Medical laboratories in Egypt;

The Past, The Present and The Future

Ola H. Elgaddar

MBChB, MSc, MD, CPHQ, LSSGB

Lecturer of Chemical Pathology

Medical Research Institute

Alexandria University

Ola.elgaddar@alexu.edu.eg

Aspects of change

Lab technology

Personnel

Information technology

Ownership

Quality

Waste

Hope

LAB TECHNOLOGY

POCT

MASS

SPECTROMETRY

DNA

SEQUENCER

LAB PERSONNEL

TECHNICIANS

-Skillful

- Routine work

- New Certificates

- New concepts

- Training

- Better use of time

DOCTORS

-Not technicians!

- Advisory role

- Certificates

- QMS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

LIS

-Interfacing

- Delta flags

- Auto verification

OWNERSHIP

Sole proprietorship

Small scale,

People were happy!

Corporates Consolidation,

More resources,

More business,

More money

Just like every body else!

QUALITY

Quality

Doing the right thing right, from the

first time and every time!

Accreditation

An institution or a program meets

standards of quality set forth by an

accrediting agency

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