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Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Haematology

The OKBH performs basic and specialised examinations of biological material of human origin in the specialties 801 and 818, consultative and consular activities in the field of clinical biochemistry and clinical haematology only for hospitalised patients. The OKBH provides round-the-clock operation with a well-defined spectrum of acute, routine and specialised biochemical and haematological examinations.

Characteristics of the workplace
The Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Haematology of the Rehabilitation Hospital Beroun is registered in the Register of Clinical Laboratories of the National Authorisation Centre for Clinical Laboratories at the Czech Medical Society J. E. Purkyně under the certificate number RKL 0377/801 and is involved in the quality improvement programme in healthcare guaranteed by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic. OKBH Rehabilitation Hospital Beroun has successfully fulfilled the conditions of Audit II for specialty 801 according to ISO 15189 (certificate AR3-071-2022-0377-801).

The level of work and accuracy of examination methods is regularly checked by the internal quality control system and the external quality assessment system in SECK cycles. OKBH holds SECK certificates. OKBH carries out basic and specialised examinations of biological material of human origin in the specialties 801 and 818, consultancy and consular activities in the field of clinical biochemistry and clinical haematology for hospitalised patients only. It provides round-the-clock operation with a well-defined spectrum of acute, routine and specialised biochemical and haematological examinations.

Organisational structure

  • Material Receiving Unit
  • Serum and plasma separation and urine processing section
  • Biochemistry section
  • Haematology section
  • Blood bank

Spectrum of examinations

- Basic biochemical tests of commonly obtained biological materials (blood, urine, punctate)

- basic haematological, coagulation and isoserological blood tests specialised

- biochemical tests (determination of hormones, tumour markers, drug concentrations and other tests in various biological materials, functional tests - including precise instructions

for their performance)

- consulting and consultancy services in the field of clinical biochemistry and clinical haematology

- related logistical services associated with laboratory testing (dispensing of special sampling and ancillary materials, transport of materials including collection of materials from the catchment area, collection point for other laboratories)

- comprehensive safe and secure access to and processing of data in the laboratory information system - results can be sent electronically.



Facilities:

OKBH is equipped with modern analyzers that meet the CE compliance requirements for products from manufacturers that hold ISO 9001 quality certificates.

CELL-DYN Ruby haematology analyzer

MINDRAY BC-780R Haematology Analyzer

SYSMEX 660 coagulometer

Integrated analyzer for biochemical and immunochemical analysis ABBOTT ARCHITECT ci4100

Sensostar GL 30 touch automatic analyzer for glucose and lactate determination

Acid-base analyser Radiometer ABL 90

Automatic glycated haemoglobin analyser ARKRAY ADAMS HA-8180

Automatic urine analyzer for chemical analysis and microscopic examination of urine DIRUI

doc. MUDr. Bohuslav Matouš, CSc.

Highest education attained

1985 Associate Professor of Biochemistry
1990 2nd attestation in clinical biochemistry
1977 Candidate of Science - CSc .
1969 M.D. - Faculty of General Medicine in Prague

Professional overview

2001 - until now Head physician of the OKBH Hospital Beroun
1995 - 2007 Head of the Institute of Biochemistry and Experimental Oncology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
1985 - 2007 Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
1969 - 1985 assistant, assistant professor at the 2nd Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
1964 - 1969 demonstrator, assistant assistant at the II. institute of medical chemistry and biochemistry

Academic positions

1989 elected to the Academic Council
1990 - Vice-Dean of the Faculty for Development, member of the Scientific Council of the 1st Faculty of Medicine of Charles University
1990 - 1992 member of the Academic Senate of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
1991 - 1992 Chairman of the Academic Senate of the 1st Faculty of Medicine of Charles University
1990 - 1992 Member of the Academic Senate of Charles University
1996 - 1999 1st Vice Dean of the 1st Faculty of Medicine of Charles University
1996 - 2001 Member of the Scientific Council of the 1st Faculty of Medicine
2001 - 2007 member of the Academic Senate of the 1st Faculty of Medicine
2000 - 2007 member of the Academic Senate of Charles University
2002 - 2007 Chairman of the Economic Committee of the Academic Senate of Charles University

Foreign internships

1975 study stay at Semmelweis University in Budapest - Institute of Biochemistry, Oncology Clinic
1979 and 1984 study stays at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Dept. of medical chemistry and biochemistry and Dept. of Immunology, Oncology Clinic.
1984 study stay University of Lund Sweden
1996 study stay USA University of New Jersey

Participation in the organisation of international congresses

1981 Member of the organising committee of the 3rd European Workshop on Melanin Pigmentation
1988 - organizer and chairman of the colloquium "Malignant diseases, their biochemistry and treatment in the 14th International Congress of Biochemistry
1998 organizer and chairman of the 8th Meeting of the European Society for Pigment Cell Research

Membership and functions in professional societies

Member of the Czechoslovak Medical Society J. Ev. Purkyně
Member of the Czech Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Member of the Oncological Society of J. Ev. Purkyně
Member of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies
Member of the European Society for Pigment Cell Research
1985 - 1991 Member of the Committee of the Czechoslovak Biochemical Society
1997 - 2001 member of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
1991 - 2007 member of EORTC Melanoma Group
1993 - 2007 member of the departmental councils of biochemistry and pathobiochemistry and experimental oncology of the doctoral programme of biomedicine of the Charles University and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
1991 - present member of the Czech Medical Chamber of Physicians

Publication activity

82 articles as main author or co-author in national and international journals
15 chapters in monographs
13 chapters in scripts, contribution to textbooks
1989 - 2007 author of Model questions for the entrance examination in chemistry at the 1st Faculty of Medicine of Charles University (together with A. Buděšínská)
Main author of the textbook Fundamentals of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Galen 2010
Manager of the translation team of Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, Galen 2012