Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
How to improve the efficiency of veterinary laboratories.
- Journal:
- Developments in biologicals
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Cousins, D
- Affiliation:
- Department of Agriculture and Food · Australia
Plain-English summary
Veterinary laboratories worldwide are dealing with several significant challenges, such as an older workforce and a shortage of trained specialists. They also face stricter requirements for test validation and a growing focus on quality management and safety standards. Additionally, the costs of updating equipment and infrastructure are high, and there are more regulations and audits to follow. Many countries, including Australia, are looking for ways to improve efficiency by encouraging collaboration and sharing resources. The paper discusses these challenges and suggests some potential solutions.
Abstract
Veterinary laboratories around the globe are currently facing a number of important challenges. These challenges include an ageing workforce, lack of trained veterinary specialists, increased stringency for test validation, increasing emphasis on quality management, safety standards and certified accreditation processes, increasing regulation and audit processes and high costs of replacement infrastructure. Importantly, increased collaboration and linkages are high on the agenda in most countries to enhance efficiency within the sector. In Australia, mechanisms are in place to deal with some of these issues, and it is likely similar mechanisms are being used in other countries. The issues and some possible solutions are discussed.
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