History

International Association of
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology
Fostering education, research and practice in TDM and CT

History of IATDMCT

Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 May 2020 20:31

A Brief History of the IATDMCT
1970/80's	The idea of IATDMCT was born through personal contacts between doctors Charles E. Pippengerand Irving Sunshine.
1988	Pre-foundation consultations at the meetings in Osaka, Japan (Chair: Kazuhiko Tanaka, Co-organizers: Charles Pippenger, Takashi Mimaki, Philip Walson, Shigeki Ohgitani), Chicago, USA (Chair: Steven Wong) and several key European countries. The meeting in Osaka is referred to as the 1st Congress.
1989	In Atlanta agreement between key individuals involved in the consultations meetings (1988) that an international organization should be considered during the upcoming 1990 Clinical Chemistry Congress in Barcelona.
1990	IATDMCT founding meeting on Barcelona, Spain on October 11, 1990 with attendance of 20-30 individuals.
First Elected Officers
1990	Steve Wong, USA – President	Ian Watson, UK – President-Elect
	Roger Boeckx, USA – Treasurer	Graham Mould, UK – Newsletter Editor
Past Presidents
	Ian Watson, UK 1993-1995	Phil Walson, USA 1995-1997
	Michael Oellerich, Germany 1997-1999	Leslie Shaw, USA 1999-2001
	Albert Fraser, Canada 2001-2003	Steven Soldin, USA 2003-2005
	David Holt, UK 2005-2007	Hans Maurer, Germany 2007-2009
	Alexander Vinks, USA 2009-2011	Pierre Marquet, France 2011-2013
	Pierre Wallemacq, Belgium 2013-2015	Loralie Langman, USA 2015-2017
	Teun van Gelder, Netherlands 2017-2019
	View IATDMCT's full leadership history – Visit the Past Councils webpage.

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