EFLM General meeting 9 June 2021

Ana-Maria ŠimundićEFLM President

Agenda

November-December 2019…o In Jan 2020, a „satisfaction” survey was launched

o The form was sent to all EB members, C and WG chairs and all EFLM NS

o Deadline for feedback - 31st January 2020

o The plan: o collect surveys,o brainstorm, o do a SWOT analysis o and produce a 2-year action plan

during the first EB meeting (Wien, March 2020)

Feedback received and analysedo the entire Executive Board

o 17 C and WG chairs,

o 18 National Societies: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece Italy,

Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

o Valuable opiniono Constructive criticismo Excellent suggestions

EFLM Action plan for 2021(analysis in Jan/Feb 2021)

Proposed projects -Action pointso continue with our all our ongoing projects and

activities (widely appreciated by EFLM members): publishing guidelines, collaboration with colleagues in Europe and beyond, harmonization initiatives, EFLMLabX, visits of EB members to NS meetings, recognition of professional qualifications of EuSpLM,

etc…o initiate many new projects in 2021 - based on the

feedback received through the survey.

30 Action points for 2021

o approved in February 2021o time is limitedo EB is fully committed to carry

out all planned activitieso C help is essential

Thanks to Daria and her team

Thanks to alldear colleaguesin TG-ESC and to

externalcoordinators

C-ET is working on this

C-P + EB – just finished

EFLM Academy benefits

(*) - does not apply to EuroMedLab

(**) - specific criteria apply to each listed item (criteria shall be made available with each call for applications)

o promo brochure isexpected soon

Thanks to Evgenija and to all EB members

Meetings with all EFLM NSs scheduledin the period:

3 May – 7 June

C-C is working on this

A kick-off meetingThanks to Daniel

and his team

launched in August 2020

5 free subscriptions per each country(through free Academy membership)

change of bylaws is under way

Intro day heldon May 6th

o ≈ 23 EFLM officers(new and old)

o very useful andinteresting discussion

o PPT circulated to meeting participantsand recording postedat the EFLM website

Thanks to Daniel and his team

C-C is working on this

already in effect

Action point 21

Reduced registration fee for WG members (Full, Young and chair) at all EFLM meetings

EB decision during thelast EB meeting…

Example – Leadership skills course

Collaboration / Liaison officerso MoU signed in 2021 EAS – Michel Langlois

o MoU to be signed (in preparation) European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant

Association (ERA-EDTA)

European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) o to approve and sign the

MoU

o to propose EFLM representative who will beresponsible for the joint session at the 2022 EANM Congress (working title: Thyroid Dysfunctions -Integrated Diagnostics)

o please send your proposalsto me by the end of May

Thanks to Daniel and hisamazing team

C-C is working on it

EB + C-ET & C-C & C-P working on it

Thanks to Daniel and histeam

o 11/30 Action points carried out completely

o 14/30 Action points are in progress

o 5 Action points still pending

Progress status

o Communication Committee and WG-Promotion & Publications

o Education & Training Committee and WG-Congresses and Postgraduate Education

o Science Committee and WG-Autoimmunity Testing, WG-Biological VariationTask Group-Biological Variation Database, Task and Finish Group-Practical Approach to Measurement Uncertainty, WG-Cardiac Markers, WG-Harmonisation, WG-Patient Focused Laboratory Medicine, WG-Postanalytical Phase, WG-Preanalytical Phase, WG-Test Evaluation, Task Group-Performance Specifications Based on Outcome Studies

o Quality and Regulation Committee and WG-Accreditation and ISO/CEN standards