Seeds of Laboratory Quality Magazine

An e-magazine dedicated to publishing the low hanging fruit of lab quality projects. Projects by phlebs, lab assistants, CLSs, scientist, techs, and management.

[3D Thinking @3DBrainThink]

We need to educate the public on #COVID19 testing. Results are not the same in different areas, regions, & states. There is no standard testing platform, so the sensitivity & specificity are different, so there maybe people with False Positives & False Negatives walking around.

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Excited to be attending the #2019AACC.

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Customer Service - The Paradigm Shift in Laboratory Quality - by Dr. Michael Noble

https://t.co/XZPKRBjcjF

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Laboratory Ratings System Survey Giveaway Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Laboratory Ratings System Survey Giveaway winners:

Kate Counterman
Theresa Bostock

Their names were randomly drawn on 01-Nov-2018 and won $30 @Starbucks eGift card.
https://t.co/MwVcnq4bUG

[Clinical Laboratory Ambassadors @ClinLabAm]

Being an ambassador for the clinical lab is not just about trying to bring new scientists into the fold, it is about connecting with patients to help them understand how their doctors get lab results.
#ClinicalLab
#Lab #MedicalLaboratoryScientist
#LabResults
#PatientCenteredCare

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SLQ Magazine - Volume 8 - October 27, 2018: https://t.co/2A27th5VGD

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For all the laboratorians talking about work-life balance and burnout, Heemstra Lab actually put this in their lab manual:

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Had quite a few requests for the full text, so I made a google doc. Comments enabled, so please leave any feedback and suggestions. Also feel free to use in your lab manual.
https://t.co/iXDi8nIMOj

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@jenheemstra Thank you very much for sharing this policy. I've shared this with medical laboratory scientists, it is sorely needed in clinical laboratories.

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Lucia Berte was one of the few people to have been involved with laboratory quality from the beginning. In Part I of this two-part series, Lucia provides a detailed account of the history of laboratory quality.

https://t.co/dmVcH9cYzH

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One-on-One with Lucia Berte: A Pioneer’s Walk Through Laboratory Quality History (Part I) https://t.co/c02d8Xka0s

[Michael Noble @Qualitology]

Putting on a conference/workshop on customer service and the medical laboratory. October 23 in Vancouver. Registration is going very well. Not a usual laboratory workshop, but an important topic
https://t.co/w08UXhnwOj

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Laboratory Root Cause Analysis:

1. Problem / Error / Failure Occurs

2. 5 Whys

3. Process Map / SIPOC

4. Fishbone Diagram

5. Checksheet

6. Pareto

7. A3 - Visualization

8. PDCA / Design Thinking

#Quality
#QualityManagementSystem
#RootCauseAnalysis
#RCA
#ProcessImprovement

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We created the Laboratory Ratings System. The goal is to have laboratorians rate their current and/or former labs to help their peers in the job search process. Rate your lab at https://t.co/z5gvuiIrCe
#laboratorymedicine
#ClinicalLaboratoryScience
#LabRateSys

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@AmerChemSociety do your webinars offer CEUs?

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"An American Toyota executive said: If the employees are upset, it's not really Lean." https://t.co/uM1pwnJcyD via @markgraban

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Interesting to see the number of laboratorians and their impact on state economies.

[American Clinical Laboratory Association @ACLAlabs]

#FactFriday: 622,462--that's the number of Americans employed by labs. Clinical #labs serve as a roadmap for patient health & medical innovation but they also generate hundreds of thousands of jobs. Curious about the econ impact of labs in your state? https://t.co/1vTf45fOWw

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Ranger Training in the Laboratory: Capturing the Knowledge of Experiences https://t.co/sR2294dPGN

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Lean is defined as:
A system for developing process improvement that is continuous and has a focus on reducing and eliminating waste (muda).

Lean is applicable to all industries including the Laboratory.
#Lean

https://t.co/MgZeG6jsQN

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@JohnCarreyrou since you exposed Theranos and their bad laboratory practices, are you considering advocating for a single national certification for laboratory testing personnel and stronger laboratory regulations?

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If you don't fully understand the problem, then you generate a lot of waste (muda) trying to find a solution.

#Lean