Overview:

The global pandemic has strengthened the laboratory services and empowered every lab professional with new skills.

At the Lab Management track, these improved laboratory practices were reviewed and evaluated, with the objective to assist every lab to continue quality and rapid test delivery. Operations, finance, staff development & training, novel technologies and management of resources were discussed.

Key topics:

• Financial management
• Lab insurance
• Staff development & trainings
• Operational issues: Turn-around time & reporting
• Lab safety
• Risk management
• Digital pathology
• Uniting the lab community

Scientific Chair:

• Carlo Kaabar, Medical Director, MOHAP Laboratories, Purehealth, Sharjah, UAE
• Dr Basel Altrabulsi, Chief Medical Officer and ICAD Laboratory Medical Director, National Reference Laboratory, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Benefits of attending:

• Discuss how to manage a laboratory in a value-based model of healthcare
• Review cost reduction and savings in the laboratory
• Identify common problems in turn-around time and reporting
• Analyse how to support lab professional’s skills and abilities
• Discover new tools for implementation