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Analytics and Clinical Biochemistry Department
Head
dr Jolanta Mrochem-Kwarciak, PhD
Secretariat
tel. +48 32 278 94 38 fax +48 32) 278 93 88
The collection point at the Hospital Outpatient Clinic
working hours: Monday to Friday 7 a.m – 2.30 p.m
The Analytics and Clinical Biochemistry Department offers a variety of tests for diagnosis and monitoring of patients of the Institute of Oncology as well as co-partners and external individuals. The scope of diagnostic tests includes:
- Hemostasis
- Hematology
- Endocrinology
- Water-electrolyte and acid-base balance
- Internal organ diseases
- Viral infections
- Tumor markers
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Clinical transfusiology
The staff of the Department is a highly qualified team of medical professionals, including specialists of clinical analytics, medical laboratory diagnosticians and laboratory technicians. The assays are carried out by fully automated, high quality analysers. Test results are preliminary accepted by the person responsible for the determination and next are verified and authorised by a supervising analytical process diagnosticians. Each result is supplemented with an appropriate reference ranges. Laboratory tests are carried out in accordance with the current state of medical knowledge, so as to ensure their credibility and usefulness in diagnostic and therapeutic processes. The reliability of the test results is ensured by supervising the analytical process, preanalytical and postanalytical phases, and providing internal and external quality assessment system.
- Centre for Quality Control of Laboratory Diagnostics, Lodz, Poland
- Randox Laboratories Ltd, Great Britain
- Labquality Ltd, Finland
- Regional Centre of Blood Donations and Blood Medicine, Katowice, Poland
- Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warszawa, Poland
- Sysmex Europe GmbH, Germany
- St. George's, University of London
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
In collaboration with other Clinical Departments of the Institute, the Department staff is involved in several research projects, aimed at searching for novel biomarkers to support diagnosis and monitoring of cancer patients. Moreover, the Department provides summer internships for college students and specialization courses for medical laboratory diagnosticians.