ATCC Proficiency Standard(TM) Program Enlists American College of Physicians.MANASSAS, Va. -- ATCC ATCC American Type Culture Collection, see there (American Type Culture Collection American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) is a private, not-for-profit biological resource center whose mission focuses on the acquisition, authentication, production, preservation, development and distribution of standard reference microorganisms, cell lines and other materials for ) today announced that the Medical Laboratory Evaluation division of the American College of Physicians The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of doctors of internal medicine (internists), physicians who specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in adults. (ACP (Associate Computing Professional) The award for successful completion of an examination in computers offered by the ICCP. It is geared to newcomers in the computing field. For more information, visit www.iccp.org. ACP - Algebra of Communicating Processes ) has joined the ATCC Proficiency Standard program, which provides authenticated microorganisms and other biological materials for use in the manufacture of laboratory proficiency test panels. The agreement means that ACP will use highly tested reference microorganisms from ATCC in the proficiency test panels it provides to clinical laboratories. "The addition of ACP to the ATCC Proficiency Standard program has major significance because it indicates that leading physicians embrace the concept of using well-characterized biological materials in proficiency testing," said Joseph Perrone, ScD, ATCC VP for Standards and Certification. ACP is the nation's largest medical specialty medical specialty Any specialty that provides non-interventional Pt management, ie with drugs, or with minimum intervention–eg, balloon catheterization Examples Internal medicine–allergy and immunology, cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, society, with a membership of around 120,000 physicians in general internal medicine and related subspecialties, including cardiology, gastroenterology, nephrology nephrology Branch of medicine dealing with kidney function and diseases. An understanding of kidney physiology is important not only in treating kidney disease but in knowing the effect of drugs, diet, and hypertension on kidney disease, and vice versa. , endocrinology, hematology, rheumatology rheumatology /rheu·ma·tol·o·gy/ (-tol´ah-je) the branch of medicine dealing with rheumatic disorders, their causes, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, etc. rheu·ma·tol·o·gy n. , neurology, pulmonary disease, oncology, infectious diseases, allergy and immunology, and geriatrics geriatrics (jĕrēă`trĭks), the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g. . Its mission is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine. The ATCC Proficiency Standard program offers aid to ACP and other proficiency test manufacturers and providers in several ways. ATCC proficiency test standard materials are produced specifically for the purpose of inclusion in proficiency test panels. They are tested for confirmation of identity, viability and purity, and each vial of material is individually labeled to allow full traceability from production to end-use. The ATCC Proficiency Standard program is available to proficiency test providers and manufacturers throughout the United States. For more information, please visit the standards page at www.atcc.org or email standards@atcc.org. About ATCC ATCC is the world's largest biological resource center and the most comprehensive source of reference cultures and reagents used by researchers in academic and industry laboratories. Since 1925, ATCC has set the standard for authentication and distribution of biological reference materials for life science research in the public and private sector. www.atcc.org. About ACP The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 120,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internists specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illness in adults. www.acponline.org. |
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