Community CE Opportunities
ISO 15189:2022 What labs need to know about the changes.
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In response to the publication of the 4th edition of the ISO 15189:2022 POLQM (Program for Laboratory Quality Management) has launched a short, on-demand, self-paced course on the changes and implementation of the revised Standard.
2024 UBC Certificate Course in Laboratory Quality Management.
The Laboratory Quality Management course is a completely on-line 22-week course designed to provide knowledge, discussion, and expertise for those interested in quality management for clinical and research laboratories.
The course is highly valuable for those who are or intend to be laboratory quality managers, and for those that work with quality management issues.
MORE INFO: https://polqm.med.ubc.ca/course-description/
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Course starts January 10, 2024
UBC Micro certificate Course in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Interpretation.
This course is a completely online, 12 week, asynchronous, mentored, discussion based course to provide students with an understanding of the core principles of AST and its interpretation
Each week 1-2 thought provoking questions will be posted on the learning management system discussion board which will be monitored and guided by a lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) who is currently practicing in the field of microbiology. https://polqm.med.ubc.ca/ast/
Students will interact with a different faculty lead/subject matter expert for each module of the course, and work though the curriculum together on a weekly basis.
Pre-registration is now open!
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MORE INFO: https://polqm.med.ubc.ca/ast-course-pre-registration/
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Course starts January 15, 2024
Certificate Program in Clinical Laboratory Leadership and Management
Effective leadership and management of strong teams are crucial to the success of any organization, including medical laboratories. To deliver quality laboratory services, competent leadership and management are imperative. Leadership skills are particularly critical for those working in clinical laboratories that provide test results to inform patient care, and they are a vital component of the healthcare system. University of Washington Medicine is recruiting an initial cohort for our pilot of these three online courses designed to teach leadership and management concepts and skills. These are essential to laboratory staff in supervisory positions, or those seeking to become supervisors.
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MORE INFO: https://depts.washington.edu/dlmp-cert/program-description/