SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 1988
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY PLAYS KEY ROLE IN MODERN HEALTH CARE
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THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, (SUNDAY) UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY IN MODERN HEALTH CARE.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTHI ASIAN-PACIFIC CONGRESS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL, MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF A NUMBER OF DISEASES AND WAS ESSENTIAL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COMMON DISORDERS SUCH AS DIABETES.
"AS WELL AS HAVING SIGNIFICANT APPLICATIONS IN SCREENING FOR GENETIC DISEASES, CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY TESTS ARE ALSO USED IN ASSESSING THE RISK OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND IN MONITORING LIVER OR KIDNEY DISEASES, HE SAID.
"ONE CAN SAY, THEREFORE, THAT CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY IS USEFUL TO MAN IN ALL STAGES OF LIFE, FROM PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSIS ΤΟ EMERGENCY MEDICINE.
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IMAGINE THE PRACTICE OF WESTERN MEDICINE NOWADAYS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY SERVICES.
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MR CHAMBERS SAID HONG KONG WAS WELL AWARE OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY TO MODERN MEDICINE.
"ALL OUR MAJOR PUBLIC HOSPITALS HAVE CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORIES, AS WELL AS OTHER PATHOLOGY SERVICES, HE SAID.
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"OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING IN CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR UNIVERSITIES AND AT THE TECHNICAL LEVEL AT THE POLYTECHNICS FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPECIALISE IN THIS FIELD.
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MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND IT WAS APPROPRIATE THAT THE CONGRESS WAS BEING HELD IN HONG KONG. HE EXTENDED A WARM WELCOME ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT ΤΟ ALL DELEGATES FROM THE ASIAN-PACIFIC REGION AND FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
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THE FOURTH ASIAN-PACIFIC CONGRESS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, CHINESE ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, AND THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC FEDERATION OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY.
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