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ArticleJournal of clinical pathology2019

Opinion: redefining the role of the physician in laboratory medicine in the context of emerging technologies, personalised medicine and patient autonomy ('4P medicine').

Matthias Orth, Maria Averina, Stylianos Chatzipanagiotou, Gilbert Faure, Alexander Haushofer, Vesna Kusec, Augusto Machado, Siraj A Misbah, Wytze Oosterhuis, Kari Pulkki and 2 more

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Article in Journal of clinical pathology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06897033 (Effect of Artificial Intelligence-Generated WhatsApp Reminders Compared to No Reminders on Oral Health Among Young Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06897033 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Artificial Intelligence-Generated WhatsApp Reminders Compared to No Reminders on Oral Health Among Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled60ConditionsWhite Spot Lesions, Dental Plaque, Oral Hygiene, Oral HealthArmsHealth education followed by AI-generated Whatsapp reminders, Oral Health Education
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Matthias OrthVinzenz von Paul Kliniken gGmbH, Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2881-8384
Maria AverinaDiagnostisk klinikk, Laboratoriemedisin, Universitessykehuset Nord-Norge HF, Tromsø, Norway.
Stylianos ChatzipanagiotouDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Medical Biopathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School - Aeginition Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Gilbert FaureLaboratoire d'Immunologie, Pole Laboratoires, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, Nancy, Lorraine, France.
Alexander HaushoferKlinikum Wels - Grieskirchen GmbH, Institut für Medizinische und Chemische Labordiagnostik mit Blutbank, Wels, Austria.
Vesna KusecKlinicki Zavod za Laboratorijsku Dijagnostiku, Klinicki Bolnicki Centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Augusto MachadoDepartment of Botelho Moniz Análises Clínicas, SA, Porto, Portugal.
Siraj A MisbahDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK.
Wytze OosterhuisDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Atrium Medical Center, PC Heerlen, Netherlands.
Kari PulkkiDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, Eastern Finland Laboratory Centre and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Patrick J TwomeyDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, St. Vincent's University Hospital/St Vincent's Group Healthcare Group, Dublin, Ireland.
Eberhard WielandKlinikum Stuttgart, Zentrum für Diagnostik, Zentralinstitut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Stuttgart, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of clinical pathologists or laboratory-based physicians is being challenged on several fronts-exponential advances in technology, increasing patient autonomy exercised in the right to directly request tests and the use of non-medical specialists as substitutes. In response, clinical pathologists have focused their energies on the pre-analytical and postanalytical phases of Laboratory Medicine thus emphasising their essential role in individualised medical interpretation of complex laboratory results. Across the European Union, the role of medical doctors is enshrined in the Medical Act. This paper highlights the relevance of this act to patient welfare and the need to strengthen training programmes to prevent an erosion in the quality of Laboratory Medicine provided to patients and their physicians.

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Pathology, ClinicalPersonal AutonomyPhysiciansPrecision MedicineHumanschemical pathologylaboratory managementmedical education

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PMID29273576
PMCPMC6580792

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