GCC Lab Leaders' Breakfast Forum
5 February 2025 | Speaker Lounge
Theme: Harmonising Regional Laboratory Practices: Pathways to integration, standardisation, and collaboration
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Theme: Strengthening cooperation amongst laboratories in the GCC
Overview:
The GCC Lab Leaders Breakfast Forum is a key initiative that gathers officials, experts, and specialists from both public and private sector laboratories, as well as national standardization bodies across the GCC region. The forum aims to foster collaboration and open dialogue on critical topics, including laboratory management, quality assurance, and proficiency testing.
Key topics:
- Career pathway for medical laboratory professionals
- Review of technological tools
- National accreditation models
- Formation of GCC medical lab alliance/network
Programme:
| Time | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Breakfast | 30 mins |
| 10:30 | Opening remarks | 5 mins |
| 10:40 | Open floor discussion Can you share some insights about your laboratory's current operations and highlight the greatest challenge you're facing in today's landscape? |
40 mins |
| 11:00 | Small group discussion How can we establish a unified GCC medical lab alliance or network to share best practices, and enhance collaboration across public and private sector laboratories? |
5 mins |
| 11:15 | Action points/Conclusion | 10 mins |
| 11:30 | End |
