Strengthening and Sustaining a Network of Public and Animal Health Clinical Laboratories in Pakistan : Proceedings of a Joint Workshop / National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ; in cooperation with the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), author.

Contributor:

Pakistan Academy of Sciences

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Pakistan Academy of Sciences, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal health technology.

Public health--Pakistan.

Public health.

Public health--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2023]

Summary:

As part of a multiyear project to promote a cooperative relationship between U.S. and Pakistani human and animal health and infectious disease experts, the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, together with the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, convened a bilateral workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan, to promote best practices in and improved communications, cooperation, and coordination among public, private, military, and animal health clinical laboratories in Pakistan. The workshop, "Strengthening and Sustaining a Network of Public and Animal Health Clinical Laboratories in Pakistan," was held on September 27-29, 2016. Pakistani life science, public health, veterinary, and clinical laboratory experts, graduate students from Pakistani institutions of higher learning, and U.S. scientists/clinicians met at the workshop to explore questions facing human and animal health policy makers in Pakistan. This publication summarizes presentations and discussions of the workshop.

Contents:

Intro

FrontMatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Clinical Laboratory Networks for Human and Animal Health in Pakistan and North America

3 Key Elements of Effective Clinical Labs and Laboratory Networks

4 Effective Use of Clinical Laboratory Data

5 Global Laboratory Networks: Integrating from the Ground Up

6 Future Collaboration to Enhance Clinical Labs for Human and Animal Health

7 Conclusion

Appendix A: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Planning Committee and Speaker Bios

Appendix B: Agenda

Appendix C: Additional Breakout Session Questions.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780309485753

0309485754

9780309485739

0309485738

OCLC:

1374431146