Accreditation Canada (AC) Diagnostics is seeking volunteers to sit on its Accreditation Advisory Panel effective January 1, 2024. 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 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 members are:

• 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 currently seeking three members with the following background:

Interested parties should complete the application form by clicking on "Apply" in the table above. You must also forward your resume/curriculum vitae, by Friday, October 6, 2023 to accreditation@acdiagnostics.ca

A direct hyperlink to the application form can be found here:

• Accreditation Advisory Panel
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