Laboratory management
26 March 2019
Suntec Singapore
Key topics:
- Lab policies
- Personnel management
- Financial management
- Lab accreditation
- Quality management
- Awareness of culture and ethics in the workplace
Benefits of attending:
- Implement test utilisation management programs that provide zero diagnostic errors
- Apply tailored quality control plans in your laboratory to avoid common pitfalls and improve quality
- Eliminate testing deficiencies to ensure consistent and accurate results that improve patient’s outcome
09:50
Opening remarks
Dr Aw Tar Choon, Director (Chemical Pathology), Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital; Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Session 1
10:00
Clinical value of quality management in clinical laboratory practices
Dr Aw Tar Choon, Director (Chemical Pathology), Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital; Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
10:30
Rational test ordering
Dr Fung En Ching, Consultant Chemical Pathologist, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
11:00
Q&A
11:15
Coffee Break
Session 2
12:00
The role of emotional intelligence and primal leadership in effective laboratory management
Ronaldo Puno, National President, Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET), Manila, Philippines
12:30
Role of simulation in training and clinical laboratory operation
Prof Dr Rizwan Hashim, Head of Pathology Department, Consultant Pathologist, PAF Hospital; Director, Department of Medical Education, Fazaia Medical College, Air University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
13:15
Q&A
13:30
Lunch break and visit exhibition
Session 3
14:30
Lab management matters
Dr Bernadette Espiritu, President, Philippine Society of Pathologists, Inc.; Chairman, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Bulacan Medical Center, Bulacan, Philippines
15:00
Improving operational efficiency
Dr Aw Tar Choon, Director (Chemical Pathology), Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital; Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
15:30
Laboratory leadership: A critical role inside and beyond the laboratory
College of American Pathologists, Northfield, Illinois, USA
16:00
Q&A
16:15
End of conference
Conference Chair:
Dr Aw Tar Choon, Director (Chemical Pathology), Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital; Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Speaker Faculty:
Dr Bernadette Espiritu, President, Philippine Society of Pathologists, Inc.; Chairman, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Bulacan Medical Center, Bulacan, Philippines
Dr Fung En Ching, Consultant Chemical Pathologist, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Prof Dr Rizwan Hashim, Head of Pathology Department, Consultant Pathologist, PAF Hospital; Director, Department of Medical Education, Fazaia Medical College, Air University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Ronaldo Puno, National President, Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET), Manila, Philippines
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