FROM THE BENCH
improvements . SPHL hopes to share lessons learned and valuable feedback from attendees to improve current practices and policy for public health actions in Massachusetts and beyond .
“ A long-awaited L-SIP assessment allowed for a holistic review of the laboratory system ’ s strengths and improvement opportunities ,” said Dr . Sanjib Bhattacharyya , associate laboratory director for SPHL . “ Critical feedback received from system partners will contribute to improving our services and positively impact the lives of the residents of the Commonwealth .”
Laboratory system partners thoughtfully analyzed the system ’ s performance . Photo : Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory .
• Explore opportunities to engage in meaningful applied research with clinical and academic partners .
• Provide virtual and in-person training opportunities including educational presentations , table-top exercises on aspects of disease outbreak control , technology development , data sharing and preparedness .
• Continue to stay on top of cuttingedge testing capabilities and engage in dialogue with system partners to improve response .
Overall , participants were pleased with the process and felt using the assessment tool was an effective way to share ideas , identify performance gaps and start developing plans for system
The tools and resources that will be developed through the forthcoming improvement phases of the L-SIP process will be shared and applied not only for the benefit of the SPHL system , but also for the community as a whole and New England regional laboratory partners , contributing to and supporting the nation ’ s public health response moving forward . g
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