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Volunteer to help shape laboratory standards.
Your expertise is in demand. Grab a seat at the table with your colleagues in the health care community and help develop the next generation of medical laboratory testing standards.
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Why Volunteer?
Share Your Expertise
Take part in developing the best practice standards that affect the work you do every day.
Enhance Your Career
Grow your professional experience and résumé.
Gain Recognition
Get noticed by CLSI, your organization, your colleagues, and your community.
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Meet people who will be great contacts forever.
How CLSI Standards Are Developed
Our volunteers bring to our standards development process diverse skills, deep experience, and vast knowledge.
"If you're a person who cares about laboratory medicine, about the quality of the results that get to the patient...you really need to volunteer."
Andrew Quintenz
Board of Directors Member, CLSI
Global Scientific & Professional Affairs Manager, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Current Opportunities
Don’t see an opportunity in your area of expertise? Complete your volunteer profile to get updates about new opportunities when they’re posted.
QMS30
Good Clinical Practice, 1st Edition
Current guidelines from ICH, ISO, and regulations from the FDA are focused on the product development process for either pharmaceuticals or medical devices. This document would be used as guidance on how to interpret GCP and integrate it into processes and procedures, including the quality management system of medical laboratories, point of care, public health laboratories, research laboratories, and medical training programs where information on best practice in clinical studies or trials is applicable. In addition, there is an opportunity to include detail on good study practice for the users who may also be involved in designing and implementing a clinical study or trial. GCP is a relevant topic in clinical laboratories both nationally (United States) and internationally.
The guideline would not address general QMS topics under the QSEs but would complement this with the addition of GCP.
Apply on or before 30 October 2024.
A good working knowledge of clinical studies or clinical trials and GCP is required to lead this committee. Participants from all areas of medicine would be able to contribute when provided with key references or resources to use. Participants should have a good awareness of good documentation practices and quality management systems in clinical laboratory medicine and/or IVD manufacturing and ideally some members in research and development.
NBS15
Newborn Screening Program Administration and Evaluation, 1st Edition
The document will include overarching considerations and guidance needed to develop, implement, and maintain a successful NBS program. This includes components spanning preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical topics. This will be a foundational document in the NBS suite of documents that will serve as a resource for both upcoming, new, and established programs.
Apply on or before 30 October 2024.
Volunteers are needed with a diverse array of backgrounds, including: public health NBS professionals, laboratory professionals, clinicians, and manufacturers of screening equipment and test kits.
POCT12
Point-of-Care Blood Glucose Testing in Acute and Chronic Care Facilities Project Proposal, 4th Edition
POCT12 will include instructions and recommendations related to the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of POC blood glucose testing in professional health care settings with laboratory support.
Apply on or before 30 October 2024.
This group is looking for volunteers with:
- Experience with designing, implementing, and maintaining blood glucose POCT in acute and chronic care facilities
- Experience with designing, implementing, and maintaining blood glucose POCT in non-traditional environments (eg, mobile health)
- Knowledge of regulatory and accreditation requirements related to blood glucose POCT (CLIA at minimum)
- Knowledge of relevant CLSI documents
- Knowledge of relevant non-CLSI guidelines and standards
How to Volunteer
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Apply for Current Opportunities
CLSI sends new volunteer opportunities every month via e-mail. You can also check back here to view opportunities.
Get Notified About Your Application
If selected, you’ll be notified about your committee position and start date via e-mail. You can learn more about the volunteer process at our Standards Development Process page.
Qualifications
Our volunteers come from diverse professional backgrounds and include health care, government, and industry professionals with the common goal of improving the quality of medical laboratory testing.
- Familiarity with CLSI’s standards.
- Experience in that area of laboratory science (varies by opportunity).
- Ability to work well in a group setting during the time frames listed on the opportunity.
- You don’t need an advanced degree to participate.
Payment of an annual administrative fee is required for participation on CLSI committees. If you or your organization is a member of CLSI, the annual fee is included in your membership dues and no additional payment is required. More information on CLSI membership can be found here.
What to Expect
On average, it takes 18-24 months to complete a CLSI document. As a committee volunteer, you are asked to commit to participating for the duration of the project.
Volunteers meet regularly—in person and via conference call—throughout the development process to review the draft document, discuss and resolve issues related to the document's content, and to make sure the committee is on schedule with respect to the document development timeline.
Groups & Committees
Working Groups
CLSI's working groups focus on tasks that support the work of a subcommittee. A working group's assignment is usually limited in scope. They can include writing a document, a section of a document, or conducting a technical study.
Subcommittees
Subcommittees are responsible for documents in a topic area. They write draft documents, evaluate and respond to comments on content throughout the document development process, conduct scheduled document reviews, and may be responsible for continual revision of certain documents.
Document Development Committees
Comprised of a balanced representation from government, industry, and the health care professions, a CLSI document development committee is a group of technical experts who work together to develop a CLSI document.
Expert Panels
Expert panels are responsible for identifying and proposing projects and advising the Consensus Council on their suitability. Their focus is on reviewing, commenting on, and voting on documents within their area of expertise.
Consensus Council
The Consensus Council sets priorities for and manages CLSI standards development and identifies continual improvement opportunities for standards development-related processes. The Consensus Council also votes on Final Draft documents to confirm adherence to process requirements.
Board of Directors
The CLSI Board of Directors fulfills CLSI's mission by supervising, controlling, and directing CLSI's affairs; assuring the integrity of the voluntary consensus process.
