This conference originally aired on: 01/28/2009.
New process improvements you can implement today.
Don’t let dangerous and costly mistakes become commonplace in your lab. Instead, take a page from the manufacturing industry’s practices of process improvement tools to improve efficiency and reduce errors.
Topics covered:
- Top mistakes labs make over and over again .. and how to break the cycle.
- Use the A3 problem analysis tool to your advantage -- find out how.
- Fish bone and the 5 why's: root cause analysis methods you need to know now.
- Single piece handling vs. specimen batching -- the advantage that will keep errors to a minimum.
- Put the 5S tool for space organization to work in your laboratory now!
Who should attend? Pathologists, laboratory supervisors and managers, fellows and residents in pathology, cytotechnologists
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Dr. Michael is Associate Professor of pathology and director of cytopathology at the University of Michigan. In addition to her interests in fine needle aspiration, effusions, and pulmonary cytology, she has special interest in management and leadership issues and received formal training in Lean program also known as the Toyota Production System.
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