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CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

General enquiry: (852) 28554148
Fax: 28181104 
e-mail: bmjones@ha.org.hk

Our Service

Clinical Immunology deals with disorders of the immune system, such as autoimmunity, allergy, immunodeficiency and neoplasia of cells and organs of the immune system.

The Clinical Immunology Laboratory was first established at Queen Mary Hospital in 1975. It was then part of the Hospital Pathology Services of the Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong. In addition to providing laboratory services, it actively participated in medical training and research. Since the take over by the Hospital Authority, Clinical Immunology became a division under the Department of Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry, Queen Mary Hospital.

Clinical Immunology provides comprehensive, tertiary referral laboratory services in serology and cell function. The Serology laboratory detects and quantitates autoantibodies, immunoglobulins, complement components, acute phase proteins, tumor markers, paraproteins and myeloma proteins. The Cell Function laboratory quantitates lymphocytes subsets and investigates functional aspects of T-, B and NK-lymphocytes and phagocytic cells.

Our Mission

Clinical Immunology is committed to:

• Performing immunological evaluations for patients of Queen Mary Hospital at a level commensurate with good clinical practice
• Performing complex or specialist evaluations, particularly assessment of immunological function, for the whole Hong Kong
• Providing assistance and advice to less specialised laboratories performing serological tests
• Providing advice to physicians on optimal utilization of Immunological services
• Using the most cost-effective analytical systems available, including development of in-house assays to replace expensive commercial assays wherever possible
• Maintaining rigid standards of quality control
• Providing training for students, technicians, scientists and physicians in immunological concepts and methods
• Maintaining full awareness of conceptual and methodological developments and advances in immunology
• Promoting the development of the discipline of Immunology in Hong Kong

Quality Assurance

Clinical Immunology is committed to providing quality services to our clients. In addition to employing internal controls for all tests to ensure that results are of high quality across the entire measuring range, the laboratory participates in a number of external quality assurance programs to ensure our service quality is comparable to other laboratories both in Hong Kong and worldwide.

In 2002 the Clinical Immunology laboratory achieved accreditation with distinction from the College of American Pathologists. CAP Accreditation Number 71755-25.

Last Modified: 31-Oct-2005