[The Construction of Reference Laboratory in Japan].

Medical technologists who can carry out reference measurement procedures that support the basis of clini- cal examination and facilities have been remarkably decreasing in recent years. It is important to nurture competent personnel who acquire knowledge and master technology about the modal standards in common use for the examination of enzyme items and can establish the target values of samples, such as reference materials. It is necessary to maintain an environment for the targeted value setting of the enzyme reference material from the Japanese Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standardization (JCCLS) to improve the quality of the examination by a reference laboratory so that it can be recognized globally. There are only two university hospitals carrying out such measurements as on-site medical institutions for certification of the enzyme-certified reference material (CRM-001c). Because reagent manufacturers play a key role and set certification levels, it is necessary for medical tech- nologists to take a central role as a professional association and skill group, and we planned, a workshop. The Japanese Association of Medical Technologists (JAMT) decided to hold the workshop cosponsored by the Japan Association of Clinical Reagents Industries (JACRI). I report the contents of the workshop for tech- nical acquisition of the reference measurement procedure that was held in 2014 and 2015 (the first and se- cond, respectively). [Review].