Past conference
24th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
- Dates
- Venue
- Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)
Theme
Transforming Healthcare Through Excellence in Laboratory Science
This conference seeks to provide a dynamic platform for dialogue, knowledge sharing, and collaboration among scientists, technologists, healthcare providers, policymakers, and industry leaders.
Through its rich lineup of sub-themes, the conference will delve into:
- EQA and QC Approaches for Comprehensive Quality Assurance: Examining modern strategies and frameworks that ensure laboratory results are accurate, consistent, and reliable across diverse healthcare settings.
- Methods Advancement in Clinical Evidence Production: Highlighting innovations and best practices in generating high-quality clinical evidence to support effective treatment decisions and policy formulation.
- Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Management: Exploring the laboratory's role in early detection, monitoring, and management of public health threats, with a focus on responsiveness and data integration.
- Point of Care Testing (POCT) on Patient Management and Outcomes: Discussing how decentralized testing can enhance timely diagnosis and treatment, especially in remote or resource-limited settings.
- Culture of Quality Management Systems (QMS): Promoting a sustainable culture of quality in laboratories through capacity building, leadership, and adherence to international standards.
- Developing Lab Health Technology Innovations: Showcasing emerging technologies and digital solutions that are redefining how laboratory services are delivered, monitored, and scaled.
By focusing on these themes, the conference aims to empower laboratory professionals and stakeholders to harness excellence as a driver of innovation and transformation in healthcare. It will serve as a catalyst for partnerships, policy shifts, and scientific breakthroughs that will ultimately lead to better health outcomes for communities across the globe.
Warm regards,
The Conference Team
Subthemes
- EQA and QC Approaches for Comprehensive Quality Assurance.
- Methods advancement in Clinical Evidence Production.
- Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Management.
- Culture of Quality Management Systems.
- Point of Care Testing on Patient Management and Outcomes.
- Developing Lab Health Technology Innovations

Research presented 12
- Using an AI Clinical Copilot to Enhance Patient Safety
Chief Medical Officer Robert Korom
- Assessment of Aseptic Technique Adherence and Turnaround Time in Blood Culture Collection: A Descriptive Study
Project Manager Argwings Chagwira
- Barriers to Effective Sample Management in Viral Load Testing in Machakos County, Kenya: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Method Study
Laboratory Technologist Christine Mutewa
- Intensified Integration of Laboratory Diagnostics in UHC for Realization of Set Goals
Branch Technical Manager Davis Wekesa
- Performance of Three Tests for Tuberculosis among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Patients Presenting to a Health Facility in an Informal Urban Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
Medical Laboratory Scientist and Public Health Specialist Eunita Atieno
- HIV Antiretroviral Therapy And It's Effects on Reproductive Hormone Levels in Men Living With HIV at KNH
Quality Control Officer Gabriel Omondi
- Gaps In Diagnostic Follow-up And Referral Pathways For Cervical Cancer.
Senior Medical Laboratory Technologist Loise Nthambi
- Prevalence And Clinical Relevance Of Urine Dipstick Ketonuria Via Point-Of-Care- Testing At Salgaa Health Services, Nakuru County
Medical Laboratory Technologist Lucy Wanjiku Maina
- Assessment of Bone Metabolism In Children Below Two Years of Age Diagnosed With Pneumonia At Kenyatta National Hospital
Medical Laboratory Scientist Anthony Wangai Muthee
- Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Management: Exploring the Laboratory's Role in Early Detection,Monitoring, and Public Health Response
Laboratory Officer & Molecular Analyst Osuka Joseph
- Status Of Point Of Care Testing Practices in Africa, Insights From AFCC POCT-Committee Survey.
Medical Laboratory Technologist Peter Kitim
- Evaluation of a Novel Cryopreservation Methodology for Quality Control and Reference Microorganisms in Microbiology Laboratories.
Laboratory Scientist Wesley Kipyego Barboi