Train-the-trainer: Quality assurance and patient safety webinar series
This 4-part webinar series that took place in June 2026, explores the vital role of pathologists and laboratory professionals in delivering quality healthcare and ensuring patient safety. Through discussions on quality assurance, diagnostic errors, and systems-based approaches to laboratory practice, expert speakers examine the challenges and opportunities for strengthening laboratory medicine, particularly in low-resource settings, and their impact on patient care and clinical outcomes.
What does quality mean to laboratory personnel and the pathologist?
Professor Abayomi O Akanji provides an overview of the total Testing Process, quality control measures, accreditation, and the role of digital pathology and AI in maintaining laboratory excellence and patient safety.
Barriers and challenges to quality assurance and patient safety practices in laboratory medicine in low-resource settings and the way forward
Mr Tunde Ajibade and Dr Russell Dacombe deliver their perspectives on quality assurance in laboratory medicine, exploring patient safety, accreditation, external quality assessment (EQA), and practical approaches to improving quality in resource-limited settings.
Biosafety in laboratory medicine; ensuring safety of laboratory professionals, patients, environment and community
Dr Olajumoke Oladipo and Professor John I Anetor deliver 2 expert perspectives on safety in laboratory medicine, covering patient safety, biosafety, quality systems, risk management, and sustainable laboratory practices in resource-limited settings.
What minimal daily processes can be integrated in histopathology, haematology, chemical pathology and microbiology laboratories, to ensure quality in low-resource settings
Professor Ibrahim A Hashim''s talk provides practical quality assurance measures to improve laboratory quality and ensure accurate results throughout the testing process.
