Monthly Archives: April

An opportunity for strengthening laboratories and health systems in the region. Diagnostics and Laboratory capacity are essential but often ignored pillars of both a responsive health system and effective global

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An Oxymoron? Over the years there has been considerable grumbling about the cost of a LIMS to the point that LIMS vendors have often been vilified and equated with some

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Top 4 Reasons LIMS Implementations Fail Implementing a new LIMS can be a huge challenge. There are so many aspects to consider and moving parts to manage that LIMS implementations

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Self-assessment Approach to Laboratory Gap Analyses is Cost-Effective Title Using a Self-assessment Approach to Conducting Laboratory Gap-analyses in Resource- constrained Environments is Cost-effective, Motivational and a Strategic Competency Development Approach

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Caribbean Laboratories A Rich Source of Information for Clinical and Public Health Decisions The Caribbean Med Labs Foundation, under its PANCAP Global Fund grant, conducted a situation assessment which found

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For regional projects to strengthen laboratory operations to succeed there must be active and supportive partnerships between implementing entities and policy-makers within Ministries of Health and CARICOM. This is the

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Over the past two decades, significant resources have been invested in the improvement of Caribbean medical and public health laboratory systems, structures and services. To date, however, limited focus has

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We all accept errors do occur in our laboratories. But we may not be aware that an approach to error-classification and correction has been widely accepted. Error in the laboratory

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  Laboratory Error Medical laboratories are at the hub of the information flow within the health care system. Evidence-based medical guidelines are being increasingly implemented in medical institutions and laboratory

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