The Diagnostic Accreditation Program (DAP) laboratory medicine (DAP-LM) pathway has maintained its signatory status to the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) for the accreditation standards ISO 15189. DAP-LM first became a signatory in 2022 after the BC Laboratory Reform Committee report identified the need for ISO 15189 laboratory services accreditation. CPSBC is only the second accreditation body in Canada to receive this recognition. This status means that DAP-LM is recognized as an accrediting body that can certify laboratory services to the international standard ISO 15189:2022.
Laboratories accredited to the DAP ISO 15189 accreditation scheme produce test results that meet worldwide requirements and expectations. These laboratories will have better access to referral lab opportunities and the recognition to facilitate participation in international studies and patient care activities. For patients, this means tests performed in ISO accredited laboratories, and transparency of diagnostic facility performance, will meet or exceed international best practices.
This continued status provides patients with confidence in the work of the DAP and the laboratories it accredits.