A Competency Framework for Developing Global Laboratory Leaders.

Adilya Albetkova,Jocelyn Isadore,Burton Wilcke,Evelyne Chaignat,Philippe Gasquet,Barbara Martin,Aftab Jasir,Martin Heilmann

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2019.00199

Abstract

Building sustainable national health laboratory systems requires laboratory leaders who can address complex and changing demands for services and build strong collaborative networks. Global consensus on laboratory leadership competencies is critically important to ensure the harmonization of learning approaches for curriculum development across relevant health sectors. The World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) have partnered to develop a Laboratory Leadership Competency Framework (CF) that provides a foundation for the Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP). The CF represents the first global consensus from multiple disciplines on laboratory leadership competencies and provides structure for the development of laboratory leaders with the knowledge, skills and abilities to build bridges, enhance communication, foster collaboration and develop an understanding of existing synergies between the human, animal, environmental, and other relevant health sectors.

Highlights

Laboratories are an essential and fundamental part of health systems and play a vital role in the detection, diagnosis, and control of diseases [1]
The Competency Framework (CF) is designed to allow for the incremental development of skills from the developing to expert levels, has the flexibility to adapt to unique country situations and can be used for leadership development at multiple organizational levels
Fostering and mentoring laboratory leaders who understand the need for collaboration between all sectors of health laboratories will allow national health laboratory systems to grow and flourish through communication and coordination of activities

Summary

A Competency Framework for Developing Global Laboratory Leaders

Adilya Albetkova 1*, Evelyne Chaignat 2, Philippe Gasquet 2, Martin Heilmann 2, Jocelyn Isadore 3, Aftab Jasir 4, Barbara Martin 2,5 and Burton Wilcke 3 on behalf of the Global Laboratory Leadership Program Partners (APHL, CDC, ECDC, FAO, OIE, WHO). The World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) have partnered to develop a Laboratory Leadership Competency Framework (CF) that provides a foundation for the Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP). The CF represents the first global consensus from multiple disciplines on laboratory leadership competencies and provides structure for the development of laboratory leaders with the knowledge, skills and abilities to build bridges, enhance communication, foster collaboration and develop an understanding of existing synergies between the human, animal, environmental, and other relevant health sectors

INTRODUCTION

A Competency Framework for Laboratory Leaders

DISCUSSION

Human-animal-environmental interface

Legal framework

CONCLUSION