Lab Quality Confab and
Process Improvement Institute
November 6-7, 2012 – Hyatt Regency – San Antonio, TX
Poster Sessions
See all 2011 winners at the bottom of the page
POSTER SESSION DETAILS ON THIS PAGE
- Description of Poster Session Awards/Trophy Program
- Topics
- Benefits of Presenting
- Submitting Multiple Abstracts, Editing, or Cancelling Submissions
- Abstract Review
- Poster Presentation
( See the most recent Poster Session winners here! )
Clinical Laboratory Process Improvement and Lean-Six Sigma Projects
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $250
Anatomic Pathology/Histopathology Process Improvement and Lean-Six Sigma Projects
First Place: $1,000
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $250
*see all 2010 poster winners
*See all 2009 poster winners
*See all 2008 poster winners
IMPORTANT NOTE: Awards will be made in the name of the organization in which the Process Improvement or Lean-Six Sigma project was conducted. Awards will be made consistent with the policies of that organization, as well as relevant state and federal laws.
• This is a great opportunity to present a poster displaying your laboratory organization’s quality improvement efforts to the most enthusiastic quality practitioners in laboratory medicine in the United States and across the world. Through this forum, innovative ideas will be shared with industry professionals who are actively seeking solutions and approaches to work flow redesign and process improvement that they can take back and use in their own laboratories. The new friendships and professional relationships formed as a consequence of your poster presentation will certainly be beneficial to advancing your professional skills in process improvement and quality management.• Poster Presenters will receive a 25% discount from the full $945 registration price of the two-day Lab Quality Confab (that is discounted savings of $236). This registration includes access to all sessions, business forum, exhibit hall, breakfast, lunch and the evening reception. This registration may be transferred to another quality team member in your organization who will substitute and conduct the poster presentation. Only one discounted registration will be granted, regardless of the number of presenters that will attend. Presenters are encouraged to participate fully in the conference when not presenting.
• The poster abstract will be published in the Lab Quality Confab Handbook, to be distributed onsite to all registered attendees.
• The poster abstract will be listed on the Lab Quality Confab website.
• The “Author” is the developer of the Process Improvement or Lean-Six Sigma project that the poster displays. Please list the Author’s name, organization, address, phone, fax, and email.
• The “Presenter” is the person who will be present at Lab Quality Confab 2011 to present the poster; all communication from Lab Quality Confab regarding the application and subsequent Process Improvement or Lean-Six Sigma Poster Presentation Session materials will be sent to this person. Please list the Presenter’s name, organization, address, phone, fax, and email.
• The “Public Contact” will be published in the Lab Quality Confab Handbook as the person to be contacted for further information regarding the poster presented, in lieu of the Author or Presenter (if different). Please list the Public Contact’s name, organization, address, phone, fax, and email.
•It is not necessary to provide information for three different people, if the same person holds all three responsibilities.
- Poster title.
- The stage of development of the process improvement or Lean-Six Sigma Project being presented.
- An abstract explaining the poster/quality project, including its goals, and the problem or opportunity to be addressed. Please submit the abstract as you would like it to be printed. Lab Quality Confab will not be responsible for editing abstract content.
Abstract Review
A committee will review proposals and select presentations for display at the 2012 Lab Quality Confab. Presenters will receive official notice of acceptance via email beginning in September 2012.
Once selected, the presenter will receive information on the poster specifications and an information packet containing details on registration and general procedures for the poster presentation.
Poster Presentation
Posters will be available for viewing by attendees beginning at 8:00 AM on the first day of the event. Posters will be presented on Tuesday-Wednesday, November 6-7, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San Antonio Texas. There will be two public sessions, one each day, running from 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM. Presenters will be required to be present at their poster station during these two morning sessions and should be prepared to explain their presented work to the Lab Quality Confab attendees. If multiple presenters are involved, only one need be present at a time. Process Improvement and Lean-Six Sigma Poster Presenters interested in being judged for the trophies and cash awards will be scheduled to present for the panel of judges.
Abstract Submission
Please be prepared to include the following information on your submission form:
contact information for the poster’s Author, Presenter, and Public Contact.
Please direct any questions to jclark@darkreport.com
PLEASE NOTE: As all accepted abstracts and presentations will be published and publicly accessible, please take care not to unduly expose confidential information.
Poster abstracts selected for display will be printed for distribution at the convention and posted online for public use beginning on November 6, 2012.
POSTER SESSION WINNERS 2011!
1st Place Poser Session Winner
William Osler Health Centre – Brampton Canada
Improve Patient Wait Time Using Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement
Pat Burton, Quality Manger
2nd Place Poster Session Winner
Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN
Applying Lean to Improve the Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) Rolling Admissions Process
Fazi Amirahmadi, Systems Engineering Manager
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You may submit more than one poster presentation application from your organization. Edits can be made to submitted abstracts up to the Friday prior to the event, with the understanding that printing deadlines for materials provided to attendees of Lab Quality Confab will come in advance of October, 2012.
The Poster Category (clinical laboratory, anatomic pathology laboratory, hospital, other).
