[The Present State of Inter-Laboratory Differences in Setting and Practicing Critical Values -Results of a Questionnaire Survey Performed to the Laboratories of Keio University-Associated Hospitals].

Presently we, Keio Endocrine and Metabolite Survey (KEMS) study group conducted a questionnaire sur- vey with respect to panic values in the laboratories belonging to Keio University-associated hospitals. As to the initial setting, most of the laboratories answered to play a leading role in preparing the necessary matters to implementation of panic values and revise them corresponding to physician's request on each occasion. In almost all laboratories, they did not verify whether the notification procedure does work to exert appropriate clinical action.

[Current Status and Issues of Clinical Laboratory Testing Expanding into Health Care: How to Challenge Experts of Laboratory Medicine -Remark of Moderators.].

Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) has been increasingly implemented in healthcare, on the basis of advances in analysis and information technologies. Wherever POCT is implemented, it needs to be properly and safe- ly performed. However, a concern has been raised that it is preformed without training and support from the clinical laboratory and, thus, testing reliability and patient safety are not sufficiently ensured.