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Laboratory Management
Laboratory Management and Leadership Opportunities from AACC

16th Annual Leadership Seminar

MANAGE YOUR EMPLOYEE TRAINING NEEDS WITH ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING

Sponsored by the AACC Management Sciences and Patient Safety Division

July 23, 2011, 5:30pm—8:00pm.  Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, GA

Registration fee:  $20. Register directly for the program.  No Annual Meeting registration required.

AACC Annual Meeting Sessions

Full or daily Annual Meeting registration and session fee are required for the following sessions.

Learn more about AACC Annual Meeting Sessions

CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES IN THE EVALUATION OF LABORATORY METHODS(191003)
July 24, 2011, 10:30am—12noon; 1:30pm—4:00pm. Georgia World Congress Center

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT: EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH PROCESS OPTIMIZATION(22105)
July 25, 2011, 10:30am—12noon. Georgia World Congress Center

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY: PRACTICAL APPROACHES FOR DETECTING ERRORS AND IMPLENTING IMPROVEMENTS(22221)
July 25, 2011, 2:30pm—5:00pm. Georgia World Congress Center

COMMUNICATING WHEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT(43101/53201)
July 26, 2011, 7:30am—8:30am or 12:30pm-1:30pm. Georgia World Congress Center

GETTING YOUR FIRST JOB: TOOLS AND IDEAS TO GUIDE THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, SALARY NEGOTIATION AND TRANSITIONING INTO THE “REAL WORLD”(43115/53215)
July 26, 2011, 7:30am—8:30am or 12:30pm-1:30pm. Georgia World Congress Center

LABORATORY LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES(33217)
July 24, 2011, July 26, 2011, 2:30-5:00pm. Georgia World Congress Center

MINIMIZE IMPACT OF PREANALYTICAL ERRORS ON PATIENT SAFETY(33219)
July 26, 2011, 2:30-5:00pm. Georgia World Congress Center

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS(73212)
July 26, 2011, 2:30-5:00pm. Georgia World Congress Center

MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR CREATING A CULTURE OF SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN THE LABORATORY(23214)
July 26, 2011, 2:30-5:00pm. Georgia World Congress Center

TURNING THE LAB ON ITS HEAD: MACGREGOR AND MASLOW ENTER THE LAB(44106/54206)
July 27, 2011, 7:30am—8:30am or 12:30pm-1:30pm. Georgia World Congress Center

INTEGRATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF HOSPITAL LABORATORIES USING EFQM EXCELLENCE MODEL—FROM CONCEPT TO APPLICATION(24107)
July 27, 2011, 10:30am-12noon. Georgia World Congress Center

Online Certificate Programs

Enrollment for the following programs begins June 1, 2011

Learn more about AACC Certificate Programs

CLINICAL LABORATORY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Sponsored by the AACC Management Sciences and Patient Safety Division

 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR CLINICAL LABORATORIANS
Sponsored by the AACC Management Sciences and Patient Safety Division

BASIC PRINCIPLES AND ARCHITECTURE OF LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Sponsored by the AACC Laboratory Information Systems and Medical Informatics Division

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (Coming Fall 2011)
Sponsored by the AACC Management Sciences and Patient Safety Division

Webcasts

REDUCING LABORATORY QUACKERY AND OTHER FORMS OF UNNECESSARY LABORATORY TESTING
FREE.  Originally presented on July 18, 2009 in Chicago, IL. 


WEATHERING THE STORM: SURVIVING AND SUCCEEDING IN TODAY’S ECONOMY
FREE.  Originally presented as an AACC webinar on June 24, 2009.

CD-ROMS

LABORATORY QC: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE- CD 2009
Originally presented as a webinar on June 17, 2009.

LEVERAGING AUTOVERIFICATION FOR GREATER LAB EFFICIENCY-CD 2009
Originally presented as an audioconference on April 22, 2009.

THE LABS CRITICAL ROLE IN MANAGIN HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS-CD 2009
Originally presented as a webinar on December 16, 2009.

AACC Books

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT:  PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES, 2ND EDITION
Edited by Denise M. Harmening
2006, ID 4304, ISBN 9780803615991
The laboratory environment is ever-changing in response to diverging trends in healthcare. Laboratory managers who can create solutions to problems and effectively manage change are in high demand.

LABORATORY SAFETY
Edited by Diane L. Davis
2008, ID 5632, ISBN 9780891895701
Get insight and advice on everything from the most routine safety procedures to handling biohazards and radioactive materials.

Browse other management-related books and media at the AACC Store.

AACC Divisions

AACC MANAGEMENT SCIENCES AND PATIENT SAFETY DIVISION
Develop professional relationships with experts in the field of laboratory management and take advantage of learning and leadership opportunities.
Membership fee: $15   (You must be an AACC member to join.)

AACC LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL INFORMATICS DIVISION
Join laboratory professionals in discussion of software, middleware, and hardware for laboratory informatics and clinical decision support.
Membership fee: $15   (You must be an AACC member to join.)