The Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) peer-evaluators conducted a technical dry-run on 22 December 2020 in preparation for the upcoming 2021 APAC remote peer re-evaluation. The APAC was established on 01 January 2019 by the...

Medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) along with administrative, environmental and engineering controls play a crucial role in protecting health professionals. PPEs are used to minimize their risks of exposures to infectious diseases while caring for patients. The COVID-19 pandemic coupled with supply chain disruptions resulted in the abrupt surge...

Understanding ISO 15189 for Medical Laboratories was conducted through a webinar on 16-17 December 2020 as an offshoot to the collaboration between the Philippine Trade and Training Center (PTTC) and the Philippine Accreditation Bureau – Promotion and Documentation Division (PAB-PDD) in conducting training programs on international standards and other...

Many medical testing laboratories have adopted the ISO 15189 laboratory management system standard, and a fundamental element for management system standards is the measurement of its established system and process performance. The method for determining this, is to conduct internal audits. Internal audits should be part of every laboratory...

The Department of Trade and Industry – Philippine Accreditation Bureau (DTI-PAB) continues its webinar series on accreditation for health and social care on November 26, 2020 via Zoom platform. The goal is to help medical testing laboratories understand the importance and benefits of ISO 15189 accreditation and hopefully motivate...