{"id":77355,"date":"2026-01-09T14:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/?page_id=77355"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:52:55","slug":"laboratoriumgeneeskunde-de-stille-motor-achter-patientenzorg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/laboratoriumgeneeskunde-de-stille-motor-achter-patientenzorg\/","title":{"rendered":"Laboratory medicine: the silent engine behind patient care"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"header\" class=\"header header--high header--branch\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header__first\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__navigation-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"header__navigation-button__arrow\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/labautomation\/programma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"56\" height=\"33\" viewbox=\"0 0 56 33\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\"56\" y=\"33\" width=\"56\" height=\"33\" rx=\"16.5\" transform=\"rotate(180 56 33)\" fill=\"#ffda56\"\/><path d=\"M22.262 22.456 16.294 16.5l5.968-5.956M39.706 16.5H16.293\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg> Back to the program\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"header__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tLaboratory medicine: the silent engine behind patient care\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__dots-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"431\" height=\"9\" viewbox=\"0 0 431 9\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M430.799 4.192a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.135 1.135 0 1 1-2.27 0 1.135 1.135 0 0 1 2.27 0Zm-27.27 0a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.39 1.39 0 1 1-2.78 0 1.39 1.39 0 0 1 2.78 0Zm-27.78 0a1.645 1.645 0 1 1-3.29 0 1.645 1.645 0 0 1 3.29 0Zm-28.29 0a1.9 1.9 0 1 1-3.799 0 1.9 1.9 0 0 1 3.799 0Zm-28.799 0a2.154 2.154 0 1 1-4.308 0 2.154 2.154 0 0 1 4.308 0Zm-29.308 0a2.41 2.41 0 1 1-4.819 0 2.41 2.41 0 0 1 4.819 0Zm-29.819 0a2.663 2.663 0 1 1-5.326.001 2.663 2.663 0 0 1 5.326-.001Zm-30.327 0a2.919 2.919 0 1 1-5.837 0 2.919 2.919 0 0 1 5.837 0Zm-30.837 0a3.173 3.173 0 1 1-6.345.001 3.173 3.173 0 0 1 6.345 0Zm-31.346 0a3.428 3.428 0 1 1-6.856 0 3.428 3.428 0 0 1 6.856 0Zm-31.856 0a3.683 3.683 0 1 1-7.365 0 3.683 3.683 0 0 1 7.365 0Zm-32.365 0a3.937 3.937 0 1 1-7.875 0 3.937 3.937 0 0 1 7.875 0Zm-32.874 0a4.192 4.192 0 1 1-8.384 0 4.192 4.192 0 0 1 8.384 0Z\" fill=\"#FFF960\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Christian Ramakers<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__second\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__branch-logos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Laboratorium-technologie.svg\" class=\"header__branch-logo\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"header__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__category\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>Branch<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/kennishub\/?_branches_kennishub=laboratorium-technologie\" class=\"header__meta__detail--branch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaboratory Technology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>Subject<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/kennishub\/?_onderwerp_kennishub=laboratorium-automatisering\" class=\"header__meta__detail--categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaboratory automation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"text bg--offwhite\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='heading-wrapper'><svg width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"6.394\" cy=\"6.5\" r=\"6.394\" fill=\"#000\"\/><\/svg><h2>10.00 \u2013 10.30<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text__content text__content--1-col\">\n\t\t\t<p>Laboratory medicine is the backbone of modern healthcare. More than 70% of all medical decisions are based on laboratory results. Think of prescribing an antibiotic for a positive blood culture or starting dialysis for a patient with deteriorating kidney function \u2013 just two examples of how crucial these results are.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Erasmus MC laboratories processed over 675,000 patient samples and reported over 9.1 million results to our doctors. With such numbers, it&#039;s clear: automation and robotization are essential for ensuring speed, reliability, and quality.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally, laboratory specialties such as clinical chemistry, medical microbiology, and hospital pharmacy were highly segregated domains, each with its own processes, systems, and infrastructure. This fragmentation made collaboration and data sharing complex and time-consuming.<\/p>\n<p>In recent decades, however, we&#039;ve seen a slow but clear trend toward greater collaboration and integration. This is driven by technological advances (analysis systems that can support multiple disciplines), efficiency and cost savings (shared infrastructure and streamlined processes), and, last but not least, quality and patient safety, where a single, integrated workflow, particularly for 24\/7 routine diagnostics, reduces errors.<\/p>\n<p>This development seamlessly aligns with the concept of total laboratory automation, developed in the early 1990s, which not only automates analysis but also brings the entire process\u2014from material collection to reporting and archiving\u2014under a single, integrated solution. Currently, Erasmus MC is developing a completely new TLA solution that will put this collaboration and integration of the various laboratory specialties into practice. This will allow us to build not only an efficient solution with faster turnaround times but also a reliable, uniform solution with a reduced risk of human error.<\/p>\n<p>With the increasing pressure on healthcare staff due to the growing demand for care, automation and integration will not only remain a necessity but will also play a key role in the future of patient care. In my presentation, I&#039;ll show you how we, as laboratory specialists at Erasmus MC, envision shaping this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Dr. Christian Ramakers \u2013<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"branches":[14],"events":[374],"secretariat":[],"categories":[30],"themes_tax":[538],"class_list":["post-77355","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Laboratoriumgeneeskunde: de stille motor achter pati\u00ebntenzorg - FHI, federatie van technologiebranches<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/laboratoriumgeneeskunde-de-stille-motor-achter-patientenzorg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Laboratoriumgeneeskunde: de stille motor achter pati\u00ebntenzorg - 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