How to Achieve and Maintain ISO 15189

This workshop will ensure you know what to expect in order to attain ISO 15189 accreditation in your laboratory. You will work through some of the crucial challenges which have been faced by other labs, hear from the UKAS Accreditation Manager and an accredited lab will share with you their experience of a surveillance visit.

Key learning outcomes

Take one day out of your pathology department in order to really think about the steps you need to take to achieve and maintain your ISO accreditation. Use the opportunity to share best practice with your peers from across the country and determine an action plan for your laboratory.

>> Share experience to make the transition from CPA to ISO run smoothly
>> Review strategies to overcome common challenges faced
>> Assess best practice to ensure staff competency and good record keeping
>> Ensure your understanding of how the assessment and accreditation process works
>> Examine the principals of uncertainty of measurement, non-conformances and traceability
>> Evaluate the methods which can be employed when working with qualitative data
>> Hear a case study of a surveillance visit and the challenges posed
>> Analyse the impact of incorporating technology into ISO accreditation standards