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Chair’s Message, September 2011
It has been a real pleasure serving as ILAC Chair this year.
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Update from the Secretariat
As all members and delegates would now be aware the IAF and ILAC Annual Meetings scheduled for the 1 to 11 November 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand have unfortunately had to be cancelled. As explained in the official notification distributed a few days ago, this very difficult decision for everyone involved, has been taken as a result of the increasing difficulties being experienced in Bangkok, following the widespread flooding that has been occurring across Thailand over the past few months. The Secretariat staff would like to particularly acknowledge the hard work and commitment of our Thai Colleagues for their extensive planning and the arrangements that had been undertaken over an extended period of time to host these meetings. For the immediate future we send our best wishes to our Thai colleagues and their families during this very difficult time.
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EPTIS: who, what, where
by Johannes van de Kreeke, EPTIS Secretariat
You may know EPTIS: the website www.eptis.org on which PT providers publish and announce their PT schemes. Today, we list around 1350 PT schemes from 300 PT providers in 30 countries. Laboratories worldwide can use this free and easy service to find a suitable PT scheme. But do laboratories really use EPTIS and do they use it worldwide?
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| IFCC - Members of the IFCC workshop team with their hosts in Manila, Philippines, March 2011 |
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IFCC and international accreditation activities
by Janet Smith, Chair of IFCC Education and Management Division
The International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) is the global body for setting and promoting high standards of practice in clinical laboratories. This includes the promotion of medical laboratory accreditation worldwide. Its membership includes recognised and established national societies of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, diagnostic companies and research establishments active in the specialty and allied international and national societies or groupings interested in the science and practice of laboratory medicine. In 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding was agreed between ILAC and IFCC to inform and support cooperation of the two bodies in the area of medical laboratory accreditation.
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APLAC NEWS
by the APLAC Secretariat
APLAC General Assembly The 17th APLAC General Assembly and associated meetings were held in Manila, Philippines from 10-16 September 2011. At the time of writing this article approximately 100 delegates had registered. A more detailed report on the outcomes of these meetings will appear in the next edition of “ILAC News”.
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ARAC Launching in Cairo, Egypt
The Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) was launched on 12 June 2011 in Cairo, Egypt along with celebrating the International Accreditation Day. The event was graced by over 200 dignitaries from Arab countries, regional trading blocs, diplomats from various countries including the Arab League, representatives from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Gulf Standards Organization (GSO) and senior Egyptian officials.
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| BAB Celebrates World Accreditation Day |
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Recent Activities of BAB
Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) was established by the “National Accreditation Act-2006” with the goals to coordinate the accreditation services. Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) is the only national accreditation body in the country, working autonomously, to provide accreditation services to the conformity assessment bodies (CABs) like testing & calibration laboratories, medical laboratories, certification bodies, inspection bodies and training institutions in accordance with the international and national recognized standards.
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| BoA celebrates World Accreditation Day |
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BoA News on World Accreditation Day
The BoA symposium theme for World Accreditation Day 2011 was "Supporting the work of Regulators"
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