Editorial to: German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine – areas of expertise – division reports from the German Congress of Laboratory Medicine 2022 in Mannheim, 13–14 October 2022

During my time as President of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL) from 2018 to 2021, one point of the agenda was the reorganization of the internal scientific divisions and working groups [1]. The aim was to facilitate a close and effective collaboration among all members and increase the visibility of each group within the society and beyond.

As a starting point, a two-day workshop was initiated in Berlin, which took place in September 2018. About 20 members presented recent activities of their divisions and working groups within the former structure. These were summarized in a structured report based on the years 2016 and 2017. The presentations were followed by fruitful and lively discussions and most participants were surprised about the numerous activities within the DGKL. On the second day ideas were summoned to improve the internal structure of the DGKL. To discuss ideas further and to finalize the new structure, a second workshop was conducted in November 2018. During this second workshop a new structure was developed and finalized encompassing five areas of expertise (Figure 1):

1. Molecular Diagnostics,
2. Learning & Teaching,
3. Quality & Management,
4. Laboratory & Diagnostics,
5. Biobanks & Informatics.

Original Paper:

• Matthias Nauck 

Aus der Zeitschrift Journal of Laboratory Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1515/labmed-2023-0139