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- To bring Pathology, Medical Microbiology, Clinical Biochemistry, Cytopathology, Hematology, Clinical Immunology, Human Genetics, Endocrinology and other related diagnostic branches of medicine under one umbrella of IALP.
- To promote and spread the clinically oriented teaching and practice of Diagnostic Medicine for more co-ordinated medical management of all illnesses including AIDS; and strive to bring Laboratory Medicine at par with other clinical branches of Medicine and recognise all IALP members as Laboratory Physicians.
- To promote the trend of self and peer accreditation of all the diagnostic laboratories and good practices of Hospital infection control and safe hospital waste management.
- To work as nodal agency for recommending the recognition or de-recognition of training centers/colleges, diagnostic laboratories/centers for quality assurance/accreditation with other Government or non-government agencies including Medical Council of India, Indian Medical Association, IAPM etc. due to their satisfactory or unsatisfactory performances, respectively.
- To keep a check on mushrooming of unqualified persons /laboratories catering diagnostic services directly on patients.
- To disseminate the scientific knowledge about recent advances in laboratory diagnosis of infectious and non-infectious human diseases including HIV/AIDS management, emerging and re-emerging infections, universal precautions, hospital infection control and hospital waste management through Journals/News Letters/ Pamphlets/ Radio/television programmes etc.
- To organise short term and long term training/workshop/ Super/subspecialty courses for members and award certificates, in order to develop skilled man power in the area of diagnostic medicine.
- To organise short term and long term training/workshop/ Super/subspecialty courses for members and award certificates, in order to develop skilled man power in the area of diagnostic medicine.
- To establish Medical and Paramedical teaching Institutions in India to produce technically and professionally qualified laboratory technicians and Laboratory Physicians.
- To award Fellowships to distinguished scientists/personalities for their outstanding contributions.
- To collaborate with scientists/doctors outside the country and working in the field and take their help to develop diagnostic technology in India.
- To encourage and collaborate the interaction between scientific community and the market/industry in area of diagnostic medicine and help them in patenting/marketing their product/ technology in the field.
- To arrange regular training courses for Laboratory Technicians, in order to maintain proficiency in laboratory testing
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