This certification is required for all doctors who carry out laboratory analysis at their surgeries, and demonstrates that the doctor has the scientific knowledge to lead a practice’s laboratory and ensure that the results generated by the medical professionals in the laboratory are accurate. This training also teaches the practitioner the correct procedures required to generate high-quality reproducible and reliable results, e.g. mycological diagnosis (fungal), microbiological analysis (bacterial), and blood analysis.
The FAPL certification proves to the patient that the practitioner has the knowledge and skills required to deliver high quality analytical results.