SLIDE 2 2015 OAP Annual Meeeting September 18 – Niagara Falls, Ontario IQMH
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What is a Standard?
An authoritative “document” setting forth criteria for performance and characteristics. (CLSI Harmonized Terminology Database)
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What is a Accreditation?
Accreditation is the evaluation of laboratory processes to ensure quality and competence, through conformance to an acknowledged standard.
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What makes a Standard?
Acceptable References
- Canadian Statutes and Regulations
- Ontario Statutes and Regulations
- Health Canada Guidelines (approved)
- Standards and Guidelines achieved
through consensus by international, North American, Canadian and provincial professional associations, federations,
- rganizations, and regulatory bodies.
Unacceptable References
- Drafts unless ISO or with express
Advisory Panel approval
- Example of unacceptable: Health
Canada’s DRAFT Standards for Blood Safety.
- Journal articles unless published by
groups described in the acceptable list, for the purpose of disseminating standards and/or guidelines
- Standards and guidelines published by
- rganizations with jurisdiction only within
the U.S.A. (unless widely accepted in Canada because there is no Canadian counterpart e.g. ASTM)
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