More than 250 UK and Irish laboratory managers recently met in London to participate in Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics' first annual Siemens Academy meeting. The three-day event provided an engaging and enlightening forum to learn commercial skills, understand the need for long-term pathology planning, embrace business tools and absorb scientific best practice from peers spearheading change. Specialist lectures, real laboratory case studies and open debate sessions were combined to draw together all the key topics facing pathology. Guest speakers, Siemens representatives and the hundreds of delegates were able to discuss openly the current challenges and solutions facing pathology today.
"We are in long-term partnerships with NHS laboratories and one of our responsibilities is to support them beyond the basics of laboratory and equipment operation. Equipped with extra scientific, management and commercial knowledge, Siemens partners are better prepared to develop a vision and strategy from inside," stated Luis de Luzuriaga, managing director, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.
The next Siemens Academy event is scheduled for June 2010. Academy meetings are by invitation only and available to laboratory managers and section heads.
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