4th Annual Lab Quality Confab
October, 2010 | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Hilton

Lab Quality Confab "In the NEWS":

July 30, 2009 Press Release
Global Gathering of Clinical Laboratory Leaders Using Lean, Six Sigma, and ISO:15189

Lab Quality Confab is now the world’s largest gathering devoted exclusively to use of quality management methods in clinical laboratories, pathology laboratories, and hospitals. Concentrated learning tracks provide clinical lab and pathology rofessionals with the best and latest in quality management methods to cut costs, improve quality and test turnaround times, and boost labor productivity. Special events at Confab will include:

~Lean Six Sigma Poster Presentations, with national awards and a total of $3,500 in prize money to winners in the categories of clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology.

~ Exhibition of Lean, Six Sigma, quality management systems, services, and other products to help those advancing their skills in continuous improvement and quality management.


September 25, 2008
Presenting at the Lab Quality Confab
from LeanBlog.org

I'm giving a talk this morning at the "Lab Quality Confab," an event for hospital laboratory leaders. The title of my presentation is "Engaging Employees to Embrace Lean and Energize Their Creativity."

I think hospitals have a long way to go in fully engaging their employees and team members in continuous process and quality improvement...


September 12, 2008
Clinical Laboratories Marching Toward Globalization
from Labqualityconfab.wordpress.com

Many of you know about my views on the globalization of healthcare and the steady convergence in laboratory operations across most developed nations. Among the signs of this phenom...

November 2007
The Dark Report's Robert Michel extrapolates industry trends
from Findarticles.com

When Robert Michel is not working his way around an industry trade show, he is likely on the road with his wife, Debbie, working his way around the globe. Why? Because Michel actively provides strategic advice to several laboratories and companies that are developing diagnostic technology. Because he hosts or collaborates on several interesting global gatherings of industry leaders. Because his Dark Report must bring his readers intelligence about the increasingly global marketplace and the players involved...


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