Accreditation Canada Diagnostics (formerly IQMH Accreditation) is seeking volunteers to sit on its Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Panel effective January 1, 2023. Membership on this Advisory Panel consists of a three-year term of office, renewable once. The Advisory Panel meets about 4 times per year for half-day meetings.

AC Diagnostics considers the following criteria for membership:

• Membership will reflect the Canadian laboratory community, including hospital and community-based representation.
• Members shall be laboratory professionals of stature who have a broad knowledge of laboratory operations, quality assurance practices, quality management systems and their chosen laboratory medicine discipline.
• French proficiency is an asset.
   

Responsibilities of the Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Panel include:

• Reviewing, recommending, and approving accreditation policies and processes.
• Reviewing and approving accreditation requirements.
• Reviewing and approving assessment follow-up corrective actions.
• Recommending the issue of accreditation certificates.
• Reviewing surveillance reports and determining appropriate courses of action.
   

Expectations of Panel are that they are able to:

• Regularly attend panel meetings and important related activities.
• Make a serious commitment to participate actively in panel work.
• Volunteer for and willingly accept assignments and complete them thoroughly and on time.
• Stay informed about panel matters and prepare well for meetings and review and comment on minutes and reports.
• Build a collegial working relationship with other panel members that contribute to consensus.
   

We are seeking three (2) members at this time:

Interested parties should complete the application form by clicking on "Apply" in the table above.

You must also forward your résumé/curriculum vitae, by Friday, September 30, 2022 to accreditation@acdiagnostics.ca.

A direct hyperlink to the application form can be found here:
Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Panel