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Published: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 11:11 (A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), in partnership with the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH), is offering a five-day, free trial of the educational series “Decoding ISO 15189,” modules 8 and 11. The interactive online education series helps medical laboratories kick-start their compliance to ISO 15189—“Medical laboratories—Particular requirements for quality and competence,” an international standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The 15 modules take labs step-by-step through ISO 15189 requirements and provide them with the tools they need to prepare for their assessment visit. Decoding ISO 15189 includes dozens of coaching tips, useful tools such as workbooks, templates, and samples, and a downloadable library of PDFs. The five-day trial allows medical laboratories to consider how Decoding ISO 15189 can help them prepare for their accreditation visit. The modules cover the following information: ISO 15189 is quickly becoming the international standard of excellence for medical labs. ISO 15189 accreditation demonstrates to patients and medical practitioners that labs are following rigorous standards and processes when conducting medical tests. A patient’s prognosis and diagnosis is based largely on the results from such tests, making accuracy critical. Decoding ISO 15189 can help medical labs: For details on accessing the five-day free trial for this educational opportunity, visit A2A’s website. Quality Digest does not charge readers for its content. We believe that industry news is important for you to do your job, and Quality Digest supports businesses of all types. However, someone has to pay for this content. And that’s where advertising comes in. Most people consider ads a nuisance, but they do serve a useful function besides allowing media companies to stay afloat. They keep you aware of new products and services relevant to your industry. All ads in Quality Digest apply directly to products and services that most of our readers need. You won’t see automobile or health supplement ads. So please consider turning off your ad blocker for our site. Thanks, The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental, public service, membership society, which provides comprehensive services in laboratory accreditation and laboratory-related training. Accreditation and training services are available to any type of organization including testing labs, calibration labs, medical testing labs, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers, reference material producers, and product certification bodies. Laboratory accreditation is based on internationally accepted criteria for competence (ISO/IEC 17025). A2LA is the largest multidiscipline accreditation body in the United States, and the second largest in the world.Five-Day Free Trial for Online Series "Decoding ISO 15189"
Interactive education modules help medical labs prepare for ISO 15189 accreditation
• Module 8—Internal Audit and Management Review: Take a Close Look at Yourself
• Module 11—Laboratory Equipment: The Tools of Our Trade
Establish a plan of action. Modules will help laboratory staff decipher the requirements and translate them into an easy-to-follow plan of action.
Understand the requirements. The series includes detailed step-by-step workbooks, templates, samples, and downloadable PDFs to help labs begin implementing the ISO 15189 requirements.
Create a quality manual. Use sample templates and a detailed analysis of the requirements to create a quality manual.
Employ document control. Evaluate different approaches to document control, learn which documents need to be controlled, and establish a system to meet individual laboratory needs.
Be prepared for your assessment. Understand what assessment will require and have the required measures in place.
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