Lab Quality Confab in the NEWS

April 26, 2011 Press Release
Fifth Annual Lab Quality Confab Returns to San Antonio on November 15-16, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas (April 26, 2011) – Organizers of the fifth annual Lab Quality Confab and Performance Improvement Institute announced this week that the event will take place on November 15-16, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, on the famed Riverwalk.  The Lab Quality Confab brings together the nation’s leaders in the use of Lean, Six Sigma, ISO 15189, and other process improvement methods. It is the best-attended such meeting in the clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology industry and attracts attendees from countries throughout the world.

September 1, 2010 Press Release
Clinical and Pathology Laboratory Leaders to Share Successes in Process Improvement, Lean, and ISO 15189
AUSTIN, Texas (September 1, 2010) – Clinical and pathology laboratory leaders from across the nation and the globe will soon gather at the fourth annual Lab Quality Confab to share successes, innovations, and case studies in the use of process improvement techniques, including such proven methods as Lean, Six Sigma, and ISO 15189. Lab Quality Confab http:www.labqualityconfab.com will take place on November 2-3, 2010, at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.

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

September 4, 2008 Press Release
Global Gathering of Clinical Laboratory Leaders Using Lean, Six Sigma, and ISO:15189

~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.”
Blogs About Current & Past Lab Quality Confab Events:
I think hospitals have a long way to go in fully engaging their employees and team members in continuous process and quality improvement…

September 25, 2008
Clinical Laboratories Marching Toward Globalization
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…

See more Lab Quality Confab coverage at:
• www.DarkDaily.com
• http://www.labqualityconfab.wordpress.com (blog)
• www.DarkReport.com