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Challenges with the pursuit of ISO 15189 accreditation in a public health laboratory in Ghana
| العنوان: | Challenges with the pursuit of ISO 15189 accreditation in a public health laboratory in Ghana |
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| المؤلفون: | Seth Attoh, Francis K.M. Tetteh, Mary McAddy, Kingsley Ackah, Richmond Kyei, Marcus Moroti, Cynthia Boateng, Laurinda Adusu-Donkor, Joseph Boafo, Alhassan Yakubu, Sarah Kwao, Emmanuel Sarkodie, Nana-Banyin Koranteng, Monica A. Addo, Frederick Hobenu, Kwasi Agyeman-Bediako, Raymond D. Fatchu |
| المصدر: | African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp e1-e7 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | AOSIS, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Public aspects of medicine LCC:Medicine (General) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | iso 15189:2012, accreditation, strengthening laboratory management towards accreditation, laboratory, challenges, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| الوصف: | Background: Accreditation is important for all medical laboratories, particularly public health laboratories in developing countries. Several laboratories in Ghana implemented the requirements of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15189 but were unable to proceed to accreditation. This article describes the challenges faced by the Pathology Division Laboratory of the 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana, during the acquisition of ISO 15189 accreditation and suggests solutions for a better approach. Intervention: Following ISO 15189 accreditation in 2017, an online survey was conducted between 01 and 30 March 2020 among the laboratory staff. Respondents were required to grade, on a scale of 0 (least) to 5 (most), the extent to which 16 key challenges influenced the process of obtaining accreditation. Key informant interviews were also held with laboratory personnel who were directly involved in the establishment of the quality management system in the laboratory and the accreditation acquisition process. Lessons learnt: Documentation, laboratory safety measures, laboratory management support, and reagent unavailability were estimated as the challenges that most affected the acquisition of laboratory accreditation. Challenges such as poor communication, staff apathy and workload had the least effect on the accreditation process. There was no difference in challenges identified between persons who worked in the laboratory before or after accreditation (p = 0.11). Recommendations: To surmount the anticipated challenges, there is the need for national strategic direction for laboratory accreditation, hospital and laboratory management support for the accreditation acquisition and maintenance processes, and sufficient technical assistance in the form of training and mentorship. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2225-2002 2225-2010 |
| Relation: | https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/1448; https://doaj.org/toc/2225-2002; https://doaj.org/toc/2225-2010 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1448 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/60a4b0afa1ed400baa0b25558e753aca |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.60a4b0afa1ed400baa0b25558e753aca |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 22252002 22252010 |
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| DOI: | 10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1448 |