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Italian Il Percorso Comune di Formazione per Specialisti in Medicina di Laboratorio secondo la Direttiva Europea 2013/55/EC (Il riconoscimento delle qualifiche professionali)
A proposed common training framework for specialists in laboratory medicine under EU directive 2013/55/EC (The recognition of professional qualifications)
AUTORI
Dalius Vitkus19, Danielle Meunier20, Bogdan Solnica21, Henrique Reguengo22, Cristina Mambet23, Gustav Kovac24,
Blaž Krhin25, Mats Ohlson26, Gerald Buhagiar27, Ana-Maria Simundic1
1European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Brussels/Milan, Belgium/Italy
2Spanish Society for Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology, Madrid, Spain
3European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Via Carlo Farini 81, 20159 Milan, Italy
4Royal Belgian Society of Laboratory Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
5Bulgarian Society of Clinical Laboratory, Sofia, Bulgaria
6Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
7Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Athens, Greece
8Czech Society of Clinical Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republicv 9Danish Society of Clinical Chemistry, Horsens, Denmark
10Estonian Society of Laboratory Medicine, Tartu, Estonia
11Finnish Society of Clinical Chemistry, Helsinki, Finland
12French Society of Clinical Biology, Paris, France
13German Society of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Bonn/Berlin, Germany
14Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Athens, Greece
15Hungarian Society of Laboratory Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary
16Association of Clinical Biochemists in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
17The Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology, Milan, Italy
18Latvian Society of Laboratory Specialists, Riga, Latvia
19Lithuanian Society of Laboratory Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
20Luxembourg Society of Clinical Biology, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
21Polish Society for Laboratory Diagnostics, Warsaw, Poland
22Portuguese Society of Clinical Chemistry, Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Porto, Portugal
23Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
24Slovak Society of Clinical Biochemistry, Bratislava, Slovakia
25Slovenian Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Ljublijana, Slovenia
26Swedish Society for Clinical Chemistry, Stockholm, Sweden
27Department of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Valetta, Malta
Traduzione a cura di Jasmine Turkman e Paolo Zaupa (Scuola di Specialità in Patologia Clinica e Biochimica Clinica, Università di Padova)
ABSTRACT
A proposed common training framework for specialists in laboratory medicine under EU directive 2013/55/EC (The recognition of professional qualifications)
European Union (EU) Directive 2013/55/EC (The Recognition of Professional qualifications) allows Member States to decide on a common set of minimum knowledge, skills and competences that are needed to pursue a given profession through a Common Training Framework. To be adopted the framework must combine the knowledge,skills and competences of at least one third of the Member States. Professionals who have gained their qualifications under a Common Training Framework will be able to have these recognised automatically within the Union. Thebackbone of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine’s (EFLM) proposed Common Training Framework for non-medical Specialists in Laboratory Medicine is outlined here. It is based on an Equivalence of Standards in education, training, qualifications, knowledge, skills, competences and the professional conduct associated with specialist practice. In proposing the recognition of specialist practice EFLM has identified 15 EU Member States able to meet Equivalence and in whom the profession and/or its training is regulated (an additional EU Commission requirement). The framework supports and contributes to the Directive’s enabling goals for increasing professional mobility, safeguarding consumers and ensuring a more equitable distribution of skills and expertise across the Member States. It represents EFLM’s position statement and provides a template for professional societies and/or competent authorities to engage with the EU Commission.