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ASH 2016 | The work of ERIC on certifying diagnostic laboratories and patient empowerment in CLL

Kostas Stamatopoulos, MD, PhD of The Centre for Research & Technology, Hellas, Greece talks about the work of the European Research Initiative on CLL (ERIC). Dr Stamatopoulos explains that they have recently completed a new certification process to ensure patients receive the best possible care in terms of diagnostics; they have certified a large number of diagnostic laboratories for immunoglobulin gene analysis. ERIC is also active in patient empowerment and they participated in the first CLL Advocates Network meeting.
Recorded at the 2016 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, held in San Diego, CA.