Rob Jansen
Dr.
The Netherlands
Dr. Rob T.P. Jansen is retired senior consultant specialist in laboratory medicine, former head of the clinical laboratory of Anna Hospital Geldrop, former head of division Medical Diagnostic Services of Anna Hospital, and former chair of the Medical Convent of Anna Hospital Geldrop. He is former director general of the National External Quality Assessment organisation (SKML) in The Netherlands. Professional Societies and organisations He is former president of the European Communities Confederation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EC4), former President of The Netherlands Society of Clinical Chemistry and laboratory medicine (NVKC) and former president of The Netherlands External Quality Assessment Organization (SKML). He was advisor of the Board of European Federation of Laboratory Medicine (EFLM), Chair of EC4 Registration Commission, member of the Board of European external Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine (EQALM), Chairman of the Steering group Calibration 2000, and member of many international committees and working groups. He is author or co-author of over 125 scientific papers. He was registered as European Specialist Laboratory Medicine in the European Register of EC4/EFLM. Professional honours He is Honorary Member of Czech Society for Clinical Biochemistry (1995) and Honorary Member of NVKC (2007). He was awarded the Noyons Medal of Honour of the NVKC (1997), the EC4 Distinguished Officer Award Medal (2007), the EFLM-Roche Scientific Award for Laboratory Medicine (2009), the SKML Golden Standard (2013). He received the Royal Decoration Knight in the Order of Orange Nassau from the Queen of the Netherlands in 2007.
Topics
50 years quality of labs, 50 years improvement, time for the future
Quality in Laboratory Medicine
Congress Opening
5.2.2026 09:15 - 10:00 | Market Square
At the celebration of 50 years of Labquality Days I open two windows. The first window gives a sight on how we came where we are. There has been an enormous progress during the fifty years in the use of laboratory data information. The improvement of the quality of this information is based on four pillars: Harmonisation of the profession based on the EFLM Academy (previously EC4 Register), Harmonisation of the training based on the EFLM Syllabus for post-graduate training Harmonisation of quality of laboratories based on accreditation according to the ISO standard for medical laboratories which we established (ISO 15189) Harmonisation of laboratory data via External Quality Assessment and commutable materials as in the Calibration 2000 project The four pillars are shortly discussed. Focus is on the fourth pillar, EQA The second window gives a view on the present and the future of quality in medical laboratories. What should we focus on and how can we do that. Who should be involved? Laboratory information is increasingly important in medical care. Think of topics like auto immune diseases, liquid biopsy, and personalised medicine. Quality of laboratory data and information remains the issue to hold on. It is time to use big data in IQA and EQA as in patient based QC set up better EQA for POCT set up evaluation and EQA for home tests involve medical doctors for their input in defining outcome based analytical performance specifications involve the patient, show how we can help in medical care and ask their needs.
