Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava
Head of Laboratory
Turku University Hospital
Finland
MD, PhD, Clinical Microbiologist. PhD on use of PCR in bacterial and fungal infections (2003). Worked in Turku University Hospital laboratory since 2004, Head of Bacteriology 2014-2020, Head of Clinical Microbiology 2020-2024, Head of Laboratory 2025-
Topics
Requirements for clinical evidence from the buyer's perspective
Clinical Evidence Generation
Commercialization of Health Technology
5.2.2026 10:20 - 11:00 | Hall 209
Clinical laboratory tests are used for different purposes, eg. diagnosis, guiding and monitoring patient care and screening. Depending on the use, different parameters of performance are emphasized (precision, sensitivity, specificity, time to result). In addition to analytical performance, compatibility with existing instrument and reagent setup and laboratory workflows are considered. Furthermore, value-based medicine emphasizes the improvements in patient outcome and health care sustainability (from economical, social and ecological perspective) as basis of evaluation of different interventions, including laboratory tests.