Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine is born
22/11/2024
The merger between the three current scientific associations of Laboratory Medicine-Clinical Laboratory in Spain, AEBM-ML, AEFA and SEQCML, creates a single representative association for the medical specialty
Bilbao, November 22, 2024. As of today there is a new medical society in Spain: the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEMEDLAB). Its creation was approved at the XVIII National Congress of the Clinical Laboratory (LABCLIN 2024) held in Bilbao Euskalduna and organized by the three existing scientific societies of Laboratory Medicine in our country, AEBM-ML, AEFA and SEQCML, which after the unanimous agreement will be eliminated.
The Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine, with headquarters in Madrid, will be formally established on January 1, 2025 and the composition of the interim Board of Directors will be made up of the president Dr. Antonio Buño Soto; vice presidents Dr. María S. Pacheco and Iria Cebreiros; secretary Dr. Verónica Cámara; treasurer, Dr. José Puzo; and members: Drs. Daniel Pineda, Enrique Rodríguez, Eva Guillén, Pastora Rodríguez, Mercè Ibarz, Nerea Bastida, Laura Correa and Carla Ramírez.
The members of the former scientific societies will maintain their status as members of the new society, maintaining the seniority they had in the predecessor societies.
With this merger, the aim is to centralize the collaboration between experts, which will result in greater knowledge for laboratory professionals in our country; improve international projection, generate more organizational and financial synergies than under the previous societies, improve legal assistance to partners, and optimize continuing education courses, research, and the organization of scientific conferences.