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• Who should attend?

Patients (as well as providers) continue to suffer significant harm in the process of seeking and providing care. These harms often result in permanent/temporary injury, disability, increased length of stay or sometimes even death.

• Biomedical Scientists
• Pathologists
• Medical Directors
• Microbiologists
• Biochemists
• Technicians working in Medical laboratories to understand this international standard and sustain the quality and accreditation framework.
• Healthcare Managers
• Quality Managers
• Clinical, industrial and academics with interest in medical laboratory are also invited to attend
• Other stakeholders in health interested in quality and safety of medical laboratories

Learning outcomes:At the end of successful completion of the course, participants will learn and be exposed to the following:

• Appreciate their role and their ability to advance patient safety through medical diagnostics
• Understand the fundamentals of healthcare quality & safety
• Understanding and interpretation of the requirements of the standards
• Basic quality management systems as per ISO 15189
• Identify documents and records required by ISO 15189
• Understanding of a risk management plan
• Understanding of auditing principles
• Knowledge of internal auditing process including planning
• How to perform an internal audit
• Compose audit findings
• Preparation of audit report, follow-up and closing the loop
• Characteristics of an effective internal auditor