ABSTRACT
The past 70 years witnesses that China's laboratory medicine has realized the development from "medical laboratory" to "laboratory medicine". The construction of the laboratory has undergone tremendous changes from manual workshop to standardization, automation and intelligence, and the test efficiency and test results accuracy has been greatly improved. The professional team has also grown stronger, and the education level has been continuously improved, marking the entry of China's laboratory medicine into the modern era. The article also reviews the important role of the Chinese Medical Association played in promoting the development of China's laboratory medicine in the 40 years since its establishment, and looks forward to the future development of laboratory medicine.
ABSTRACT
After more than half a century and several generations' efforts, the clinical laboratories in China have developed rapidly from the "workshop-style" pure manual operation and limited number of assays to the automated, intelligent modern laboratory. In addition to the great development of working condition, environment and equipment, the number of professional staffs, their educational background and technical ability have also been greatly improved. These have doubled the varieties, throughput and decreased turnaround time of testing assays in order to meet the clinical requests. At the same time, the concept of laboratory medicine has changed from "focusing on specimen" to "focusing on patients and clinical needs". The scientific ethics and practical experience of laboratory management and quality control have also been enriched, which provide more reliable and convenient services for patients and clinicians. Nowadays, the rapid development of detection technology, as well as artificial intelligence, network communication and big data which based on computer science, have brought enormousopportunities and challenges to the development of laboratory medicine.