Dr. Khine
Dr. Khine is a principle chemical pathologist working at the Green Point complex NHLS laboratories. Her daily work includes verification of quality checks and patient results, adding interpretive comments and authorisation of final results. She also receives queries from the clinicians in the Western Cape region and request of assistance from the peripheral laboratories through the clinical pathologists of the region. On day to day basis, she is consulted for solving problems in areas of internal quality control performance, external quality assurance performance, proficiency testing, instrument errors, testing disruptions, referral network in the region, changes in test repertoire, automation of processes, SOP updating or reviews, and instrument tender specifications, evaluations and verification of instruments and test kits. She is a member of Chemistry Expert Committee, Education sub-committee of CEC, CTAC (Chemistry Technical Advisory Committee), and Chemistry PTS advisory panel of NHLS. She also oversees and manages the WC and NC regional CPD program for the technologists, and technicians. Her objective is to improve TAT, and quality of patient results in the region while advancing staff competency by training and sharing information. Her research interest is in the field of illicit street drugs and their constitutions changing overtime.