CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN PATHOLOGY

 HONG KONG - October 4-7, 2001

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Theme of the day: Analytical excellence in the Medical Laboratory: What do you need: How can we help? (Organized by RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty. Ltd.)

Time  
8.30

REGISTRATION BEGINS

9.00 Symposium1:Welcome: Opening Remarks
9.15

How does QA improve your laboratory? What support can a QA program provide?

9.45 Benchmarking in Pathology: A new program providing comprehensive peer review
10.15 A consumer's view of QA programs
10.30 The trend towards graphical/pictorial reporting
11.00

TEA/COFFEE BREAK

11.30 AP/CP : presentations; internet-based eQAP and peer review

HAEM/TF/SER/CP : Styles of reporting and data management with emphasis on use of color, graphical reporting and detailed data analysis 

 

MIC/SER/IMM :   Discussions on text-based qualitative and semi-quantitative reporting
12.30

LUNCH

14.00 AP/CP : New initiatives. Programs for individual participants. The internet and electronic QA HAEM/TF/SER/CP : Peer review and consideration whether results are acceptable for patient care. The internet and electronic QA MIC/SER/IMM : New report formats. Considerations on delivery of QA to distant sites. The internet and electronic QA
15.00 Reports from groups. General discussion. Concluding remarks
15.30

TEA/COFFEE BREAK

16.00 Identifying and responding to the requirements of the laboratory
16.30 General discussion. Concluding remarks
17.00

CLOSE