ve francouské verzi
Press Release
Lab Tests Online now available in French
EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association is proud to announce that Lab Tests Online, the non-commercial multilingual information portal onlaboratory testing, is now available in French (at www.LabTestsOnline.fr <http://www.labtestsonline.fr/> ).
The launch of the French website took place on Friday 6 November, at the 54th JIB-International Biology Days in Paris. Initially developed by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) in the US, Lab Tests Online is a global project with websites in U.K. and Australia as well. EDMA coordinates the project of localising Lab Tests Online in continental Europe. The peer-reviewed, patient-centred, and non-commercial website is already available in Italian, Czech, German, Spanish, Greek, Hungarian, and Polish. To get a better understanding of the project, please visit the website: www.LabTestsOnline.info <http://www.labtestsonline.info/> , where you can access all the national sites.
The General Secretary of French Society of Clinical Biology and Laboratory Medicine (SFBC), Jean-Pierre Bali, thanked all of those who attended the event, in particular his counterparts from the US and other European countries who had effectively implemented the website in the past, as well as his colleagues on the French Lab Tests Online Committee. He also welcomed representatives of the French High Health Authority and the State Health Insurance Office, who provided encouragement in the progress and promotion of the website.
Lab Tests Online meets both a public need, and the highest quality standards on health information. Both values also appreciated by the European Commission, which has approved the inclusion of the European Lab Tests Online websites on the EU-Health Portal <http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm> .
Lab Tests Online offers clear and easy to understand information to citizens and physicians about the diverse and advantageous contributions of laboratory medicine to health protection and care. Therefore users can inform themselves about the tests they have been prescribed, the conditions usually related to the assays and how the success of the treatment is evaluated.
Background:
EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association represents National Associations and major companies engaged in the research, development, manufacture or distribution of In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) medical devices in Europe. Through its affiliated National Associations, EDMA represents in total more than 500 companies (or over 700 legal entities) across Europe. The mission of EDMA is to raise awareness of the importance, usefulness and added-value that diagnostic information can provide to healthcare. For this purpose, EDMA cooperates with European institutions, patients groups, trade associations, health professionals and academia to support an appropriate regulatory system, to work towards a realistic economic environment for healthcare in Europe and to be an effective voice in globalisation.