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ISO 15189:2012 and CLIA Clinical Laboratory Accreditation
This two-day course will use lecture, discussion and interactive exercises to assist you in understanding the benefit of the newly revised and recently published ISO 15189:2012 standard. Through the implementation of `best in class` guidance contained in ISO 15189, you will be able to: Use a systems view of quality management to better design and implement `best in class` laboratory functions; Design a `best in class` total laboratory process that addresses the principles of quality medical laboratory services; and Implement pre-examination, examination and post-examination processes essential to `best in class` patient care, specific to your laboratory.
The CLIA portion of the seminar will focus on a new risk-based initiative recently introduced by CMS: The IQCP or Individualized Quality Control Plan. You will:
- Gain an understanding of risk assessment and risk management concepts and tools;
- Be able to list the five areas of risk identified by CMS; and
- Understand how ISO 15189 and the CLIA regulations complement one another.
COURSE CONTENT:
The course content includes a comprehensive look at the ISO 15189 clauses, risk concepts and tools and IQCP requirements allowing you to better:
- Design, control and implement documents and information;
- Manage arrangements with clients, referral laboratories and consultants, suppliers and advisory services;
- Identify, manage, monitor and learn from complaints and non-conformances;
- Use corrective and preventive action processes, internal audits and management reviews for continual improvement;
- Engage your human resource function;
- Effectively implement the key process inputs to the critical laboratory systems of pre-analytic, analytic, post-analytic and reporting phases;
- Compete and fully participate in the domestic and international laboratory marketplace;
- Effectively use robust tools to assess and manage laboratory risk;
- Know when and how to implement an IQCP;
- Meet ethical and professional obligations to the patients and laboratory users you serve; and
- Surpass minimal quality requirements set by many governments and regulatory agencies.
PREREQUISITE:
There is no pre-requisite for this course.
TARGET ATTENDEES:
Clinical laboratory management personnel
EXAMS:
There is no exam for this course.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Continuously be prepared for the on-going regulatory visits that are integral to the clinical laboratory business;
- Find yourself moving from reactionary management to more proactive management in order to ensure best practices for patient health and care; and
- Better understand the intricacies of your business to facilitate continual improvement.
CEUs AWARDED:
1.2 CEUs Awarded*
PRESENTATION STYLE:
This course will use lecture, discussion and interactive exercises.