10^th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference

4^th November, 2010

Kenya Institute of Education (KIE), Nacece Resource Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

            General Information

Dates

The Conference will be held on the 4^th November 2010. Starting from 7.30am to 5.00pm

 
Venue
Kenya Institute of Education, Nacece Resource Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Theme

Continuous Quality Improvement through Proficiency Testing

Thematic Areas:

·         Using Proficiency  testing to improve clinical laboratories

·         EQA results evaluation and corrective actions

·         Sources of error in laboratory analysis

·         Role of Proficiency Testing in Laboratory Accreditation

·         Precision, accuracy and L.J Charts

·         Challenges in electrolyte analysis

·         Routine equipment maintenance

·         Automation and its challenges in PT

·         GCLP

·         Laboratory Information Management System

Registration

Registration Fee

·     HuQAS Registered Institutions:  1 Complimentary      Any Extra Person:  Kshs. 1,000.00

·       Non Member Institution:  Kshs. 2,000.00 per person

·     Presenters shall have free registration.

Registration forms are available via the HuQAS Website. Completed registration forms should be faxed, posted or emailed to HuQAS, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 0721 92 62 52 /020 3542483 for more information.

Cheques or bank drafts should be made payable to Human Quality Assessment Services.

Registration Deadline: 15^th October, 2010

All registered delegates will receive confirmation of registration with details of their payment status. Once full payment is received, a receipt will be issued.

Accommodation
HuQAS will not provide accommodation to the conference participants. Delegates are required to secure their own accommodation. However the conference organizers can assist participants to secure affordable accommodation in Nairobi. You can contact the conference organizers: Medics Management Services (MMS) P. O. Box 29727 – 00202, Nairobi, Kenya | Tel:  020-2729930/020 2517172 Cell:  0726830732 | E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to arrange for accommodation.

Abstracts

Participants are invited to submit abstracts by 30^th September, 2010 for the poster - oral summary presentations, for consideration by the Scientific Committee.

The abstracts can be emailed to HuQAS using the email address below:

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                Abstracts should focus on the thematic areas of the conference. The Scientific

Committee reserves the right to reject abstracts that do not conform with the following guidelines.

Abstract guidelines:

·        All abstracts must be Microsoft Word files

·        Abstracts must fit in the margins:- Top: 2 cm Bottom: 2 cm Left: 2 cm Right: 2 cm

·        Abstracts must by typed in 12 point Arial font

·        Abstracts should include an Introduction/Objectives, Methods, Results and Discussion/Conclusion

·        Title should be left justified and in upper case followed with, the author(s) name(s). The name of the author presenting the paper must be underlined

·        The line directly after authors should state their organizations’ details

·        Abstracts should be submitted via email as a Microsoft Word attachment, by mail or on CD-ROM as a Microsoft Word file, with name and contact details of the presenting author available

·        Authors will be advised by email, two weeks after the abstract submission deadline, whether their abstracts have been accepted.

Posters and Oral Presentation Guidelines

·         Posters must be no larger than 1.2m x 1.2m.

·         Posters can be attached to the display boards with either pins or fasteners, which HuQAS will provide.

·         Delegates are asked to set up their posters in the display area during the registration periods

·         Delegates should be present at their posters during the break immediately before the session in which they will be presented. This gives the presenter the opportunity to discuss his/her working depth with other delegates.

·         Delegates may use no more than ten slides per oral summary, presented as Microsoft PowerPoint slides to be projected with a multi-media projector.

PowerPoint presentations (Office 2003 format) should be sent by email to HuQAS by 30h October, 2010