1. ISO 17025 Accreditation: Arkansas Public Health Laboratory Perspective Kathryn A. Seely, PhD Laboratory Manager Chemical Terrorism Laboratory Arkansas Public Health Laboratory Arkansas Department of Health

2. Disclaimer I have no conflict of interest or financial interest. Contents are solely the responsibility of myself and does not necessarily represent the official views of AR PHL, CDC, or FDA.

3. Why ISO 17025 Accreditation? The Arkansas Public Health Laboratory is accredited for clinical methodologies under the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Food and other analysis is not covered under CAP accreditation Potential revenue

4. Hurdles Staff buy-in Agency buy-in New way of thinking – ISO 17025 is different than CAP

5. Timeline August 2012Reading ISO 17025 2013How does our lab fit? January 2014Apply May – August 2014 Audit, CARs, responses PresentContinued improvement, expanding scope

6. Continued Improvement and Sustainability Complete buy-in from staff and agency Using ISO 17025 standard/ideas to other methods Improved Quality Manual Improved auditing, training, management review Next step: Agency wide improvement Document control software Expand scope  Revenue to sustain accreditation

7. Contact and Questions Kathryn A. Seely, PhD Katie.seely@arkansas.gov 501-661-2988