The Roles and Recommendations of Clinical Laboratory Technologists as Multi-disciplinary Collaborators in Health Evaluation and Promotion

 The name of this society at the time of its founding in 1973 was translated into English as “Multiphasic Health Testing and Services” (MHTS). As is clear from the name, the comprehensive medical examination business is a multiphasic service. The necessity of a team medicine in order to get a diversified and comprehensive understanding of various health levels of consumers, and provide effective support to each individual for improving health was recognized from the start. Time has passed and today, 45 years later, peoples lifestyles have diversified and we are now in an era of intense change, with globalization of social structures and working environments. Within this, the risk factors that inhibit health are also becoming increasingly diverse and complex. In order to overcome this era of increased risks, a comprehensive medical examination cannot be carried out by a doctor’s specialized treatments. It is necessary to operate a system with collaboration and organic mutual trust with the addition of professionals other than doctors. Within this, the need for various job categories and cooperative ways of effective duties expansion are sought.<br> Regarding the roles and tasks of clinical laboratory technicians in Health Evaluation and Promotion, the author even more positively presents the effective use of clinical examination data, and we believe that the most important efforts are those on the side of those who use medical examinations, such as efforts to link behavioral changes that can contribute to improving health promotion to businesses local communities. In modern times, the emphasis and general role of the comprehensive medical examination are shifting from conventional secondary preventive health examinations to the type of health examinations that emphasize primary preventive measures. In order to welcome this new stage in comprehensive medical examinations, it is even more desirable to examine the use of clinical examinations with an awareness of “Mibyou (cure pre-illness condition rather than treating illness after it appears).” Using the “comprehensive medical examination supervisor” and “business administrator” accreditation system which is a feature of this society, there may be many ways to contribute to modern preventive medicine by taking up the mission and challenge of a new clinical laboratory technician. Because we are clinical examination professionals we can, and we want to act as a standard for valuable laboratory medical support based on the characteristics of examinations and accuracy and significance. We hope for examination knowledge and skills that can accumulate evidence such as new biomarkers and genome data to contribute to prediction before the onset of illness, as well as professional occupational training that has individuality.