the pihoa regional laboratory strengthening initiative
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THE PIHOA REGIONAL LABORATORY STRENGTHENING INITIATIVE. Vasiti Uluiviti Regional Laboratory Coordinator PIHOA 55 th Meeting – PNI, FedSM March 10 th - 13 th 2014. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION. PIHOA Regional Lab Strengthening Initiative Brief history A forecast into the future: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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REGIONAL LABORATORY REGIONAL LABORATORY STRENGTHENING INITIATIVESTRENGTHENING INITIATIVE
Vasiti Uluiviti
Regional Laboratory Coordinator
PIHOA 55th Meeting – PNI, FedSM
March 10th - 13th 2014
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION PIHOA Regional Lab Strengthening
Initiative Brief history A forecast into the future:
Lab Quality Management System (LQMS)Lab accreditationLab workforce developmentMicrobiology Skill-up Enhancement Training
Association of the USAPI Labs (AUL) President – Mr. Kasian Otoko (Chuuk Hospital
Lab Supervisor)
Overview of the USAPI Laboratories
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CNMI
GPHL
YAP
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PNI
ASATHC
PIHOA Regional
Lab Initiative
Association of USAPI
Labs
All (except GPHL) provide both public health & clinical lab services
CLIA-waived
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Brief history of the PIHOA Regional Lab InitiativeThe PIHOA Regional Lab Initiative is 9 years old!!!
2003 PIHOA Board endorsed the resolution to:
“Ensure provision of core public health laboratory services for the USAPI for cholera, typhoid, syphilis, HIV, dengue, influenza, measles, rubella, leptospirosis, & agents of BT for the USAPI”
2004 – Laboratory assessment of the public health lab capabilities in the USAPI - Majuro, Hawaii State Lab, Guam, CNMI
2005 -Regional Lab Coordinator recruited & 1st PIHOA Lab Network Meeting/Training in Guam
2006 – 2014 PIHOA shipping network established
On-going training of shippers
Lab assessments
Microbiology & TB lab trainings
Lab quality management systems training
Funding Sources
2005 – 2006: PIJ BT funds (discontinued in 2006)
2007 – 2010: CDC (HIV/STD/TB programs & Influenza Division)
2007 – 2014: DLS-CDC TB contract (partial)
2011 – 2015: Association of Public Health Labs (APHL)
2014: ASTHO (for LQMS trainings)
THE THE PIHOA PIHOA
REGIONAL REGIONAL LABORATORY LABORATORY
STRENGTHENING STRENGTHENING INITIATIVEINITIATIVE
- A forecast into the - A forecast into the future -future -
Lab Quality Management System (LQMS) Training: 2014 - 2015
Objectives: Strengthen USAPI lab services through:
LQMS (12 modules) training for all lab techs (onsite)
Development of draft Lab Quality Manual5 labs for 2014 LQMS training:
Yap Memorial Hospital Lab, FedSM – completed as of 02/28/14
Belau National Hospital Lab, Palau – April 2014 American Samoa & Tafuna Health Center Lab (or
Chuuk Hospital, FedSM) – August 2014 CHC Lab, Saipan, CNMI – November 2014
2015: Remaining 6 labs (if/when funds are available)
Laboratory AccreditationGoal:
By 2018 - 2019 at least 2 labs in the freely-associated states of Palau, FedSM and RMI are accredited to a lab accrediting institution (ISO/CLIA-International/CAP-International)
Which lab (Palau/FedSM/RMI/Tafuna Health Center, A/Samoa) would be committed to take on the challenge to move towards laboratory accreditation with a reputable institution in the next 3 – 5 years?
PIHOA’s role Provide all required information regarding lab
accreditation to USAPI lab concerned Assist USAPI lab concerned with preparation towards
accreditation
Lab workforce development
GoalBy 2020 at least ONE (local) medical lab scientist employed in each USAPI lab
Status update:
Pacific Paramedical Training Center (PPTC) graduates – Diploma in Medical Lab Technology (POHLN): 2006 – 2013
USAPI Lab Number graduated
Yap, FedSM 8 current staff
Palau 5 (2 current staff)
Majuro, RMI 1 current staff
Pohnpei, FedSM 1 current staff
Kosrae, FedSM 1 current staff (now at FNU)
Lab workforce developmentStatus update:Fiji National University (Bachelors degree in Medical Lab Science)USAPI Lab Graduat
e(Graduation Year)
Current Year/Semester
Scholarship Sponsor
Ebeye, RMI 1 (2010) WHO
Majuro, RMI 1 (2012) AusAid
Palau 1 (2013) AusAid
Kosrae, FedSM
1 Year 1, S2 Kosrae Health Dept
Majuro, RMI 1 Year 1, S2 RMI Govt
Tafuna H/C, A/Samoa
1 Year 1, S1 WHO
Yap, FedSM 1 Prospective student
Compiling application
for 2015 admission
AusAid ?
Microbiology Skill-up Enhancement Training
Goal:Enhance the Level 2 lab capabilities/capacity at Guam Public Health Lab (GPHL)
[SPC – PIHOA partnership/Resources – PPTC, FNU, CDC, APHL]
By Jan 2015 bacteriology testing reinstated at GPHL
By Jan 2016 food and water microbiological testing reinstated at GPHL
Enhance microbiology diagnostic capabilities at Level 1 USAPI labs (if/when funds are available)
Microbiology Skill-up Enhancement TrainingObjectives:
Conduct microbiology skill-up training at GPHL between April 2014 – Jan 2016
2014 Phase 1 (2nd Q)– Microbiology skills
Phase 2 (3rd Q) – Microbiology skills
Phase 3 (4th Q) – Lab surveillance/Antibiotic resistance patterns
2015 Phase 4 (1st Q) – Food microbiology
Phase 5 (2nd Q) – Water microbiology
Phase 6 (3rd Q) – Bacterial agents of bioterrorism
Types of assistance:
SPC Financial & Training delivery/facilitation
PIHOA Training delivery/facilitation
Thank you!!!