Risk Management – What This Means for Your Laboratory (Focus on Compliance)

Objectives:

• Introduce key concepts and the importance of risk management in clinical laboratories.
• Demonstrate methods for identifying, assessing, and prioritizing laboratory risks.
• Outline effective strategies, targeting all stages of testing, for mitigating risks and ensuring continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrate how the investigation of complaints and non-conformances can be used for risk assessment of any future negative impacts and mitigation strategies.

Presenters:
Richard C. Friedberg, MD, PhD, FCAP 
Sara J. Rutter, MD, FCAP