Using CLSI Standards to prepare your laboratory for the upcoming CAP and ISO 15189 inspections
Organized by the National Reference Laboratory and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Workshop Chair: Faisal Ibrahim, MBA, MT (ASCP), Director of Quality Assurance, National Reference Laboratory
13:30 – 13:55
Preparation for 50 years and beyond : ENAS’s Vision of Medical Labs in the UAE
Dr Rehab Al Ameri, Director of Emirates National Accreditation System, UAE
13:55 – 14:20
What’s new at CLSI
Patrick Mateta, Vice President, Global Health Partnership Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
14:20 - 14:45
The roadmap to successful auto verification of laboratory results; utilizing CLSI: AUTO 15
Faisal Ibrahim, QA Director and Lana Al Omari (QA Manager), National Reference Laboratory
14:45 – 15:00
Q & A
15:00 – 15:15
Break
15:15 –15:40
Accuracy in patient and specimen identification; CLSI GP33
Elaine Armstrong, Technical Support Manager
Abigail Baguio, Technical Support Specialist, National Reference Laboratory, UAE
15:40 – 16:05
Mastering External assessment, audits, and inspections: QMS 17
Fasila Pallinalakam; QA Manager & Kannan Das; QA Analyst, National Reference Laboratory, UAE
16:05 – 16:30
The evolution of quality and accreditation in resource limited settings
Patrick Mateta, Vice President, Global Health partnership, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
16:30 - 16:45
Q & A