Praktani Adda Session 40:
Impact of Diagnostic Laboratories in Health & Disease
Topic:
Impact of Diagnostic Laboratories in Health & Disease
Day, Date and Time:
Saturday, March 4, 2023 (1700 IST)
Name of the Speaker:
Bhaskar Bhattacharya (RKMV 1988 Batch)
Zoom Link: https://vyakta.zoom.us/j/89304548501
About the speaker
Bhaskar has a rich experience of over two decades of working in the diagnostic laboratory field.
He completed medical graduation from Gauhati Medical College & Hospital in 1995 and served at R.K. Mission Hospital, Itanagar, till 1998.
After that, Bhaskar completed P.G. in Medical Biochemistry from MSR Hospitals, Bangalore and did advanced Biochemistry Laboratory Training at NIMHANS, Bangalore.
He has been engaged with the National Accreditation Board of Testing & Calibration Laboratories ( since the year 2010 ) as Empanelled Lead Inspector for the inspection and assessment of Diagnostic Labs PAN INDIA and SAARC countries and has been selected as a national representative of India as reference laboratory in the IFCC Network of Reference Laboratories for Standardization of HbA1c.
About the session
Diagnostic tests are a crucial aspect of clinical practice since they assist clinicians in establishing whether a patient has or does not have a particular condition.
In order for any clinical test to be used most appropriately, it is essential that several parameters be established regarding the test and that these are made known to clinicians to inform their clinical decision-making.
These include the test’s sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios.
Laboratory tests are particularly useful in validating a diagnosis, predicting disease severity, and monitoring disease progression in patients with infectious diseases or immunological disorders or monitoring of disease progression, manifestations or recovery in non - communicable diseases.
Timely diagnostic assessment and implementation of reliable tests are extremely important in disease management.