Laboratory Accreditation Workshop
6 February 2019
Update on Laboratory Standards and Accreditation Requirements
Hosted by National Reference Laboratory
Chair: Dr Basel Altrabulsi, Chief Medical Officer, National Reference Laboratory, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Co-Chair: Faisal Ibrahim, Director of Quality Assurance, National Reference Laboratory, Abu Dhabi, UAE
13:30 - 14:00
EIAC Accreditation Role Towards Healthcare Quality
Dr. Qasim Humoud Al-Shamsi, Deputy Head of Laboratories Accreditation Section Accreditation Department, Emirates International Accreditation Centre, Dubai, UAE
14:00 - 14:30
Development and Use of Quality Indicators: CLSI QMS 12 Guidelines
Glen Fine, MS, MBA, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
14:30 - 15:00
Challenges facing new medical laboratory professionals in the UAE
Dr.Kathleen Meehan, Director of Academic External Relations, Khwarismi International College
15:00 - 15:15
Q & A
15:15 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 16:00
Method Validation and Best Laboratory Practice
Dr Bharati Jhaveri, Clinical Professor of Pathology, Southern Illinois School of Medicine, International Deputy Regional Commissioner, Inspector, College of American Pathologists (CAP) Springfield, Illinois, USA
16:00 - 16:30
Emerging challenges of national and international laboratory regulations: Keys to survival
Faisal Ibrahim, MBA, MT (ASCP), Director of Quality Assurance, National Reference Laboratory, UAE
