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IOL represents the collective vision of laboratory scientists to delve into research related to medical laboratory science – a field of healthcare which is ever evolving, dynamic and necessitates constant fact-finding. IOL has objectively decided to create a platform for the ever-hungry laboratory scientist to conduct research, to dig out new knowledge, and expand existing database that will enable laboratory science to evolve from within.
The first few objectives with which IOL has launched its mission are means to answer basic questions which ride the minds of all practicing laboratory scientists. Through research, which are difficult to carry out single handedly and require multicentre participation, these questions will be pounded to uncover new facts for the larger motive of patient-centric quality healthcare practice.
The first is the development of region specific biological reference interval. This is totally need based – all would agree- as requests have come not only from India but also from Maldives, and other international states. To start with IOL is in the process of developing BRI of TSH – a gargantuan task - as it engages differences in terms of age, method of analysis, biological variability and others.
The second will foray into the pre-examination domain and looks for effects of patient preparation on test results – to decide what factors need to be standardized to minimize variability. The simplest example is the post prandial glucose examination. This study will minutely analyze factors that are responsible for variation and suggest means to reduce them.
The third target is the assessment of the effect of hemolysis on test results. For collections that cannot be redone as in neonates or in terminally ill patients, it is prudent to establish a safe margin of acceptance of hemolysis that do not hinder with the validity of test results. And thus, will allow carrying out investigations promptly and without ambiguity. A case in point is the effect of hemolysis on neonatal TSH investigation.
The vision and mission of IOL is straightforward – to conduct quality research in medical laboratory science for the progression of science and benefit to mankind!
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