American Society for Clinical Pathology

PEPFAR Activities

In three years, over 1500 laboratory professionals have been directly impacted by more than 50 of ASCP’s training events. Technical assistance has impacted the areas of strategic planning, accreditation, quality systems, and management. In addition, ASCP has played an integral role in developing several countries’ laboratory strategic plans. ASCP continues to expand its scope of work through participation and leadership in such activities as international policy meetings. ASCP continues to be a world leader in training, technical assistances and curriculum development. ASCP’s scope of work continues to grow, as the organization aides countries in building their laboratory capacity. Full listings of past activities are found under the corresponding country’s page.

Cote d'Ivoire

  • Faculty Curriculum Mentorship Workshop: December 14 - 18, 2009
    • ASCP Consultant Support: Fidele Mutamba, MT(ASCP), Saad Ghosn, MD, Marie Fidelia-Lambert, MD
    • ASCP Staff Support: Roland Guidry and Alisa Tank
    • Number of Participants: 31

Guyana

  • Laboratory Accreditation Technical Assistance: November 7 - 20, 2009
    • ASCP Staff Support: Roland Guidry

Mozambique

  • Quality Assurance Operational Plan Development Meeting: December 1 - 3, 2009
    • ASCP Consultant Support: Travis Price, PhD
    • ASCP Staff Support: Beth Schumacher

Lesotho

  • Pre-Service Assessment and Curriculum Review Workshop: November 9 - 13, 2009
    • ASCP Consultant Support: Patricia J. Ellinger, MSed, MT(ASCP), SMSBBCM and Perthena Latchaw MS, MT(ASCP)
    • ASCP Staff Support: Marie Lehner, MA and Bryan Nyary

Rwanda

  • KHI External Examiner Technical Assistance: October 26 - November 6, 2009
    • ASCP Consultant Support: Ellen Hope Kearns, PhD, SH(ASCP), MASCP

Tanzania

  • Pre-Service Diploma Level Schools Mentorship: November 2 - December 11, 2009
    • ASCP Consultant Support: Wendy Arneson, MS, MT(ASCP)

Vietnam

  • Pre-Service and CD4 Assessment: November 16 - 20, 2009
    • ASCP Consultant Support: Cathy Robinson, MSA, MT(ASCP) and Paul Wallace, PhD
    • ASCP Staff Support: Marie Lehner, MA

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