Problems with documents rank among the top 10 deficiencies in laboratory accreditation organizations. Surveyors, inspectors, and assessors often find that laboratory documents are missing, obsolete, incomplete, contain incorrect information, are not available to staff, and are not used by staff. This program overviews core elements of document control that will help your laboratory avoid these inspection deficiencies, as well as provide correct documents that are useful to-and used by- staff.
Learning Objectives:
- List the 8 elements of document control.
- Formalize your laboratory's process for creation, review, and approval of new or changed documents, and
- Identify key features of electronic document control systems.
Presenter: Lucia M. Berte, MA, MT(ASCP)SBB,DLM; CQA(ASQ)CMQ/OE
President, Laboratories Made Better!, Broomfield, Colorado
Lucia Berte has many years’ experience as a laboratory and quality manager, laboratory and blood bank assessor, trainer, presenter, and consultant. She has clients and speaking engagements in several countries and volunteers on several AABB, ASCP, CLSI and CLMA national committees and the international ISO committee that develops laboratory quality management guidelines and standards.
Lucia is the recipient of the AABB Joel Solomon Memorial Award for contributions to quality management and the AACC 2007 award for contributions to patient safety. She writes the monthly “Quality Qorner” column for ASCP’s LabMedicine journal.
Session Fees:
Member $149 | Nonmember $199
Level: Intermediate
1.5 Credit Hours
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