The European Federation of Clinical

Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM)

has established the EFLM Academy to create
a platform of Laboratory Medicine
practitioners in Europe and to support the
case for recognition of Specialists in
Laboratory Medicine under the
EU Commission Directive 2013/55/EU on the
Recognition of Professional Qualifications
to reach the goal of the free (unhindered)
professional migration across EU member
states’ borders.

This brochure aims to give the overview of

the EFLM Academy, how to become a
member and what are the benefits from
becoming a member.

JANUARY 2024
VERSION 1.3
 JUST A COUPLE OF
WORDS ABOUT THE EFLM
ACADEMY
The EFLM is a Federation of National Societies of Laboratory Medicine in Europe representing
more than 30.000 people active in the fields of Laboratory Medicine. The EFLM Academy is a
unique, exclusive on-line resource and communication platform through which EFLM aims to
support the education, training, and continuous professional development of laboratory
medicine practitioners in Europe. To fulfil its aims and to increase the number of the members
of the Register of European Specialists in Laboratory Medicine (EuSpLM), the EFLM has
established the EFLM Academy. The official launch of the EFLM Academy was on January 1,
2020 and currently over 10000 members have already joined the EFLM Academy.
The EFLM Executive Board has carefully tailored the attractive and exciting package of
benefits of the EFLM Academy to meet the needs of the laboratory medicine professionals in
Europe and beyond. Furthermore, the EFLM Executive Board maintains a strong commitment
to further grow the package of benefits and keeps offering new opportunities to its members
continuously and in the future.

Why should you become a member of the EFLM Academy?

The EFLM academy membership comprises the access to a wide range of educational,
scientific and standardization resources, such as the free access to some of the top journals in
Laboratory Medicine, CLSI documents, EFLM webinars, Academy awards, bursaries. Besides
to enjoy numerous benefits, an even more important purpose of being a member of the EFLM
Academy is to contribute to the harmonization of the education and training in laboratory
medicine and provide support to the recognition of European Specialists in Laboratory
Medicine. The EFLM Syllabus Course, the most comprehensive online, on-demand course in
Laboratory Medicine is at disposal of EFLM Academy Members. It provides a comprehensive
source of generic and specialist knowledge in Laboratory Medicine, to enable mastering
necessary skills and competencies needed for the practice of Laboratory Medicine, as well as
adopting leadership and management skills, which will empower the future specialists of
Laboratory Medicine to work autonomously in complex environment of a clinical laboratory.

Dear colleagues and friends, to become a member of the EFLM Academy cannot anymore be
viewed only as a matter of choice. I suggest that being a member of the EFLM Academy is our
professional responsibility. Only together we can reach a long-desired goal to achieve the
recognition of Specialists in Laboratory Medicine in Europe. I am sure that the EFLM Academy
will continue to grow in its size. All individuals who are interested in Laboratory Medicine and
Representatives of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Companies are invited to join to the EFLM
Academy. Every member counts.

Not a member yet? Be an EFLM Academy member now and start using its unique benefits!

Mario Plebani
EFLM President

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WHAT IS EFLM ACADEMY?

The EFLM Academy is unique, exclusive web-based

resource and communication platform through which
EFLM aims to support the education, training and
continuous professional development of laboratory
medicine practitioners in Europe. The EFLM Academy
aims to serve as an educational resource not only to
Specialists in Laboratory Medicine, but also to all others
interested in Laboratory Medicine.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO BECOME

A MEMBER?
The following individuals are eligible to join the EFLM
Academy:
All individuals who are interested in Laboratory
Medicine
Representatives of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD)
companies

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HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER?
There are two ways how to become an EFLM Academy
member:
1. Through the block enrollment of National Societies (NSs)
2. Individual registration

Block enrollment of National Societies can be performed by

both EFLM and non-EFLM National Societies. It represents a
more convenient way to become a member and offers more
benefits, in comparison to individual registrations.
1. The first step is to sign the agreement between the
National Society and EFLM. To receive a template of the
agreement, please contact EFLM Office at eflm@eflm.eu.
2. After the agreement has been signed, the National Society
is asked to submit annually the list of its members* to the
EFLM Office within December 10th to start enjoying the
benefits in the incoming year (starting with the January
1st). EFLM will issue to the National Society one single
invoice within January of the year of the registration
validity.

* Important note: EFLM National Societies who have fulfilled

the criteria for EFLM Equivalence of Standards (EoS) shall be
invited to indicate in the submitted list those members who
require/wish to become European Specialist in Laboratory
Medicine (EuSpLM). They will be automatically registered in
the EFLM Register at no additional cost.

Individual registrations can be submitted online at the

following link: https://academy.eflm.eu/treasury/

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE
ACADEMY?
The EFLM Academy offers many benefits, which are grouped into
three main categories:
Education and training opportunities
Access to scientific, professional and standardization resources
Eligibility to apply for different EFLM grants and to the EFLM
Academy award

EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Education and training opportunities include access to EFLM
live and recorded webinars, available through the EFLM e-
learning platform (https://www.eflm-elearning.eu/site/).
EFLM offers a number of educational webinars, which cover hot
topics and emerging issues in the field of Laboratory Medicine
and Clinical Chemistry. Webinar speakers are eminent experts
in their field from around the world. Please look at the list of
EFLM webinars:
click here for scheduled live webinars
click here for recorded webinars

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The EFLM Syllabus Course, the most
comprehensive online, on-demand
course in Laboratory Medicine is at
disposal of EFLM Academy Member.
The aim of this top-quality revision
course is to increase the knowledge
and exam confidence for postgraduate
students. It provides a comprehensive
source of generic and specialist
knowledge in Laboratory Medicine, to
enable mastering necessary skills and
competencies needed for the practice
of Laboratory Medicine, as well as
adopting leadership and management
skills, which will empower the future
specialists of Laboratory Medicine to
work autonomously in complex
environment of a clinical laboratory.
EFLM Syllabus course consists of more
than 40 modules and over 350
lectures which cover all four main
sections of the EFLM Syllabus,
including the generic knowledge, skills
and competencies that need to be
acquired during training, specialist
knowledge within each discipline, skills
and competencies required to carry
out research, development and audit
and leadership skills and
competencies.

Click here to download the brochure of

the EFLM Syllabus Course with the
detailed programme!

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Finally, within education and training opportunities, the EFLM
Academy membership offers reduced fee for all congresses and
conferences organized by EFLM.
Visit the congress calendar section on the EFLM website to find
the forthcoming EFLM events.

*Note: Reduced registration fee is not applicable for EuroMedLab, being a

joint congress with IFCC

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ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSIONAL AND
STANDARDIZATION RESOURCES

The EFLM academy membership comprises the access to a

wide range of educational, scientific and standardization
resources, such as the free access to some of the top journals
in Laboratory Medicine, like Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory
Medicine (CCLM), Clinical Chemistry, etc. (please look at the
Table 1 for a full list of journals available to Academy
members).
National Societies using autoregistration of their members to
the register (Block enrollment) will have the
opportunity to publish free of charge the abstracts of their
national congresses online only in CCLM, as part of a regular
issue. These abstracts will be freely available. Important:
block enrolled Academy members will also have free access
to CLSI documents!

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ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR DIFFERENT EFLM GRANTS
AND THE EFLM ACADEMY AWARD
EFLM Academy members from the EFLM countries have the
opportunity to apply for different EFLM travel grants covering travel
expenses to the following EFLM events: EuroMedLab Congress, EFLM
Conference on Preanalytical Phase and EFLM Strategic Conference
(visit the EFLM website for detailed information).

EFLMLabX is an EFLM web service for

professionals in Laboratory Medicine
offering practical training and practice
exchange in Laboratory Medicine
amongst EFLM countries. More details
about the EFLMLabX are available at
https://eflmlabx.eflm.eu/en. The EFLM
Academy members from the EFLM
countries can apply for bursaries
covering expenses during the
exchange stay carried out through the
EFLMLabX programme.

EFLM Academy members from the EFLM National Societies have the
opportunity to apply for EFLM Academy Award. More about this
award is available on the EFLM website, under “AWARDS”.
Lastly, the EFLM Academy members from EFLM National Societies are
eligible to apply to EuSpLM Register. Please read more details below.

Please note that benefits within these categories differ whether the
applicant comes from an EFLM National Society (find the list of EFLM National
Societies on the EFLM website), a non-EFLM National Society from anywhere
in the world or the applicant is an IVD representative. Specific benefits for
every category of membership are presented in the Table 1 below.
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Table 1. List of benefits of the EFLM Academy membership

(*) - does not apply to EuroMedLab

(**) - specific criteria apply to each listed item (criteria shall be made available with
each call for applications)

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WHAT IS THE COST OF
SUBSCRIPTION?
The annual fee for EFLM Academy membership is only 15
euros/per person. The membership is valid for one calendar year
(i.e. from January 1 to December 31).

EFLM ACADEMY VS. EUSPLM?

The EFLM Register of Specialist in Laboratory Medicine is the
database of Specialists in Laboratory Medicine in Europe (EuSpLM)
open to EFLM National Societies. Holders of EuSpLM title are
professionals with common set of high levels of knowledge, skills
and competences, according to accepted European Syllabus and
Common Training Framework for Specialists in Laboratory Medicine.

EuSpLM Register is a part of the

EFLM Academy (see figure below).
Those interested in joining the EFLM Academy
Register can do that only through the
application to the EFLM Academy.
Those applicants who meet the Register
requirements for EuSpLM will be
(EuSpLM)
enrolled into the EFLM Register (at no
additional cost).

The register for EuSpLM is an important base for the ongoing efforts
of EFLM in the recognition process of Laboratory Medicine
profession, according to EU Directive 2013/55/EC for professional
recognition across Europe. Click here for details about the EuSpLM
Register and eligibility criteria.

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HOW TO JOIN THE EUSPLM
REGISTER?
There are two routes to become a member of the EuSpLM
register:
1. as an individual
2. via block enrollment of the EFLM National Society

EFLM Natonal Societies wishing to join the EuSpLM Register,

through the EFLM Academy, are invited to submit the evidence
demonstrating that they meet the EuSpLM criteria (evidence of
standards, EoS). The evidence that the standards are met may
be submitted by EFLM National Society Representative to the
EFLM Registrar (registrar@eflm.eu).

Those interested in becoming a member of the EuSpLM Register

are advised to look for more info about the Register at the EFLM
website under Profession Committee/WG Register at the
following link:
https://www.eflm.eu/site/eflm-academy/eusplm-registration.

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 FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
I am a master student in molecular biology from an Asian country but I am
interested in gaining benefits from the EFLM Academy – am I eligible for
applying for the EFLM Academy membership?
Yes, all individuals interested in Lab Medicine can enroll to the EFLM Academy.

I am a member of my National Society – can my National Society enroll me into

the EFLM Academy?
Yes, please contact your national representative so that your National Society
can initiate the block enrollment procedure which should be completed within
Dec 10 of the year preceding the Academy membership validity. In case your
National Society is not willing to initiate the block enrollment, you can register on
individual basis but unfortunately in this case not all benefits are available (for
example the access to CLSI documents).

If I paid for an individual membership, for example in May 2023, is my

membership valid until May 2024?
No. The membership is valid starting from the date of the payment till the end of
the same year (for example: if a person registers/pays in October, the
membership fee is valid only till December 31 of the same year, i.e. 3 months
only!). So we suggest to make the registration in the first months of the year.

Does block enrollment include reduced fee per member or is it a fixed price?
The registration fee is Eur 15 per member, regardless of the type of enrollment.

My National Society is willing to enroll its members through block enrollment –

do I have to provide additional documents or pay additional fee to EFLM?
No, the process is handled by the National Society, so please contact your
National Society to know how the process is managed internally.

How do I access content of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine,

through its website or through the EFLM Academy website?
Instructions how to access the different benefits are indicated in your personal
EFLM Academy area. Once you join the EFLM Academy, you will get your
personal credentials to access the Academy section and all benefits from the
EFLM website.
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 What is the most convenient way to become a member of the
EFLM Academy?
The most convenient way is through the block enrollment by
the National Society. It offers more benefits in comparison to
other types of enrollment and is less demanding for the
individual.

Do I automatically obtain EuSpLM title when joining the EFLM Academy?

No, to become an EuSpLM you have to be an EFLM Academy members AND meet
the EFLM Equivalence of Standards (EoS) in education and training criteria.
Click here to know more about detailed criteria.

Is the procedure of obtaining EuSpLM title one time procedure or it has to be

renewed?
Registration to the EFLM Academy has to be renewed annually. The annual fee for
the EFLM Academy membership is 15 euros and includes the registration to the
EuSpLM Register. To obtain a valid EuSpLM certificate for the particular year, one
must be a member of the EFLM Academy in that year. During the renewal process,
you will be asked to submit the proof of the CPD engagement.

Does the EuSpLM title entitle me to work in different EFLM countries?

No, the EuSpLM title does not grant working permit to work in different EFLM
countries. In every country, local regulations for incoming healthcare workers are
applied.

Does EFLM Academy membership includes reduced registration fee for

EuroMedLab?
No, EFLM Academy members can benefit of the reduced registration fee only for
EFLM events. Nevertheless, all EFLM Academy members from EFLM National
Societies are eligible to apply for travel grants to cover the expenses of travel and
stay during EuroMedLab.

Does a National Society need to include all their members for block enrollment?
No, it is not necessary to include all members of the National Society, just those
interested in joining and gaining benefits offered by the EFLM Academy.

For all inquiries, please contact EFLM Office

Ms Silvia Terragni (eflm@eflm.eu)

European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Egmontstraat 11, Brussels
Belgium
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