Importance Of Clinical Testing Highlighted During MEDLAB 2018

 MEDLAB – The largest attended expo worldwide will be taking place between 5^th and 8^th February 2018. The MEDLAB Exhibition welcomes more than 600 exhibitors and 25,000 attendees, giving the opportunity for leading laboratories and manufacturers to showcase their products and services, and initiate business opportunities in the vigorously growing healthcare market in the Middle East. Accompanying the exhibition, is a 17 CME-accredited Congress, discussing the importance of clinical laboratory testing in the delivery of quality healthcare, the new advancements in technology, and focusing on bridging the gap between clinicians and laboratory professionals towards a more patient-centric care.

At the Congress, leading medical practitioners discuss the increasingly important role clinical laboratory professionals play in today’s healthcare system, from early detection and diagnosis to customised treatment plans based on the patient’s unique genetic structure. Laboratory testing is key to improving patient care and the quality of services provided.

Dr. Nader Lessan, Consultant Endocrinologist at the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre and Chair of Endocrinology conference at MEDLAB 2018, stated: “Most and perhaps all medical specialties rely on biochemical and other laboratory disciplines in reaching correct diagnoses. This is even more crucial in Endocrinology where correct course of action directly depends on biochemical and hormonal results.  Conditions such as hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and of course, diabetes are common examples.  Less common examples include acromegaly, Cushing Syndrome and phaochromocytoma; a close relationship between the laboratory and the clinician is pivotal to patient management”.