To help pathologists and lab diagnostic experts, improve specimen quality and subsequently patient care, recently, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) organised a seminar on ‘Safety and quality improvement in laboratory medicine’, at Bangalore,.
Dr Adarshpal Singh, Director Medical Affairs – Asia Pacific, BD Diagnostics – Preanalytical Systems delivered the welcome address which was followed by interesting session by eminent faculty.
Dr Ana K Stankovic, World Wide Vice President, Medical Affairs and Associate Clinical Professor, Vanderbilt University, BD Diagnostics – Preanalytical Systems spoke about the ‘Importance of Preanalytical Processes in Achieving Quality Healthcare –Role of BD Laboratory Consulting Services’. During her presentation she said, “Laboratories today are increasingly taking initiatives to improve patient care. BD can help identify the problem areas in a laboratory and show the benefits from overall improvements gained in sample quality, work-flow, turnaround time, patient safety and employee satisfaction.”
Dr Elizabeth Frank, Director, Biochem Diagnostics Laboratory, Mysore spoke about ‘Preanalytical Challenges’. During her presentation she stressed on the need of quality checks and said, “Improvement in specimen quality is the key to reduce preanalytical errors. The preananlytical performance check becomes critical to identify areas of improvement. If an error reporting system is put in place, it can enhance quality throughout the entire laboratory process. Training and best practices can go a long way in upgrading the preanalytical processes. BD has helped us realise what quality checks and monitoring systems are required to improve patient outcomes and have helped us in process change seamlessly.”
Speaking on the occasion on the topic ‘Quality Assurance in Laboratory Practices’, Dr Swati Pai, Consultant Hemato-Pathologist and Lead Assessor, NABL, Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore said, “There needs to be a continual improvement in lab procedures to be able to keep up with the healthcare demands. Today the consciousness of labs is far greater that it was earlier. This seminar today has emphasised the significance of safety for both healthcare workers and patients. I am glad that BD is conducting such knowledge sharing initiatives that will benefit us in the long run.”
The seminar was attended by 65 eminent pathology experts from Karnataka.
