دورية أكاديمية
Development and implementation of the Caribbean Laboratory Quality Management Systems Stepwise Improvement Process (LQMS-SIP) Towards Accreditation.
| العنوان: | Development and implementation of the Caribbean Laboratory Quality Management Systems Stepwise Improvement Process (LQMS-SIP) Towards Accreditation. |
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| المؤلفون: | Alemnji G; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Caribbean Regional Office, Bridgetown, Barbados., Edghill L; Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago., Guevara G; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Caribbean Regional Office, Bridgetown, Barbados., Wallace-Sankarsingh S; Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago., Albalak R; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Caribbean Regional Office, Bridgetown, Barbados., Cognat S; World Health Organisation (WHO), Lyon, France., Nkengasong J; US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States., Gabastou JM; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Lima, Peru. |
| المصدر: | African journal of laboratory medicine [Afr J Lab Med] 2017 Feb 24; Vol. 6 (1), pp. 496. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 24 (Print Publication: 2017). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: AOSIS OpenJournals Country of Publication: South Africa NLM ID: 101603205 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2225-2002 (Print) Linking ISSN: 22252002 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Afr J Lab Med Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Durbanville, South Africa : AOSIS OpenJournals, [2012]- |
| مستخلص: | Background: Implementing quality management systems and accrediting laboratories in the Caribbean has been a challenge. Objectives: We report the development of a stepwise process for quality systems improvement in the Caribbean Region. Methods: The Caribbean Laboratory Stakeholders met under a joint Pan American Health Organization/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiative and developed a user-friendly framework called 'Laboratory Quality Management System - Stepwise Improvement Process (LQMS-SIP) Towards Accreditation' to support countries in strengthening laboratory services through a stepwise approach toward fulfilling the ISO 15189: 2012 requirements. Results: This approach consists of a three-tiered framework. Tier 1 represents the minimum requirements corresponding to the mandatory criteria for obtaining a licence from the Ministry of Health of the participating country. The next two tiers are quality improvement milestones that are achieved through the implementation of specific quality management system requirements. Laboratories that meet the requirements of the three tiers will be encouraged to apply for accreditation. The Caribbean Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality hosts the LQMS-SIP Secretariat and will work with countries, including the Ministry of Health and stakeholders, including laboratory staff, to coordinate and implement LQMS-SIP activities. The Caribbean Public Health Agency will coordinate and advocate for the LQMS-SIP implementation. Conclusion: This article presents the Caribbean LQMS-SIP framework and describes how it will be implemented among various countries in the region to achieve quality improvement. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationship(s) that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article. |
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| معلومات مُعتمدة: | 001 International WHO_ World Health Organization |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20170908 Latest Revision: 20220331 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC5523911 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/ajlm.v6i1.496 |
| PMID: | 28879149 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2225-2002 |
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| DOI: | 10.4102/ajlm.v6i1.496 |