Rob Jansen

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.