Monthly Archives: June

CAREC EU – Operational Research

The goal of this component was to foster a climate of evidence-based decision-making through encouraging management trainees to initiate simple research projects and through conducting operational research agreed with key

CAREC EU – RRN Criteria

Criteria to be met by reference node laboratories (based on WHO HIV Drug Resistance reference lab model) Complete laboratory infrastructure and equipment to support the testing function(s) Space (meeting required safety

CAREC EU – RRN Survey

Countries indicating interest in providing regional reference node service: Bahamas – Viral load, CD4, Western blot, DNA-PCR Barbados – CD4, Viral load Jamaica – HIV diagnosis, CD4/CD8 testing, viral load,

CAREC EU – Regional Reference Nodes

Given the realities of the Caribbean region with respect to geography, small size of countries and limitations of resources, the concept of regional reference nodes has long been a discussion

CAREC EU – Proficiency Testing

Participation in external quality assessment programmes helps medical laboratories and their clients have assurance that they provide accurate information to make decisions that influence plans and activities in health care.

CAREC EU – Information Management

Medical Laboratories are perceived to be among the most expensive facilities in any health service, yet in the Caribbean, they remain a largely underutilised resource. The majority of the data

CAREC EU – Regional Coordination Intro

The overall goal of the regional co-ordination component is to improve regional co-ordination and integration of Caribbean laboratories through the establishment of laboratory networks to facilitate sharing of expertise, services

CAREC EU – Cytology

The training of cytoscreeners included inputs from the SMLS project for quality assurance practices and exposure to requirements of the ISO 15189 standard for medical laboratories. The methodology for the

CAREC EU – BIPAC Public Documents

The formation of this professional group resulted from activities under the umbrella of the CAREC European Union funded project “Strengthening of Medical Laboratories in the Caribbean” (SMLS). It was inaugurated