Laboratory Management
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Laboratory Management 
Laboratory Management and Leadership Opportunities from AACC

14th Annual Leadership Seminar

MANAGE YOUR EMPLOYEE TRAINING NEEDS WITH ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING

Sponsored by the AACC Management Sciences and Patient Safety Division

July 24, 2010, 5:30pm—8:00pm.  Hilton Anaheim Hotel

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.

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CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES IN THE EVALUATION OF LABORATORY METHODS(191002)
July 25, 2010, 10:30am—12noon; 1:30pm—4:00pm. Anaheim Convention Center

21ST CENTURY MULTI-GENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP, OR WHY NO ONE WANTS TO WORK EVENINGS, NIGHTS, WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS ANYMORE (72108)
July 26, 2010, 10:30am—12noon.  Anaheim Convention Center

DEVELOPING THE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS CASE TO LEAD LABORATORY CHANGE
Breakfast Session (44128) July 28, 2010.  7:30am—8:30am.
Lunch Session (54228) July 28, 2010.  12:30pm—1:30pm.
Anaheim  Convention Center

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY: PRACTICAL APPROACHES FOR DETECTING ERRORS AND IMPLEMENTING IMPROVEMENTS (24119)
July 28, 2010, 10:30am—12noon. Anaheim Convention Center

LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR THE LABORATORY PROFESSIONAL: GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES, LEADERSHIP STYLES, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT (34210)
July 28, 2010, 2:30pm—5:00pm. Anaheim Convention Center 

Online Certificate Programs

Certificate Programs begin on June 1, 2010 and September 1, 2010.  Check individual pages for details.
Enrollment for the following programs begins June 1, 2010

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

 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR CLINICAL LABORATORIANS
(New in 2010)
Sponsored by the AACC Management Sciences and Patient Safety Division

BASIC PRINCIPLES AND ARCHITECTURE OF LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS (New in 2010)
Sponsored by the AACC Laboratory Information Systems and Medical Informatics 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.

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.)