Feedback on Brainstorming Session conducted at Chennai on 16th March 2019 on the

topic - Specific Criteria For Accreditation of Medical Laboratories- NABL 112 (Issue 4)

About the Program

NABL documents are updated at regular intervals to keep pace with the latest Technical

developments and to synchronize with the International Standards. Recently the issue of

NABL 112 has been updated ( Issue No 4 dt 11th February 2019), which elaborates the

International Standard ISO 15189:2012 as applicable to Indian setting. The document has

been designed to make it user friendly for both NABL Assessors and Laboratories. The new

document comes into effect from 1st June 2019.

Value Added Corporate Services Pvt Ltd, a 28 year old Organisation jointly with Healthcare

Events, a Conference Management platform has facilitated an industry meet with the

support of Industry Partner - Hitech Diagnostics, a reputed Diagnostic Brand in South India.

The session was attended by 80 Lab Medicine professionals as well as Technologists to have

a brainstorming session on the New NABL 112 criteria document.

The session was well appreciated by the participants.

All the participants were issued a Certificate of Participation

Program Anchors

Speakers to the sessions were

• Dr. C. N. Srinivas, Director -Laboratory Medicine, MIOT International

• Dr Anila Mathan,Head Hemaology & BB,Apollo hospitals,Chennai

• Dr. V. K. Ramadesikan, Head of Dept of Clinical Biochemistry,Sundaram Medical Foundation

• Mrs. Malini Parasuraman, Director - Quality, Hitech Diagnostic Centre

• Dr Balajee, Director - Laboratory, Global Glengale Hospitals

Feedback of the Speakers / Delegates are given below:

Scope /Field of testing Feedback Feedback given by

Scope of Accreditation Where to include non-infectious

disease serological tests e.g ANA

Dr Thilagavathy MD

Professor Microbiology

Stanley Medical College

Chennai

BMW management Whether requirement of ETP is a

must / may

Its difficult for standalone labs to

have an ETP

Dr Thilagavathy MD

Professor Microbiology

Stanley Medical College

Chennai

Lot to Lot verification Is lot to lot verification needed for

Gel Card methods for blood

grouping Rh typing?

Dr C.N.Srinivas MD

Pathology Head of Lab

Services MIOT Hospitals

Chennai

There is no mention of

requirements Automated Seminal

fluid Analyser / Automated Urine

Analyser

There is no mention of

Immunoassay based faecal occult

blood

Dr C.N.Srinivas MD

Pathology Head of Lab

Services MIOT Hospitals

Chennai

Scope /Field of testing Feedback Feedback given by

There is no mention of

requirements for tests of

screening urine for drugs of abuse

Dr C.N.Srinivas MD

Pathology Head of Lab

Services MIOT Hospitals

Chennai

Requirements for urine chemistry

Quality Control (IQC &EQA) not

mentioned

Dr C.N.Srinivas MD

Pathology Head of Lab

Services MIOT Hospitals

Chennai

Retention period of

Electrophoretogram of routine

serum protein Electrophoresis &

Hb Electrophoresis is long (10

years)

Mrs Malaini Parsuraman

Quality Manager Hitech

Diagnostic Centre Chennai

Parallel testing of IQC for new lot

of CBC hematology controls is a

practical difficulty esp for small

labs .Also its difficult to get the

same lot of controls for a long

period of 6 months & parallel

testing has to be made every

month

Dr Anna Anila Mathan

MD Pathology Head

Hematology Services Apollo

Hospitals Vanagaram

Chennai

Scope /Field of testing Feedback Feedback given by

Availability of Adequate

ventilation for low risk TB

laboratories - - more clarity is

needed regarding what

constitutes adequate ventilation

Dr Balaji Chief of Lab

services Global Hospitals

Perungudi Chennai

It is mentioned as 2%

chlorhexidine . Clarity is required

regarding whether it is V/V or W/V

Dr Balaji Chief of Lab

services Global Hospitals

Perungudi Chennai

4th Generation Anti HIV testing

kits has not been addressed

although many labs are using it

Dr Balaji Chief of Lab

services Global Hospitals

Perungudi Chennai

Is it necessary to sample for 10

days after Anti HIV testing? NACO

guidelines mention it as a

suggestion and not as mandatory

Dr Balaji Chief of Lab

services Global Hospitals

Perungudi Chennai

Transport time, cold chain

requirements and preparation for

semi quantitative Culture &

sensitivity specimens is not

mentioned

Frequency of formalin vapour

monitoring is not mentioned

Dr VK Ramadesikan Sr

Consultant SMF Chennai

TAT for frozen section – it is not

mentioned whether it is TAT for 1

bit or multiple bits

Dr C.N.Srinivas MD

Pathology Head of Lab

Services MIOT Hospitals

Chennai

Conclusion:

The session was well appreciated by the participants and a request was placed by all of them

to the Industry partners to conduct a detailed session over 2 days to discuss the requirements

in detail.

The organisers have also received requests from the participants to roll out few more

sessions on the same topic.

The industry players led by Diagnostic Labs which are NABL Accredited have agreed to

partner such engagements in future.

The purpose of sharing this feedback with your Secretariat is to let you about the inputs

shared by the Accredited Labs that have attended the session.

Program Feedback Analysis

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Quality of sessions - Informative and Beneficial

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Quality of Speakers

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Venue

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About the organizers

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Opportunity to interact and network with other participants

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Few Pictures of the Session