BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of hospitals have inaugurated the Centre of Excellence in Phlebotomy in Mumbai. This initiative will provide certified phlebotomy courses to healthcare professionals, laboratory technicians, assistants and nurses, and support them in driving best practices in preanalytical processes for accurate and reliable diagnosis. BD associates will conduct workshops on phlebotomy based on good laboratory practices. Twenty healthcare workers will be trained during the first workshop.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Abhay Chowdhary, Professor and Head, Dept Of Microbiology, Grant Govt Medical College and Sir J J Hospital said, “Physicians serve their patients best when they have accurate lab results, which can only come from samples that are not compromised during the collection process. Patient safety and quality of health care are improved with standard preanalytical systems.”
BD will impart intensive training on fundamental principles of safe blood collection; specimen handling and reporting. The hospital will also house a simulation laboratory that will offer the opportunity to learn and practice in a realistic yet risk-free environment. This new initiative will strengthen laboratory services by improving the quality of patient specimens and reducing incidence of needlestick injuries, thereby improving safety for both patients and healthcare workers.
“With this collaboration, BD will continue its commitment toward sharing knowledge and enhancing clinical practices in creating sustainable improvements in healthcare,” said Manoj Gopalakrishna, Managing Director, BD – India. “It is part of BD’s ongoing commitment to fulfilling its purpose of helping all people live healthy lives.”
“BD is privileged to collaborate with Sir JJ Group of Hospitals and will endeavour to improve preanalytical practices with an aim to provide a greater level of safety and reliability in pathology practice and laboratory medicine from both patient and healthcare worker safety perspectives,” added Dr Sanjay Sarin, Director, BD Diagnostics – Preanalytical Systems in India.
BD’s phlebotomy training programmes have been certified by the Association of Clinical Biochemists of India, an organisation that is at the forefront to constantly improve the practices of biochemistry and laboratory medicine.
EH News Bureau