Medical research: making information more readily available and easier to understand for patients
TMF workshop brings together representatives from the research community and patient organizations
September 29, 2008. It is becoming more and more common for self-help patient organizations to be involved in medical research projects and indeed they sometimes sponsor research. In the case of rare diseases in particular, patient representatives see themselves as a driving and motivational force behind the research on "their" particular diseases. They want researchers to provide better access to information concerning scientific trials on the diseases and treatment options. This became evident during the workshop "Patient representatives in research networks" in Berlin which was hosted by the TMF on September 27, 2008.
Multidisciplinary exchange in laboratory diagnostics
Conference president Lackner looks back on a successful annual conference of the German Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL)
September 25, 2008. A total of 1,100 physicians, medical scientists, natural scientists and medical technical assistants attended the 5th annual DGKL conference, which took place in Mannheim from September 21 to 24. The conference focused on the multifaceted role of laboratory diagnostics as one of the core medical competencies in research and patient care in plenary sessions, symposia, industry symposia, poster presentations, workshops and practical courses.
The German Society for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS) 2008 highlights the similarities between medical technology, medical informatics and biometry
TMF holds two tutorials and co-organizes LOINC workshop
September 22, 2008. The ever-increasing pace of genotyping development has resulted in a greater need to exchange data between patient care and research. Only by doing this can sufficient amounts of clinical data be analyzed in order to be able to interpret genotyping data in an expedient manner. Isaac S. Kohane (Boston, USA) highlighted precisely this issue in his key note lecture 'Instrumenting the Healthcare Enterprise for Discovery Research' to launch this year's GMDS annual conference, which took place in Stuttgart from September 15 to 19, 2008.